Shropshire local elections
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Shropshire Council in England is elected every four years.
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[edit] Political control
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| No overall control | 1973 - 2005 |
| Conservative | 2005 - present |
[edit] Council elections
Shropshire Council election, 2001
Shropshire Council election, 2005 (boundary changes took place)[1]
[edit] By-election results
[edit] 1997-2001
| Bayston Hill By-Election 22 July 1999 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 706 | 35.9 | +35.9 | ||
| Labour | 651 | 33.1 | -4.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 612 | 31.1 | -31.8 | ||
| Majority | 55 | 2.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,969 | 47.3 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
| Meole Brace By-Election 26 October 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 822 | 47.0 | +21.8 | ||
| Labour | 778 | 44.5 | +8.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 150 | 8.6 | -29.8 | ||
| Majority | 44 | 2.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,750 | 30.2 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
[edit] 2001-2005
| Shifnal By-Election 20 June 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Myddle By-Election 25 March 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 1,457 | 50.3 | +0.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 1,441 | 49.7 | -0.5 | ||
| Majority | 16 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,898 | 51.2 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
[edit] 2005-2009
| Oswestry By-Election 30 November 2006[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Joyce Barrow | 770 | 53.8 | +22.4 | |
| Labour | Susan Crow | 338 | 23.6 | -14.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 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[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Market Drayton By-Election 5 June 2008[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ Local election results: Shropshire. BBC Online. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
- ^ a b By-election results - 30 November 2006. Shropshire County Council. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
- ^ Market Drayton by-election result. Shropshire County Council (2008-06-06). Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
