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Somerset West and Taunton Council

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Somerset West and Taunton District Council
Type
Type
Leadership
Chair of the Council
Cllr Hazel Prior-Sankey, Liberal Democrats
since 3 May 2019
Leader of the Council
Councillor Federica Smith-Roberts, Liberal Democrats
since 3 May 2019
Structure
Seats59 (30 needed for a majority)
Somerset West and Taunton District Council composition
Political groups
Administration (30)
  Liberal Democrats (30)
Other parties (29)
  Independent (14)
  Conservative (10)
  Labour Party (3)
  Green Party (2)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
2 May 2019
Next election
2023
Website
www.somersetwestandtaunton.gov.uk

Somerset West and Taunton District Council is the local authority for the Somerset West and Taunton district from 1 April 2019.

Elections and membership

As of 2018, the councillors of the Somerset West and Taunton shadow authority were all councillors from both Taunton Deane and West Somerset district councils.[1][2] Councillors served in this capacity until elections to the new authority were held in May 2019.

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