Shropshire Council elections

Shropshire Council elections are held every four years, and since 2025, 74 councillors have been elected from 72 electoral divisions.^[1]

Shropshire Council is the unitary authority for the district of Shropshire, within the larger ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. The council was created in 1889 as Salop County Council, and was the upper tier of government in the two-tier metropolitan county between 1974 and 2009. On 1 April 2009, as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England, Shropshire's districts were abolished and the county council took over their functions.^[2] The Telford and Wrekin district had already become a separate unitary authority in 1998.^[3]

Council elections

Non-metropolitan county elections

• 1973 Salop County Council election
• 1977 Salop 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 Shropshire County Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 4)^[4]

Unitary authority elections

Year	Conservative	Liberal Democrats	Reform	Labour	Green	Health Concern	Independent	Council control after election
2009[5]	54	11	–	7	0	1	1		Conservative
2013[a][7]	48	12	–	9	0	1	4		Conservative
2017[8]	49	12	–	8	1	1	3		Conservative
2021[9]	43	14	–	9	4	–	4		Conservative
2025[b][10]	7	42	16	4	4	–	1		Liberal Democrats

Result maps

• 
  2013 results map
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  2017 results map
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  2021 results map

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 their 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 Democrats		612	31.1	−31.8
Majority			55	2.8
Turnout			1,969	47.3
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Meole Brace By-Election 26 October 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		822	47.0	+21.8
	Labour		778	44.5	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats		150	8.6	−29.8
Majority			44	2.5
Turnout			1,750	30.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		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 Democrats		1,441	49.7	−0.5
Majority			16	0.6
Turnout			2,898	51.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

2005–2009

Oswestry By-Election 30 November 2006^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joyce Barrow	770	53.8	+22.4
	Labour	Susan Crow	338	23.6	−14.7
	Liberal Democrats	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^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Market Drayton By-Election 5 June 2008^[12]

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 By-Election 1 July 2010^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Mark Huffer	946
	Conservative	Hayley Clare Fernihough	506
	Independent	Graeme Perks	116
Majority			440
Turnout			1568	43.11
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Quarry and Coton Hill By-Election 17 February 2011^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew David Murray Bannerman	356
	Conservative	Judie McCoy	268
	Labour	John Olaf Lewis	197
	Independent	James Grimshaw Gollins	30
Majority
Turnout				30.47
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Bishop's Castle By-Election 29 September 2011^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Charlotte Ann Barnes	801
	Conservative	Georgiana Louise Dacre Ellis	544
	Labour	Jean Gray	80
	Green	Michael Richard Tucker	74
Majority
Turnout				51.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Abbey By-Election 1 March 2012^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Hannah Fraser	550
	Conservative	Peter John Wright	542
	Green	John Robert Brown	122
Majority
Turnout				41.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Church Stretton and Craven Arms By-Election 13 September 2012^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lee Chapman	1216
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Douglas Welch	969
	Labour	Clive Stephen Leworthy	529
Majority
Turnout				38
	Conservative hold		Swing

2013–2017

Ludlow North By-Election 13 March 2014^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Boddington	579	45.3	+11.7
	Conservative	Anthony Bevington	382	29.9	−10.5
	Independent	Graeme Perks	223	17.4	+17.4
	Labour	Danny Sweeney	94	7.4	−1.3
Majority			197	15.4
Turnout			1,278
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Oswestry East By-Election 12 February 2015^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Price	629	47.5	+17.0
	Labour	Claire Norris	247	18.6	−10.2
	Green	Duncan Kerr	231	17.4	+17.4
	Liberal Democrats	Amanda Woof	218	16.5	+16.5
Majority			382	28.8
Turnout			1,325
	Conservative hold		Swing

Belle Vue By-Election 12 November 2015^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Amy Liebich	546	47.8	−28.7
	Conservative	Andrew Wagner	282	24.7	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Beverley Baker	240	21.0	+21.0
	Green	Sam Taylor	75	6.6	+6.6
Majority			264	23.1
Turnout			1,143
	Labour hold		Swing

Meole By-Election 3 December 2015^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nic Laurens	490	43.1	−11.8
	Labour	John Lewis	303	26.7	−11.0
	Liberal Democrats	Nat Green	223	19.6	+12.3
	UKIP	David Morgan	64	5.6	+5.6
	Green	John Newnham	56	4.9	+4.9
Majority			187	16.5
Turnout			1,136
	Conservative hold		Swing

Oswestry South By-Election 4 February 2016^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Duncan Kerr	518	48.8	+17.1
	Conservative	Christopher Schofield	367	34.6	−11.4
	Labour	Carl Hopley	95	9.0	+9.0
	Liberal Democrats	Amanda Woof	81	7.6	+1.8
Majority			151	14.2
Turnout			1,061
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing

Bishop's Castle By-Election 12 September 2019^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ruth Houghton	838	71.4	−2.2
	Conservative	Edward Thompson	229	19.5	−1.4
	Labour	Andy Stelman	107	9.1	+9.1
Majority			609	51.9
Turnout			1,174
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2017–2021

Shifnal South and Cosford By-Election 5 July 2018^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Bird	362	38.3	−18.8
	Independent	Andy Mitchell	210	22.2	−9.3
	Independent	David Carey	207	21.9	+21.9
	Liberal Democrats	Jolyon Hartin	167	17.7	+6.3
Majority			152	16.1
Turnout			946
	Conservative hold		Swing

Belle Vue By-Election 25 April 2019^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Halliday	603	47.1	+4.1
	Liberal Democrats	James McLeod	403	31.5	+3.2
	Conservative	Ross George	152	11.9	−12.3
	Green	Dave Latham	65	5.1	+0.6
	UKIP	Bob Oakley	58	4.5	+4.5
Majority			200	15.6
Turnout			1,281
	Labour hold		Swing

Meole By-Election 15 August 2019^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gwendoline Burgess	438	37.6	−17.8
	Liberal Democrats	Adam Fejfer	309	26.5	+14.4
	Labour	Darrell Morris	286	24.6	−2.9
	Green	Emma Bullard	131	11.3	+6.3
Majority			129	11.1
Turnout			1,164
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bishop's Castle By-Election 12 September 2019^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ruth Houghton	838	71.4	−2.2
	Conservative	Edward Thompson	229	19.5	−1.4
	Labour	Andy Stelman	107	9.1	+9.1
Majority			609	51.9
Turnout			1,174
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2021–2025

Highley By-Election 23 June 2022^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Williams	630	54.5	+54.5
	Conservative	Naomi Waterson	279	24.1	−9.5
	Labour	Liam Atwal	239	20.7	+7.3
	Green	Clare Nash	9	0.8	+0.8
Majority			351	30.3
Turnout			1,157
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Bridgnorth West and Tasley By-Election 6 October 2022^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rachel Connolly	887	55.9	+6.0
	Conservative	Jonathan Holland	480	30.2	−4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Stilwell	176	11.1	−1.6
	Green	Clare Nash	45	2.8	+0.2
Majority			407	25.6
Turnout			1,588
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Worfield By-Election 7 September 2023^[30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Sherrington	400	48.1	+33.5
	Conservative	Michael Wood	392	47.1	−27.9
	Labour	Shanthi Flynn	40	4.8	+4.8
Majority			8	1.0
Turnout			832
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Alveley and Claverley By-Election 19 October 2023^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Taylor	662	58.8	+36.6
	Conservative	Jonathan Davey	408	36.3	−33.0
	Labour	Ann Philp	55	4.9	+4.9
Majority			254	22.6
Turnout			1,125
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		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

Notes

1. Boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same.^[6]
2. Boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same.^[1]