Shropshire local elections
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Shropshire Council
(prior to 1 April, 2009, Shropshire County Council) is elected every four years. The council is the top-tier of local authorities in the non-metropolitan county of Shropshire
, England
.
and then the unitary authority
has been held by the following parties:
Shropshire County Council election, 2005
(boundary changes increased the number of seats by 4)
Shropshire Council election, 2009
(boundary changes took place following local government re-organisation
)
Shropshire Council
Shropshire Council is a unitary authority in Shropshire, United Kingdom.It replaced the former two-tier local government structure in the non-metropolitan county of Shropshire on 1 April 2009, which involved its immediate predecessor, Shropshire County Council, and five non-metropolitan districts -...
(prior to 1 April, 2009, Shropshire County Council) is elected every four years. The council is the top-tier of local authorities in the non-metropolitan county of Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Political control
Since 1973 political control of first the county councilCounty council
A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries.-United Kingdom:...
and then the unitary authority
Unitary authority
A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national...
has been held by the following parties:
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
1973 - 2005 |
| Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
2005 - present |
Council elections
Shropshire County Council election, 2001Shropshire County Council election, 2001
The 2001 elections to Shropshire County Council took place on the 7 June 2001.The Labour party increased its number of councillors at the expense of the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. The council remained no overall control however....
Shropshire County Council election, 2005
Shropshire County Council election, 2005
The 2005 elections to Shropshire County Council took place on May 5, 2005, alongside the 2005 general election across the entire United Kingdom....
(boundary changes increased the number of seats by 4)
Shropshire Council election, 2009
Shropshire Council election, 2009
The first elections to Shropshire Council took place on 4 June 2009, having been delayed from 7 May in order to coincide with elections to the European Parliament.74 councillors were elected from 63 electoral divisions...
(boundary changes took place following local government re-organisation
2009 structural changes to local government in England
Structural changes to local government in England were effected on 1 April 2009, whereby a number of new unitary authorities were created in parts of the country which previously operated a 'two-tier' system of counties and districts...
)