Minehead Town Councillors

The Council is made up of 16 elected Councillors representing five wards across Minehead: Alcombe North, Alcombe South, Central, North, and Periton & Woodcombe.

Ward boundaries are determined by population size to ensure fair and balanced representation for residents across the town. Councillors are elected every four years and work together to represent the interests of their communities and the wider town.

The map below shows how Minehead is divided into its five wards. Not sure which ward you live in? Use the postcode search feature in the map to find your ward and identify your local Town Councillors.
Each year in May an Annual Council Meeting is held when the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Committees are elected. Each Councillor sits on at least one Committee, with the Mayor and Deputy Mayor being ex-officio members of all of the Committees.
The Committees are as follows: ● Finance and General Purposes; Planning & Licencing: All Meetings are held monthly with the Planning & Licencing Committee Meeting on the first Tuesday of the month, the Finance & General Purposes Committee Meeting on the second Tuesday of the month● Full Council Meeting on the fourth Tuesday of the month. 
Agendas and Minutes are available for the public to read in the Minehead Town Council's offices at 3 Summerland Road, Minehead TA24 5BP and on this website. There are also a number of other Advisory Groups, some of which include representatives from other town groups.