Telford and Wrekin Council elections
Appearance
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
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]Party | Candidate | 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
[edit]Party | Candidate | 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 |
Party | Candidate | 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 |
Party | Candidate | 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 |
Party | Candidate | 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 |
Party | Candidate | 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
[edit]Party | Candidate | 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 |
Party | Candidate | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
[edit]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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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 |
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 |
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 |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.