Val Keitch: councillor for Ilminster, Somerset Council
Val Keitch is a Not a member of any political group councillor for the Ilminster ward on Somerset Council, according to the council's own published list. Their current term began on 5 May 2022.
- Council
- Somerset Council
- Ward
- Ilminster
- Party
- Not a member of any political group
- Term began
- 5 May 2022
- Official profile
- somerset.moderngov.co.uk
- Source
- Somerset Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)
How to contact Val Keitch
These are the details Somerset Council publishes for Val Keitch, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:
- Email: val.keitch@somerset.gov.uk
- Phone: 01460 259012
- Phone: 07850 967503
- Post: County Hall, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 4DY
- Official profile: somerset.moderngov.co.uk
Who else represents Ilminster
- Sue Osborne Conservative Opposition Lead Member for Transformation, Human Resources and Localities
Not a member of any political group on Somerset Council
Not a member of any political group holds 3 of the 110 seats on Somerset Council. The largest group is Liberal Democrat, with 61. Seats by party: Liberal Democrat 61, Conservative 31, Labour 5, Green Party 5, Independent 3, Not a member of any political group 3 and others.
Leaders and post holders on Somerset Council
- John Hunt Group Leader Independent
- Diogo Rodrigues Leader of the Opposition and Opposition Lead for Governance and Communications
- Leigh Redman Group Leader Labour
- Mike Best Chair of Council
- Dawn Denton Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Opposition Lead Member for Finance, Procurement and Performance
- John Cook-Woodman Leader of the Reform Group
- Bill Revans Leader of the Council and Lead Member for Governance & Communications
- Liz Leyshon Deputy Leader of the Council and Lead Member for Finance, Procurement and Performance
All 110 councillors of Somerset Council, by ward and party.
Who has power over Ilminster
Val Keitch sits on Somerset Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Somerset, each with its own page:
- Avon and Somerset Constabulary led by Clare Moody, Sarah Crew
- Bridgwater: Sir Ashley Fox (Conservative) MP
- Frome and East Somerset: Anna Sabine (Liberal Democrat) MP
- Glastonbury and Somerton: Sarah Dyke (Liberal Democrat) MP
- Taunton and Wellington: Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat) MP
- Tiverton and Minehead: Rachel Gilmour (Liberal Democrat) MP
- Wells and Mendip Hills: Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat) MP
- Yeovil: Adam Dance (Liberal Democrat) MP
- UK government and all 650 MPs
- United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20
The full ladder of power over Somerset, from residents' groups to the G20.
Where this comes from
Somerset Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Somerset Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.