Shropshire Council elections

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

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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 controlYears
No overall control 1974–2005
Conservative 2005–2009

Unitary authority

Party in controlYears
Conservative 2009–present

Leadership

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

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Malcolm Pate Conservative 18 Jun 2009
Keith Barrow [8] Conservative 18 Jun 20094 Dec 2015
Malcolm Pate Conservative 17 Dec 201518 May 2017
Peter Nutting Conservative 18 May 20179 May 2021
Lezley Picton Conservative 20 May 2021

Council elections

County result maps

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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 70635.9+35.9
Labour 65133.1-4.0
Liberal Democrats 61231.1-31.8
Majority552.8
Turnout 1,96947.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Meole Brace By-Election 26 October 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 82247.0+21.8
Labour 77844.5+8.1
Liberal Democrats 1508.6-29.8
Majority442.5
Turnout 1,75030.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2001–2005

Shifnal By-Election 20 June 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 91456.2+56.2
Independent 44527.4-8.5
Independent 21813.4+0.0
Independent 503.0-27.8
Majority46928.8
Turnout 1,62727.0
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Myddle By-Election 25 March 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 1,45750.3+0.5
Liberal Democrats 1,44149.7-0.5
Majority160.6
Turnout 2,89851.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2005–2009

Oswestry By-Election 30 November 2006 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joyce Barrow77053.8+22.4
Labour Susan Crow33823.6-14.7
Liberal Democrats Henry Stevens32422.6-7.7
Majority43230.2
Turnout 1,43215.0
Conservative hold Swing
Whittington By-Election 30 November 2006 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Trevor Davies68054.9+54.9
Conservative David Glyn55945.1+18.2
Majority1219.8
Turnout 1,23924.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Market Drayton By-Election 5 June 2008 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Erwin1,17853.1+0.6
Labour Roger Walker51023.0-24.5
Independent Colin Phillips36216.3+16.3
Independent Michael Gould1707.7+7.7
Majority66830.1
Turnout 2,22025.2
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 Division By-Election 1 July 2010 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Mark Huffer946
Conservative Hayley Clare Fernihough506
Independent Graeme Perks116
Majority440
Turnout 156843.11
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Quarry and Coton Hill Division By-Election 17 February 2011 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew David Murray Bannerman356
Conservative Judie McCoy268
Labour John Olaf Lewis197
Independent James Grimshaw Gollins30
Majority
Turnout 30.47
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Bishop's Castle Division By-Election 29 September 2011 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Ann Barnes801
Conservative Georgiana Louise Dacre Ellis544
Labour Jean Gray80
Green Michael Richard Tucker74
Majority
Turnout 51.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Abbey Division By-Election 1 March 2012 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Hannah Fraser550
Conservative Peter John Wright542
Green John Robert Brown122
Majority
Turnout 41.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Church Stretton and Craven Arms Division By-Election 13 September 2012 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lee Chapman1216
Liberal Democrats Robert Douglas Welch969
Labour Clive Stephen Leworthy529
Majority
Turnout 38
Conservative hold Swing

2013–2017

Ludlow North Division By-Election 13 March 2014 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Boddington579
Conservative Anthony Gerard Bevington382
Independent Graeme Perks223
Labour Co-op Danny Sweeney94
Majority197
Turnout 128645.79%
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Oswestry East Division By-Election 12 February 2015 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John W Price629
Labour Claire Rebecca Norris247
Green Duncan Kerr231
Liberal Democrats Amanda Jane Woof218
Majority382
Turnout 133719.46%
Conservative hold Swing
Belle Vue Division by-election 12 November 2015 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Amy Liebich54647.4-29.1
Conservative Andrew Wagner29225.3+1.8
Liberal Democrats Beverley Baker24020.8n/a
Green Sam Taylor756.5n/a
Majority25422.0-30.9
Turnout 1,15334.5
Labour hold Swing -15.5
Meole Division by-election 3 December 2015 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nic Laurens49043.1-11.8
Labour Co-op John Lewis30326.7-11.0
Liberal Democrats Nat Green22319.6+12.3
UKIP David Morgan645.6N/A
Green John Newnham564.9N/A
Majority18716.5-0.4
Turnout 1,13937.7-2.2
Conservative hold Swing -0.4

See also

Former councils in Shropshire:

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References

  1. 1 2 "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
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  5. 1 2 "Local election results: Shropshire". BBC Online . Retrieved 8 June 2008.
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  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
  10. 1 2 "By-election results – 30 November 2006". Shropshire County Council. Archived from the original on 11 February 2007. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
  11. ↑ "Market Drayton by-election result". Shropshire County Council. 6 June 2008. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
  12. ↑ "Declaration of Poll: Clee Division" (PDF). Shropshire Council. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  13. ↑ "Shropshire Council By-Election: Quarry and Coton Hill Division". Shropshire Council. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  14. ↑ "Shropshire Council By-Election: Bishop's Castle Division" (PDF). Shropshire Council. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  15. ↑ "Shropshire Council By-Election: Abbey Division" (PDF). Shropshire Council. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  16. ↑ "Shropshire Council By-Election: Church Stretton and Craven Arms Division" (PDF). Shropshire Council. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  17. ↑ "Shropshire Council By-Election: Ludlow North Division" (PDF). Shropshire Council. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  18. ↑ "Shropshire Council By-Election: Oswestry East Division" (PDF). Shropshire Council. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  19. ↑ "Election of a Unitary Councillor for the Belle Vue Division of Shropshire Council" (PDF). Shropshire Council. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  20. ↑ "Statement as to persons nominated" (PDF). Shropshire Council. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
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