Taunton and Wellington combines two Somerset towns with surrounding villages and countryside. Taunton is the larger urban, administrative and transport centre, with extensive residential development and strong road and rail links. Wellington lies farther west as a distinct market town close to the Somerset–Devon border. Between and around them are villages, farmland and lower hills extending toward the Blackdowns and Quantocks. The constituency therefore has a mixed town-and-country character, joining one large regional centre with a smaller market town and a broad rural hinterland.
Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.
People and place
A population and household snapshot for Taunton and Wellington, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population112,724
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationSouth West
Age profile
0 to 1720.6% · 23,234 people
18 to 246.4% · 7,199 people
25 to 3412.3% · 13,819 people
35 to 4918.6% · 20,950 people
50 to 6419.5% · 21,970 people
65 and over22.7% · 25,552 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
47,337 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners64.1% · 30,353 households
Private renters18.6% · 8,817 households
Social renters15.9% · 7,547 households
Other tenure1.3% · 620 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
47,335 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households32.2% · 15,244 households
Families with dependent children25.8% · 12,235 households
Other single-family households38.3% · 18,113 households
Other household types3.7% · 1,743 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
107,904 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot7.3% · 7,920 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little10.9% · 11,792 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act81.7% · 88,192 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
Petitions
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026
Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks
Signatures in this constituency302
Signatures nationally134,343
Government response published · Debate scheduled for 16 November 2026
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded62
Total awarded£3,169,724
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 25 June 2026
Climate solutions owned by us
South West Co-operative Development Limited
£19,901
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
South West Co-operative Development Limited - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 22 June 2026
ER - CF - Flood Relief Repairs
Taunton Bowling Club
£5,000
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will waterproof the walls of the indoor bowling rinks to reduce the impact of any future flooding in the local area. Funding will support the required work.
National Lottery grantAwarded 22 May 2026
Cluster - South West
Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership
£23,875
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will allow the South West to continue sharing, learning and providing peer support around Place-based whole systems approaches and ways of working.
National Lottery grantAwarded 21 May 2026
Wellington Community Food
Wellington Community Food Limited
£19,937
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Wellington Community Food Limited - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 5 May 2026
The Hardship Counselling Fund
Somerset Counselling Centre
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Somerset Counselling Centre - Health & Wellbeing - National Lottery Awards for All England
57 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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