2026/2027 Civic Year
Mayor: Councillor Damian Baker
Deputy Mayor: Councillor Sue Habberfield
Committees and Working Groups
General Purposes Committee
(as agreed at Council 18.05.2026)
Councillors A Bradford, L Dennis, L Hyde E Smith and K Power plus the ex officio appointments of the Mayor & Deputy Mayor.
Councillor S Sharman being the substitute member.
(Chair: Councillor Alan Bradford, Vice-Chair: Councillor Sue Habberfield General Purposes Committee 22.06.2026)
Planning & Highways Committee
(as agreed at Council 18.05.2026)
Councillors MP Herbert, L Hyde, S Sharman, P Spencer and J Taylor plus the ex officio appointments of the Mayor & Deputy Mayor.
(Chair: Councillor Paul Herbert, Vice-Chair: Councillor Simon Sharman Planning & Highways Committee 01.06.2026)
Resources Committee
(as agreed at Council 18.05.2026)
Councillors P Brown, L Dennis, L Hyde, E Smith and P Spencer, plus the ex officio appointments of the Mayor & Deputy Mayor.
Councillors Bradford and Herbert being the substitute members
(Chair: Councillor Phillip Spencer Vice-Chair: Vacant Resources Committee 08.06.2026)
Chapels Working Group
(as agreed at Council 18.05.2026)
Councillors P Brown, MP Herbert and K Power plus the Mayor as an ex officio appointment
Data Protection Working Group
(as agreed at Council 18.05.2026)
Councillors D Baker, MP Herbert, S Sharman and E Smith
Insurance Working Group
(as agreed at Council 18.05.2026)
Councillors Bradford, Power, Smith and Spencer
Staffing Structure Working Group
(Council 27.07.2026)
Councillors E Smith (Chair) P Spencer, A Bradford, J Taylor + The Mayor
Representatives on Outside Bodies
as agreed at Council 18.05.2026
(i) Friends of North Petherton Library – Councillor L Hyde
(ii) North Newton Playing Fields – Councillor A Bradford
(iii) North Petherton Community Centre – Councillor K Power Councillor E Smith (Council 27.07.26)
(iv) Youth Club – Councillor L Dennis
(v) Parish Paths – Vacant)
(vi) Quantock Hills Joint Ad) visory Group – Vacant
(vii) Somerset Association of Local Council – Councillor S Habberfield
(viii) Wilstock Country Park – vacant
(ix) North Petherton Carnival Committee – Councillors L Dennis and L Hyde (to work out who attends each meeting between them)
(x) Moorland & Fordgate Village Hall – Councillor S Habberfield
(xi) Local Community Network – Councillor P Spencer
(xii) Local Community Network Highways sub group – Councillor P Spencer
(xiii) Local Community Network Youth sub group – Councillor L Hyde
North Petherton Playing Fields Charitable Trust
(as agreed at Council 18.05.2026
Management Committee – Councillors L Dennis, L Hyde and E Smith
Chair of North Petherton Playing Fields Charitable Trust Management Committee – Councillor L Hyde (to be shadowed by Councillor E Smith)