Saltford Parish Council’s responsibilities are carried out by Councillors individually and collectively. SPC Councillors are available to listen to the concerns of residents. If you wish to contact Councillors directly please use the details below. Councillors can also be contacted via the details on the Contact Us page. Saltford Parish Council has 11 Councillors. Following an uncontested election in 2023, 10 Councillors were elected and one Councillor was co-opted to the post-election vacancy at the May 2023 meeting.
Parish Councillors do not receive payment for being elected members, and offer their time voluntarily for the benefit of the local community. The Chair receives a small honorarium in place of expenses (£300 p.a. in 2022/23). SPC’s Chair and Vice-Chair are elected at the Annual Parish Council meeting, held each May.
Staff: The Parish Clerk is the Council’s ‘Proper Officer’ and SPC’s only employee. SPC’s Clerk supports Councillors to carry out the council’s responsibilities and administers the council’s business. SPC’s Parish Clerk is Certificate in Local Council Administration (CiLCA) qualified, which along with other criteria entitles SPC to hold the General Power of Competence. The Parish Clerk is also SPC’s Responsible Financial Officer (RFO) and has completed the Financial Introduction to Local Council Administration (FILCA) course. The Parish Clerk works part-time, and working hours and location vary.
Cllr Jon Godfrey
Chair of Saltford Parish Council
Resident in Saltford, post c/o SPC Office
07973 115183
jon.godfrey@saltfordparishcouncil.gov.uk
Responsibilities: Chair of Saltford Parish Council, Chair of Staffing Committee, member of Planning Committee.
Cllr Julie Austwick
Resident in Saltford, post c/o SPC Office
Cllr Shayan Aziz
Vice Chair of SPC Planning Committee
Resident in Saltford, post c/o SPC Office
Tel: 07503 575012
shayan.aziz@saltfordparishcouncil.gov.uk
Responsibilities: Vice Chair of SPC Planning Committee, member of Staffing Committee.
Cllr Dudley Bartlett
Resident in Saltford, post c/o SPC Office
dudley.bartlett@saltfordparishcouncil.gov.uk
Tel: 07807 614911
Responsibilities: Member of Churchyard and Allotments Working Group.
Cllr Gary Graveling
Resident in Saltford, post c/o SPC Office
gary.graveling@saltfordparishcouncil.gov.uk
Responsibilities: Member of Planning Committee
Cllr David Halton
Vice Chair of Saltford Parish Council
Resident in Saltford, post c/o SPC Office
Tel: 07501 555752
david.halton@saltfordparishcouncil.gov.uk
Responsibilities: Vice Chair of Saltford Parish Council, member of Churchyard and Allotments Working Group, member of Local River Side Working Group.
Cllr Phil Harding
Chair of SPC Planning Committee
Resident in Saltford, post c/o SPC Office
07814 720763
phil.harding@saltfordparishcouncil.gov.uk
Responsibilities: Chair of SPC’s Planning Committee, member of the Local River Side Working Group.
Cllr Emma Hughes
Resident in Saltford, post c/o SPC Office
emma.hughes@saltfordparishcouncil.gov.uk
Responsibilities: Member of Staffing Committee, member of Churchyard and Allotments Working Group.
Cllr Andy Rice
Resident in Saltford, post c/o SPC Office
Tel: 07745 013197
andy.rice@saltfordparishcouncil.gov.uk
Responsibilities: Member of Planning Committee, member of Churchyard and Allotments Working Group.
Cllr Paul Smith
Resident in Saltford, post c/o SPC Office
Tel: 07824 169564
paul.smith@saltfordparishcouncil.gov.uk
Responsibilities: Member of Planning Committee, member of Local River Side Working Group.
Cllr Sally Turner
Resident in Saltford, post c/o SPC Office
07855 361254
sally.turner@saltfordparishcouncil.gov.uk
Responsibilities: Member of Planning Committee, member of Staffing Committee.
Further to committees and working groups, annually in May SPC Councillors are selected to be ‘Link Members’ for external organisations. Link Members are contact points for each group, and where possible and relevant, Councillors may attend some meetings of the group. If a Councillor is not in attendance, information from these meetings can be shared by each group with their ‘Link Member’, which the Councillor can then share with the Council at SPC’s monthly meeting (‘Report from Link Members’ is a standing item on agendas).
Councillors or the Clerk are ‘Link Members’ for:
- Parish Liaison meetings
- Keynsham Area Forum
- ALCA (Avon Local Councils Association) B&NES Area Group
- Saltford Community Association
- Saltford Sports Club
- River Avon Users Consultative Committee (RAUCC)
- Saltford Environment Group
- Saltford Business Network
- Saltford Fair Trade Group
- Parish Councils Airport Association
Councillors also attend one-off meetings, events and relevant training sessions.
Complaints about SPC Councillors
Any complaints that a Parish Councillor may have breached Saltford Parish Council’s Code of Conduct should be sent direct to Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Standards Committee.
B&NES Council’s Saltford Ward Councillors
Saltford Parish Council is independent of B&NES Council. Councillors from both councils aim to work together positively for the benefit of Saltford’s residents. SPC is fortunate in having a positive working relationship with its Ward Councillors, for the benefit of Saltford’s residents.
Saltford has two B&NES Council Ward Councillors:
Cllr Duncan Hounsell and Cllr Alison Streatfeild-James.
Contact details for B&NES Saltford Ward Councillors can be found on the Report It page and on B&NES Council’s webpage ‘Your Councillors by Ward‘.
SPC welcomes B&NES Ward Cllrs to its Full Council meetings, and allocates a standing item on each SPC agenda under ‘Ward Cllrs Reports’. Copies of Saltford’s B&NES Ward Cllrs monthly reports are available on request directly from Saltford’s B&NES Ward Cllrs, and a short summary of points raised at the meeting are included in SPC’s minutes.