Drainage Board membership is comprised of both elected and appointed members. Elected members are nominated and elected by poll from within agricultural rate payers of the district. Appointed members are appointed to the Board by the District Councils and qualify as persons with a knowledge and interest in land drainage. Each elected member undertakes to represent an area in which they live or work and are your local point of contact for issues that you do not wish to take directly to Officers. All elected and many appointed members are unpaid volunteers.
Elected Members
John Betty
Othery, Middlezoy & Westonzoyland Catchment (OMW)
Tony Bradford
Kings Sedgemoor & Cary Valley Catchment (KSCV)
David Vigar
Kings Sedgemoor & Cary Valley Catchment
Barrie Bryer
Kings Sedgemoor & Cary Valley Catchment
Anthony Case
Dunster Catchment
Roger Coombes
Langport Catchment
Richard England
Langport Catchment
Anthony Gothard
Currymoor Catchment
Peter House
Stanmoor Catchment
Matthew Bere
Northmoor Catchment
John Lock
Langport Catchment
Peter Maltby
Aller Moor Catchment
Reginald Marchent
Cannington & Wembdon Catchment (C&W)
Colin Passmore
Stockland Catchment
David Perrin
West Sedgemoor Catchment
Brian Rowe
Cannington & Wembdon Catchment
Alan Sparkes
Cannington & Wembdon Catchment
Geoff Theed
West Sedgemoor Catchment
James Winslade
Northmoor Catchment
Mervyn Winslade MBE
Othery Middlezoy & Westonzoyland Catchment (OMW)
Malcolm Young
Bridgwater & Pawlett Catchment
Richard Roberts
Chedzoy Catchment
William Barnard
Bridgwater & Pawlett Catchment
Appointed Members
Cllr Derek Alder
Sedgemoor District Council
(OMW Area)
Cllr Alan Bradford
Sedgemoor District Council
(Northmoor Area)
Cllr Ken Dyer
Sedgemoor District Council
(C&W & B&P Areas)
Cllr Andrew Gilling
Sedgemoor District Council
(Board area generally)
Cllr Anne Fraser MBE
Sedgemoor District Council
(Northmoor Area)
Cllr David House
Taunton Deane Borough Council
(Currymoor/North Curry area)
Cllr Neville Jones OBE
Sedgemoor District Council
(All areas)
Cllr Stuart Kingham
Sedgemoor District Council
(All areas)
Cllr C Lawrence
West Somerset Council
(Dunster Area)
Cllr Roy Mills
South Somerset District Council
(Langport Area)
Cllr Chris Morgan
West Somerset Council
(Stockland Area)
Cllr Patrick Palmer
South Somerset District Council
(Langport Area)
Cllr Alistair Reid
Taunton Deane Borough Council
(Stanmoor Area)
Cllr Julian Taylor
Sedgemoor District Council
(East Bridgwater Area)
Cllr M Lewis
Appointed by South Somerset DC
Jessica Healey
Appointed by Sedgemoor DC
(All areas)
Phillip Gooding
Appointed by Sedgemoor DC
(Stretcholt/Pawlett area)
Rex Roe
Appointed by Sedgemoor DC
(C&W Area)
David Spicer
Appointed by Sedgemoor DC
(Northmoor Area)
Stephen Parker
Appointed by Sedgemoor DC
(Natural England Officer)
Richard Archer
Appointed by Sedgemoor DC
(RSPB Officer)
Cllr D Durdan
Appointed by Sedgemoor DC
(C&W)
Cllr S Goss
Appointed by West Somerset DC
Cllr A Hamlin
Appointed by Sedgemoor DC
Cllr D Hill
Appointed by Sedgemoor DC
If you wish to speak to any member, please contact the office.
