Telford and Wrekin Council elections

Telford and Wrekin Council (prior to 1998 'The Wrekin Council') is elected every four years.

The Wrekin Council was a second-tier district in the non-metropolitan county of Shropshire, England. The new unitary authority (since 1998) is now the principal local authority of the borough of Telford and Wrekin. The borough is entirely parished and elections to the town and parish councils also take place every four years.

Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 54 councillors are elected from 33 wards.^[1] Boundary changes will affect the next election to the council, in 2015, with 54 councillors to be elected from 30 wards.^[2]

Political control

Since 1997 political control of the authority has been held by the following parties:

Party in control	Years
Labour	1997–2006
No overall control	2006–2008
Conservative	2008–2011
Labour	2011 – Present

Council elections

Telford and Wrekin Council election, 2000
Telford and Wrekin Council election, 2003 (boundary changes took place for this election)^[3]
Telford and Wrekin Council election, 2007
Telford and Wrekin Council election, 2011
Telford and Wrekin Council election, 2015 (boundary changes will take place for this election; the number of seats will remain the same)^[2]

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.

1997–2000

College By-Election 21 October 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		370	52.0	+16.0
	Labour		342	48.0	+0.2
Majority			28	4.0
Turnout			712	31.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+7.9

2000–2003

Malinslee and Langley By-Election 7 December 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		443	56.4
	Conservative		176	22.4
	Liberal Democrat		167	21.2
Majority			267	34.0
Turnout			786	13.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Dawley Magna By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,826	49.6	+16.2
	Conservative		1,083	29.4	-11.9
	Liberal Democrat		597	16.2	+16.2
	Socialist Alliance		178	4.8	+4.8
Majority			743	20.2
Turnout			3,684
	Labour hold		Swing	+14.4

Malinslee and Langley By-Election 25 October 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		421	53.4
	Liberal Democrat		257	32.6
	UKIP		77	9.8
	Socialist Alliance		34	4.3
Majority			164	20.8
Turnout			789	13.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Wombridge By-Election 25 October 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		257	47.8	-17.6
	Conservative		158	29.4	-5.2
	UKIP		80	14.9	+14.9
	Liberal Democrat		43	8.0	+8.0
Majority			99	18.4
Turnout			538	12.4
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.2

Donnington By-Election 14 February 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		462	63.1	+4.2
	Conservative		243	33.2	-7.9
	Liberal Democrat		27	3.7	+3.7
Majority			219	29.9
Turnout			732	20.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.1

2003–2007

The Nedge By-Election 31 July 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		763	32.3	-7.0
	Independent		701	29.7	-2.9
	Conservative		666	28.2	+0.1
	Independent		174	7.4	+7.4
	Independent		57	2.4	+2.4
Majority			62	2.6
Turnout			2,361	36.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.1

Ketley and Oakengates By-Election 18 September 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,225	42.1	+12.9
	Labour		1,183	40.6	-4.3
	Independent		350	12.0	+12.0
	Independent		153	5.3	+5.3
Majority			42	1.5
Turnout			2,911	43.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	+8.6

Haygate By-Election 12 February 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rosemary Chaplin	374	33.8	-16.3
	Labour	Frank Burns	342	30.9	-2.3
	Liberal Democrat	Sean Blackhurst	173	15.6	+15.6
	Independent	Roger Aveley	152	13.7	-3.0
	Independent	Barry Olliver	65	5.9	+5.9
Majority			32	2.9
Turnout			1,106	54.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	-7.0

Newport North By-Election 12 February 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daniel Ashley	500	40.0	+7.9
	Liberal Democrat	Robert Unwin	441	35.3	-32.6
	Independent	Susan Harris-Cohen	158	12.7	+12.7
	Labour	James Roberts	150	12.0	+12.0
Majority			59	4.7
Turnout			1,249	56.6
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing	+20.3

Madeley By-Election 22 April 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Janice Jones	421	29.1	-10.5
	Independent	John Birtwhistle	387	26.7	-8.2
	Conservative	Pamela Wilkie	311	21.5	-4.0
	BNP	Brian Coleman	188	13.0	+13.0
	Liberal Democrat	Patricia King	105	7.2	+7.2
	UKIP	Raymond Knight	36	2.5	+2.5
Majority			34	2.4
Turnout			1,448	35.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.2

Dawley Magna By-Election 7 December 2006^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Telford and Wrekin Peoples Association	Adrian Williams	649	41.3	+41.3
	Labour	Santokho Sekham	476	30.3	-24.9
	Conservative	Harvey Unwin	446	28.4	-3.4
Majority			173	11.0
Turnout			1,571	22.5
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing	+33.1

2007–2011

Brookside By-Election 8 November 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Dixon	593	52.0	+21.7
	Labour	Liz Swift	362	31.7	+3.2
	Independent	Sudhir Patel	114	10.0	-1.5
	Independent	John Franklyn	72	6.3	+6.3
Majority			231	20.3
Turnout			1,141	22.5
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+9.3

Horsehay and Lightmoor By-Election 13 February 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Clive Mollett	358	45.6	+6.8
	Labour	Steve Harrington	172	21.9	+1.6
	Telford and Wrekin People's Association	John Higginson	145	18.5	+18.5
	Independent	Alan Hussey	110	14.0	-26.9
Majority			186	23.7
Turnout			785	33.4
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing	+2.6

Wrockwardine By-Election 13 February 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Terry Kiernan	918	67.3	+15.3
	Liberal Democrat	Patricia Fairclough	306	22.4	+22.4
	Labour	Thomas Bolger	141	10.3	-5.9
Majority			612	44.9
Turnout			1,365	32.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3.6

Muxton By-Election 24 July 2008^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Dugmore	795	61.9	+2.4
	Labour	Philip Norton	341	26.6	+1.0
	Independent	Graham Williamson	100	7.8	+7.8
	UKIP	Raymond Knight	48	3.7	-11.2
Majority			454	35.3
Turnout			1,284	27.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.7

College By-Election 11 February 2010^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Chaplin	252	29.3	-5.5
	Independent	Patrick McCarthy	237	27.6
	Labour	Michael Ion	219	25.5	+25.5
	Independent	Nusrat Janjua	127	14.8
	Telford and Wrekin People's Association	Richard Choudhary	24	2.8
Majority			15	1.7
Turnout			859	39.7
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

The Nedge By-Election 11 February 2010^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Harvey Unwin	760	42.5	+18.6
	Labour	Shaun Davies	688	38.5	+15.4
	UKIP	Ray Knight	237	13.3	-0.6
	BNP	Terence Gould	103	5.8	+5.8
Majority			72	4.0
Turnout			1,788	27.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+1.6

2011–2015

Dawley Magna By-Election 14 February 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Pinter	957	53.9	+11.6
	Conservative	Alan Scott	379	21.4	-8.1
	UKIP	Ryan Laing	312	17.6	+17.6
	Independent	Angela Jordan	126	7.1	+7.1
Majority			578	32.5
Turnout			1,774	24.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.9

References

↑ "Electoral services". Telford & Wrekin Council. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
↑ 2.0 2.1 LGBCE Telford and Wrekin review (2014)
↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
↑ "By-election win for parking group". BBC Online. 8 December 2006. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
↑ "Declaration of result of poll". Telford & Wrekin Council. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
↑ 6.0 6.1 "By election results". Telford & Wrekin Council. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2010.

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