South Shropshire District Council elections
South Shropshire was a non-metropolitan district in Shropshire, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Shropshire Council.
Political control[]
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Independent | 1973-2003 | |
No overall control | 2003-2007 | |
Conservative | 2007-2009 |
Council elections[]
- (New ward boundaries)[2]
- (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[3]
- (New ward boundaries)[4][5]
By-election results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 579 | 74.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 177 | 22.8 | |||
Labour | 22 | 2.8 | |||
Majority | 402 | 51.6 | |||
Turnout | 778 | 50.5 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 236 | 38.5 | +38.5 | ||
Green | 201 | 32.8 | +15.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 176 | 28.7 | -25.4 | ||
Majority | 35 | 5.7 | |||
Turnout | 613 | 21.4 | |||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 342 | 45.4 | +14.4 | ||
Conservative | 273 | 36.3 | +36.3 | ||
Independent | 138 | 18.3 | -5.1 | ||
Majority | 69 | 9.1 | |||
Turnout | 753 | 30.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 546 | 50.9 | +50.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 526 | 49.1 | +16.3 | ||
Majority | 20 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,072 | 43.1 | |||
Conservative gain from Green | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 517 | 58.1 | |||
Conservative | 373 | 41.9 | |||
Majority | 144 | 16.2 | |||
Turnout | 890 | 56.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Charles West | 637 | 71.5 | +34.0 | |
Conservative | Mark Wiggin | 188 | 21.1 | -6.7 | |
Independent | Michael Whitehouse | 66 | 7.4 | +7.4 | |
Majority | 449 | 50.4 | |||
Turnout | 891 | 53.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Tracy Huffer | 488 | 57.0 | +4.1 | |
Conservative | 298 | 34.8 | +9.4 | ||
Green | 70 | 8.2 | +8.2 | ||
Majority | 190 | 12.2 | |||
Turnout | 856 | 44.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
References[]
- ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ The District of South Shropshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
- ^ The Shropshire (District Boundaries) Order 1985
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Shropshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Shropshire (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
Categories:
- Council elections in Shropshire
- District council elections in England