Simon Coles 

Simon has served as a town centre councillor since 2005, and has been County Councillor for Taunton East since 2013. He lives with his wife in the town centre and has three grown up children.

Simon is a firm believer in ensuring equal opportunities for all. Among the many improvements he has instigated and supported in Taunton, he is particularly proud of the revitalised Victoria Park, with its variety of playground facilities. Simon was also instrumental in the removal of ‘legal highs’ from our town. He is pleased to see the progress finally being made at Firepool after a decade of inaction by the Conservatives and to have supported the Liberal Democrat initiative to plant hundreds of trees locally.

Federica Smith-Roberts

Federica is Taunton born and bred and has been a councillor since 2013. She lives in Blackbrook with her husband and children and is a governor at Blackbrook School. She was the leader of Somerset West and Taunton Council from 2019 - 2023 and is now Executive Member for Lead Member for Communities, Housing Revenue Account, Culture and, Equalities and Diversity on Somerset Council.

She believes in putting residents at the heart of decision-making. She will always listen to people to ensure our streets are kept tidy and your bins are collected on time. She is also passionate about putting the environment at the heart of everything Somerset Council does. 

Federica is a keen user of Facebook as a means of communicating through local community groups to ensure issues are acted upon.