2025/2026 Civic Year

Mayor:  Councillor Linda Hyde

Deputy Mayor: Councillor Damian Baker

Committees and Working Groups

General Purposes Committee

Councillors Bradford, Dennis, Power, Sharman and Taylor plus the Mayor and Deputy Mayor as ex officio appointments

Planning & Highways Committee

Councillors Habberfield, Herbert (Chair), Sharman (Vice-Chair) Spelman-Ives and Taylor plus the Mayor and Deputy Mayor as ex officio appointments

Resources Committee

Councillors Bradford, Brown, Herbert, Spelman-Ives and Spencer plus the Mayor and Deputy Mayor as ex officio appointments

Grievance Committee

Councillors Brown, Habberfield, Sharman and Spencer Plus the Deputy Mayor as Chair

Appeals Committee

Councillors Bradford, Herbert and Taylor Plus the Mayor as Chair

Cemetery Chapels Working Group

Councillors Brown, Herbert & Taylor plus the Mayor (ex officio appointment)

Representatives on Outside Bodies

  • Friends of North Petherton Library – Councillor Hyde
  • North Newton Playing Fields – Councillor Bradford
  • North Petherton Community Centre – Councillor Spencer
  • Youth Club – Councillors Baker & Dennis
  • Parish Paths Liaison – Vacant
  • Quantock Hills Joint Advisory Committee – Councillor Taylor
  • Somerset Association of Local Councils – Councillors Habberfield and Spelman-Ives
  • Local Community Network(LCN) – Councillor Spencer
  • LCN Highways Working Group – Councillor Spencer
  • LCN Youth Working Group – Councillor Baker