Taunton Deane
| Taunton Deane | ||
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| Non-metropolitan district | ||
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 Shown within Somerset |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Constituent country | England | |
| Region | South West England | |
| Ceremonial county | Somerset | |
| Admin HQ | Taunton | |
| Created | 1 April 1974 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district | |
| • Leader | John Williams | |
| • Council | Conservative | |
| • MPs: | Rebecca Pow (Con) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 178.87 sq mi (463.26 km2) | |
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | ||
| • Total | 114,000 (Ranked 203rd) | |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC0) | |
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) | |
| Post Code | TA1-4 | |
| Area code(s) | 01823 | |
| Website | http://www.tauntondeane.gov.uk/ | |
Not to be confused with Taunton Deane (UK Parliamentary Constituency)
Taunton Deane is a local government district with borough status in Somerset, England. Its council is based in Taunton.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the Municipal Borough of Taunton, Wellington Urban District, Taunton Rural District, and Wellington Rural District.
Taunton Deane was granted borough status in 1975, perpetuating the mayoralty of Taunton.
The district was given the name of an alternate form of the Taunton Deane Hundred.
In September 2016, West Somerset and Taunton Deane councils agreed in principle to merge the districts into one (with one council) subject to consultation. It is planned to achieve this on 1 April 2019 with the first elections to the new council in May 2019. The new district would not be a unitary authority, with Somerset County Council still performing its functions.
The region is governed by Taunton Dean Borough Council, with the most recent election resulting in the Conservatives gaining an increased majority on the council.
Settlements in bold have a town charter or a population over 2,500.
Part of the former Taunton Municipal Borough is unparished.
The town of Taunton (which for population estimates includes the unparished area - or former municipal borough - plus the neighbouring parishes of Bishop's Hull, Comeytrowe, Norton Fitzwarren, Staplegrove, Trull and West Monkton) had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001.
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