The Town Council is made up of fourteen councillors, a town clerk and an admin assistant.
Cllr Linda Hyde
Mayor
07717 463139
01278 663592
Cllr Damian Baker
Deputy Mayor
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Joy Norris
Town Clerk
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Amanda Young
Admin Assistant
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Cllr Alan Bradford
Councillor
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07739 911744
Cllr Paul Brown
Councillor
Cllr Teresa Brown
Councillor
Cllr Louise Dennis
Councillor
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Cllr Sue Habberfield
Councillor
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Cllr Paul Herbert
Councillor
07710 279504
Cllr Kevan Power
Councillor
Cllr Phillip Spencer
Councillor
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Cllr Simon Sharman
Councillor
Cllr Elizabeth Smith
Councillor
07872 860238
Cllr Lucinda Spelman-Ives
Councillor
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Cllr Julian Taylor
Councillor
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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