Merger will see emergence of new council

摘要

A new council following the merger of West Somerset DC and Taunton Deane BC could be established by April 2019 after Government backed the move.In a written parliamentary statement today, local government secretary, Sajid Javid, said that the first election to the new council could be held the following month after he decided to implement the proposal.The two Somerset councils backed the plans to dissolve both existing councils and create a single one earlier this week, a change that is expected to lead to £3.1m annual savings.