The Town Council is made up of fourteen councillors, a town clerk and an admin assistant.
Cllr Mrs L Hyde
Mayor
Cllr D Baker
Deputy Mayor
Joy Norris
Town Clerk
Amanda Young
Admin Assistant
Cllr A Bradford
Councillor
Cllr Teresa Brown
Councillor
Cllr Mrs L Dennis
Councillor
Cllr S Habberfield
Councillor
Cllr Paul Herbert
Councillor
Cllr K Power
Councillor
Cllr P Spencer
Councillor
Cllr S Sharman
Councillor
Cllr Mrs L Spelman-Ives
Councillor
Cllr J Taylor
Councillor
Vacant
Councillor
Vacant
Councillor
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