🗳️ 2017 Somerset County Council local election 🗳️

Taunton East ward

This election was held on Thursday 4 May 2017.

5 candidates stood in Taunton East ward.

In some areas, local government is split between a county council and a district council. On 4 May 2017 you will elect your county councillor(s) in a first past the post election. Your county council is responsible for services across the whole county, including:

• Education
• Streets and roads
• Planning
• Fire and public safety
• Social care
• Libraries
• Waste management
• Trading standards

Separately your district council is responsible for services delivered at a local level, including:

• Rubbish collection
• Recycling
• Council Tax collections
• Housing
• Planning applications

Your district councillors are elected in separate elections.

To vote in a local government election in England you must be:

• 18 years of age or over on polling day
• a British citizen, a qualifying Commonwealth citizen, or a citizen of the European Union
• resident in the UK
• not be subject to any legal incapacity to vote