Somerset West and Taunton District Council

Somerset West and Taunton District Council
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan district council
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
Seats	59 (30 needed for a majority)
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
Voting system	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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