2019 Telford and Wrekin Council election

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2019 Telford and Wrekin Council election
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  2015 2 May 2019 (2019-05-02) 2023  

All 54 seats to Telford and Wrekin Council
28 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Labour Conservative
Last election27 seats, 38.1%23 seats, 41.4%
Seats won3613
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 9Decrease2.svg 10
Popular vote35,76728,131
Percentage47.6%37.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg 9.5%Decrease2.svg 4.0%

 Third partyFourth party
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Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election4 seats, 2.9%1 seat, 3.9%
Seats won41
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote5,4823,503
Percentage7.3%4.7%
SwingIncrease2.svg 5.4%Increase2.svg 0.9%

Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


Labour

The 2019 Telford and Wrekin Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Telford and Wrekin Council in England. [1] It was held on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

Summary

Election result

2019 Telford & Wrekin Borough Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 513690Increase2.svg 966.747.635,767+9.5
  Conservative 5013010Decrease2.svg 1024.137.428,131–4.0
  Liberal Democrats 14410Increase2.svg 17.47.35,482+5.4
  Independent 6100Steady2.svg1.94.73,503+0.9
  UKIP 6000Steady2.svg0.02.72,032–9.0
  Green 1000Steady2.svg0.00.3221–2.7

Ward results

Admaston & Bratton

Admaston & Bratton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terry Kiernan 502 61.7
Labour Joan Gorse18622.9
Liberal Democrats Josh Tomlinson12615.5
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Apley Castle

Apley Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Karen Blundell 632 59.1
Conservative Becky Eade25623.9
Labour John Parkin18116.9
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Arleston

Arleston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Angela McClements 602 81.2
Conservative Dorothy Roberts13918.8
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Brookside

Brookside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jackie Loveridge 519 38.8
Labour Arnold England 488
Conservative Stuart Parr31423.5
Liberal Democrats Shana Roberts27020.2
UKIP Peter Roberts23617.6
Conservative Ian Pryce189
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold
Labour hold

Church Aston & Lilleshall

Church Aston & Lilleshall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Eade 699 70.0
Liberal Democrats David Ellams19119.1
Labour Robert Sloan10910.9
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

College

College
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lee Carter 500 50.2
Conservative Eddie Lowe27627.7
Green Pat McCarthy22122.2
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Dawley & Aqueduct

Dawley & Aqueduct
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Pinter 1,212 61.8
Labour Andrew Burford 1,157
Labour Concepta Cassar 1,030
Conservative Kate Barnes74838.2
Conservative Steve Barnes725
Conservative Stephen Dunne571
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Donnington

Donnington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elizabeth Clare 681 52.5
Labour James Lavery 635
Conservative Martyn Edwards32425.0
UKIP Bryan Muirden29222.5
Conservative Philip Loughlin227
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold
Labour hold

Dothill

Dothill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Karen Tomlinson 459 49.7
Conservative Lisa Jinks20221.9
Labour John Latter14015.2
UKIP Anthony Wood12313.3
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Edgmond & Ercall Magna

Edgmond & Ercall Magna
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Bentley 1,258 68.5
Conservative Stephen Burrell 1,188
Liberal Democrats Sally Wiggin33318.1
Liberal Democrats Mark Wiggin274
Labour William McClements24613.4
Labour Derek Gorse241
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Ercall

Ercall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Miles Hosken 567 51.9
Labour Giles Luter52648.1
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Hadley & Leegomery

Hadley & Leegomery
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leon Murray 1,319 68.7
Labour Gemma Offland 1,267
Labour Malcolm Smith 1,247
Conservative Andrew Benion60131.3
Conservative Sylvia Hall561
Conservative Jeremy Haigh522
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Haygate

Haygate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Cook 401 47.5
Conservative John Alvey30335.9
Independent Tim Wills14116.7
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Horsehay & Lightmoor

Horsehay & Lightmoor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Raj Mehta 844 51.4
Conservative Jayne Greenaway 798 48.6
Conservative Gareth Thomas478
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Ironbridge Gorge

Ironbridge Gorge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carolyn Healy 707 62.6
Conservative Nicola Lowery42337.4
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Ketley & Overdale

Ketley & Overdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Amrik Jhawar 912 40.3
Labour Mark Boylan 833
Labour Eileen Callear 796
Conservative Joy Francis79235.0
Conservative Lee Vidor585
Independent Andrew Morris55724.6
Conservative Rupal Karpe532
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Madeley & Sutton Hill

Madeley & Sutton Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Watling 1,095 55.1
Labour Janice Jones 1,072
Labour Derek White 1,065
Conservative Dave Wright89244.9
Conservative Graham Hossell688
Conservative Pauline Hossell677
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold
Labour hold

Malinslee & Dawley Bank

Malinslee & Dawley Bank
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shaun Davies 927 78.4
Labour Kuldip Sahota 847
Conservative Tammy Wood25521.6
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Muxton

Muxton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Dugmore 1,005 69.8
Conservative Adrian Lawrence 976
Labour Sophie Thompson43430.2
Labour William Barton431
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Newport North & West

Newport North & West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Peter Scott 1,329 47.6
Conservative Tim Nelson 802 28.7
Conservative Bill Harper572
Labour Phil Norton38813.9
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Garvey2749.8
Majority
Turnout
Independent hold
Conservative hold

Newport South & East

Newport South & East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Thomas Janke 1,040 48.5
Conservative Eric Carter 730 34.0
Liberal Democrats Sarah Syrda690
Conservative Emma Thomas520
Labour Tom King37417.4
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Oakengates & Katley Bank

Oakengates & Katley Bank
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hilda Rhodes 1,078 43.6
Labour Stephen Reynolds 981
Labour Gilly Reynolds 979
UKIP Nick Dunn50720.5
Conservative Lindsey Sharratt48819.7
UKIP William Gilmour465
Conservative Matthew Kingston454
UKIP Craig Triplett409
Independent Alan Maddy39816.1
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Park

Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Thompson 384 47.5
Conservative Barry Tillotson31438.9
Liberal Democrats Patricia Fairclough11013.6
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Priorslee

Priorslee
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Fletcher 994 60.2
Conservative Veronica Fletcher 958
Labour Gurdip Singh65639.8
Labour Adrian Foster592
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Shawbirch

Shawbirch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bill Tomlinson 620 61.6
Conservative Anthony Lowe29629.4
Labour Usman Ahmed908.9
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St. George's

St. George's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Wright 910 60.3
Labour Richard Overton 889
Conservative Thomas Hoof59939.7
Conservative Jay Gough462
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold
Labour hold

The Nedge

The Nedge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nathan England 880 39.1
Labour Christopher Turley 830
Labour Vanessa Holt 774
Independent Connor Furnival57625.6
Conservative Tom Wust55724.8
Independent Greg Sinclair502
Conservative John Baker475
Conservative Robert Cadman437
Liberal Democrats Paul Bryant23610.5
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Woodside

Woodside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kelly Middleton 504 54.2
Labour Rae Evans 418
Liberal Democrats Greg Spruce22724.4
Conservative Alan Scott19921.4
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Wrockwardine

Wrockwardine
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jacqui Seymour 555 63.9
Labour Paul Davis31336.1
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Wrockwardine Wood & Trench

Wrockwardine Wood & Trench
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shirley Reynolds 1,101 71.2
Labour Charles Smith 976
Conservative David Haigh44628.8
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold
Labour hold

By-elections

Dawley & Aqueduct

Dawley & Aqueduct: 16 December 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bob Wennington 996 55.8 +4.9
Conservative Kate Barnes73541.2-5.2
Liberal Democrats Catherine Salter553.1+0.3
Majority26114.6
Turnout 1,79826.3
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg5.1

Brookside

Brookside: 7 April 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim Loveridge 531 58.8 +20.0
Conservative Chris Leach31835.2+11.8
Liberal Democrats Paul Howard546.0-11.6
Majority21323.6+8.3
Turnout 91521.8
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg4.1

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