2017 Shropshire Council election

The 2017 Shropshire Council election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom.[1] All 74 councillors were elected from 63 electoral divisions which return either one, two or three councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.

2017 Shropshire Council election
4 May 2017
All 74 seats to Shropshire Council
38 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats won 49 12 8
Seat change 1 1
Map showing the results of the 2017 elections. Striped divisions have mixed representation.
Council control before election

Conservative

 Council control after election

Conservative

Results

Summary
Shropshire Council election, 2017
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 49 3 2 +1 48.8 51,215
  Liberal Democrats 12 - 20.1 21,078
  Labour 8 -1 16.3 17,083
  Green 1 1 0 +1 7.5 7,850
  Independent 3 -1 5.2 5,426
  Health Concern 1 1.2 1,311
  UKIP 0 0.9 994
Federalist Party of the United Kingdom 0.1 79
  Total 104,986

All wards are single seat unless otherwise stated

The results below are sourced from the Shropshire Council website.[2]

Abbey
Abbey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Hannah Fraser 790 55.59
Conservative Georgina Alison Boulger 345 24.28
Labour Mark James Healey 223 15.69
UKIP John Kinsey Price 63 4.43
Majority
Turnout 1421
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Albrighton
Albrighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Malcolm Pate 882 75.27
Independent Phillip Michael Harrison 419 32.21
Majority
Turnout 1301
Conservative hold Swing

Alveley and Claverley
Alveley and Claverley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tina Woodward 919 75.27
Liberal Democrats Colin Taylor 302 24.73
Majority
Turnout 1221
Conservative hold Swing

Bagley
Bagley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alexander George Phillips 511 39.95
Liberal Democrats Beverley Baker 385 30.1
Labour Wynn Davies 383 29.95
Majority
Turnout 1279
Conservative hold Swing

Battlefield
Battlefield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dean Spencer Carroll 476 57.28
Labour Gianluca Cerritelli 285 34.3
Green Chris Davenport 70 8.42
Majority
Turnout 831
Conservative hold Swing

Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton
Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ted Clarke 2318 20.9
Labour Tony Parsons 1820 16.41
Labour Jane Mackenzie 1720 15.51
Conservative Janine Hayter 1315 11.86
Conservative Andrea Caroline Hall 1206 10.87
Conservative Ryan Peter Alan Harrison 1114 10.04
Liberal Democrats Will Coles 474 4.27
Green Chris Lemon 318 2.87
Green Josh Cockburn 276 2.49
UKIP Ray Graham 296 2.67
Majority
Majority
Majority
Turnout 11092
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Belle Vue
Belle Vue
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Taylor 643 43.01
Liberal Democrats Daniel Adam Clark 423 28.29
Conservative Simon James Wray 362 24.21
Green Dave Latham 67 4.48
Majority
Turnout 1495
Labour hold Swing

Bishop's Castle
Bishop's Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Keeley 960 73.62
Conservative Christopher John Tyler 273 20.94
Majority
Turnout 1304
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Bowbrook
Bowbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Adams 688 68.66
Liberal Democrats David Arwyn Ellams 161 16.07
Green Peter John Gilbert 153 15.27
Majority
Turnout 1002
Conservative hold Swing

Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts
Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christian Lea 1079 31.57
Conservative William Parr 930 27.21
Labour Julia Buckley 551 16.12
Liberal Democrats Naomi Vanessa Voysey 440 12.87
Liberal Democrats Richard Antony Fox 418 12.23
Majority
Majority
Turnout 3418
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bridgnorth West and Tasley
Bridgnorth West and Tasley (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Les Winwood 1098 32.42
Conservative Elliott Liam Lynch 873 25.78
Liberal Democrats David Norman Cooper 511 15.09
Liberal Democrats Stephen Golding Barras 458 13.52
Labour Mick Lane 312 9.21
UKIP Rod Evans 135 3.99
Majority
Majority
Turnout 3387
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Broseley
Broseley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Christopher Harris 892 60.6
Labour Gavin Nocholas Goodall 580 39.4
Majority
Turnout 1472
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Brown Clee
Brown Clee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Tindall 887 79.77
Liberal Democrats Frederick David Voysey 225 20.23
Majority
Turnout 1112
Conservative hold Swing

Burnell
Burnell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dan Morris 847 49.1
Liberal Democrats Kate King 814 47.19
Green Tereza Hayek 64 3.71
Majority
Turnout 1725
Conservative hold Swing

Castlefields and Ditherington
Castlefields and Ditherington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Mosley 857 74.2
Conservative Robert Charles Osborne 180 15.58
UKIP Sylvia Loosley 60 5.19
Green Claire Judith 58 5.02
Majority
Turnout 1155
Labour hold Swing

Cheswardine
Cheswardine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rob Gittins 735 76.01
Labour Len Surridge 232 23.99
Majority
Turnout 967
Conservative hold Swing

Chirbury and Worthen
Chirbury and Worthen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Heather Kidd 1003 77.75
Conservative Phillip Dennis Morgan 287 22.25
Majority
Turnout 1290
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Church Stretton and Craven Arms
Church Stretton and Craven Arms (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lee Chapman 1579 29.06
Conservative David Evans 1536 28.27
Liberal Democrats Sam Jones 815 15
Liberal Democrats Steve Jones 711 13.09
Green Steve Hale 404 7.44
Green Hilary Raborg Houchin Wendt 388 7.14
Majority
Majority
Turnout 5433
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Clee
Clee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Huffer 899 60.99
Conservative James Wheeler 575 39.01
Majority
Turnout 1474
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cleobury Mortimer
Cleobury Mortimer (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gwilym Butler 1349 39.43
Health Concern Madge Shineton 1311 38.32
Labour John Mayers Rodgers 315 9.21
Liberal Democrats Lucinda Faye Timmins 255 7.45
Liberal Democrats Brett Lewis Jenkins 191 5.58
Majority
Majority
Turnout 34.21
Conservative hold Swing
Health Concern hold Swing

Clun
Clun
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nigel Hartin 911 55.86
Conservative Sarah Jane Smith 720 44.14
Majority
Turnout 1631
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Copthorne
Copthorne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Nutting 735 59.85
Liberal Democrats Rob Lea 287 23.37
Green Gareth Stephen Egarr 151 12.3
UKIP Frank James Henry Burgess 55 4.48
Majority
Turnout 1228
Conservative hold Swing

Corvedale
Corvedale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cecilia Motley 1058 80.4
Labour Manda Scott 258 19.6
Majority
Turnout 1316
Conservative hold Swing

Ellesmere Urban
Ellesmere Urban
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Hartley 671 67.44
Liberal Democrats Rod Keyes 324 32.56
Majority
Turnout 995
Conservative hold Swing

Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn
Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Macey 826 26.78
Conservative Thomas Mark Jones 748 24.25
Labour Craig David Emery 397 12.87
Green Paul Herbert 353 11.45
Labour Jack Roberts 335 10.86
Liberal Democrats Henry John Stevens 279 9.05
Green Stephen James Froggatt 146 4.73
Majority
Majority
Turnout 3084
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Harlescott
Harlescott
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ioan Gruffydd Jones 552 57.14
Conservative Martin Richard Croll 324 33.54
UKIP Marino Bernardo Pacini 90 9.32
Majority
Turnout 966
Labour hold Swing

Highley
Highley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Dave Tremellen 427 43.13
Conservative Edward Gilliams 282 28.48
Labour Nicki Barker 170 17.17
Independent George Christopher Court 111 11.21
Majority
Turnout 990
Independent hold Swing

Hodnet
Hodnet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Karen Calder 716 82.02
Labour Charles Henry Warren Love 157 17.98
Majority
Turnout 873
Conservative hold Swing

Llanymynech
Llanymynech
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matt Lee 671 62.07
Green Olly Rose 249 23.03
Liberal Democrats John Alexander Thornton 161 14.89
Majority
Turnout 1081
Conservative hold Swing

Longden
Longden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Roger Evans 986 61.2
Conservative Catherine Angela Roberts 560 34.76
UKIP Edward Arthur Higginbottom 65 4.03
Majority
Turnout 1611
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Loton
Loton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ed Potter 994 74.57
Liberal Democrats Lisa Michelle Walton 213 15.98
Green Michelle Jane Sutton-Jones 126 9.45
Majority
Turnout 1333
Conservative hold Swing

Ludlow East
Ludlow East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tracey Huffer 678 64.2
Conservative Patricia Ann Price 235 22.25
Labour Colin Eric James Sheward 143 13.54
Majority
Turnout 1056
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Ludlow North
Ludlow North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andy Boddington 897 68.89
Conservative Simon Richard Harris 303 23.27
Green Linda Mary Senior 54 4.15
UKIP Chris Woodward 48 3.69
Majority
Turnout 1302
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Ludlow South
Ludlow South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Viv Parry 918 65.81
Conservative Fiona Margaret Pizzoni 376 26.95
Labour Michael John Penn 101 7.24
Majority
Turnout 1395
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Market Drayton East
Market Drayton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roy Aldcroft 829 73.23
Labour Rob Bentley 303 26.77
Majority
Turnout 1132
Conservative hold Swing

Market Drayton West
Market Drayton West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Minnery 840 28.7
Conservative Roger Hughes 835 28.53
Labour Darren Michael Taylor 472 16.13
Labour Lin Surridge 462 15.78
Green Rodger Sydney Bradley 318 10.86
Majority
Majority
Turnout 2927
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Meole
Meole
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nic Laurens 710 55.43
Labour Rod Turner 352 27.48
Liberal Democrats Slawomir Adam Fejfer 155 12.1
Green Tom Heyek 64 5
Majority
Turnout 1281
Conservative hold Swing

Monkmoor
Monkmoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pam Moseley 693 71.15
Conservative Valerie Adele Lingen-Jones 281 28.85
Majority
Turnout 974
Labour hold Swing

Much Wenlock
Much Wenlock (uncontested)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Turner 0 0
Majority
Turnout N/A
Conservative hold Swing

Oswestry East
Oswestry East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John William Price 778 25.63
Conservative Clare Victoria Aspinall 605 19.93
Independent Peter Cherrington 342 11.26
Labour Carl Hopley 315 10.38
Independent Martin Bennett 289 9.52
Green Mike Isherwood 286 9.42
Green David Matthew Bennett 254 8.37
Liberal Democrats Amanda Jane Woof 97 3.19
Liberal Democrats Lee Kelvin Bennett 70 2.31
Majority
Majority
Turnout 3036
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Oswestry South
Oswestry South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Paul Milner 703 52.35
Green Duncan Kerr 640 47.65
Majority
Turnout 1343
Conservative hold Swing

Oswestry West
Oswestry West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Vince Hunt 432 46.75
Green Barry John Edwards 421 45.56
Liberal Democrats Romer Wilfred Hoseason 71 7.68
Majority
Turnout 924
Conservative hold Swing

Porthill
Porthill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Julian David Geoffrey Dean 662 41.69
Liberal Democrats David Craddock 431 27.14
Conservative Judie McCoy 495 31.17
Majority
Turnout 1588
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Prees
Prees
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Wynn 722 62.13
Independent Andrew Gordon Whyte 440 37.87
Majority
Turnout 1162
Conservative hold Swing

Quarry and Coton Hill
Quarry and Coton Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nat Green 625 56.36
Conservative Arlinda Ballcaj 356 32.1
Green Huw Richard Wystan Peach 128 11.54
Majority
Turnout 1109
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Radbrook
Radbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Roberts 809 58.62
Liberal Democrats Ian Edward Cartwright 367 26.59
Green John Patrick Newnham 204 14.78
Majority
Turnout 1380
Conservative hold Swing

Rea Valley
Rea Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Hignett 803 55.23
Liberal Democrats Susan Catherine Lockwood 565 38.86
Green Jonathan Colin Brown 86 5.91
Majority
Turnout 1454
Conservative hold Swing

Ruyton and Baschurch
Ruyton and Baschurch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Bardsley 852 73.64
Labour Graeme Rodger Currie 166 14.35
Federalist Party Robert John Jones 79 6.83
Liberal Democrats Alex Jones 60 5.19
Majority
Turnout 1157
Conservative hold Swing

Severn Valley
Severn Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Claire Wild 1077 80.01
Green Emma Bullard 142 10.55
Liberal Democrats Fred Smith 127 9.44
Majority
Turnout 1346
Conservative hold Swing

Shawbury
Shawbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Jones 786 76.46
Green Steve Boulding 242 23.54
Conservative hold Swing

Shifnal North
Shifnal North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Kevin Turley 992 81.18
Conservative William Colin Cundy 230 18.82
Majority
Turnout 1222
Independent hold Swing

Shifnal South and Cosford
Shifnal South and Cosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart West 668 57.14
Independent Andy Mitchell 368 31.48
Liberal Democrats Jolyon Thomas Hartin 133 11.38
Majority
Turnout 1169
Conservative hold Swing

St Martin's
St Martin's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve Davenport 674 66.54
Labour Neil Graham 339 33.46
Majority
Turnout 1013
Conservative hold Swing

St Oswald
St Oswald
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joyce Barrow 682 59.36
Independent Len Evans 467 40.64
Majority
Turnout 1149
Conservative hold Swing

Sundorne
Sundorne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin Pardy 618 73.92
Conservative Kayleigh Sarah Gough 218 26.08
Majority
Turnout 836
Labour hold Swing

Tern
Tern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lezley May Picton 816 62.62
Liberal Democrats Helen Woodman 205 15.73
Labour Co-op John Olaf Lewis 204 15.66
Green Tony Newby 78 5.99
Majority
Turnout 1303
Conservative hold Swing

The Meres
The Meres
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Williams 905 65.58
Independent Patrick James Manners 193 13.99
Liberal Democrats Julian Marion Bushell 165 11.96
Green Carlo Umberto Ferri 117 8.48
Majority
Turnout 1380
Conservative hold Swing

Underdale
Underdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David George Vasmer 339 36.37
Labour Peter Liebich 272 29.18
Conservative Ken Vine 257 27.58
Green Charlie Bell 64 6.87
Majority
Turnout 932
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Wem
Wem (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Mellings 1444 35.13
Independent Pauline Dee 1202 29.25
Conservative Peter Broomhall 813 19.78
Conservative Mark Whittle 396 9.64
Green Mel Draycott 255 6.2
Majority
Majority
Turnout 4110
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Whitchurch North
Whitchurch North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peggy Mullock 1016 41.66
Conservative Thomas Biggins 681 27.92
Green Liz Lever 421 17.36
Liberal Democrats Benedict John Alexander Jephcott 188 7.71
Green William Lloyd Jones 133 5.45
Majority
Majority
Turnout 2439
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Whitchurch South
Whitchurch South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gerald Dakin 422 52.62
Liberal Democrats Tom Thornhill 156 19.45
UKIP Andrea Christabel Allen 132 16.46
Independent William Morris Hilton 92 11.47
Majority
Turnout 802
Conservative hold Swing

Whittington
Whittington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve Charmley 613 53.44
Liberal Democrats David Walker 298 25.98
Green Edward David Goff 152 13.25
Independent Christopher Lee Jones 84 7.32
Majority
Turnout 1147
Conservative hold Swing

Worfield
Worfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Wood 754 76.78
Labour Ann Rochelle 117 11.91
Liberal Democrats Helen Elizabeth Howell 111 11.3
Majority
Turnout 76.78
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  2. "Unitary results - May 4 2017". Shropshire Council. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
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