The Boundary Committee for England began a further electoral review (FER) of Taunton Deane on 17 May 2005. It completed this review on 11 July 2006.
During the six week consultation period following the publication of the Boundary Committee for Englands final recommendations for Taunton Deane, the Electoral Commission received the following representations:
On 23 November 2006 the Electoral Commission decided to accept the recommendations of the Boundary Committee for England without modifications.
On 25 January 2007 the Commission made the Borough of Taunton Deane (Electoral Changes) Order 2007 to implement their decision. Web and print versions of the Order are available at the Office of Public Sector Information's website. The Order describes some of the new borough wards in its Schedule and refers to a map, comprising Sheet 1, Sheet 2 and Sheet 3, of the other new borough wards and parish wards. Mapping of the new borough wards will be available on Ordnance Survey's election maps website just before the elections in May 2007 that will bring the new wards into force.
For more information on how the Commission implement their decisions on electoral reviews conducted by the Committee please see the Implementation Team section of the Commission's website.
Final report (PDF) and executive summary (PDF) published 11 July 2006.
Large map sheet 1 illustrates in outline form the proposed wards for Taunton Deane, including constituent parishes.
Large map sheet 2 illustrates the proposed boundaries in the town of Taunton.
Large map sheet 3 illustrates the proposed boundaries in the town of Wellington.
Large map sheet 4 illustrates the proposed boundaries for Bishops Lydeard ward.
Draft report (PDF) and executive summary (PDF) published 29 November 2005.
Large map sheet 1 illustrates in outline form the proposed wards for Taunton Deane, including constituent parishes.
Large map sheet 2 illustrates the proposed boundaries in the town of Taunton.
Large map sheet 3 illustrates the proposed boundaries in the town of Wellington.
The last review was carried out by the Local Government Commission for England (LGCE).
Final report (PDF), published on 4 November 1997.
Draft report, published in June 1997. There is no electronic version of this report. To view a copy, please contact the local council.
