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Taunton Deane

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Electorate
4
Elections
71.4%
Avg turnout
1
Times changed

Earnings

Median gross annual earnings (residence-based).

£20,490
2011
£23,850
2021
+£3,360
£ change
+16.4%
% change
Real-terms comparison
2011 at 2021 prices: £26,371 Real change: −£2,521

Election history

CON Rebecca Pow Hold
2019-12-12
Majority 11,700 Turnout 71.9% Votes 63,733
CandidatePartyVotesCountShareSwing
✓ Rebecca Pow CON
34,164 53.6% +0.7pp
Gideon Amos LD
22,464 35.3% +7.6pp
Liam Canham LAB
4,715 7.4% -8.0pp
John Hunt
2,390 3.8% —

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2001 Census

🌍 Ethnicity

White
97.2% ▼1.2pp
Asian or Asian British
1.5% ▲1.0pp
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
0.9% ▲0.4pp
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
0.3% ▲0.1pp
Other ethnic group
0.2% ▼0.3pp

📊 Age

45 to 64
27.2%
Under 18
21.1%
65 and over
20.0%
30 to 44
18.4%
18 to 29
13.4%

⛪ Religion

Christian
62.1% ▼13.8pp
No religion
28.5% ▲12.8pp
Not answered
7.9% ▲0.7pp
Other religion
0.5% ▲0.1pp
Muslim
0.4% ▲0.1pp
Buddhist
0.3% ▲0.2pp
Hindu
0.2% ▲0.0pp
Jewish
0.1% ▲0.0pp
Sikh
0.0% ▲0.0pp

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above
28.1% ▲8.7pp
No qualifications
20.5% ▼4.9pp
Level 2 qualifications
17.9% ▼5.4pp
Level 1 and entry level qualifications
13.0% ▼4.5pp
Level 3 qualifications
12.3% ▲4.7pp
Other qualifications
4.6% ▼2.4pp
Apprenticeship
3.7%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers
67.5% ▼4.4pp
Social renters
15.6% ▼0.8pp
Private renters
15.4% ▲5.8pp
Rent free
1.5% ▼1.1pp

Demographic change (2001–2021)

Measured change only. No assumptions or interpretation.

🌍 Ethnicity

Group2001 %2011 %2021 %01→1111→2101→21
Other ethnic group 0.5% 0.2% — -0.3pp — —
Asian or Asian British 0.4% 1.5% — +1.0pp — —
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British 0.2% 0.3% — +0.1pp — —
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.5% 0.9% — +0.4pp — —
White 98.4% 97.2% — -1.2pp — —

⛪ Religion

Group2001 %2011 %2021 %01→1111→2101→21
Buddhist 0.2% 0.3% — +0.2pp — —
Christian 75.9% 62.1% — -13.8pp — —
Hindu 0.1% 0.2% — 0.0pp — —
Jewish 0.1% 0.1% — 0.0pp — —
Muslim 0.3% 0.4% — +0.1pp — —
Sikh 0.0% 0.0% — 0.0pp — —
No religion 15.7% 28.5% — +12.8pp — —
Other religion 0.4% 0.5% — +0.1pp — —
Not answered 7.2% 7.9% — +0.7pp — —

🎓 Education

Group2001 %2011 %2021 %01→1111→2101→21
Apprenticeship — 3.7% — — — —
Level 4 qualifications or above 19.4% 28.1% — +8.7pp — —
Level 1 and entry level qualifications 17.5% 13.0% — -4.5pp — —
Level 2 qualifications 23.2% 17.9% — -5.4pp — —
Level 3 qualifications 7.5% 12.3% — +4.7pp — —
No qualifications 25.4% 20.5% — -4.9pp — —
Other qualifications 6.9% 4.6% — -2.4pp — —

🏠 Housing

Group2001 %2011 %2021 %01→1111→2101→21
Owner-occupiers 71.8% 67.5% — -4.4pp — —
Private renters 9.6% 15.4% — +5.8pp — —
Rent free 2.6% 1.5% — -1.1pp — —
Social renters 16.5% 15.6% — -0.8pp — —

Previous MPs

2
MPPartyFromTo
Rebecca Pow CON 2015-05-07 2024-05-30
Mr Jeremy Browne LD 2005-05-05 2015-03-30