Shropshire Council elections
Shropshire Council (prior to 1 April 2009, Shropshire County Council) is elected in full every four years.
The previous county council was the top-tier of local authorities in the non-metropolitan county of Shropshire, England. The new unitary authority (since 2009) is now the principal local authority of the non-metropolitan county. The county is entirely parished and elections to the town and parish councils also take place every four years – these have (as from 2013) all been aligned to coincide with the Shropshire Council elections.
In 1998, the district of Telford and Wrekin was removed from the non-metropolitan county of Shropshire, reducing the area covered and electorate of Shropshire (County) Council.
Since the last boundary changes in 2009, 74 councillors are elected from 63 electoral divisions (53 single member divisions, nine 2-member divisions and one 3-member electoral division).
Political control
Since 1973 political control of first the county council and then the unitary authority has been held by the following parties:[1][2]
Full council elections
All the county's electoral divisions are up for election at once, every four years.
- Shropshire County Council election, 1973
- Shropshire County Council election, 1977
- Shropshire County Council election, 1981
- Shropshire County Council election, 1985
- Shropshire County Council election, 1989
- Shropshire County Council election, 1993
- Shropshire County Council election, 1997
- Shropshire County Council election, 2001
- Shropshire County Council election, 2005 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 4)[1]
- Shropshire Council election, 2009 (fundamental boundary changes took place following local government re-organisation)
- Shropshire Council election, 2013
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 his seat.
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
2005–2009
Oswestry By-Election 30 November 2006[3] |
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[3] |
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[4] |
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 |
|
|
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[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Richard Mark Huffer |
946 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Hayley Clare Fernihough |
506 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Graeme Perks |
116 |
|
|
Majority |
440 |
|
|
Turnout |
1568 |
43.11 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative |
Swing |
|
|
Quarry and Coton Hill Division By-Election 17 February 2011[6] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Andrew David Murray Bannerman |
356 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Judie McCoy |
268 |
|
|
|
Labour |
John Olaf Lewis |
197 |
|
|
|
Independent |
James Grimshaw Gollins |
30 |
|
|
Majority |
|
|
|
Turnout |
|
30.47 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative |
Swing |
|
|
Bishop's Castle Division By-Election 29 September 2011[7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Charlotte Ann Barnes |
801 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Georgiana Louise Dacre Ellis |
544 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Jean Gray |
80 |
|
|
|
Green |
Michael Richard Tucker |
74 |
|
|
Majority |
|
|
|
Turnout |
|
51.3 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Church Stretton and Craven Arms Division By-Election 13 September 2012[9] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Lee Chapman |
1216 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Robert Douglas Welch |
969 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Clive Stephen Leworthy |
529 |
|
|
Majority |
|
|
|
Turnout |
|
38 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
2013–2017
Ludlow North Division By-Election 13 March 2014[10] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
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 Democrat gain from Conservative |
Swing |
|
|
Oswestry East Division By-Election 12 February 2015[11] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
John W Price |
629 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Claire Rebecca Norris |
247 |
|
|
|
Green |
Duncan Kerr |
231 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Amanda Jane Woof |
218 |
|
|
Majority |
382 |
|
|
Turnout |
1337 |
19.46% |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
See also
- Telford and Wrekin local elections
Former councils in Shropshire:
- Bridgnorth local elections
- North Shropshire local elections
- Oswestry local elections
- Shrewsbury and Atcham local elections
- South Shropshire local elections
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