# Shropshire Council elections

Shropshire Council elections are held every four years, and since 2009 74 councillors have been elected from 63 electoral divisions.
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. The Telford and Wrekin district had already become a separate unitary authority in 1998.

## Political control

Since 1974, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
Non-metropolitan county
| Party in control | Party in control | Years |
| | No overall control | 1974–2005 |
| | Conservative | 2005–2009 |
Unitary authority
| Party in control | Party in control | Years |
| | Conservative | 2009–present |

### Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2009 have been:
| Councillor | Party | From | To |
| Malcolm Pate | Conservative | | 18 Jun 2009 |
| Keith Barrow | Conservative | 18 Jun 2009 | 4 Dec 2015 |
| Malcolm Pate | Conservative | 17 Dec 2015 | 18 May 2017 |
| Peter Nutting | Conservative | 18 May 2017 | 9 May 2021 |
| Lezley Picton | Conservative | 20 May 2021 | |

## Council 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)
* 2009 Shropshire Council election (new division boundaries and became a unitary authority)
* 2013 Shropshire Council election (minor boundary changes not affecting number of divisions)
* 2017 Shropshire Council election
* 2021 Shropshire Council election

## County result maps

* 2013 results map
* 2017 results map
* 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 | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 706 | 35.9 | +35.9 |
| | Labour | | 651 | 33.1 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 612 | 31.1 | −31.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,969 | 47.3 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Meole Brace By-Election 26 October 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 822 | 47.0 | +21.8 |
| | Labour | | 778 | 44.5 | +8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 150 | 8.6 | −29.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,750 | 30.2 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### 2001–2005

Shifnal By-Election 20 June 2002 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 469 | 28.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,627 | 27.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Myddle By-Election 25 March 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 1,457 | 50.3 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 1,441 | 49.7 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,898 | 51.2 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### 2005–2009

Oswestry By-Election 30 November 2006 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 432 | 30.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,432 | 15.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Whittington By-Election 30 November 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Davies | 680 | 54.9 | +54.9 |
| | Conservative | David Glyn | 559 | 45.1 | +18.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 121 | 9.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,239 | 24.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Market Drayton By-Election 5 June 2008 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 668 | 30.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,220 | 25.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Mark Huffer | 946 | |
| | Conservative | Hayley Clare Fernihough | 506 | |
| | Independent | Graeme Perks | 116 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 440 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1568 | 43.11 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Quarry and Coton Hill By-Election 17 February 2011 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.47 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Bishop's Castle By-Election 29 September 2011 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Abbey By-Election 1 March 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hannah Fraser | 550 | |
| | Conservative | Peter John Wright | 542 | |
| | Green | John Robert Brown | 122 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Church Stretton and Craven Arms By-Election 13 September 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lee Chapman | 1216 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Douglas Welch | 969 | |
| | Labour | Clive Stephen Leworthy | 529 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### 2013–2017

Ludlow North By-Election 13 March 2014 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 197 | 15.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,278 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Oswestry East By-Election 12 February 2015 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 382 | 28.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,325 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Belle Vue By-Election 12 November 2015 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 264 | 23.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,143 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Meole By-Election 3 December 2015 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 187 | 16.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,136 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Oswestry South By-Election 4 February 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 151 | 14.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,061 | | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Bishop's Castle By-Election 12 September 2019 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 609 | 51.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,174 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2017–2021

Shifnal South and Cosford By-Election 5 July 2018 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 152 | 16.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 946 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Belle Vue By-Election 25 April 2019 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 200 | 15.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,281 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Meole By-Election 15 August 2019 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 129 | 11.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,164 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bishop's Castle By-Election 12 September 2019 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 609 | 51.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,174 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2021–2025

Highley By-Election 23 June 2022 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 351 | 30.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,157 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Bridgnorth West and Tasley By-Election 6 October 2022 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 407 | 25.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,588 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Worfield By-Election 7 September 2023 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 8 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 832 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Alveley and Claverley By-Election 19 October 2023 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 254 | 22.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,125 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |