Shropshire Council elections are held every four years. Shropshire Council is the local authority for the unitary authority area of Shropshire, within the larger ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. The unitary authority was created on 1 April 2009 as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England, taking over the functions of the abolished Shropshire County Council and the five non-metropolitan districts of Bridgnorth, North Shropshire, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Atcham, and South Shropshire.[1] The Telford and Wrekin district had already become a separate unitary authority in 1998.[2] Since the last full review of boundaries in 2009, 74 councillors have been elected from 63 electoral divisions.[3]
Shropshire County Council (formally called Salop County Council until 1980)[4] was first created in 1889. Its powers and responsibilities were significantly reformed under the Local Government Act 1972, with a new council elected in 1973 to act as a shadow authority ahead of the new powers coming into force in 1974. It became a unitary authority in 2009, taking over the functions previously exercised by the county's district councils, which were abolished. The new council created in 2009 chose to style itself "Shropshire Council" rather than "Shropshire County Council". Since 1974, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[5][6][7]
Non-metropolitan county
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
No overall control | 1974–2005 | |
Conservative | 2005–2009 |
Unitary authority
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Conservative | 2009–present |
The leaders of the council since 2009 have been:[8]
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Malcolm Pate | Conservative | 18 Jun 2009 | ||
Keith Barrow[9] | 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 |
By-elections for individual seats can occur during a council's four-year term, for instance when a councillor dies or resigns their seat.
Party | Candidate | 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 |
Party | Candidate | 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 |
Party | Candidate | 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 |
Party | Candidate | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Five by-elections were held during this term, which saw the Liberal Democrats gain three seats from the Conservatives.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lee Chapman | 1216 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Robert Douglas Welch | 969 | |||
Labour | Clive Stephen Leworthy | 529 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 38 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Boddington | 579 | |||
Conservative | Anthony Gerard Bevington | 382 | |||
Independent | Graeme Perks | 223 | |||
Labour Co-op | Danny Sweeney | 94 | |||
Majority | 197 | ||||
Turnout | 1286 | 45.79% | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John W Price | 629 | |||
Labour | Claire Rebecca Norris | 247 | |||
Green | Duncan Kerr | 231 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Amanda Jane Woof | 218 | |||
Majority | 382 | ||||
Turnout | 1337 | 19.46% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Amy Liebich | 546 | 47.4 | -29.1 | |
Conservative | Andrew Wagner | 292 | 25.3 | +1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Beverley Baker | 240 | 20.8 | n/a | |
Green | Sam Taylor | 75 | 6.5 | n/a | |
Majority | 254 | 22.0 | -30.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,153 | 34.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -15.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nic Laurens | 490 | 43.1 | -11.8 | |
Labour Co-op | John Lewis | 303 | 26.7 | -11.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nat Green | 223 | 19.6 | +12.3 | |
UKIP | David Morgan | 64 | 5.6 | N/A | |
Green | John Newnham | 56 | 4.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 187 | 16.5 | -0.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,139 | 37.7 | -2.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.4 |