Councillors and Elections
Councillors are elected for a four-year term. If a vacancy occurs during this four year term that vacancy will be filled by either an election or a co-option. Currently (January 2025) there is a vacancy for a Councillor in Humber Parish following the resignation of Councillor Silk. The vacancy notice will be published here when it is received from Herefordshire Council.
For anyone interested in applying for a vacancy here is the application form- Co-option letter and application form. Applications should be made to the Parish Clerk (clerk@hfspgroupparishcouncil.gov.uk)
Below are the names of the current Councillors, with contact details further below.
Current Parish Councillors
The parish councillors for 2023-27 are:
Humber Parish
- Cllr. Hugh Fowler-Wright (Chair)
- Cllr. Richard Thomas
- Cllr. Robert Pugh
- Cllr. Sarah Sneyd
- Vacancy (resignation of Cllr. Derek Silk)
Ford & Stoke Prior Parish
- Cllr. Kenneth Bemand
- Cllr. Janette Fullwood
- Cllr. Anne Grace
- Cllr. James Hinton (vice-Chair)
- Cllr. Chris Marston
- Cllr. Tim Yair
Ward Councillor (Herefordshire Council)
- Cllr. Bruce Baker
Parish Clerk
- Allan M Drew
For contact details of all the Councillors and the Parish Clerk, click below to view/download via PDF (opens in a new browser tab)
Planning Committee
For details of our Planning Committee members, and more about what they do, click here.
Code of Conduct and Register of Interests
From 21 July 2021 parish councillors are governed by the LGA New Model Code of Conduct 2020, adopted under revised Standing Order 25 by the Council on 21 July 2021. LGA new Model Councillor Code of Conduct 2020
Councillors’ registered interests are published on the Herefordshire Council website:
Parish Council Elections
The Parish Council is the lowest tier of local government, and consists of councillors elected from local people. Elections to the Parish Council take place every four years, with councillors elected for that period.
There are six councillors elected by the electors in the parish of Ford & Stoke Prior (which also includes Wickton, Fairmile and west Steen’s Bridge). There are five councillors elected by the electors in the parish of Humber (which also includes Risbury, Marston, and east Steen’s Bridge).
Herefordshire Council Elections (Hampton Ward)
Elections also take place every four years for Herefordshire Council. Our parishes are in Hampton Ward, and a councillor is elected for a four-year term by all the electors in the Ward.
The official local election results for Hampton Ward and all other wards can be found at:
https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/elections-1/local-government-election-results-thursday-4-may-2023