At the October 2021 Full Council Meeting the council approved the co-option of Neale Manning as the new parish councillor for the Pontesbury ward. The parish council now has its full complement of 15 parish councillors covering the wards of Pontesbury, Habberley, Cruckton, Asterley and Plealey.
Cllr Neale Manning has lived in Pontesbury parish for over 40 years, running a dairy farm at Malehurst, previously attending the Mary Webb school.
Cllr Manning is the Chairman of the Minsterley Show and, in the past has been Chairman of Shropshire Grassland Society, Express milk buyer group, Minsterley NFU and the buying group his business is associated with.