Who We Are
The Mayor for the municipal year 2019/2020 is Cllr Tim Cook
Following the Annual Meeting of the Council on 14th May 2019, Councillor Tim Cook was elected as Mayor of Shaftesbury for the municipal year 2019/20.
Councillor Piers Brown was elected Deputy Mayor at the Annual Meeting of the Council.
Shaftesbury West Ward
Alex Chase
Andy Hollingshead
John Lewer
Jeanne Loader
Julian Prichard
Phil Proctor
Shaftesbury East Ward
Piers Brown
Tim Cook
George Hall
Simon Pritchard
Matthew Welch
Peter Yeo
Training Record for all Councillors
Please see the meetings page for a list of committees and members on those committees
Ward Profiles
Shaftesbury Parish Council consists of two Wards: Shaftesbury East and Shaftesbury West
Profiles of all Wards within North Dorset can be found at: https://www.dorsetforyou.com/communityprofiles/north
Staff
The Town Council currently employs eight permanent staff who are all based in Shaftesbury. The staff are divided into two departments – office and grounds. The office staff are based in the Town Hall in Shaftesbury and consist of a Town Clerk and three full time members of staff. The grounds team are based at Wincombe Business Park.
Office staff
Town Clerk – Claire Commons PSLCC (CiLCA) (CertHE Community Governance)
Business Manager – Brie Logan (CiLCA)
Finance and Services Officer – Tracy Moxham (ILCA)
Office Administrator – Zoe Moxham (ILCA)
Grounds staff
Senior Groundsman – Michael Wakely
Groundsman – Andrew Flitcroft
Groundsman – Terry Bugler