Local Councillors are elected by the community to decide how the council should carry out its various activities. They represent public interest as well as individuals living within the ward in which he or she has been elected to serve a term of office.
They have regular contact with the general public through council meetings, telephone calls or surgeries. Surgeries provide an opportunity for any ward resident to go and talk their councillor face to face and these take place on a regular basis.
To find out who your local District Councillor, County Councillor or MP is, you can click on Write to Them.
Councillors are not paid a salary for their work, but they do receive allowances. By law, all members of the Council are required to complete a declaration of interest form, the details of which are published annually.
To find your councillor please use the below links:

Periton & Woodcombe
Liberal Democrat
Portfolio Holder for Communications and Corporate Resources

Priorswood
Liberal Democrat
Chair of the SWT Audit and Governance Committee

Halcon & Lane
Liberal Democrat
Portfolio Holder for Community

Victoria
Liberal Democrat
Chair of Planning Committee

Norton Fitzwarren & Staplegrove
Liberal Democrat
Portfolio Holder for Climate Change

Wilton & Sherford
Liberal Democrat
Chair of the Taunton Shadow Town Council

North Town
Liberal Democrat
Portfolio Holder for Culture

Comeytrowe & Bishop's Hull
Liberal Democrat

Norton Fitzwarren & Staplegrove
Liberal Democrat

Old Cleeve & District
Liberal Democrat

North Curry & Ruishton
Liberal Democrat

Cotford St Luke & Oake
Liberal Democrat

Alcombe
Liberal Democrat

Hatch & Blackdown
Liberal Democrat

Wellsprings & Rowbarton
Liberal Democrat
Vice Chair of Planning Committee

Trull, Pitminster & Corfe
Liberal Democrat

Old Cleeve & District
Liberal Democrat

Victoria
Liberal Democrat
Vice Chair of the Council

Wellsprings & Rowbarton
Liberal Democrat
Mayor of Taunton (for bookings please use the Civic Office email below)

Wellington North
Liberal Democrat
Chair of the SWT Standards Committee & Chair of the SWT Licensing Committee

Comeytrowe & Bishop's Hull
Liberal Democrat

Vivary
Liberal Democrat
Deputy Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Sports, Parks, Leisure and Phosphates

Blackbrook & Holway
Liberal Democrat
Chair of the Council (for bookings please use Civic Office email below)

South Quantock
Liberal Democrat
Portfolio Holder for Economic Development, Planning and Transportation

Blackbrook & Holway
Liberal Democrat
Portfolio Holder for Housing

Halcon & Lane
Liberal Democrat
Leader of the Council

Norton Fitzwarren & Staplegrove
Liberal Democrat
Portfolio Holder for Environmental Services

West Monkton & Cheddon Fitzpaine
Liberal Democrat

Trull, Pitminster & Corfe
Liberal Democrat
Portfolio Holder for Local Government Reorganisation

Wellington East
Liberal Democrat

Watchet & Williton
Independent
Member of the Independent and Greens Group

Wiveliscombe & District
Independent
Member of the Independent and Greens Group

North Curry & Ruishton
Independent
Chair of the Corporate Scrutiny Committee, Member of the Independent and Greens Group

Watchet & Williton
Independent
Member of the Independent and Greens Group

Creech St Michael
Independent
Member of the Independent and Greens Group

Creech St Michael
Independent
Member of the Independent and Greens Group

Comeytrowe & Bishop's Hull
Independent
Member of the Independent and Greens Group

Wellington East
Independent
Vice-Chair of the SWT Licensing Committee & Vice-Chair of the SWT Audit and Governance Committee. Member of the Independent and Greens Group

Minehead Central
Independent
Member of the Independent and Greens Group

Minehead North
Independent
Member of the Independent and Greens Group

Watchet & Williton
Independent
Group Leader of the Independent and Greens Group (Lead Opposition)

Milverton & District
Independent

Rockwell Green
Conservative

West Monkton & Cheddon Fitzpaine
Conservative

Monument
Conservative
Group Leader of the Conservative Group

Minehead Central
Conservative

Porlock & District
Conservative

Quantock Vale
Conservative

Exmoor
Conservative

Wellington South
Conservative

Dulverton & District
Conservative
Vice Chair of the Corporate Scrutiny Committee

Wellington North
Labour

Priorswood
Labour
Chair of the Community Scrutiny Committee, Group Leader of the Labour Group

Manor & Tangier
Labour
Vice-Chair of the SWT Standards Committee

Priorswood
Labour
Deputy Mayor of Taunton

Wiveliscombe & District
The Green Party
Vice Chair of the Community Scrutiny Committee, Member of the Independent and Greens Group

West Monkton & Cheddon Fitzpaine
The Green Party
Member of the Independent and Greens Group