Source: https://www.shaftesbury-tc.gov.uk/about/your-councillors/ Read: 2026-11-04 SHA-256 of the file as fetched: 9bd8a0ad5ac2db1d3dfdc31afd0dfda9f3a5dd1069961c5dbc080f808c602ee8 Your Councillors - Shaftesbury Town Council Skip to main content About The Council Your Councillors Council Staff Vacancies Financial Information Data Transparency Freedom of Information Policies & Documents Adopted Strategic Plan Neighbourhood Plan Annual Town Reports Archived Documents Council Meetings Full Council (FC) Planning and Highways Committee (PH) Annual Town Assembly Advisory Committees Arts & Culture Neighbourhood Plan (SNPAC) Projects & Assets (PAC) Shaftesbury Swimming (SSAC) Sustainable Shaftesbury (SuSAC) Working Groups High Street Mampitts Youth Council Meetings Archive Services Allotments Cemetery Civil Ceremonies & Weddings Community Grants Hall & Land Hire Litter and Grit Bins Mampitts Community Hub Open Spaces Parking Play Areas Shaftesbury Market Shaftesbury Town Sustainable Shaftesbury Defibrillators Glyphosate-Free and Bee-Friendly Honorary Freemen Shaftesbury Orchard Town Other Open Spaces Dementia-Friendly Community Shaftesbury Fairtrade Walks around Shaftesbury Free Parking Days Flood Advice Shaftesbury Lido Timetable and Prices Lido Events SLICE SLICE 2026 SLICE 2025 Cold Water Swimming Shoulder Season Summer at the Lido Lido FAQs Finding the Lido News Council Events Dorset Council News Find & Contact Us Search for: Search Button Your Councillors Following the Annual Meeting of the Council on 19th May 2026: Councillor Andy Hollingshead was elected as Mayor of Shaftesbury for the municipal year 2026/27. Councillor Virginia Edwyn-Jones was elected Deputy Mayor of Shaftesbury for the municipal year 2026/27. If you would like to invite the Mayor to an event you are organising please complete the Function Questionnaire and email it to office@shaftesbury-tc.gov.uk. Councillor Justine Elmendorff was elected Chair of the Planning & Highways Committee for the municipal year 2026/27. Councillor Elaine Barratt was elected Deputy Chair of the Planning & Highways Committee for the municipal year 2026/27. View Shaftesbury Wards Map Shaftesbury West Ward Elaine Barratt Virginia Edwyn-Jones Justine Elmendorff Nigel Heritage Andy Hollingshead Jeanne Loader Annie Philpott Shaftesbury East Ward Piers Brown Mollie Budd Jenny Daultrey Lester Dibben Jade Salkeld Conor Smith Greg Williams Peter Yeo Register of Interests for All Councillors Please see the meetings page for a list of committees and advisory committees and members on those committees. Ward Profiles Shaftesbury Parish Council consists of two Wards: Shaftesbury East and Shaftesbury West View Shaftesbury Wards Map Dorset Council Councillors Councillor Derek Beer Councillor Jack Jeanes Copyright © 2026 Shaftesbury Town Council Shaftesbury Town Council, The Town Hall, High St, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8LY View Cookies and Privacy | View Website Accessibility Statement Website designed by Designjam. (opens in new tab)