Shropshire Council
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Shropshire Council, known between 1980 and 2009 as Shropshire County Council and prior to 1980 as Salop County Council, is the local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Shropshire in the West Midlands region of England. Since 2009 it has been a unitary authority, being a county council which also performs the functions of a district council. The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the ceremonial county of Shropshire, which additionally includes Telford and Wrekin.
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Shropshire Council | |
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Type | |
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History | |
Founded | 1 April 1889 (1889-04-01) |
Leadership | |
Andy Begley since 2020[2] | |
Structure | |
Seats | 74 councillors[3] |
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Elections | |
First past the post | |
Last election | 6 May 2021 |
Next election | 1 May 2025 |
Motto | |
Floreat Salopia (May Shropshire Flourish) | |
Meeting place | |
Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND | |
Website | |
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The council has been under Conservative majority control since 2005. It is based at Shirehall in Shrewsbury.