The full council consists of nine members, six for Dent and three for Cowgill,
supported by the parish clerk:

The council has three committees which manage the car park, the playing field and the implementation of the parish plan, and a working group that advises the council on its response to planning applications.  The committees have some delegated decision making powers, and two of them include members who are not on the parish council.  There is also a councillor who liaises with the Highways Steward, and a Litter sub-committee which organises litter picking in the Dale, most of whose members are not on the council.

Car Park committee

            Jock Cairns, Ken McClurg

            Car park administrators: John Hyde, Hilary Firth

Playing Field committee

            Jenny Pilgrim (Chair) Chris Evans

            Dent Football Club members: Keith Burrow, Jill Mitchell

            Dentdale Cricket Club members: Peter Moorby, David Hunter

Planning group

            Councillors: Jenny Pilgrim (Convenor), Chris Evans,  Ken McClurg

Parish Plan committee

            Councillors: Jock Cairns (Chair), Peter Knapton

            Council appointees: Heather Fraser (Secretary), Mike Lawton

            Co-opted members: Matt Clayton, John Sibley

Litter sub-committee

            Councillor: Wendy Pontefract

            Council appointees:

            Barbara Bowden, John Bowden, Susan Cox, Alastair Ferguson,
            Susan Johnson, Jenny Robinson, John Sibley, Susan Sutcliffe

Highways Steward Liaison       

            Geoffrey Woof