Somerset West and Taunton

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Somerset West and Taunton
Somerset West and Taunton
Location in Somerset
status District
region South West England
Administration County Somerset
surface 1209.49 km²
Residents 152,288 (2017, estimated)
ONS code E07000246
Website www.somersetwestandtaunton.gov.uk
founding April 1, 2019

Somerset West and Taunton is a district ( English district ) in the county of Somerset in England with the capital Taunton . The administration is divided between locations there as well as in Wellington and Williton .

history

Somerset West and Taunton was formed on April 1, 2019 on the basis of an ordinance issued in May 2018 and emerged from the merger of the districts of Taunton Deane and West Somerset .

politics

Somerset West and Taunton will have a District Council with a total of 59 MPs, the first election of which is scheduled for May 2, 2019. Head of administration is James Hassett, who had already taken on this position in the two dissolved districts at the beginning of 2019.

There are 93 parishes in Somerset West and Taunton . Of these, 81 have their own, Bishops Lydeard and Cothelstone as well as Selworthy and Minehead Without a joint parish council. In eight smaller municipalities there is no elected body; instead, residents ' assemblies are held there . Dulverton , Minehead , Watchet and Wellington have given themselves the title of a town , which stands for a small town , and the council there is accordingly called the Town Council .

The area of ​​Taunton is an unparished area , which means that there is no city or local council. It is planned to set up one as of February 2019.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Addition of the area information on the British government's data server for Taunton Deane and West Somerset , accessed on April 5, 2019. (English)
  2. ↑ Population estimates and projections on the Somerset and its districts shared data server website, accessed April 7, 2019. (English)
  3. ^ The Somerset West and Taunton (Local Government Changes) Order 2018 on the UK Government's Legislative Server, accessed April 4, 2019.
  4. ^ Phil Hill: Somerset West and Taunton Council replaces two district authorities. Somerset County Gazette, April 1, 2019, accessed April 7, 2019. (English)
  5. ^ Amy Cole: Somerset West and Taunton Council candidates. Somerset County Gazette, April 5, 2019, accessed April 7, 2019. (English)
  6. ^ Phil Hill: James Hassett to be chief executive of Somerset West & Taunton Council. This is West Country, November 15, 2018, accessed April 7, 2019. (English)
  7. ^ Make a difference - Become a Councilor for the new Somerset West and Taunton Council. Minehead City Council press release dated February 11, 2019, accessed April 7, 2019.
  8. ^ Amy Cole: Taunton to continue having a mayor after new council forms. Somerset County Gazette, February 7, 2019, accessed April 7, 2019. (English)

Coordinates: 51 ° 1 ′  N , 3 ° 9 ′  W