Telford and Wrekin Council elections

Telford and Wrekin Council elections are held every four years. Telford and Wrekin Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Telford and Wrekin in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, 54 councillors have been elected from 32 wards.^[1]

Council elections

1973 Wrekin District Council election
1976 The Wrekin District Council election
1979 The Wrekin District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[2]
1983 The Wrekin District Council election
1987 The Wrekin District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]
1991 The Wrekin District Council election
1995 The Wrekin District Council election
1997 Telford and Wrekin Council election (New ward boundaries)^[4]
2000 Telford and Wrekin Council election
2003 Telford and Wrekin Council election (New ward boundaries)^[5]^[6]^[7]
2007 Telford and Wrekin Council election
2011 Telford and Wrekin Council election
2015 Telford and Wrekin Council election (New ward boundaries)^[8]^[9]
2019 Telford and Wrekin Council election
2023 Telford and Wrekin Council election (New ward boundaries)^[1]

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 their seat.

1997–2000

College By-Election 21 October 1999
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	370	52.0	+16.0
	Labour	342	48.0	+0.2
Majority		28	4.0
Turnout		712	31.0
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing	+7.9

2000–2003

Malinslee and Langley By-Election 7 December 2000
Party		Votes	%
	Labour	443	56.4
	Conservative	176	22.4
	Liberal Democrats	167	21.2
Majority		267	34.0
Turnout		786	13.4
	Labour hold	Swing

Dawley Magna By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	1,826	49.6	+16.2
	Conservative	1,083	29.4	−11.9
	Liberal Democrats	597	16.2	+16.2
	Socialist Alliance	178	4.8	+4.8
Majority		743	20.2
Turnout		3,684
	Labour hold	Swing	+14.4

Malinslee and Langley By-Election 25 October 2001
Party		Votes	%
	Labour	421	53.4
	Liberal Democrats	257	32.6
	UKIP	77	9.8
	Socialist Alliance	34	4.3
Majority		164	20.8
Turnout		789	13.5
	Labour hold	Swing

Wombridge By-Election 25 October 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	257	47.8	−17.6
	Conservative	158	29.4	−5.2
	UKIP	80	14.9	+14.9
	Liberal Democrats	43	8.0	+8.0
Majority		99	18.4
Turnout		538	12.4
	Labour hold	Swing	-6.2

Donnington By-Election 14 February 2002
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	462	63.1	+4.2
	Conservative	243	33.2	−7.9
	Liberal Democrats	27	3.7	+3.7
Majority		219	29.9
Turnout		732	20.6
	Labour hold	Swing	+6.1

2003–2007

The Nedge By-Election 31 July 2003
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	763	32.3	−7.0
	Independent	701	29.7	−2.9
	Conservative	666	28.2	+0.1
	Independent	174	7.4	+7.4
	Independent	57	2.4	+2.4
Majority		62	2.6
Turnout		2,361	36.0
	Labour hold	Swing	+2.1

Ketley and Oakengates By-Election 18 September 2003
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	1,225	42.1	+12.9
	Labour	1,183	40.6	−4.3
	Independent	350	12.0	+12.0
	Independent	153	5.3	+5.3
Majority		42	1.5
Turnout		2,911	43.3
	Conservative hold	Swing	+8.6

Haygate By-Election 12 February 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rosemary Chaplin	374	33.8	−16.3
	Labour	Frank Burns	342	30.9	−2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Sean Blackhurst	173	15.6	+15.6
	Independent	Roger Aveley	152	13.7	−3.0
	Independent	Barry Olliver	65	5.9	+5.9
Majority			32	2.9
Turnout			1,106	54.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	-7.0

Newport North By-Election 12 February 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daniel Ashley	500	40.0	+7.9
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Unwin	441	35.3	−32.6
	Independent	Susan Harris-Cohen	158	12.7	+12.7
	Labour	James Roberts	150	12.0	+12.0
Majority			59	4.7
Turnout			1,249	56.6
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+20.3

Madeley By-Election 22 April 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Janice Jones	421	29.1	−10.5
	Independent	John Birtwhistle	387	26.7	−8.2
	Conservative	Pamela Wilkie	311	21.5	−4.0
	BNP	Brian Coleman	188	13.0	+13.0
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia King	105	7.2	+7.2
	UKIP	Raymond Knight	36	2.5	+2.5
Majority			34	2.4
Turnout			1,448	35.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.2

Dawley Magna By-Election 7 December 2006^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Telford and Wrekin Peoples Association	Adrian Williams	649	41.3	+41.3
	Labour	Santokho Sekham	476	30.3	−24.9
	Conservative	Harvey Unwin	446	28.4	−3.4
Majority			173	11.0
Turnout			1,571	22.5
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing	+33.1

2007–2011

Brookside By-Election 8 November 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Dixon	593	52.0	+21.7
	Labour	Liz Swift	362	31.7	+3.2
	Independent	Sudhir Patel	114	10.0	−1.5
	Independent	John Franklyn	72	6.3	+6.3
Majority			231	20.3
Turnout			1,141	22.5
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+9.3

Horsehay and Lightmoor By-Election 13 February 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Clive Mollett	358	45.6	+6.8
	Labour	Steve Harrington	172	21.9	+1.6
	Telford and Wrekin People's Association	John Higginson	145	18.5	+18.5
	Independent	Alan Hussey	110	14.0	−26.9
Majority			186	23.7
Turnout			785	33.4
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing	+2.6

Wrockwardine By-Election 13 February 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Terry Kiernan	918	67.3	+15.3
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Fairclough	306	22.4	+22.4
	Labour	Thomas Bolger	141	10.3	−5.9
Majority			612	44.9
Turnout			1,365	32.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3.6

Muxton By-Election 24 July 2008^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Dugmore	795	61.9	+2.4
	Labour	Philip Norton	341	26.6	+1.0
	Independent	Graham Williamson	100	7.8	+7.8
	UKIP	Raymond Knight	48	3.7	−11.2
Majority			454	35.3
Turnout			1,284	27.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.7

College By-Election 11 February 2010^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Chaplin	252	29.3	−5.5
	Independent	Patrick McCarthy	237	27.6
	Labour	Michael Ion	219	25.5	+25.5
	Independent	Nusrat Janjua	127	14.8
	Telford and Wrekin People's Association	Richard Choudhary	24	2.8
Majority			15	1.7
Turnout			859	39.7
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

The Nedge By-Election 11 February 2010^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Harvey Unwin	760	42.5	+18.6
	Labour	Shaun Davies	688	38.5	+15.4
	UKIP	Ray Knight	237	13.3	−0.6
	BNP	Terence Gould	103	5.8	+5.8
Majority			72	4.0
Turnout			1,788	27.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+1.6

2011–2015

Dawley Magna By-Election 14 February 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Pinter	957	53.9	+11.6
	Conservative	Alan Scott	379	21.4	−8.1
	UKIP	Ryan Laing	312	17.6	+17.6
	Independent	Angela Jordan	126	7.1	+7.1
Majority			578	32.5
Turnout			1,774	24.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.9

2015–2019

Horsehay and Lightmoor By-Election 8 December 2016^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rajash Mehta	358	46.3	+22.2
	Conservative	Robert Cadman	292	37.7	−5.0
	UKIP	Denis Allen	124	16.0	−1.8
Majority			66	8.6
Turnout			774
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

2019–2023

Dawley and Aqueduct By-Election 6 May 2021^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Preece	1,310	50.9	−10.9
	Conservative	Kate Barnes	1,192	46.3	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats	Denis Allen	72	2.8	+2.8
Majority			118	4.6
Turnout			2,574
	Labour hold		Swing

Donnington By-Election 6 May 2021^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jay Gough	851	54.0	+29.0
	Labour	Sophie Thompson	658	41.8	−10.7
	Liberal Democrats	David Ellams	66	4.2	+4.2
Majority			193	12.3
Turnout			1,575
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Dawley and Aqueduct By-Election 16 December 2021^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bob Wennington	996	55.8	−6.0
	Conservative	Kate Barnes	735	41.2	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine Salter	55	3.1	+3.1
Majority			261	14.6
Turnout			1,786
	Labour hold		Swing

Brookside By-Election 7 April 2022^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim Loveridge	531	58.8	+20.0
	Conservative	Chris Leach	318	35.2	+11.7
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Howard	54	6.0	−11.6
Majority			213	23.6
Turnout			903
	Labour hold		Swing

2023–2027

The Nedge By-Election 6 June 2024^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Corrine Chikadamina	971	54.4
	Conservative	Richard Tyrrell	464	26.0
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Bryant	175	9.8
	Independent	Sophia Vaughan-Hodkinson	175	9.8
Majority			507	28.4
Turnout			1,785
	Labour hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b "The Telford and Wrekin (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/1368, retrieved 19 January 2024
^ The District of The Wrekin (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
^ The Shropshire (District Boundaries) Order 1986
^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of The Wrekin (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 1997. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
^ "The Borough of Telford and Wrekin (Electoral Changes) Order 2002", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2002/2373, retrieved 18 September 2022
^ "Electoral services". Telford & Wrekin Council. Archived from the original on 10 September 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
^ LGBCE Archived 27 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine Telford and Wrekin review (2014)
^ "The Telford & Wrekin (Electoral Changes) Order 2014", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2014/1910, retrieved 18 September 2022
^ "By-election win for parking group". BBC Online. 8 December 2006. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Telford & Wrekin Council. Retrieved 30 July 2008. ^{[dead link]}
^ ^a ^b "By election results". Telford & Wrekin Council. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2010. ^{[dead link]}
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Horsehay and Lightmoor Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Dawley and Aqueduct Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Donnington Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Dawley and Aqueduct Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Brookside Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — The Nedge Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2024.

External links

[2022order-1] "The Telford and Wrekin (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/1368, retrieved 19 January 2024

[2] The District of The Wrekin (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978

[3] The Shropshire (District Boundaries) Order 1986

[4] slation.gov.uk - The District of The Wrekin (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 1997. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[hold-5] "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2 September 2009.

[2002order-6] "The Borough of Telford and Wrekin (Electoral Changes) Order 2002", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2002/2373, retrieved 18 September 2022

[services-7] "Electoral services". Telford & Wrekin Council. Archived from the original on 10 September 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2009.

[lgbce-8] LGBCE Archived 27 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine Telford and Wrekin review (2014)

[2014order-9] "The Telford & Wrekin (Electoral Changes) Order 2014", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2014/1910, retrieved 18 September 2022

[parking-10] "By-election win for parking group". BBC Online. 8 December 2006. Retrieved 20 December 2008.

[muxton-11] "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Telford & Wrekin Council. Retrieved 30 July 2008. ^{[dead link]}

[nedge-12] "By election results". Telford & Wrekin Council. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2010. ^{[dead link]}

[13] "Local Elections Archive Project — Horsehay and Lightmoor Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2024.

[14] "Local Elections Archive Project — Dawley and Aqueduct Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2024.

[15] "Local Elections Archive Project — Donnington Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2024.

[16] "Local Elections Archive Project — Dawley and Aqueduct Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2024.

[17] "Local Elections Archive Project — Brookside Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2024.

[18] "Local Elections Archive Project — The Nedge Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2024.

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v t e Council elections in Shropshire
Shropshire Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Telford and Wrekin Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1997 2000 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Bridgnorth District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
North Shropshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Oswestry Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Shrewsbury & Atcham Borough Council	1973 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 Abolished
South Shropshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes

v t e Unitary authorities of England
Areas	Bath and North East Somerset Bedford Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Bracknell Forest Brighton and Hove Bristol Buckinghamshire Central Bedfordshire Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Cornwall County Durham Cumberland Darlington Derby Dorset East Riding of Yorkshire Halton Hartlepool Herefordshire Isle of Wight Isles of Scilly Kingston upon Hull Leicester Luton Medway Middlesbrough Milton Keynes North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire North Northamptonshire North Somerset North Yorkshire Northumberland Nottingham Peterborough Plymouth Portsmouth Reading Redcar and Cleveland Rutland Shropshire Slough Somerset Southampton Southend-on-Sea South Gloucestershire Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Swindon Telford and Wrekin Thurrock Torbay Warrington West Berkshire Westmorland and Furness West Northamptonshire Wiltshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham York
Councils	Bath and North East Somerset Bedford Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Bracknell Forest Brighton and Hove Bristol Buckinghamshire Central Bedfordshire Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Cornwall County Durham Cumberland Darlington Derby Dorset East Riding of Yorkshire Halton Hartlepool Herefordshire Isle of Wight Isles of Scilly Kingston upon Hull Leicester Luton Medway Middlesbrough Milton Keynes North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire North Northamptonshire North Somerset North Yorkshire Northumberland Nottingham Peterborough Plymouth Portsmouth Reading Redcar and Cleveland Rutland Shropshire Slough Somerset Southampton Southend-on-Sea South Gloucestershire Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Swindon Telford and Wrekin Thurrock Torbay Warrington West Berkshire Westmorland and Furness West Northamptonshire Wiltshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham York
Elections	Bath and North East Somerset Bedford Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Bracknell Forest Brighton and Hove Bristol Buckinghamshire Central Bedfordshire Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Cornwall County Durham Cumberland Darlington Derby Dorset East Riding of Yorkshire Halton Hartlepool Herefordshire Isle of Wight Isles of Scilly Kingston upon Hull Leicester Luton Medway Middlesbrough Milton Keynes North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire North Northamptonshire North Somerset North Yorkshire Northumberland Nottingham Peterborough Plymouth Portsmouth Reading Redcar and Cleveland Rutland Shropshire Slough Somerset Southampton Southend-on-Sea South Gloucestershire Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Swindon Telford and Wrekin Thurrock Torbay Warrington West Berkshire Westmorland and Furness West Northamptonshire Wiltshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham York