# Taunton Deane

Taunton Deane was a local government district with borough status in Somerset, England. Its council was 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 alternative 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. The new district would not be a unitary authority, with Somerset County Council still performing its functions. In March 2018 both councils voted in favour of the merger and it came into effect on 1 April 2019, with the first elections to the new council in May 2019. The new district was known as Somerset West and Taunton.

## Governance

The district was governed by Taunton Deane Borough Council, and had periods of both Conservative and Liberal Democrat control, as well as times under no overall control. At the final election in 2015, the Conservatives gained an increased majority on the council.
| Party | Seats Held | Net Gain/Loss | Votes Received |
| Conservative | 36 | +8 | 49,934 |
| Liberal Democrat | 14 | -9 | 39,608 |
| Independent | 3 | +1 | 5,310 |
| Labour | 2 | -1 | 9,268 |
| UKIP | 1 | +1 | 1,349 |

## Settlements

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Settlements in bold have a town charter or a population over 2,500.
* Ash Priors - Ashbrittle
* Bathealton - Bickenhall - Bishop's Hull - Bishops Lydeard - Bradford-on-Tone - Burrowbridge
* Cheddon Fitzpaine - Chipstable - Churchstanton - Combe Florey - Comeytrowe - Corfe - Cotford St Luke - Cothelstone - Creech St Michael - Curland
* Durston
* Fitzhead
* Halse - Hatch Beauchamp
* Kingston St Mary
* Langford Budville - Lydeard St Lawrence
* Milverton
* North Curry - Norton Fitzwarren - Nynehead
* Oake - Orchard Portman - Otterford
* Pitminster
* Ruishton
* Sampford Arundel - Staple Fitzpaine - Staplegrove - Stawley - Stoke St Gregory - Stoke St Mary
* Taunton - Thornfalcon - Tolland - Trull
* Wellington - West Bagborough - West Buckland - West Monkton - Wiveliscombe

## Parishes

Part of the former Taunton Municipal Borough is unparished.
| Image | Name | Status | Population | Former local authority | Coordinates |
| | Ashbrittle | Civil parish | 225 | Wellington Rural District | 50°59′N 3°21′W﻿ / ﻿50.98°N 3.35°W﻿ / 50.98; -3.35﻿ (Ashbrittle) |
| | Ash Priors | Civil parish | 155 | Taunton Rural District | 51°04′N 3°13′W﻿ / ﻿51.06°N 3.21°W﻿ / 51.06; -3.21﻿ (Ash Priors) |
| | Bathealton | Civil parish | 194 | Wellington Rural District | 51°01′N 3°19′W﻿ / ﻿51.01°N 3.31°W﻿ / 51.01; -3.31﻿ (Bathealton) |
| | Bickenhall | Civil parish | 122 | Taunton Rural District | 50°58′N 3°02′W﻿ / ﻿50.96°N 3.03°W﻿ / 50.96; -3.03﻿ (Bickenhall) |
| | Bishop's Hull | Civil parish | 2,975 | Taunton Rural District | 51°01′N 3°08′W﻿ / ﻿51.02°N 3.14°W﻿ / 51.02; -3.14﻿ (Bishop's Hull) |
| | Bishops Lydeard | Civil parish | 2,839 (includes Cotford St Luke) | Taunton Rural District | 51°04′N 3°11′W﻿ / ﻿51.06°N 3.19°W﻿ / 51.06; -3.19﻿ (Bishops Lydeard) |
| | Bradford-on-Tone | Civil parish | 622 | Wellington Rural District | 51°00′N 3°11′W﻿ / ﻿51.00°N 3.18°W﻿ / 51.00; -3.18﻿ (Bradford on Tone) |
| | Burrowbridge | Civil parish | 508 | Taunton Rural District | 51°04′N 2°55′W﻿ / ﻿51.07°N 2.92°W﻿ / 51.07; -2.92﻿ (Burrowbridge) |
| | Cheddon Fitzpaine | Civil parish | 1,929 | Taunton Rural District | 51°02′N 3°05′W﻿ / ﻿51.04°N 3.08°W﻿ / 51.04; -3.08﻿ (Cheddon Fitzpaine) |
| | Chipstable | Civil parish | 309 | Wellington Rural District | 51°02′N 3°22′W﻿ / ﻿51.04°N 3.37°W﻿ / 51.04; -3.37﻿ (Chipstable) |
| | Churchstanton | Civil parish | 752 | Taunton Rural District | 50°55′N 3°09′W﻿ / ﻿50.92°N 3.15°W﻿ / 50.92; -3.15﻿ (Churchstanton) |
| | Combe Florey | Civil parish | 261 | Taunton Rural District | 51°05′N 3°13′W﻿ / ﻿51.08°N 3.21°W﻿ / 51.08; -3.21﻿ (Combe Florey) |
| | Comeytrowe | Civil parish | 5,463 | Taunton Municipal Borough Taunton Rural District | 51°01′N 3°08′W﻿ / ﻿51.01°N 3.13°W﻿ / 51.01; -3.13﻿ (Comeytrowe) |
| | Corfe | Civil parish | 253 | Taunton Rural District | 50°58′N 3°05′W﻿ / ﻿50.97°N 3.09°W﻿ / 50.97; -3.09﻿ (Corfe) |
| | Cotford St Luke | Civil parish | created post-census | Taunton Rural District | 51°02′21″N 3°11′19″W﻿ / ﻿51.0392°N 3.1886°W﻿ / 51.0392; -3.1886﻿ (Corfe) |
| | Cothelstone | Civil parish | 111 | Taunton Rural District | 51°05′N 3°10′W﻿ / ﻿51.08°N 3.16°W﻿ / 51.08; -3.16﻿ (Cothelstone) |
| | Creech St Michael | Civil parish | 2,416 | Taunton Rural District | 51°01′N 3°02′W﻿ / ﻿51.02°N 3.04°W﻿ / 51.02; -3.04﻿ (Creech St Michael) |
| | Curland | Civil parish | 225 | Taunton Rural District | 50°57′N 3°02′W﻿ / ﻿50.95°N 3.03°W﻿ / 50.95; -3.03﻿ (Curland) |
| | Durston | Civil parish | 136 | Taunton Rural District | 51°03′N 3°01′W﻿ / ﻿51.05°N 3.01°W﻿ / 51.05; -3.01﻿ (Durston) |
| | Fitzhead | Civil parish | 264 | Wellington Rural District | 51°03′N 3°16′W﻿ / ﻿51.05°N 3.26°W﻿ / 51.05; -3.26﻿ (Fitzhead) |
| | Halse | Civil parish | 290 | Taunton Rural District | 51°02′N 3°14′W﻿ / ﻿51.04°N 3.23°W﻿ / 51.04; -3.23﻿ (Halse, Somerset) |
| | Hatch Beauchamp | Civil parish | 620 | Taunton Rural District | 50°59′N 2°59′W﻿ / ﻿50.98°N 2.99°W﻿ / 50.98; -2.99﻿ (Hatch Beauchamp) |
| | Kingston St Mary | Civil parish | 921 | Taunton Rural District | 51°04′N 3°07′W﻿ / ﻿51.06°N 3.11°W﻿ / 51.06; -3.11﻿ (Kingston St Mary) |
| | Langford Budville | Civil parish | 535 | Wellington Rural District | 51°00′N 3°16′W﻿ / ﻿51.00°N 3.27°W﻿ / 51.00; -3.27﻿ (Langford Budville) |
| | Lydeard St Lawrence | Civil parish | 506 | Taunton Rural District | 51°05′N 3°15′W﻿ / ﻿51.09°N 3.25°W﻿ / 51.09; -3.25﻿ (Lydeard St Lawrence) |
| | | Milverton | Civil parish | 1,438 | Wellington Rural District | 51°01′N 3°15′W﻿ / ﻿51.02°N 3.25°W﻿ / 51.02; -3.25﻿ (Milverton, Somerset) |
| | North Curry | Civil parish | 1,640 | Taunton Rural District | 51°01′N 2°58′W﻿ / ﻿51.02°N 2.96°W﻿ / 51.02; -2.96﻿ (North Curry) |
| | Norton Fitzwarren | Civil parish | 3,046 | Taunton Rural District | 51°01′N 3°09′W﻿ / ﻿51.02°N 3.15°W﻿ / 51.02; -3.15﻿ (Norton Fitzwarren) |
| | Nynehead | Civil parish | 415 | Wellington Rural District | 50°59′N 3°14′W﻿ / ﻿50.99°N 3.23°W﻿ / 50.99; -3.23﻿ (Nynehead) |
| | Oake | Civil parish | 765 | Wellington Rural District | 51°01′N 3°13′W﻿ / ﻿51.02°N 3.21°W﻿ / 51.02; -3.21﻿ (Oake) |
| | Orchard Portman | Civil parish | 150 | Taunton Rural District | 50°59′N 3°05′W﻿ / ﻿50.99°N 3.08°W﻿ / 50.99; -3.08﻿ (Orchard Portman) |
| | Otterford | Civil parish | 356 | Taunton Rural District | 50°55′N 3°06′W﻿ / ﻿50.92°N 3.10°W﻿ / 50.92; -3.10﻿ (Otterford) |
| | Pitminster | Civil parish | 956 | Taunton Rural District | 50°58′N 3°07′W﻿ / ﻿50.97°N 3.11°W﻿ / 50.97; -3.11﻿ (Pitminster) |
| | Ruishton | Civil parish | 1,473 | Taunton Rural District | 51°01′N 3°03′W﻿ / ﻿51.02°N 3.05°W﻿ / 51.02; -3.05﻿ (Ruishton) |
| | Sampford Arundel | Civil parish | 268 | Wellington Rural District | 50°58′N 3°17′W﻿ / ﻿50.96°N 3.28°W﻿ / 50.96; -3.28﻿ (Sampford Arundel) |
| | Staple Fitzpaine | Civil parish | 189 | Taunton Rural District | 50°58′N 3°03′W﻿ / ﻿50.96°N 3.05°W﻿ / 50.96; -3.05﻿ (Staple Fitzpaine) |
| | Staplegrove | Civil parish | 1,649 | Taunton Rural District | 51°02′N 3°07′W﻿ / ﻿51.03°N 3.12°W﻿ / 51.03; -3.12﻿ (Staplegrove) |
| | Stawley | Civil parish | 279 | Wellington Rural District | 51°00′N 3°20′W﻿ / ﻿51.00°N 3.33°W﻿ / 51.00; -3.33﻿ (Stawley) |
| | Stoke St Gregory | Civil parish | 942 | Taunton Rural District | 51°02′N 2°56′W﻿ / ﻿51.04°N 2.94°W﻿ / 51.04; -2.94﻿ (Stoke St Gregory) |
| | Stoke St Mary | Civil parish | 421 | Taunton Rural District | 50°59′N 3°03′W﻿ / ﻿50.99°N 3.05°W﻿ / 50.99; -3.05﻿ (Stoke St Mary) |
| | Thornfalcon | Civil parish | 119 | Taunton Rural District | 51°01′N 3°01′W﻿ / ﻿51.01°N 3.02°W﻿ / 51.01; -3.02﻿ (Thornfalcon) |
| | Tolland | Civil parish | 81 | Taunton Rural District | 51°05′N 3°17′W﻿ / ﻿51.08°N 3.28°W﻿ / 51.08; -3.28﻿ (Tolland, Somerset) |
| | Trull | Civil parish | 2,288 | Taunton Rural District | 51°00′N 3°07′W﻿ / ﻿51.00°N 3.12°W﻿ / 51.00; -3.12﻿ (Trull) |
| | Wellington | Town | 13,822 | Wellington Urban District | 50°59′N 3°13′W﻿ / ﻿50.98°N 3.22°W﻿ / 50.98; -3.22﻿ (Wellington, Somerset) |
| – | Wellington Without | Civil parish | 727 | Wellington Rural District | 50°58′N 3°14′W﻿ / ﻿50.96°N 3.23°W﻿ / 50.96; -3.23﻿ (Wellington Without) |
| | West Bagborough | Civil parish | 358 | Taunton Rural District | 51°05′N 3°11′W﻿ / ﻿51.09°N 3.18°W﻿ / 51.09; -3.18﻿ (West Bagborough) |
| | West Buckland | Civil parish | 1,189 | Wellington Rural District | 50°59′N 3°11′W﻿ / ﻿50.98°N 3.18°W﻿ / 50.98; -3.18﻿ (West Buckland) |
| | West Hatch | Civil parish | 306 | Taunton Rural District | 50°59′N 3°01′W﻿ / ﻿50.98°N 3.02°W﻿ / 50.98; -3.02﻿ (West Hatch) |
| | West Monkton | Civil parish | 2,787 | Taunton Rural District | 51°03′N 3°03′W﻿ / ﻿51.05°N 3.05°W﻿ / 51.05; -3.05﻿ (West Monkton) |
| | Wiveliscombe | Town | 2,893 | Wellington Rural District | 51°02′N 3°19′W﻿ / ﻿51.04°N 3.31°W﻿ / 51.04; -3.31﻿ (Wiveliscombe) |

## Demography

Population Profile :
| UK Census 2001 | Taunton Deane | South West England | England |
| Total population | 102,299 | 4,928,434 | 49,138,831 |
| Foreign born | 4.1% | 9.4% | 9.2% |
| White | 98.4% | 97.7% | 91% |
| Asian | 0.4% | 0.7% | 4.6% |
| Black | 0.2% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Christian | 75.9% | 74.0% | 72% |
| Muslim | 0.3% | 0.5% | 3.1% |
| Hindu | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| No religion | 15.7% | 16.8% | 15% |
| Over 75 years old | 9.5% | 9.3% | 7.5% |
| Unemployed | 2.4% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
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.
Taunton formed part of the larger borough of Taunton Deane which also includes the town of Wellington and surrounding villages. Taunton Deane had an estimated population of 102,600 in 2001.
The figures below are for the Taunton Deane area.
Population since 1801 - Source: A Vision of Britain through Time :
| Year | 1801 | 1851 | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1941 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| Population Taunton Deane | 33,139 | 51,844 | 53,759 | 55,666 | 56,161 | 56,661 | 62,745 | 69,492 | 75,320 | 81,639 | 84,795 | 95,791 | 102,304 | 110,546 |

## Education

County schools (those which are not independent) in the five non-metropolitan districts of the county were operated by Somerset County Council, or are independent of the council and run as academies.
For a full list of schools see: List of schools in Somerset