Councillors & Committees

A councillor is a member of the council and is normally elected for a term of four years. People of any political or religious persuasion are eligible to become a councillor, although their personal views should not extend into their parish council work.

They are elected to represent the interests of the local community as a whole and promote a harmonious local environment. The number of elected councillors depends on the size of the area. Shedfield Parish Council have 14 Councillors, 7 from each Ward.

Local councils are the first tier of governance and are the first point of contact for anyone concerned with a community issue. They are democratically elected local authorities and exist in England, Wales and Scotland. The term 'local council' is synonymous with 'parish council', 'town council' and 'community council'.

Under the Localism Act 2011 Members of the Council are required to complete a Declaration of Pecuniary Interest covering themselves and their spouse/partner. These declarations can be found at www.winchester.gov.uk/councillors-committees/parish-councils

Addendum: Please contact the Clerk in the first instance on any Council matter. We look forward to hearing from you.

The Parish of Shedfield is also supported by one County Councillor and six District Councillors, as Waltham Chase is in the Central Meon Valley Ward and both Shedfield and Shirrell Heath are in the Whiteley & Shedfield Ward. The committees they attend and their contact details can be found via the following links:

https://democracy.winchester.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?bcr=1 https://democracy.hants.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?bcr=1

Committee Members from January 2022

Name	Position	Ward	Committee(s)
Jess Bond	Co-opted	Shedfield/ Shirrell Heath	Open Spaces
Francesca Byrne	Vice Chair Planning	Shedfield/ Shirrell Heath	Planning/Cil Strategic
Sam Charles		Waltham Chase	Planning, Finance & Administration, Waltham Chase Village Hall Representative, Southern Parishes, SDNP
Faye Creese		Waltham Chase	Open Spaces
Stuart Dyne	Vice Chair F & A	Waltham Chase	Planning, Finance & Administration, Open Spaces, Personnel & Procedures, Cil & Strategic, Rights of Way Representative
Linda Gemmell	Co-opted	Waltham Chase	Planning
Marian Hazzard	Co-opted	Shedfield/ Shirrell Heath	Cemetery & Common, Open Spaces
David Ogden	Vice Chair SPC Chair Planning Vice Chair P & P Vice Chair C & C	Waltham Chase	Cemetery & Common, Planning, Open Spaces, Personnel & Procedures, St Johns School Governor Liaison Representative
Andy Phipps	Co-opted	Waltham Chase	Open Spaces
Margaret Jones	Council Chair Chair of Personnel & Procedures Vice Chair Open Space	Waltham Chase	Finance & Administration, Open Space, Personnel & Procedures, Planning, Cil/Strategic. St John’s school transport Droxford & District Relief in Need Charities Representative
Stuart Jones	Chair F & A	Shedfield/ Shirrell Heath	Finance & Administration, Cemetery & Common, Planning
Ian Strachan	Co-opted Vice Chair Open Space	Shedfield/ Shirrell Heath	Cemetery & Common, Open Space, Finance & Administration, Planning, Public Transport representative
Jane Warwick	Chair C & C	Shedfield/ Shirrell Heath	Cemetery & Common, Open Space, Personnel & Procedures, Cil/Strategic Swanmore College Representative
Linda Warren	Chair Open Space	Shedfield/ Shirrell Heath	Cemetery & Common, Open Space, Personnel & Procedures
WCC District Councillors
Vivian Achwal		Whiteley & Shedfield Ward
Roger Bentote		Whiteley & Shedfield Ward
Jonathan Fern		Whiteley & Shedfield Ward
Linda Gemmell		Central Meon Valley Ward
Frank Pearson		Central Meon Valley Ward
Vicki Weston		Central Meon Valley Ward
Hampshire County Councillor		Hugh Lumby

Committee	Members
Cemetery & Common	Marian Hazzard Stuart Jones David Ogden Linda Warren Jane Warwick Ian Strachan
Finance & Administration	Sam Charles Stuart Dyne Margaret Jones Stuart Jones Ian Strachan
Open Space	Jess Bond Faye Creese Stuart Dyne Marian Hazzard Margaret Jones David Ogden Andy Phipps Ian Strachan Linda Warren Jane Warwick
Personnel & Procedures	Stuart Dyne Margaret Jones David Ogden Jane Warwick Linda Warren
Planning	Francesca Byrne Sam Charles Stuart Dyne Linda Gemmell Margaret Jones Stuart Jones David Ogden Ian Strachan

Parish Policing Partnership – Cllr S Jones
Rights of Way – Cllr Dyne and/or ask Jim Coleman
St John the Baptist School ‘Governor Liaison’ -Cllr Ogden
Swanmore College -Cllr Warwick
Public Transport - Cllr Strachan/Margaret Jones (St John’s School rep)
Waltham Chase Village Hall – Cllr Charles
Trust 2000 – Cllr Dyne
Droxford and District Relief in Need Charities – Cllr M Jones
Shirrell Heath Allotments – Sue Daniels Planning and Projects Clerk
Southern Parishes – Cllr Charles
SDNP – Cllr Charles

If you are interested in becoming a Parish Councillor here is some background information that may help you in your decision making.