Shropshire Council - Wards and Councillors

Unitary authority · West Midlands · 74 seats in 72 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 3 May 2029

Liberal Democrats have a majority on Shropshire Council. The council has 74 councillors in 72 wards. Seats by party: Lib Dem 41, Reform 15, Conservative 7, Labour 4, Green 4, Other 3. The next election is on 3 May 2029.

Control

Seats by party

Liberal Democrats (Majority)

74 seats - 38 for a majority

Reform 15Labour 4Conservative 7Lib Dem 41Green 4Other 3

Seat changes since the 1 May 2025 election Other +2 Reform −1 Lib Dem −1

Vote share at the 1 May 2025 election (74 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Lib Dem34.2%42

Reform27.3%16

Conservative20.0%7

Labour9.0%4

Green6.4%4

Other3.0%1

Next election

3 May 2029

all 74 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Lib Dem 41

majority of 8; 38 needed

Closest result

Bridgnorth South & Alveley

Lib Dem won by 1 vote over Reform, 1 May 2025

Latest by-election

Alveley and Claverley

Lib Dem gain from Conservative, 21 October 2023 (4 since 2021)

Constituencies

4 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

57%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemReformGreenIndependent

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 72 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Abbey Jamie Daniels	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 48.6% lead 30.6 pts
Albrighton Nigel Lumby	1 May 2025 Conservative 55.8% lead 28.8 pts
Bagley Benedict Jephcott	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 45.0% lead 22.5 pts
Battlefield Harry Hancock-Davies	1 May 2025 Reform 32.7% lead 5.4 pts
Bayston Hill Teri Trickett	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 51.9% lead 28.6 pts
Belle Vue Kate Halliday	1 May 2025 Labour 55.7% lead 36.9 pts
Bicton Heath Jon Tandy	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 47.1% lead 22.4 pts
Bishop's Castle Ruth Houghton	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 70.0% lead 55.1 pts
Bridgnorth Castle Peter Husemann	1 May 2025 Reform 31.9% lead 8.6 pts
Bridgnorth East Susan Eden	1 May 2025 Reform 43.1% lead 23.1 pts
Bridgnorth South & Alveley Colin Taylor	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 41.1% lead 1 vote
Bridgnorth West & Tasley Rachel Connolly	1 May 2025 Independent 32.2% lead 0.1 pts
Broseley Caroline Bagnall	1 May 2025 Labour 43.9% lead 9.8 pts
Brown Clee George Hollyhead	1 May 2025 Reform 38.6% lead 3.2 pts
Burnell Chris Naylor	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 49.0% lead 17.5 pts
Castlefields & Ditherington Alan Mosley	1 May 2025 Labour 51.6% lead 29.3 pts
Cheswardine Neil Bentley	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 34.7% lead 1.1 pts
Chirbury & Worthen Heather Kidd	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 71.0% lead 52.6 pts
Claverley & Worfield Dawn Husemann	1 May 2025 Reform 50.5% lead 22.4 pts
Clee Charles Shackerley-Bennett	1 May 2025 Reform 35.9% lead 3.2 pts
Cleobury Mortimer Pamela Davies	1 May 2025 Reform 34.5% lead 1.7 pts
Clun Sam Walmsley	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 53.6% lead 32.5 pts
Column & Sutton Rosemary Dartnall	1 May 2025 Labour 34.1% lead 9.7 pts
Copthorne Rob Wilson	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 53.7% lead 36.2 pts
Corvedale Colin Stanford	1 May 2025 Conservative 43.9% lead 18.8 pts
Craven Arms Joshua Dickin	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 39.9% lead 11.2 pts
Ellesmere Urban Rosie Radford	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 40.9% lead 12.2 pts
Harlescott Rhys Gratton	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 40.1% lead 6.1 pts
Highley Sharon Ritchie-Simmons	1 May 2025 Reform 42.6% lead 9.7 pts
Hodnet Donna Edmunds	1 May 2025 Reform 36.1% lead 4.2 pts
Llanymynech Duncan Borrowman	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 38.2% lead 2.3 pts
Longden Roger Evans	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 54.7% lead 31.5 pts
Loton Ed Potter	1 May 2025 Conservative 45.0% lead 19.8 pts
Ludlow East Beverley Waite	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 42.5% lead 11.3 pts
Ludlow North Andy Boddington	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 51.9% lead 27.1 pts
Ludlow South Vivienne Parry	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 59.8% lead 32.2 pts
Market Drayton East & Rural Tom Dainty	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 41.3% lead 6.6 pts
Market Drayton North Jeremy Blandford	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 44.9% lead 11.8 pts
Market Drayton South David Minnery	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 39.5% lead 3.7 pts
Meole Bernie Bentick	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 57.6% lead 36.3 pts
Monkmoor Adam Fejfer	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 47.6% lead 23.5 pts
Much Wenlock Dan Thomas	1 May 2025 Conservative 50.8% lead 27.5 pts
Oswestry North Wendy Owen	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 37.3% lead 12.7 pts
Oswestry North East James Owen	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 42.3% lead 17.1 pts
Oswestry South Duncan Kerr	1 May 2025 Green 34.9% lead 1.7 pts
Oswestry South East Mark Owen	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 42.3% lead 13.5 pts
Oteley & Reabrook Vicky Moore	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 39.5% lead 11.4 pts
Porthill Julian Dean	1 May 2025 Green 47.5% lead 30.6 pts
Prees Malcolm Myles-Hook	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 42.6% lead 5.0 pts
Quarry & Coton Hill Alex Wagner	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 56.8% lead 39.7 pts
Radbrook Christopher Lemon	1 May 2025 Green 51.0% lead 30.0 pts
Rea Valley Nick Hignett	1 May 2025 Conservative 40.3% lead 9.7 pts
Ruyton & Baschurch Robert Jones	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 49.5% lead 26.3 pts
Selattyn & Gobowen Craig Emery	1 May 2025 Green 38.4% lead 8.4 pts
Severn Valley Susan Coleman	1 May 2025 Conservative 34.2% lead 7.6 pts
Shawbury Alison Williams	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 43.0% lead 13.7 pts
Shifnal North Thomas Clayton	1 May 2025 Reform 34.2% lead 3.4 pts
Shifnal Rural Elizabeth Barker	1 May 2025 Reform 39.3% lead 4.3 pts
Shifnal South Ed Bird	1 May 2025 Conservative 30.1% lead 0.5 pts
St Martin's Carl Rowley, Brian Evans	1 May 2025 Reform 28.5% lead 7.1 pts
St Oswald Andy Davis	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 31.5% lead 0.6 pts
Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers David Davies	1 May 2025 Reform 43.0% lead 7.1 pts
Sundorne & Old Heath Mandy Duncan	1 May 2025 Reform 39.0% lead 0.1 pts
Tern Brendan Mallon	1 May 2025 Reform 34.6% lead 8.8 pts
The Meres Sarah Marston	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 51.4% lead 23.4 pts
The Strettons Mark Morris	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 34.6% lead 1 vote
Underdale David Vasmer	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 48.3% lead 24.5 pts
Wem Alan Holford, Gary Groves	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 39.5% lead 12.7 pts
Whitchurch North Andy Hall	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 54.0% lead 30.0 pts
Whitchurch South Greg Ebbs	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 37.7% lead 0.8 pts
Whitchurch West Sho Abdul	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 38.1% lead 9.6 pts
Whittington David Walker	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 47.8% lead 17.9 pts

Abbey

Jamie Daniels Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem48.6%

Reform18.0%

Labour14.2%

Conservative13.5%

Green5.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jamie Daniels Elected	Lib Dem	869	48.6%
Stuart Phelps	Reform	322	18.0%
Luke Cullen	Labour	254	14.2%
Matt Stone	Conservative	241	13.5%
Aidan Samuel Oliver Brockel	Green	101	5.7%

Albrighton

Nigel Lumby Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative55.8%

Reform27.0%

Labour8.7%

Lib Dem8.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nigel Peter Lumby Elected	Conservative	754	55.8%
Gary Vernon	Reform	365	27.0%
Moira Jane Harris	Labour	117	8.7%
Helen Louise Tedcastle	Lib Dem	116	8.6%

Bagley

Benedict Jephcott Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem45.0%

Reform22.5%

Labour15.0%

Conservative13.4%

Green4.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Benedict John Alexander Jephcott Elected	Lib Dem	664	45.0%
David Gerrard Geran	Reform	332	22.5%
David George Francis Findlay	Labour	221	15.0%
Garry David Burchett	Conservative	197	13.4%
Naomi Ruth Yates	Green	61	4.1%

Battlefield

Harry Hancock-Davies Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform32.7%

Lib Dem27.3%

Green22.4%

Conservative12.6%

Labour5.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Harry Hancock-Davies Elected	Reform	338	32.7%
Kate Fejfer	Lib Dem	282	27.3%
Sarah Louise Clayton	Green	232	22.4%
Becky Wall	Conservative	130	12.6%
John Howard Turnbull	Labour	52	5.0%

Bayston Hill

Teri Trickett Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem51.9%

Labour23.3%

Reform15.3%

Conservative6.7%

Green2.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Teri Trickett Elected	Lib Dem	920	51.9%
Alan John Parkhurst	Labour	412	23.3%
Euan Ball	Reform	271	15.3%
Max Thomas	Conservative	119	6.7%
Tony Burton	Green	50	2.8%

Belle Vue

Kate Halliday Labour

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Labour55.7%

Reform18.8%

Conservative10.1%

Lib Dem7.7%

Green7.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kate Halliday Elected	Labour	829	55.7%
Norman James Brown	Reform	279	18.8%
Alexander George Phillips	Conservative	151	10.1%
Will Read	Lib Dem	115	7.7%
Alexandra Katherine Biggs	Green	114	7.7%

Bicton Heath

Jon Tandy Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem47.1%

Reform24.7%

Labour12.2%

Conservative12.0%

Green4.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jon Tandy Elected	Lib Dem	677	47.1%
Chris Lodge	Reform	355	24.7%
Wynn Davies	Labour	176	12.2%
Robert Binks	Conservative	173	12.0%
Giles St John Fancourt Bell	Green	57	4.0%

Bishop's Castle

Ruth Houghton Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem70.0%

Reform14.9%

Conservative8.0%

Green4.2%

Labour2.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ruth Margaret Houghton Elected	Lib Dem	1,012	70.0%
Christine Roberts	Reform	216	14.9%
Hilary Mary Luff	Conservative	115	8.0%
Linda Senior	Green	61	4.2%
Steven John Barnbrook	Labour	41	2.8%

Bridgnorth Castle

Peter Husemann Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform31.9%

Lib Dem23.3%

Labour21.3%

Conservative20.4%

Green3.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Peter Husemann Elected	Reform	454	31.9%
David Norman Cooper	Lib Dem	331	23.3%
Huw Rees	Labour	302	21.3%
Bethanie Lauren Stanford	Conservative	290	20.4%
Clare Nash	Green	44	3.1%

Bridgnorth East

Susan Eden Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform43.1%

Lib Dem20.0%

Conservative15.6%

Shropshire First10.3%

Labour4.4%

Independent3.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Susan Elizabeth Eden Elected	Reform	539	43.1%
Vanessa Naomi Voysey	Lib Dem	250	20.0%
Christian James Lea	Conservative	195	15.6%
James David Gittins	Shropshire First	129	10.3%
Gavin Goodall	Labour	55	4.4%
Ian Wellings	Independent	46	3.7%
Susan Anne Mary Cunning	Green	37	3.0%

Bridgnorth South & Alveley

Colin Taylor Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem41.1%

Reform41.1%

Conservative14.0%

Green1.9%

Labour1.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Colin Taylor Elected	Lib Dem	509	41.1%
Karen Michelle Webb-James	Reform	508	41.1%
Kieran James Chambers	Conservative	173	14.0%
Robert Austin Cunning	Green	24	1.9%
Gail Marcia Waters	Labour	23	1.9%

Bridgnorth West & Tasley

Rachel Connolly Independent

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Independent32.2%

Reform32.1%

Lib Dem17.0%

Conservative15.2%

Labour2.3%

Green1.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rachel Elizabeth Connolly Elected	Independent	383	32.2%
Stuart Greaves	Reform	382	32.1%
Andrew John Sherrington	Lib Dem	202	17.0%
Ed Gillams	Conservative	181	15.2%
Ann Marie Philp	Labour	27	2.3%
Robert Gordon Humphreys	Green	15	1.3%

Broseley

Caroline Bagnall Labour

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Labour43.9%

Reform34.1%

Conservative8.9%

Shropshire First8.5%

Green2.4%

Lib Dem2.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Caroline Emma Bagnall Elected	Labour	717	43.9%
Lee Ross	Reform	557	34.1%
Chris Tyler	Conservative	146	8.9%
Simon Christopher Harris	Shropshire First	139	8.5%
Robert Holmquist	Green	39	2.4%
Jonathan Andrew Upton	Lib Dem	34	2.1%

Brown Clee

George Hollyhead Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform38.6%

Conservative35.4%

Lib Dem19.0%

Labour3.8%

Green3.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
George James Hollyhead Elected	Reform	581	38.6%
Dominic James Stanford	Conservative	534	35.4%
Richard Antony Fox	Lib Dem	286	19.0%
Nicholas James Hickman	Labour	57	3.8%
Lucy Aphramor	Green	49	3.3%

Burnell

Chris Naylor Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem49.0%

Conservative31.5%

Reform15.9%

Labour1.9%

Green1.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Chris Naylor Elected	Lib Dem	799	49.0%
Dan Morris	Conservative	514	31.5%
Michael John Watkins	Reform	259	15.9%
Elizabeth Jayne Lee Casson	Labour	31	1.9%
David Robert Crane	Green	28	1.7%

Castlefields & Ditherington

Alan Mosley Labour

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Labour51.6%

Reform22.3%

Green8.6%

Lib Dem6.4%

Conservative5.8%

Independent5.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alan Neil Mosley Elected	Labour	522	51.6%
Jonathan Walmsley	Reform	225	22.3%
Carlos Terol Marrero	Green	87	8.6%
Matthew David Hamilton Clark	Lib Dem	65	6.4%
David Richmond Turner	Conservative	59	5.8%
Joe Dyas	Independent	53	5.2%

Cheswardine

Neil Bentley Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem34.7%

Reform33.6%

Conservative29.9%

Labour1.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Neil Frederick Bentley Elected	Lib Dem	470	34.7%
Andy Radford	Reform	455	33.6%
James Richard Charles Maddocks	Conservative	405	29.9%
Anne Piercy	Labour	26	1.9%

Chirbury & Worthen

Heather Kidd Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem71.0%

Reform18.4%

Conservative7.8%

Green1.5%

Labour1.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Heather Mary Kidd Elected	Lib Dem	1,014	71.0%
Christine Ward	Reform	263	18.4%
Ian Francis Peake	Conservative	111	7.8%
Hilary Wendt	Green	21	1.5%
Deborah Jayne Walthorne	Labour	20	1.4%

Claverley & Worfield

Dawn Husemann Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform50.5%

Conservative28.1%

Lib Dem17.8%

Green1.8%

Labour1.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Dawn Amanda Husemann Elected	Reform	690	50.5%
Robert James Irvin	Conservative	383	28.1%
Paul Anthony Pickerill	Lib Dem	243	17.8%
Kim Laurette Fitzwarine-Smith	Green	25	1.8%
Heather Claire Thomas	Labour	24	1.8%

Clee

Charles Shackerley-Bennett Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform35.9%

Lib Dem32.7%

Conservative24.5%

Green4.3%

Labour2.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Charles Shackerley-Bennett Elected	Reform	506	35.9%
Stuart Nicholas Waite	Lib Dem	462	32.7%
Anthony Gerard Bevington	Conservative	345	24.5%
David Stuart Clifford Thomlinson	Green	61	4.3%
Jane Elizabeth Hickman	Labour	37	2.6%

Cleobury Mortimer

Pamela Davies Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform34.5%

Lib Dem32.8%

Conservative27.6%

Green3.5%

Labour1.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Pamela Christine Davies Elected	Reform	429	34.5%
Ben Williams	Lib Dem	408	32.8%
Gwilym Howard Leslie Butler	Conservative	343	27.6%
John Crowe	Green	44	3.5%
Jonathan Cooper Shires	Labour	19	1.5%

Clun

Sam Walmsley Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem53.6%

Reform21.1%

Conservative19.0%

Green4.3%

Labour2.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Samuel James Walmsley Elected	Lib Dem	861	53.6%
Brian Stewart James	Reform	338	21.1%
Carol Anne Griffiths	Conservative	305	19.0%
Sara Anne MacLachlan	Green	69	4.3%
David Henchman	Labour	32	2.0%

Column & Sutton

Rosemary Dartnall Labour

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Labour34.1%

Conservative24.4%

Reform23.5%

Lib Dem12.6%

Green5.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rosemary Dartnall Elected	Labour	459	34.1%
Freddie John Anderson	Conservative	329	24.4%
Maria Felton	Reform	316	23.5%
Jon Moore	Lib Dem	169	12.6%
Diane Louise Monether	Green	73	5.4%

Copthorne

Rob Wilson Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem53.7%

Reform17.5%

Conservative15.7%

Labour8.3%

Green4.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rob Wilson Elected	Lib Dem	913	53.7%
Gareth Bowles	Reform	298	17.5%
Jeff Anderson	Conservative	266	15.7%
Harry Taylor	Labour	141	8.3%
Christopher James Houlston	Green	81	4.8%

Corvedale

Colin Stanford Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative43.9%

Reform25.1%

Lib Dem20.4%

Green7.5%

Labour3.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Colin Andrew Stanford Elected	Conservative	741	43.9%
Claire Elizabeth Rowbotham	Reform	423	25.1%
David Gaukroger	Lib Dem	344	20.4%
Neil John Taylor	Green	127	7.5%
Simon Paul Morris	Labour	52	3.1%

Craven Arms

Joshua Dickin Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem39.9%

Conservative28.7%

Reform23.4%

Green5.1%

Labour2.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joshua Miles Dickin Elected	Lib Dem	538	39.9%
David William Evans	Conservative	387	28.7%
Stuart George Rowbotham	Reform	316	23.4%
Anne Winifred Swinnerton Dyer	Green	69	5.1%
George Adamson	Labour	39	2.9%

Ellesmere Urban

Rosie Radford Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem40.9%

Reform28.7%

Conservative28.3%

Labour2.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rosie Harriet Radford Elected	Lib Dem	467	40.9%
Paul Brewer	Reform	328	28.7%
Geoffrey Ian Elner	Conservative	323	28.3%
Michael Waters	Labour	23	2.0%

Harlescott

Rhys Gratton Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem40.1%

Reform34.0%

Labour16.0%

Conservative5.8%

Green4.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rhys Gratton Elected	Lib Dem	340	40.1%
Gwendoline Laura Wellings	Reform	288	34.0%
Elisabeth Addams	Labour	136	16.0%
Stan Wilkinson	Conservative	49	5.8%
Liz Evans	Green	35	4.1%

Highley

Sharon Ritchie-Simmons Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform42.6%

Lib Dem32.9%

Conservative18.7%

Shropshire First2.4%

Labour1.7%

Green1.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sharon Ann Ritchie-Simmons Elected	Reform	537	42.6%
Mark Nicholas Williams	Lib Dem	415	32.9%
Tom Quinn	Conservative	235	18.7%
Andrew Hancox	Shropshire First	30	2.4%
Timothy John Hughes	Labour	22	1.7%
Jan Arriens	Green	21	1.7%

Hodnet

Donna Edmunds Independent

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform36.1%

Lib Dem31.9%

Conservative27.8%

Labour4.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Donna Edmunds Elected	Reform	406	36.1%
Roger Alan Hughes	Lib Dem	358	31.9%
Mark James Lewis Gilbert	Conservative	313	27.8%
Christine Elizabeth Hart	Labour	47	4.2%

Llanymynech

Duncan Borrowman Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem38.2%

Reform35.9%

Conservative22.9%

Labour3.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Duncan Keith Borrowman Elected	Lib Dem	535	38.2%
Paul William Pritchard	Reform	502	35.9%
Vince Hunt	Conservative	320	22.9%
Karon Jill Adamson	Labour	42	3.0%

Longden

Roger Evans Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem54.7%

Reform23.2%

Conservative12.9%

Labour5.0%

Green4.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Roger Arthur Evans Elected	Lib Dem	779	54.7%
Paul Fotheringham	Reform	330	23.2%
Emma Thomas	Conservative	184	12.9%
Tom Doolan	Labour	71	5.0%
Christine Anne Holding	Green	61	4.3%

Loton

Ed Potter Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative45.0%

Reform25.2%

Lib Dem18.8%

Labour6.6%

Green4.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ed Potter Elected	Conservative	659	45.0%
Stuart Tomlins	Reform	370	25.2%
Edward Timothy Stanley Swain	Lib Dem	276	18.8%
Hannah Louise Taylor	Labour	97	6.6%
Michelle Jane Sutton Jones	Green	64	4.4%

Ludlow East

Beverley Waite Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem42.5%

Reform31.2%

Conservative9.1%

Independent7.7%

Green5.5%

Labour4.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Beverley Ann Elaine Waite Elected	Lib Dem	451	42.5%
Michael Ian Day	Reform	331	31.2%
Julian Guy Rogers-Coltman	Conservative	97	9.1%
Darren Childs	Independent	82	7.7%
David Anthony Currant	Green	58	5.5%
Susan Walton	Labour	42	4.0%

Ludlow North

Andy Boddington Independent

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem51.9%

Reform24.8%

Conservative14.6%

Green5.2%

Labour3.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andy Boddington Elected	Lib Dem	699	51.9%
Sara-Jane Ladums	Reform	334	24.8%
Sebastian Bowen	Conservative	196	14.6%
Linda Hale	Green	70	5.2%
Taylor Jones	Labour	47	3.5%

Ludlow South

Vivienne Parry Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem59.8%

Reform27.6%

Conservative6.7%

Green4.4%

Labour1.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Elizabeth Vivienne Parry Elected	Lib Dem	796	59.8%
Nigel Charles Roberts	Reform	367	27.6%
Peter Charles Webb	Conservative	89	6.7%
Antony David Lempert	Green	58	4.4%
Stuart Neal	Labour	20	1.5%

Market Drayton East & Rural

Tom Dainty Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem41.3%

Reform34.7%

Conservative20.2%

Labour3.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tom Dainty Elected	Lib Dem	502	41.3%
Anthony Neville Graham Atkinson	Reform	422	34.7%
Roy Aldcroft	Conservative	246	20.2%
Kevin Francis Madden	Labour	45	3.7%

Market Drayton North

Jeremy Blandford Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem44.9%

Reform33.1%

Conservative19.2%

Labour2.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jeremy Stuart Blandford Elected	Lib Dem	466	44.9%
Iana Miriam Jacobson	Reform	344	33.1%
Ian Charles Nellins	Conservative	199	19.2%
Imogen Grace Wilkes	Labour	30	2.9%

Market Drayton South

David Minnery Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem39.5%

Reform35.8%

Conservative19.0%

Labour5.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David James Minnery Elected	Lib Dem	444	39.5%
Joseph Robertson	Reform	402	35.8%
Rupert Nicholas Adcock	Conservative	213	19.0%
Jane Easty	Labour	64	5.7%

Meole

Bernie Bentick Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem57.6%

Reform21.3%

Labour9.0%

Conservative7.5%

Green4.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bernie Bentick Elected	Lib Dem	814	57.6%
Lee David Gough	Reform	301	21.3%
Edith Leake	Labour	127	9.0%
Mike Owen	Conservative	106	7.5%
Peter John Gilbert	Green	65	4.6%

Monkmoor

Adam Fejfer Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem47.6%

Reform24.1%

Labour20.9%

Conservative4.4%

Green3.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Adam Fejfer Elected	Lib Dem	580	47.6%
Paul Felton	Reform	294	24.1%
Pam Moseley	Labour	255	20.9%
Tim Wall	Conservative	54	4.4%
Julia Louise Kaldewey Evans	Green	36	3.0%

Much Wenlock

Dan Thomas Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative50.8%

Lib Dem23.3%

Reform19.0%

Labour3.8%

Green3.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Dan Thomas Elected	Conservative	844	50.8%
Aleem Iqbal	Lib Dem	388	23.3%
Stuart John Price	Reform	316	19.0%
Lewis John Drake	Labour	63	3.8%
Catherine Humphreys	Green	51	3.1%

Oswestry North

Wendy Owen Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem37.3%

Reform24.6%

Green21.9%

Conservative9.9%

Shropshire First4.5%

Labour1.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Wendy Rhiannon Owen Elected	Lib Dem	416	37.3%
John Desmond Young	Reform	274	24.6%
Olly Rose	Green	244	21.9%
David Osselton	Conservative	110	9.9%
Barry Onions	Shropshire First	50	4.5%
Jack Thomas Stacey	Labour	21	1.9%

Oswestry North East

James Owen Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem42.3%

Reform25.2%

Shropshire First13.0%

Conservative10.0%

Green7.3%

Labour2.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James William Owen Elected	Lib Dem	376	42.3%
Nikita Dart	Reform	224	25.2%
John William Price	Shropshire First	115	13.0%
Chris Schofield	Conservative	89	10.0%
Will Isherwood	Green	65	7.3%
Maureen Sandra Howell	Labour	19	2.1%

Oswestry South

Duncan Kerr Green

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Green34.9%

Lib Dem33.2%

Reform16.6%

Conservative11.8%

Shropshire First1.8%

Labour1.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Duncan Alistair Kerr Elected	Green	467	34.9%
Grace Goodlad	Lib Dem	445	33.2%
Peter Neil Junor	Reform	222	16.6%
Les Maguire	Conservative	158	11.8%
Matthew James Dunne-Smith	Shropshire First	24	1.8%
Rupert Boyle	Labour	24	1.8%

Oswestry South East

Mark Owen Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem42.3%

Reform28.8%

Conservative11.7%

Independent6.8%

Green5.6%

Labour4.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mark Anthony Owen Elected	Lib Dem	318	42.3%
Christine Pamela Owens	Reform	216	28.8%
Steve Mason	Conservative	88	11.7%
Martin Bennett	Independent	51	6.8%
Stephen James Froggatt	Green	42	5.6%
Charlie Brooke	Labour	36	4.8%

Oteley & Reabrook

Vicky Moore Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem39.5%

Reform28.1%

Labour20.5%

Conservative9.0%

Green2.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Vicky Moore Elected	Lib Dem	467	39.5%
Toby Cowell	Reform	332	28.1%
Phil Gillam	Labour	243	20.5%
Rebecca Ann Nuttall	Conservative	107	9.0%
Andrew John Charles Normand	Green	34	2.9%

Porthill

Julian Dean Green

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Green47.5%

Lib Dem16.9%

Reform16.8%

Conservative10.6%

Labour8.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Julian David Geoffrey Dean Elected	Green	716	47.5%
Graham James Tate	Lib Dem	255	16.9%
Philip Leslie Bailey	Reform	253	16.8%
Charles Gerald Orlando Bridgeman	Conservative	160	10.6%
Mark Austin Hayward	Labour	123	8.2%

Prees

Malcolm Myles-Hook Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem42.6%

Reform37.6%

Conservative17.9%

Labour2.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Malcolm Eric Myles-Hook Elected	Lib Dem	563	42.6%
Tom Monaco	Reform	497	37.6%
Kate Hague	Conservative	236	17.9%
Michael Southall	Labour	26	2.0%

Quarry & Coton Hill

Alex Wagner Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem56.8%

Reform17.1%

Labour12.3%

Conservative7.5%

Green6.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alex Wagner Elected	Lib Dem	616	56.8%
Tony Paterson	Reform	186	17.1%
Bob Saunders	Labour	133	12.3%
Peter Michael Adams	Conservative	81	7.5%
Bibbs Mavis Christine Tomaszewski	Green	69	6.4%

Radbrook

Christopher Lemon Green

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Green51.0%

Reform21.0%

Conservative15.1%

Lib Dem6.7%

Labour6.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Christopher John Lemon Elected	Green	759	51.0%
Michael John Avery	Reform	313	21.0%
Saiful Hussain Chowdhury	Conservative	224	15.1%
Richard Paul Murphy	Lib Dem	100	6.7%
Rhiannon Jarman	Labour	91	6.1%

Rea Valley

Nick Hignett Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative40.3%

Reform30.6%

Lib Dem13.1%

Labour9.4%

Green6.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nick Hignett Elected	Conservative	491	40.3%
Lee Mathew Jones	Reform	372	30.6%
Wendy Beavan Horton	Lib Dem	159	13.1%
Esther Smith	Labour	114	9.4%
Emma Catherine Mary Bullard	Green	81	6.7%

Ruyton & Baschurch

Robert Jones Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem49.5%

Conservative23.2%

Reform22.7%

Green2.9%

Labour1.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert John Jones Elected	Lib Dem	769	49.5%
Tamarin Bibow	Conservative	360	23.2%
Samuel James Ansloos	Reform	353	22.7%
Marina Ann Churm	Green	45	2.9%
Paul David Hollington	Labour	28	1.8%

Selattyn & Gobowen

Craig Emery Green

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Green38.4%

Lib Dem30.0%

Reform18.9%

Conservative11.3%

Labour1.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Craig Emery Elected	Green	488	38.4%
Jay Moore	Lib Dem	382	30.0%
Johnny Blaze	Reform	241	18.9%
Robert John MacEy	Conservative	144	11.3%
Christine Carolyn Madden	Labour	17	1.3%

Severn Valley

Susan Coleman Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative34.2%

Labour26.6%

Reform25.9%

Lib Dem9.9%

Green3.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Susan Ann Coleman Elected	Conservative	523	34.2%
Jim Healey	Labour	406	26.6%
Peter James White	Reform	395	25.9%
Nathaniel Jacob Green	Lib Dem	152	9.9%
John Cherry	Green	52	3.4%

Shawbury

Alison Williams Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem43.0%

Reform29.3%

Conservative25.1%

Labour2.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alison Williams Elected	Lib Dem	418	43.0%
Carol Cox	Reform	285	29.3%
Simon Paul Anderson Jones	Conservative	244	25.1%
Mark Russell Patterson	Labour	26	2.7%

Shifnal North

Thomas Clayton Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform34.2%

Independent30.8%

Conservative19.5%

Labour11.0%

Lib Dem4.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Thomas Clayton Elected	Reform	371	34.2%
Kevin David Turley	Independent	335	30.8%
William Edward King	Conservative	212	19.5%
Nick Banford	Labour	119	11.0%
Kevin John Booker	Lib Dem	49	4.5%

Shifnal Rural

Elizabeth Barker Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform39.3%

Conservative35.0%

Lib Dem9.8%

Labour8.4%

Independent7.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Elizabeth Delphine Barker Elected	Reform	400	39.3%
Lindsey Karen Sharratt	Conservative	356	35.0%
Stewart John Edmondson	Lib Dem	100	9.8%
Heather Jane Button	Labour	86	8.4%
John Michael Horne	Independent	76	7.5%

Shifnal South

Ed Bird Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative30.1%

Reform29.6%

Independent20.2%

Labour14.1%

Lib Dem6.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Edward Francis Bird Elected	Conservative	336	30.1%
John Delaney	Reform	331	29.6%
Roger Edward Cox	Independent	226	20.2%
Jan Coulson	Labour	158	14.1%
Charlotte Burgess-Bate	Lib Dem	67	6.0%

St Martin's

Brian Evans ReformCarl Rowley Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Reform28.5%

Lib Dem21.4%

Shropshire First18.4%

Green15.0%

Conservative11.6%

Labour5.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Carl Rowley Elected	Reform	700
Brian Evans Elected	Reform	626
Clare Valerie Geary	Lib Dem	526
Stephen Davenport	Shropshire First	453
Clive Alfred Geary	Lib Dem	428
Paul Herbert	Green	369
Sophie Ann Hughes-Saunier	Green	368
Mark Jones	Conservative	284
George Noel Smith	Shropshire First	211
Ian Peter Lander	Conservative	171
Maggie Rowlands	Labour	124
Natalie Rowley	Labour	124

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

St Oswald

Andy Davis Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem31.5%

Conservative30.9%

Reform24.2%

Green11.4%

Labour2.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andy Davis Elected	Lib Dem	462	31.5%
Joyce Bernadette Barrow	Conservative	454	30.9%
Tom Sanderson	Reform	355	24.2%
Joshua James Cockburn	Green	168	11.4%
Keith Reginald Hudson	Labour	29	2.0%

Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers

David Davies Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform43.0%

Conservative35.9%

Lib Dem14.2%

Green3.9%

Labour3.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Sidney Arthur Davies Elected	Reform	589	43.0%
Anita Jayne Rose	Conservative	492	35.9%
Julie Marion Bushell	Lib Dem	194	14.2%
John Rimington	Green	53	3.9%
Gillian Westcar	Labour	43	3.1%

Sundorne & Old Heath

Mandy Duncan Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform39.0%

Labour38.9%

Lib Dem7.9%

Conservative7.7%

Green5.3%

Heritage Party1.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mandy Duncan Elected	Reform	358	39.0%
Kev Pardy	Labour	357	38.9%
Ed Wagner	Lib Dem	72	7.9%
Jeremy George Nuttall	Conservative	71	7.7%
Judith Mary Savage	Green	49	5.3%
Ian Goddard	Heritage Party	10	1.1%

Tern

Brendan Mallon Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform34.6%

Lib Dem25.8%

Conservative24.7%

Labour11.1%

Green3.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Brendan Mallon Elected	Reform	528	34.6%
Mandie Lee	Lib Dem	393	25.8%
William Rowland	Conservative	377	24.7%
Alan William Herbert	Labour	169	11.1%
Oscar McEntee	Green	58	3.8%

The Meres

Sarah Marston Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem51.4%

Reform28.0%

Conservative17.1%

Green2.2%

Labour1.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sarah Jane Marston Elected	Lib Dem	746	51.4%
Peter Griffiths	Reform	406	28.0%
Chris Parker	Conservative	248	17.1%
Stephen Christopher Boulding	Green	32	2.2%
Michael Thomas Crawshaw	Labour	18	1.2%

The Strettons

Mark Morris Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem34.6%

Independent34.6%

Conservative12.7%

Reform10.2%

Labour5.1%

Green2.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mark Edward Ernest Morris Elected	Lib Dem	695	34.6%
Andrew Ian Munro	Independent	694	34.6%
Steph Jones	Conservative	255	12.7%
James Henry Summers	Reform	205	10.2%
Shan Flynn	Labour	103	5.1%
Stephen Hale	Green	56	2.8%

Underdale

David Vasmer Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem48.3%

Reform23.8%

Labour15.9%

Conservative7.0%

Green5.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Vasmer Elected	Lib Dem	535	48.3%
Martin Oakley	Reform	264	23.8%
Jamie Turnbull	Labour	176	15.9%
Ken Vine	Conservative	77	7.0%
Barry Hutchinson	Green	55	5.0%

Wem

Alan Holford Lib DemGary Groves Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Lib Dem39.5%

Reform26.8%

Conservative23.9%

Green6.4%

Labour3.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Alan John Holford Elected	Lib Dem	1,044
Gary Groves Elected	Lib Dem	887
Jeremy Austin Farrow	Reform	709
Peter Broomhall	Conservative	631
Mark Anthony Thompson	Reform	546
Nathan Graham Edward Lea	Conservative	458
Tim Dawes	Green	168
Barbara Anne Cotterell	Labour	93
John George Britton	Labour	83

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Whitchurch North

Andy Hall Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem54.0%

Conservative24.0%

Reform19.1%

Labour2.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andy Hall Elected	Lib Dem	717	54.0%
Tom Biggins	Conservative	319	24.0%
Satish Chappiti	Reform	254	19.1%
Yvonne Jane Jones	Labour	39	2.9%

Whitchurch South

Greg Ebbs Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem37.7%

Reform36.9%

Conservative21.4%

Labour4.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Greg Ebbs Elected	Lib Dem	392	37.7%
Justin Halford Reynolds	Reform	383	36.9%
Paul Anthony Donald Wynn	Conservative	222	21.4%
Kevin Leonard Carty	Labour	42	4.0%

Whitchurch West

Sho Abdul Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem38.1%

Reform28.5%

Conservative26.7%

Labour6.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sho Abdul Elected	Lib Dem	381	38.1%
Rob Paxman	Reform	285	28.5%
Peggy Mullock	Conservative	267	26.7%
Richard Douglas Stewart	Labour	68	6.8%

Whittington

David Walker Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem47.8%

Reform29.9%

Conservative12.9%

Shropshire First4.4%

Green2.7%

Labour1.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Walker Elected	Lib Dem	591	47.8%
Elizabeth Peers	Reform	370	29.9%
Frank Reginald Davis	Conservative	159	12.9%
Verity Dean	Shropshire First	54	4.4%
Simon Charles Greaves	Green	33	2.7%
Elaine Barratt	Labour	21	1.7%
Greg Hickman	Independent	9	0.7%

Councillors

Changed party since the election

2 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Hodnet	Donna Edmunds	Reform 2025	Independent
Ludlow North	Andy Boddington	Lib Dem 2025	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

4 by-elections since July 2021, 4 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result
21 October 2023	Alveley and Claverley	Lib Dem gain from Conservative
10 September 2023	Worfield	Lib Dem gain from Conservative
20 October 2022	Bridgnorth West and Tasley	Labour gain from Conservative
23 June 2022	Highley	Lib Dem gain from Independent

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
North Shropshire	32%	Lib Dem	Lib Dem 41%
Shrewsbury	31%	Labour	Labour 37%
South Shropshire	29%	Conservative	Conservative 35%
The Wrekin	8%	Conservative	Conservative 31%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Shropshire

323,608 residents in 139,568 households

Voted Leave in 2016

57% 5 above GB

Degree or higher

32% 2 below GB

No qualifications

17% 1 below GB

Own their home

69% 8 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

13% 4 below GB

Rent privately

17% 3 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

24% 7 below GB

Aged 65 and over

30% 8 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.