Deputy Chairman - Political
Dorset Councillor for Blackmore Ward
Born and brought up on Dorset farms, Pauline Batstone has been active in politics since she was 18. Pauline was elected to Dorset Council in May 2019 and is currently the Chairman of the Council. Having retired in 2009, Pauline worked in Dorset for most of her life, in the Probation Service and for the last ten years with children and young offenders and their families. During those years Pauline has also been an officer of the Christchurch and East Dorset Conservative Association and the North Dorset Association.