Shropshire Council elections


is elected in full every four years.
The previous county council was the top-tier of local authorities in the non-metropolitan county of Shropshire, England. The new unitary authority is now the principal local authority of the non-metropolitan county. The county is entirely parished and elections to the town and parish councils also take place every four years – these have all been aligned to coincide with the Shropshire Council elections.
In 1998, the district of Telford and Wrekin was removed from the non-metropolitan county of Shropshire, reducing the area covered and electorate of Shropshire Council.
Since the last boundary changes in 2009, 74 councillors are elected from 63 electoral divisions.

Political control

Since 1973 political control of first the county council and then the unitary authority has been held by the following parties:

Full council elections

All the county's electoral divisions are up for election at once, every four years.

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 his seat.

1997–2001

2001–2005

2005–2009

2009–2013

Five by-elections were held during this term, which saw the Liberal Democrats gain three seats from the Conservatives.

2013–2017