2009 Shropshire Council election

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The 2009 elections to Shropshire Council in England were held on 4 June 2009. These were the first elections to the new unitary body, which replaced Shropshire County Council and the district councils of Bridgnorth, North Shropshire, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Atcham and South Shropshire on 1 April as part of the 2009 local government restructuring across England. [1]

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The vote was moved from 7 May to coincide with the European Parliament elections that year.

Counting took place on 5 June at the Sundorne Sports Village in north Shrewsbury. The count was delayed by around 5 hours, resulting in Shropshire being the last local council to declare results in the 2009 local elections. [2]

In total, 74 councillors were elected from 63 newly formed electoral divisions (53 single member divisions, nine 2-member divisions and one 3-member electoral division). The Conservatives won overall control, with 54 councillors elected resulting in a substantial majority of 34. The Liberal Democrats came second with 11 councillors elected, and Labour third with 7 councillors. In addition, the Independent Community and Health Concern candidate in Cleobury Mortimer and one independent candidate were also elected. [3] [4]

Average voter turnout was 42.5% across Shropshire. [5]

Because of the council's unitary status, all divisions are up for election at once, every four years. The next Shropshire Council election took place on 2 May 2013.

Results

Summary of results

Comparisons made against the results of the 2005 election.

Political partyCandidatesSeats won%±%Votes%+/-±%
Conservatives 745473.8+21.860,33448.8
Liberal Democrats 461114.9-8.126,93221.8
Labour 2877.5-11.515,58412.6
ICHC 111.41,4541.2
Independents 3011.414,01611.3
Greens 1300.02,9032.3
BNP 1000.01,7641.4
UKIP 300.07140.6
Albion100.0570.05

Conservative majority: 34.

Central area results

Following are the results for the electoral divisions located in the Central administrative sub-division of Shropshire Council, which covers the area of the former Shrewsbury and Atcham borough. Unless otherwise stated, all divisions elect a single member. The winning candidates are marked in bold.

Abbey

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Josephine Jones Conservatives 63749.4
Caroline Mary Cheyne Liberal Democrats 38329.7
John Olaf Lewis Labour and Co-operative 26920.9

Turnout: 35.1% [6]

Bagley

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Beverley Joy Baker Liberal Democrats 70558.5
David Stanley Farmer Conservatives 50041.5

Turnout: 38.14% [7]

Battlefield

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Malcolm Thomas Price Conservatives 52362.0
Ian Francis Peake Labour 18421.8
Christine Patricia Lord Independent 13616.1

Turnout: 31.23% [8]

Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton

Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton is a three-member division, with voters able to cast three separate votes in the election. In 2009, all three Labour candidates topped the vote, resulting in them being elected.

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
John Edward Clarke Labour 2,29218.9
Elizabeth Ann Parsons Labour 2,17117.9
Jonathan Tandy Labour 2,07917.1
Jacqueline M Brennand Conservatives 1,98816.4
John Samuel Diggory Conservatives 1,94816.1
Mark Anthony Jones Conservatives 1,65413.6
Votes%
Total for Labour Labour 6,54253.9
Total for Conservatives Conservatives 5,59046.1

Turnout: 49.17% [9]

Belle Vue

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
John Mansel Williams Labour 79748.4
Stephen John Jetley Conservatives 57134.7
Hayley Farr Greens 1619.8
Evan Melvyn Ab-Owain Liberal Democrats 1177.1

Turnout: 51.14% [10]

Bowbrook

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Peter Michael Adams Conservatives 84875.3
Charles Patrick Wilson Labour 27824.7

Turnout: 41.04% [11]

Burnell

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Timothy G Barker Conservatives 1,23475.1
Patricia Mary Stokes-Smith Liberal Democrats 40924.9

Turnout: 52.35% [12]

Castlefields and Ditherington

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Alan Neil Mosley Labour 71957.2
Deborah Scollan Conservatives 27722.0
Tobias Oliver Ray Green Greens 15212.1
Michael Antony Foulkes BNP 1098.7

Turnout: 41.65% [13]

Chirbury and Worthen

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Heather Mary Kidd Liberal Democrats 791
Philip Dennis Morgan Conservatives 613

Turnout: 59.81% [14]

Copthorne

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Peter Anthony Nutting Conservatives 81253.7
Margaret Alison Hamer Liberal Democrats 69946.3

Turnout: 49.69% [15]

Harlescott

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Vernon Thomas Bushell Labour 44339.8
James Philip Taggart Conservatives 38034.2
Sharon Carrington Liberal Democrats 14713.2
Karl Antony Foulkes BNP 14212.8

Turnout: 34.21% [16]

Longden

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Roger Arthur Evans Liberal Democrats 97058.4
John Peter Jetson Conservatives 69041.6

Turnout: 53.31% [17]

Loton

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
David William Llywellyn Roberts Conservatives 107774.8
Frederick Roland Smith Liberal Democrats 36225.2

Turnout: 47.23% [18]

Meole

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Michael John Owen Conservatives 103571.3
Gilian Grafton Liberal Democrats 41628.7

Turnout: 48.18% [19]

Minsterley

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Tudor Bebb Conservatives 78860.5
Marian Eva Balmond Liberal Democrats 32625.0
Nancy Rose Davies Greens 18914.5

Turnout: 42.58% [20]

Monkmoor

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
John Anthony Durnell Conservatives 58251.2
Pamela Ann Moseley Labour 55448.8

Turnout: 35.45% [21]

Porthill

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Anne Marilyn Chebsey Liberal Democrats 86456.8
Judith Anne Williams Conservatives 65843.2

Turnout: 47.99% [22]

Quarry and Coton Hill

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Maxwell Keith Winchester Conservatives 42643.6
Andrew David Murray Bannerman Liberal Democrats 35336.1
Huw Richard Wystan Peach Greens 14114.4
James Grimshaw GollinsAlbion575.8

Turnout: 38.79% [23]

Radbrook

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Keith Raymond Roberts Conservatives 75451.0
Anne Margaret Woolland Liberal Democrats 72349.0

Turnout: 48.51% [24]

Severn Valley

The Severn Valley division was uncontested in 2009, resulting in the Conservative candidate being elected unopposed. [25]

CandidatePolitical party
Claire Margaret Wild Conservatives

Sundorne

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Karen Lesley Burgoyne Conservatives 44346.2
Daniel Moore Labour 34636.1
Helen Marie Foulkes BNP 16917.6

Turnout: 32.79% [26]

Tern

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Edward John Everall Conservatives 99762.0
Helen Sonia Woodman Liberal Democrats 61138.0

Turnout: 48.35% [27]

Underdale

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Jonathan Miles Whitthorn Kenny Liberal Democrats 85767.7
Mary Anne Stuart Richey Conservatives 12610.0
Robert Henry Philip Allum Labour 1199.4
James Alexander Lewis BNP 876.9
James Alan Whittaker Greens 776.1

Turnout: 43.00%

North area results

Following are the results for the electoral divisions located in the North administrative sub-division of Shropshire Council, which covers the areas of the previous North Shropshire and Oswestry district and borough councils. Unless otherwise stated, all divisions elect a single member. The winning candidates are marked in bold.

Cheswardine

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Andrew Betham Davies Conservatives 781
Michael Gould Independent 369
Robert Patrick O'Brien Labour 112

Turnout: 40.37% [28]

Ellesmere Urban

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Elizabeth Ann Hartley Conservatives 53946.0
Brian John Knight Liberal Democrats 52044.4
Elizabeth Ballamy Labour 1139.6

Turnout: 40.52% [29]

Hodnet

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Karen Dale Calder Conservatives 98784.1
Janet Beverley Smith Labour 18715.9

Turnout: 42.56% [30]

Llanymynech

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Arthur Edward Walpole Conservatives 90168.0
Brian Laurence Willis Liberal Democrats 42432.0

Turnout: 42.56% [31]

Market Drayton East

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
John Brian Gillow Conservatives 1,10076.9
Robert Peter Bentley Labour 33123.1

Turnout: 41.84% [32]

Market Drayton West

Market Drayton West is a two-member division, with voters able to cast two separate votes in the election. In 2009, both Conservative candidates topped the vote, resulting in their election.

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
David James Minnery Conservatives 1,19229.8
Roger Alan Hughes Conservatives 1,17929.5
Roger Elwyn Walker Labour 62815.7
Valerie Jean Taylor Labour 60615.2
Philip Richard Reddall BNP 3909.8
Votes%
Total for Conservatives Conservatives 2,37159.3
Total for Labour Labour 1,23430.9
Total for BNP BNP 3909.8

Turnout: 34.25% [33]

Oswestry East

Oswestry East is a two-member division, with voters able to cast two separate votes in the election. In 2009, both Conservative candidates topped the vote, resulting in their election.

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Martin Bennett Conservatives 96327.7
William Benyon Conservatives 96227.7
Peter Alun Cherrington Independent 69720.0
Philip Damion Box Labour 50014.4
John Edward Keirl BNP 35610.2
Votes%
Total for Conservatives Conservatives 1,92555.3
Total for Independent Independent 69720.0
Total for Labour Labour 50014.4
Total for BNP BNP 35610.2

Turnout: 30.47% [34]

Oswestry South

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Keith Robert Barrow Conservatives 66057.0
Owen Bevan Thomas Greens 21818.8
Romer Wilfred Hoseason Liberal Democrats 20117.4
David Mervyn Hughes Labour 796.8

Turnout: 36.39% [35]

Oswestry West

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Vincent John Hunt Conservatives 47844.1
Saffron Neon Gabriel Rainey Independent 38935.9
Elaine Channon Liberal Democrats 21820.1

Turnout: 37.04% [36]

Prees

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Paul Anthony Donald Wynn Conservatives 61643.3
Janet Ann Proudlove Independent 30221.3
Leslie Edwin Phillips Independent 29320.6
Robert Andrew Irvine-List UKIP 21014.8

Turnout: 43.65% [37]

Ruyton and Baschurch

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Aggie Josephine Caesar-Homden Conservatives 73555.9
Colin Russell Case Liberal Democrats 38028.9
Susan Nina Boulding Greens 20115.3

Turnout: 46.06% [38]

Selattyn and Gobowen

Selattyn and Gobowen is a two-member division, with voters able to cast two separate votes in the election. The Liberal Democrat candidate and one of the two Conservative candidates topped the poll and they were both elected.

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
David Glyn Lloyd Conservatives 1,03936.4
Trevor Davies Liberal Democrats 98534.5
Barbara Jane Craig Conservatives 83129.1
Votes%
Total for Conservatives Conservatives 1,87065.5
Total for Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats 98534.5

Turnout: 34.42% [39]

Shawbury

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Simon Paul Anderson Jones Conservatives 89362.7
Norman Aldhous Liberal Democrats 53237.3

Turnout: 42.22% [40]

St Martin's

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Stephen Harry Davenport Conservatives 58845.0
Neil Graham Independent 40731.1
William Henry Jenkins Labour 31223.9

Turnout: 38.68% [41]

St Oswald

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Joyce Bernadette Barrow Conservatives 82465.3
John Clive Humphries Liberal Democrats 43734.7

Turnout: 39.78% [42]

The Meres

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Brian Beckett Williams Conservatives 1,06166.8
Andrew Gordon Whyte Liberal Democrats 33120.8
Stephen Christopher Boulding Greens 19612.3

Turnout: 47.20% [43]

Wem

Wem is a two-member division, with voters able to cast two separate votes in the election. The Liberal Democrat candidate and an independent candidate topped the poll and were both elected.

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Christopher John Mellings Liberal Democrats 1,49729.2
Pauline Anne Dee Independent 1,06120.7
Peter Broomhall Conservatives 72914.2
John Hamilton Murray Conservatives 66313.0
Margaret J Carson Independent 54310.6
William Nevett Independent 3617.1
Ian R Deakin BNP 2655.2
Votes%
Total for Independents Independents 1,96538.4
Total for Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats 1,49729.2
Total for Conservatives Conservatives 1,39227.2
Total for BNP BNP 2655.2

Turnout: 43.40% [44]

Whitchurch North

Whitchurch North is a two-member division, with voters able to cast two separate votes in the election. In 2009, both Conservative candidates topped the vote, resulting in their election.

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Thomas Henry Biggins Conservatives 1,19836.5
Margaret Ruth Mullock Conservatives 83625.4
Robert John Hewson Independent 42813.0
Andrew Hadden Richardson Liberal Democrats 33910.3
Pauline Lynn Jones Liberal Democrats 2969.0
Stephen Nigel Clifford Labour 1885.7
Votes%
Total for Conservatives Conservatives 2,03461.9
Total for Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats 63519.3
Total for Independent Independent 42813.0
Total for Labour Labour 1885.7

Turnout: 34.86% [45]

Whitchurch South

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Gerald Lionel Dakin Conservatives 56152.3
Christopher Arthur Rawson Chambers Independent 31329.2
Ruth Christine Leach Greens 11610.8
Tricia Dawson Labour 837.7

Turnout: 33.85% [46]

Whittington

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Stephen Frank Charmley Conservatives 79461.4
Patricia Anne Raine Independent 50038.6

Turnout: 41.23% [47]

South area results

Following are the results for the electoral divisions located in the South administrative sub-division of Shropshire Council, which covers the areas of the former South Shropshire and Bridgnorth districts. Unless otherwise stated, all divisions elect a single member. The winning candidates are marked in bold.

Albrighton

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Malcolm Gregory Pate Conservatives 88848.6
David Alan Beechey Independent 77042.1
James Paul Lusk Labour 1709.3

Turnout: 49.05% [48]

Alveley and Claverley

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Tina Woodward Conservatives 797
Frederick David Voysey Liberal Democrats 430
George Benjamin Henry Lee Independent 394

Turnout: 49.45% [49]

Bishop's Castle

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Peter Francis Phillips Liberal Democrats 754
Georgiana Louise Dacre Ellis Conservatives 641
Jacqueline Mary Morrish Greens 186

Turnout: 55.83% [50]

Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts

Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts is a two-member division, with voters able to cast two separate votes in the election. In 2009, both Conservative candidates topped the vote, resulting in their election.

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Christian James Lea Conservatives 941
William Michael Parr Conservatives 875
Adrian Ebrutal Tacchi Independent 796
David Walker Liberal Democrats 578
Paul Anthony Tacchi Independent 550
Iain Reginald Findlay Seivewright Liberal Democrats 520
Patricia Joan Lee Independent 172
Votes%
Total for Conservatives Conservatives 1,816
Total for Independents Independents 1,518
Total for Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats 1,098

Turnout: 36.29% [51]

Bridgnorth West and Tasley

Bridgnorth West and Tasley is a two-member division, with voters able to cast two separate votes in the election. In 2009, both Conservative candidates topped the vote, resulting in their election.

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Leslie John Paul Winwood Conservatives 1199
John Hurst-Knight Conservatives 940
Richard Douglas Stilwell Liberal Democrats 564
Vanessa Naomi Voysey Liberal Democrats 512
Edward John Shirley Independent 510
Norman Philip Charles Cottrell Independent 400
Geoffrey Thomas Bodenham Independent 272
Votes%
Total for Conservatives Conservatives 2,139
Total for Independents Independents 1,182
Total for Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats 1,076

Turnout: 37.15% [52]

Broseley

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Jean Elizabeth Jones Labour 1006
Josephine Challinor Conservatives 490

Turnout: 41.78% [53]

Brown Clee

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Robert Stuart Tindall Conservatives 919
Richard Andrew Kightley Liberal Democrats 419

Turnout: 44.92% [54]

Church Stretton and Craven Arms

Church Stretton and Craven Arms is a two-member division, with voters able to cast two separate votes in the election. In 2009, both Conservative candidates topped the vote, resulting in their election.

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
David William Evans Conservatives 1325
James Allan Gibson Conservatives 1222
Neville Percy Stephens Liberal Democrats 1072
Robert Douglas Welch Liberal Democrats 903
Helen Claire Byrne Greens 595
Mark Edward Ernest Morris Independent 591
David Percival Gibbon Greens 552
Clive Stephen Leworthy Labour 502
James Lloyd Whittall BNP 221
Votes%
Total for Conservatives Conservatives 2,547
Total for Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats 1,975
Total for Greens Greens 1,147
Total for Independent Independent 591
Total for Labour Labour 502
Total for BNP BNP 221

Turnout: 54.92%

Clee

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Paul Vincent Andrews Conservatives 714
Richard Mark Huffer Liberal Democrats 694
Adrian Harcourt Coles Independent 471

Turnout: 52.69%

Cleobury Mortimer

Cleobury Mortimer is a two-member division, with voters able to cast two separate votes in the election. In 2009, the Independent Community and Health Concern candidate and one of the two Conservative candidates topped the vote, resulting in their election.

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Doreen Madge Shineton Independent Community and Health Concern 1454
Gwilym Howard Leslie Butler Conservatives 1304
Betty Doreen Davies Independent 1181
Ian James Suthers Conservatives 575
Votes%
Total for Conservatives Conservatives 1,879
Total for ICHC Independent Community and Health Concern 1,454
Total for Independent Independent 1,181

Turnout: 47.96%

Clun

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Nigel John Hartin Liberal Democrats 962
Jacqueline Williams Conservatives 900

Turnout: 61.18%

Corvedale

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Cecilia Mary Anne Motley Conservatives 1020
Claude Lowry Bodenham Independent 701

Turnout: 59.07%

Highley

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Eunice Mary Nicholls Liberal Democrats 654
Peter John Martin Conservatives 380

Turnout: 37.06%

Ludlow East

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Tracey Huffer Liberal Democrats 667
Edgar Charles Havard Conservatives 390
Christina Jean Evans BNP 113
Gareth Stephen Williams Labour 109

Turnout: 42.33% [55]

Ludlow North

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Rosanna Theresa Daphne Taylor-Smith Conservatives 685
Peter Jack Corston Liberal Democrats 500
Graeme Perks Independent 206
Imogen Herford Greens 119
Caroline Snyder BNP 54

Turnout: 52.54% [56]

Ludlow South

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Martin Alan Taylor-Smith Conservatives 757
Elizabeth Vivienne Parry Liberal Democrats 755

Turnout: 52.09% [57]

Much Wenlock

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Paul Milner Whiteman Conservatives 779
David Michael John Gibbon Independent 531
Philip John Robinson Liberal Democrats 357

Turnout: 47.99%

Shifnal North

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Gordon Frank Tonkinson Conservatives 659
Kevin David Turley Independent 482
Gillian Elizabeth Seymour UKIP 269
Raymond Frederick Stickland Independent 86

Turnout: 40.98%

Shifnal South and Cosford

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Stuart John West Conservatives 731
David Ridley Victor Murray Liberal Democrats 415
Brian Edward Hyde Seymour UKIP 235
David John Carey Labour 151

Turnout: 45.17% [58]

Worfield

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Michael Linden Wood Conservatives 898
Margaret Edmonson Chalmers Winckler Independent 287
Helen Howell Liberal Democrats 246

Turnout: 48.45% [59]

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  16. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for Harlescott on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). shropshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  17. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for Longden on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  18. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for Loton on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  19. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for Meole on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  20. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for Minsterley on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  21. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for Monkmoor on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  22. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for Porthill on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  23. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for Quarry & Coton Hill on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  24. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for Radbrook on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  25. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for Severn Valley on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  26. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for Sundorne on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  27. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for Tern on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  28. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for Cheswardine on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  29. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for Ellesmere Urban on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  30. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for Hodnet on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  31. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for Llanymynech on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  32. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for Market Drayton East on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  33. Porter, Claire. "Election of Councillors for Market Drayton West on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  34. Porter, Claire. "Election of Councillors for Oswestry East on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  35. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for Oswestry South on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  36. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for Oswestry West on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  37. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for Prees on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  38. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for Ruyton & Baschurch on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  39. Porter, Claire. "Election of Councillors for Selattyn & Gobowen on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  40. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for Shawbury on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  41. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for St Martins on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  42. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for St. Oswald on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  43. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for The Meres on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  44. Porter, Claire. "Election of Councillors for Wem on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  45. Porter, Claire. "Election of Councillors for Whitchurch North on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  46. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for Whitchurch South on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  47. Porter, Claire. "Election of a County Councillor for Whittington on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  48. Porter, Claire. "Election of a County Councillor for Albrighton on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  49. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for Alveley and Claverley on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  50. Porter, Claire. "Election of a County Councillor for Bishop's Castle on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  51. Porter, Claire. "Election of Councillors for Bridgnorth East & Astley Abbotts on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011.
  52. Porter, Claire. "Election of Councillors for Bridgnorth West & Tasley on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011.
  53. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for Broseley on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  54. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for Brown Clee on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012.
  55. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for Ludlow East on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011.
  56. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for Ludlow North on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011.
  57. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for Ludlow South on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011.
  58. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for Shifnal South & Cosford on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011.
  59. Porter, Claire. "Election of a Councillor for Worfield on Thursday 4 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011.