# 2019 Telford and Wrekin Council election

The 2019 Telford and Wrekin Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Telford and Wrekin Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

2019 Telford & Wrekin Borough Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 51 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 66.7 | 47.6 | 35,767 | +9.5 |
| Conservative | 50 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 24.1 | 37.4 | 28,131 | –4.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 5,482 | +5.4 |
| Independent | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 1.9 | 4.7 | 3,503 | +0.9 |
| UKIP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2,032 | –9.0 |
| Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 221 | –2.7 |

## Ward results
### Admaston & Bratton

Admaston & Bratton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Terry Kiernan | 502 | 61.7 |
| | Labour | Joan Gorse | 186 | 22.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josh Tomlinson | 126 | 15.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Apley Castle

Apley Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Blundell | 632 | 59.1 |
| | Conservative | Becky Eade | 256 | 23.9 |
| | Labour | John Parkin | 181 | 16.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Arleston

Arleston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Angela McClements | 602 | 81.2 |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Roberts | 139 | 18.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Brookside

Brookside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jackie Loveridge | 519 | 38.8 | |
| | Labour | Arnold England | 488 | | |
| | Conservative | Stuart Parr | 314 | 23.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shana Roberts | 270 | 20.2 | |
| | UKIP | Peter Roberts | 236 | 17.6 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Pryce | 189 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Church Aston & Lilleshall

Church Aston & Lilleshall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Andrew Eade | 699 | 70.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Ellams | 191 | 19.1 |
| | Labour | Robert Sloan | 109 | 10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### College

College :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lee Carter | 500 | 50.2 |
| | Conservative | Eddie Lowe | 276 | 27.7 |
| | Green | Pat McCarthy | 221 | 22.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Dawley & Aqueduct

Dawley & Aqueduct :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jane Pinter | 1,212 | 61.8 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Burford | 1,157 | | |
| | Labour | Concepta Cassar | 1,030 | | |
| | Conservative | Kate Barnes | 748 | 38.2 | |
| | Conservative | Steve Barnes | 725 | | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Dunne | 571 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Donnington

Donnington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Clare | 681 | 52.5 | |
| | Labour | James Lavery | 635 | | |
| | Conservative | Martyn Edwards | 324 | 25.0 | |
| | UKIP | Bryan Muirden | 292 | 22.5 | |
| | Conservative | Philip Loughlin | 227 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Dothill

Dothill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Tomlinson | 459 | 49.7 |
| | Conservative | Lisa Jinks | 202 | 21.9 |
| | Labour | John Latter | 140 | 15.2 |
| | UKIP | Anthony Wood | 123 | 13.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Edgmond & Ercall Magna

Edgmond & Ercall Magna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Bentley | 1,258 | 68.5 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Burrell | 1,188 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Wiggin | 333 | 18.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Wiggin | 274 | | |
| | Labour | William McClements | 246 | 13.4 | |
| | Labour | Derek Gorse | 241 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Ercall

Ercall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Miles Hosken | 567 | 51.9 |
| | Labour | Giles Luter | 526 | 48.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Hadley & Leegomery

Hadley & Leegomery :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Leon Murray | 1,319 | 68.7 | |
| | Labour | Gemma Offland | 1,267 | | |
| | Labour | Malcolm Smith | 1,247 | | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Benion | 601 | 31.3 | |
| | Conservative | Sylvia Hall | 561 | | |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Haigh | 522 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Haygate

Haygate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Graham Cook | 401 | 47.5 |
| | Conservative | John Alvey | 303 | 35.9 |
| | Independent | Tim Wills | 141 | 16.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Horsehay & Lightmoor

Horsehay & Lightmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Raj Mehta | 844 | 51.4 | |
| | Conservative | Jayne Greenaway | 798 | 48.6 | |
| | Conservative | Gareth Thomas | 478 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Ironbridge Gorge

Ironbridge Gorge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Carolyn Healy | 707 | 62.6 |
| | Conservative | Nicola Lowery | 423 | 37.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Ketley & Overdale

Ketley & Overdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Amrik Jhawar | 912 | 40.3 | |
| | Labour | Mark Boylan | 833 | | |
| | Labour | Eileen Callear | 796 | | |
| | Conservative | Joy Francis | 792 | 35.0 | |
| | Conservative | Lee Vidor | 585 | | |
| | Independent | Andrew Morris | 557 | 24.6 | |
| | Conservative | Rupal Karpe | 532 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Madeley & Sutton Hill

Madeley & Sutton Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Watling | 1,095 | 55.1 | |
| | Labour | Janice Jones | 1,072 | | |
| | Labour | Derek White | 1,065 | | |
| | Conservative | Dave Wright | 892 | 44.9 | |
| | Conservative | Graham Hossell | 688 | | |
| | Conservative | Pauline Hossell | 677 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Malinslee & Dawley Bank

Malinslee & Dawley Bank :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Shaun Davies | 927 | 78.4 |
| | Labour | Kuldip Sahota | 847 | |
| | Conservative | Tammy Wood | 255 | 21.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Muxton

Muxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Dugmore | 1,005 | 69.8 | |
| | Conservative | Adrian Lawrence | 976 | | |
| | Labour | Sophie Thompson | 434 | 30.2 | |
| | Labour | William Barton | 431 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Newport North & West

Newport North & West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Peter Scott | 1,329 | 47.6 | |
| | Conservative | Tim Nelson | 802 | 28.7 | |
| | Conservative | Bill Harper | 572 | | |
| | Labour | Phil Norton | 388 | 13.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Garvey | 274 | 9.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Newport South & East

Newport South & East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Janke | 1,040 | 48.5 | |
| | Conservative | Eric Carter | 730 | 34.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Syrda | 690 | | |
| | Conservative | Emma Thomas | 520 | | |
| | Labour | Tom King | 374 | 17.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Oakengates & Katley Bank

Oakengates & Katley Bank :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hilda Rhodes | 1,078 | 43.6 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Reynolds | 981 | | |
| | Labour | Gilly Reynolds | 979 | | |
| | UKIP | Nick Dunn | 507 | 20.5 | |
| | Conservative | Lindsey Sharratt | 488 | 19.7 | |
| | UKIP | William Gilmour | 465 | | |
| | Conservative | Matthew Kingston | 454 | | |
| | UKIP | Craig Triplett | 409 | | |
| | Independent | Alan Maddy | 398 | 16.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Park

Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Thompson | 384 | 47.5 |
| | Conservative | Barry Tillotson | 314 | 38.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Fairclough | 110 | 13.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Priorslee

Priorslee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Fletcher | 994 | 60.2 | |
| | Conservative | Veronica Fletcher | 958 | | |
| | Labour | Gurdip Singh | 656 | 39.8 | |
| | Labour | Adrian Foster | 592 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Shawbirch

Shawbirch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Tomlinson | 620 | 61.6 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Lowe | 296 | 29.4 |
| | Labour | Usman Ahmed | 90 | 8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Wright | 910 | 60.3 | |
| | Labour | Richard Overton | 889 | | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Hoof | 599 | 39.7 | |
| | Conservative | Jay Gough | 462 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### The Nedge

The Nedge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nathan England | 880 | 39.1 | |
| | Labour | Christopher Turley | 830 | | |
| | Labour | Vanessa Holt | 774 | | |
| | Independent | Connor Furnival | 576 | 25.6 | |
| | Conservative | Tom Wust | 557 | 24.8 | |
| | Independent | Greg Sinclair | 502 | | |
| | Conservative | John Baker | 475 | | |
| | Conservative | Robert Cadman | 437 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Bryant | 236 | 10.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Woodside

Woodside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kelly Middleton | 504 | 54.2 |
| | Labour | Rae Evans | 418 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Greg Spruce | 227 | 24.4 |
| | Conservative | Alan Scott | 199 | 21.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Wrockwardine

Wrockwardine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jacqui Seymour | 555 | 63.9 |
| | Labour | Paul Davis | 313 | 36.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Wrockwardine Wood & Trench

Wrockwardine Wood & Trench :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shirley Reynolds | 1,101 | 71.2 | |
| | Labour | Charles Smith | 976 | | |
| | Conservative | David Haigh | 446 | 28.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

## By-elections
### Dawley & Aqueduct

Dawley & Aqueduct: 16 December 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bob Wennington | 996 | 55.8 | +4.9 |
| | Conservative | Kate Barnes | 735 | 41.2 | −5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Salter | 55 | 3.1 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 261 | 14.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,798 | 26.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.1 | |

### Brookside

Brookside: 7 April 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jim Loveridge | 531 | 58.8 | +20.0 |
| | Conservative | Chris Leach | 318 | 35.2 | +11.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Howard | 54 | 6.0 | −11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 213 | 23.6 | +8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 915 | 21.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.1 | |