Shropshire Council elections

Shropshire Council elections are held every four years, and since 2009 74 councillors have been elected from 63 electoral divisions.^[1]

Shropshire Council is the unitary authority for the district of Shropshire, within the larger ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. The council was created in 1889 as Salop County Council, and was the upper tier of government in the two-tier metropolitan county between 1974 and 2009. On 1 April 2009, as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England, Shropshire's districts were abolished and the county council took over their functions.^[2] The Telford and Wrekin district had already become a separate unitary authority in 1998.^[3]

Political control

Since 1974, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[4]^[5]^[6]

Non-metropolitan county

Party in control		Years
	No overall control	1974–2005
	Conservative	2005–2009

Unitary authority

Party in control		Years
	Conservative	2009–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2009 have been:^[7]

Councillor		From	To
Malcolm Pate	Conservative		18 Jun 2009
Keith Barrow^[8]	Conservative	18 Jun 2009	4 Dec 2015
Malcolm Pate	Conservative	17 Dec 2015	18 May 2017
Peter Nutting	Conservative	18 May 2017	9 May 2021
Lezley Picton	Conservative	20 May 2021

Council elections

1973 Salop County Council election
1977 Salop County Council election
1981 Shropshire County Council election
1985 Shropshire County Council election
1989 Shropshire County Council election
1993 Shropshire County Council election
1997 Shropshire County Council election
2001 Shropshire County Council election
2005 Shropshire County Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 4)^[5]
2009 Shropshire Council election (new division boundaries and became a unitary authority)^[1]
2013 Shropshire Council election (minor boundary changes not affecting number of divisions)^[9]
2017 Shropshire Council election
2021 Shropshire Council election

County result maps

2013 results map
2017 results map
2021 results map
2023 by-election results map

By-election results

By-elections for individual seats can occur during a council's four-year term, for instance when a councillor dies or resigns their seat.

1997–2001

Bayston Hill By-Election 22 July 1999
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	706	35.9	+35.9
	Labour	651	33.1	−4.0
	Liberal Democrats	612	31.1	−31.8
Majority		55	2.8
Turnout		1,969	47.3
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats	Swing

Meole Brace By-Election 26 October 2000
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	822	47.0	+21.8
	Labour	778	44.5	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats	150	8.6	−29.8
Majority		44	2.5
Turnout		1,750	30.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats	Swing

2001–2005

Shifnal By-Election 20 June 2002
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	914	56.2	+56.2
	Independent	445	27.4	−8.5
	Independent	218	13.4	+0.0
	Independent	50	3.0	−27.8
Majority		469	28.8
Turnout		1,627	27.0
	Conservative gain from Independent	Swing

Myddle By-Election 25 March 2004
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	1,457	50.3	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	1,441	49.7	−0.5
Majority		16	0.6
Turnout		2,898	51.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats	Swing

2005–2009

Oswestry By-Election 30 November 2006^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joyce Barrow	770	53.8	+22.4
	Labour	Susan Crow	338	23.6	−14.7
	Liberal Democrats	Henry Stevens	324	22.6	−7.7
Majority			432	30.2
Turnout			1,432	15.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Whittington By-Election 30 November 2006^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Davies	680	54.9	+54.9
	Conservative	David Glyn	559	45.1	+18.2
Majority			121	9.8
Turnout			1,239	24.9
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Market Drayton By-Election 5 June 2008^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Erwin	1,178	53.1	+0.6
	Labour	Roger Walker	510	23.0	−24.5
	Independent	Colin Phillips	362	16.3	+16.3
	Independent	Michael Gould	170	7.7	+7.7
Majority			668	30.1
Turnout			2,220	25.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

2009–2013

Five by-elections were held during this term, which saw the Liberal Democrats gain three seats from the Conservatives.

Clee By-Election 1 July 2010^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Mark Huffer	946
	Conservative	Hayley Clare Fernihough	506
	Independent	Graeme Perks	116
Majority			440
Turnout			1568	43.11
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Quarry and Coton Hill By-Election 17 February 2011^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew David Murray Bannerman	356
	Conservative	Judie McCoy	268
	Labour	John Olaf Lewis	197
	Independent	James Grimshaw Gollins	30
Majority
Turnout				30.47
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Bishop's Castle By-Election 29 September 2011^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Charlotte Ann Barnes	801
	Conservative	Georgiana Louise Dacre Ellis	544
	Labour	Jean Gray	80
	Green	Michael Richard Tucker	74
Majority
Turnout				51.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Abbey By-Election 1 March 2012^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Hannah Fraser	550
	Conservative	Peter John Wright	542
	Green	John Robert Brown	122
Majority
Turnout				41.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Church Stretton and Craven Arms By-Election 13 September 2012^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Lee Chapman	1216
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Douglas Welch	969
	Labour	Clive Stephen Leworthy	529
Majority
Turnout				38
	Conservative hold		Swing

2013–2017

Ludlow North By-Election 13 March 2014^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Boddington	579	45.3	+11.7
	Conservative	Anthony Bevington	382	29.9	−10.5
	Independent	Graeme Perks	223	17.4	+17.4
	Labour	Danny Sweeney	94	7.4	−1.3
Majority			197	15.4
Turnout			1,278
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Oswestry East By-Election 12 February 2015^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Price	629	47.5	+17.0
	Labour	Claire Norris	247	18.6	−10.2
	Green	Duncan Kerr	231	17.4	+17.4
	Liberal Democrats	Amanda Woof	218	16.5	+16.5
Majority			382	28.8
Turnout			1,325
	Conservative hold		Swing

Belle Vue By-Election 12 November 2015^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Amy Liebich	546	47.8	−28.7
	Conservative	Andrew Wagner	282	24.7	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Beverley Baker	240	21.0	+21.0
	Green	Sam Taylor	75	6.6	+6.6
Majority			264	23.1
Turnout			1,143
	Labour hold		Swing

Meole By-Election 3 December 2015^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nic Laurens	490	43.1	−11.8
	Labour	John Lewis	303	26.7	−11.0
	Liberal Democrats	Nat Green	223	19.6	+12.3
	UKIP	David Morgan	64	5.6	+5.6
	Green	John Newnham	56	4.9	+4.9
Majority			187	16.5
Turnout			1,136
	Conservative hold		Swing

Oswestry South By-Election 4 February 2016^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Duncan Kerr	518	48.8	+17.1
	Conservative	Christopher Schofield	367	34.6	−11.4
	Labour	Carl Hopley	95	9.0	+9.0
	Liberal Democrats	Amanda Woof	81	7.6	+1.8
Majority			151	14.2
Turnout			1,061
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing

Bishop's Castle By-Election 12 September 2019^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ruth Houghton	838	71.4	−2.2
	Conservative	Edward Thompson	229	19.5	−1.4
	Labour	Andy Stelman	107	9.1	+9.1
Majority			609	51.9
Turnout			1,174
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b "The County of Shropshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2009", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2009/529, retrieved 18 September 2022
^ "The Shropshire (Structural Change) Order 2008", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2008/492, retrieved 18 September 2022
^ "The Shropshire (District of The Wrekin) (Structural Change) Order 1996", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1996/1866, retrieved 18 September 2022
^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Local election results: Shropshire". BBC Online. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
^ "Shropshire". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
^ "Council minutes". Shropshire Council. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^ "Keith Barrow quits as leader of Shropshire Council". Shropshire Star. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^ "The County of Shropshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2012", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2012/2935, retrieved 18 September 2022
^ ^a ^b "By-election results – 30 November 2006". Shropshire County Council. Archived from the original on 11 February 2007. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
^ "Market Drayton by-election result". Shropshire County Council. 6 June 2008. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
^ "Declaration of Poll: Clee Division" (PDF). Shropshire Council. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
^ "Shropshire Council By-Election: Quarry and Coton Hill Division". Shropshire Council. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
^ "Shropshire Council By-Election: Bishop's Castle Division" (PDF). Shropshire Council. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
^ "Shropshire Council By-Election: Abbey Division" (PDF). Shropshire Council. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
^ "Shropshire Council By-Election: Church Stretton and Craven Arms Division" (PDF). Shropshire Council. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ludlow North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Oswestry East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Belle Vue Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Meole Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Oswestry South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bishop's Castle Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2024.

By-election results

External links

Shropshire Council

[2009order-1] "The County of Shropshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2009", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2009/529, retrieved 18 September 2022

[2] "The Shropshire (Structural Change) Order 2008", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2008/492, retrieved 18 September 2022

[3] "The Shropshire (District of The Wrekin) (Structural Change) Order 1996", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1996/1866, retrieved 18 September 2022

[4] "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

[shropshire-5] "Local election results: Shropshire". BBC Online. Retrieved 8 June 2008.

[win-6] "Shropshire". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2010.

[7] "Council minutes". Shropshire Council. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

[8] "Keith Barrow quits as leader of Shropshire Council". Shropshire Star. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

[9] "The County of Shropshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2012", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2012/2935, retrieved 18 September 2022

[results-10] "By-election results – 30 November 2006". Shropshire County Council. Archived from the original on 11 February 2007. Retrieved 8 June 2008.

[market-11] "Market Drayton by-election result". Shropshire County Council. 6 June 2008. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2008.

[Clee-12] "Declaration of Poll: Clee Division" (PDF). Shropshire Council. Retrieved 25 January 2011.

[Quarry-13] "Shropshire Council By-Election: Quarry and Coton Hill Division". Shropshire Council. Retrieved 25 January 2011.

[Bishops-14] "Shropshire Council By-Election: Bishop's Castle Division" (PDF). Shropshire Council. Retrieved 6 April 2013.

[Abbey-15] "Shropshire Council By-Election: Abbey Division" (PDF). Shropshire Council. Retrieved 6 April 2013.

[Stretton-16] "Shropshire Council By-Election: Church Stretton and Craven Arms Division" (PDF). Shropshire Council. Retrieved 6 April 2013.

[17] "Local Elections Archive Project — Ludlow North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2024.

[18] "Local Elections Archive Project — Oswestry East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2024.

[19] "Local Elections Archive Project — Belle Vue Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2024.

[20] "Local Elections Archive Project — Meole Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2024.

[21] "Local Elections Archive Project — Oswestry South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2024.

[22] "Local Elections Archive Project — Bishop's Castle Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2024.

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v t e Council elections in Shropshire
Shropshire Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Telford and Wrekin Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1997 2000 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Bridgnorth District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
North Shropshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Oswestry Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Shrewsbury & Atcham Borough Council	1973 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 Abolished
South Shropshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes

v t e Unitary authorities of England
Areas	Bath and North East Somerset Bedford Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Bracknell Forest Brighton and Hove Bristol Buckinghamshire Central Bedfordshire Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Cornwall County Durham Cumberland Darlington Derby Dorset East Riding of Yorkshire Halton Hartlepool Herefordshire Isle of Wight Isles of Scilly Kingston upon Hull Leicester Luton Medway Middlesbrough Milton Keynes North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire North Northamptonshire North Somerset North Yorkshire Northumberland Nottingham Peterborough Plymouth Portsmouth Reading Redcar and Cleveland Rutland Shropshire Slough Somerset Southampton Southend-on-Sea South Gloucestershire Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Swindon Telford and Wrekin Thurrock Torbay Warrington West Berkshire Westmorland and Furness West Northamptonshire Wiltshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham York
Councils	Bath and North East Somerset Bedford Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Bracknell Forest Brighton and Hove Bristol Buckinghamshire Central Bedfordshire Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Cornwall County Durham Cumberland Darlington Derby Dorset East Riding of Yorkshire Halton Hartlepool Herefordshire Isle of Wight Isles of Scilly Kingston upon Hull Leicester Luton Medway Middlesbrough Milton Keynes North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire North Northamptonshire North Somerset North Yorkshire Northumberland Nottingham Peterborough Plymouth Portsmouth Reading Redcar and Cleveland Rutland Shropshire Slough Somerset Southampton Southend-on-Sea South Gloucestershire Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Swindon Telford and Wrekin Thurrock Torbay Warrington West Berkshire Westmorland and Furness West Northamptonshire Wiltshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham York
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