The Town Council is made up of fourteen councillors, a town clerk and an assistant town clerk.
Cllr P Spencer
Mayor
Joy Norris
Town Clerk
Amanda Young
Admin Assistant
Cllr D Baker
Councillor
Cllr A Bradford
Councillor
Cllr Teresa Brown
Councillor
Cllr Mrs L Dennis
Councillor
Cllr S Habberfield
Councillor
Cllr Paul Herbert
Councillor
Cllr Mrs L Hyde
Deputy Mayor
Cllr S Sharman
Councillor
Cllr Mrs L Spelman-Ives
Councillor
Cllr J Taylor
Councillor
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Councillor
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Councillor
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Councillor
2024/2025 Civic Year
Mayor: Councillor Philip Spencer
Deputy Mayor: Councillor Linda Hyde
Committees and Working Groups
- General Purposes Committee
- Councillors Baker, Bradford, Dennis, Sharman and Taylor
- Planning Committee
- Councillors Habberfield, Herbert, Sharman, Spelman-Ives and Taylor,
- Strategic Development & Finance Committee
- Councillors Bradford, Brown, Herbert and Spelman – Ives
- (i) Tree Planting Working Group
- The Mayor (ex officio) Councillors Hyde and Taylor
- (ii) Cemetery Chapels Working group
- The Mayor (ex Officio), Councillors Herbert, Hyde and Taylor
Representatives on Outside Bodies
(i) Friends of North Petherton Library -Councillor Hyde
(ii) Moorland Village Hall Committee –Mr R Ives
(iii) North Newton Playing Fields – Councillor A Bradford
(iv) North Petherton Community Centre – Councillors Hyde
(v) Youth Club – Councillors Dennis-Smith and Hyde
(vi) Parish Paths Liaison – Councillor Sharman
(vii) Quantock Hills Joint Advisory Committee – Councillor Taylor
(viii) Somerset Association of Local Councils – Councillors Habberfield and Spelman-Ives
(ix) Wilstock Country Park – no apppointment made
(x) Local Community Network – The Mayor (as an ex officio appointment)