Chapter 41  Shropshire

41.1  Bridgnorth

Whole council up for election on new ward boundaries.

Albrighton South (2)

Susan Pate  Ind  476 
David Murray  LD  342 
Gillian Hopkins  Lab  276  
Emma Byrne  Lab  244  

Alveley (2)

Colin Taylor  LD  521 
Tina Woodward  C  410 
Sydney Matthews  C  336  
Frederick Voysey  Ind  330  
David Dugmore  Ind  259  

Bridgnorth Castle (2)

John Hurst-Knight  C  Unop.
Edward Shirley  C  Unop.

Bridgnorth East (2)

Christopher Jephcott  LD  533 
Iain Sievewright  LD  472 
Cedric Lea  Ind  454  

Bridgnorth Morfe (2)

David Walker  LD  401 
Brian Jones  LD  390 
Nicholas Winckler  C  264  

Bridgnorth West (2)

Leslie Winwood  Ind  448 
Norman Cottrell  Ind  386 
Shirley Green  LD  309  
Michael Davies  Ind  208  

Broseley East (2)

Philip Robinson  LD  406 
Carol Cooper  Ind  376 
Rita Howells  Ind  287  

Broseley West (2)

Roy Lane  Ind  627 
Jean Jones  Lab  562 
Patricia Lee  C  165  

Claverley

George Lee  C  402 
Graham Rossell  LD  100  

Ditton Priors

Laetita Cash  C  253 
Jenifer Collingridge  Ind  247  

Donington and Albrighton North (2)

Malcom Pate  C  552 
David Beechey  Ind  544 
Stephen Davies  UKIP  251  
Carolyn Hilder  LD  190  
David Hopkins  Lab  151  
Bruce Wylie  Lab  122  

Glazeley

Rosemary Yeomans  Ind  Unop.

Harrington

Michael Wood  Ind  378 
Sydney Tomlin  LD  140  

Highley (2)

Cyril Bache  Ind  567 
Ruth Honeybourne  Ind  379 
Terrence Holford  Ind  322  

Morville

William Parr  C  284 
Glynis Frater  LD  180  

Much Wenlock (2)

David Gibbon  LD  594 
Paul Whiteman  Ind  548 
Derrick Hill  C  446  
Dennis Preece  Ind  193  

Shifnal Idsall (2)

Thomas Jones  Ind  Unop.
Keith Turley  Lab  Unop.

Shifnal Manor (2)

Peter Drabble  C  437 
John Jones  Ind  354 
David Carey  Lab  206  

Shifnal Rural

Raymond Stickland  C  177 
Ronald Jowett  Ind  172  

Stottesdon

Doreen Shineton  KHHC  Unop.

Worfield

Margaret Winckler  C  Unop.

Consolidated Results — Bridgnorth

Independents              6,051  41.4%  13 cllrs (2 unop.)
Liberal Democrat          3,716  25.4%   8 cllrs
Conservative              3,390  23.2%  10 cllrs (3 unop.)
Labour                    1,195   8.2%   2 cllrs (1 unop.)
UK Independence Party       251   1.7%
Kidderminster Hospital & Health Concern  1 cllr (unop.)

41.2  North Shropshire

Whole council up for election on new ward boundaries.

Baschurch

Barbara Craig  C  Unop.

Clive and Myddle (2)

Brian Williams  C  659
Dewi Davies  Ind  596
John Cole  C  410

Cockshutt

John Hodnett  C  Unop.

Dudleston Heath

Ann Hartley  C  301
Ian Ward  Ind  173
John Evans  UKIP  147

Ellesmere and Welshampton (3)

Thomas Faulkner  Ind  973
Averil MacDonald  C  964
Brian Knight  Ind  955
Patricia McLaughlin  C  694

Hinstock (2)

Frederick Udale  Ind  673
Michael Gould  Ind  446
Michael Platt  C  423

Hodnet (2)

Karen Calder  C  Unop.
Ian Etherington  C  Unop.

Hordley, Tetchill and Lyneal

William Sinker  Ind  Unop.

Market Drayton East (2)

David Minnery  C  514
Valerie Taylor  Lab  433
Stephen Glover  UKIP  366
Marie-Louise Powell  LD  283

Market Drayton North (3)

John Beckett  C  468
Gary Groves  Lab  467
Janet Smith  Lab  463
Roger Hughes  Ind  430
Colin Phillips  Ind  412
Rodney Davies  C  384
Jennifer Brookes  UKIP  373
Philip Lockwood  UKIP  319
Doreen Barclay  Lab  292

Market Drayton South (2)

Debra Parker  Lab  341
Denis Brookes  UKIP  328
Robert Bentley  Lab  258
Howard Lewis  UKIP  255
David Erwin  C  249

Prees (2)

Barbara Bate  Ind  973
Marilyn Patrick  C  765
Anthony Barnett  Ind  201

Shavington

April Style  Ind  Unop.

Shawbury (2)

Norman Aldhous  Ind  Unop.
Simon Jones  Ind  Unop,

Sutton

Arthur Newby  C  Unop.

Wem East (2)

Christopher Mellings  LD  777
Pauline Dee  Ind  608
Christine Murray  Ind  263
Gerald Smith  Ind  214

Wem Rural

Peter Broomhall  C  Unop.

Wem West (2)

Margaret Carson  Ind  645
Leslie Phillips  Ind  595
John Murray  Ind  439
Robert Davies  C  293

Whitchurch North (2)

Jean Mainwaring  Ind  630
Marion Winwood  C  471
Marc Finney  Ind  388

Whitchurch Rural

Michael Barker  Ind  308
Gerald Dakin  C  276

Whitchurch South (2)

Margaret Mullock  Ind  492
Douglas Carmichael  Ind  383
Lynette Hopkins  C  291
John Shore  Lab  291
Helen Gillow  C  187

Whitchurch West (2)

Paul Wynn  C  659
Doris Ankers  C  448
John Bates  LD  438
Andrew Bailey  Lab  263

Whixhall

Denzil Hollis  Ind  Unop.

Woore

Michael Brassington  Ind  400
Frank Woodcock  Ind  272

Consolidated Results — North Shropshire

Independents           7,826  41.9%  19 councillors (5 unopposed)
Conservative           6,333  33.9%  15 councillors (6 unopposed)
Labour                 1,795   9.6%   4 councillors
Liberal Democrat       1,498   8.0%   1 councillor
UK Independence Party  1,214   6.5%   1 councillor

41.3  Oswestry

Whole council up for election on new ward boundaries.

Cabin Lane (2)

Martin Bennett  Ind  260
Wilfred Jones  LD  155
James Fieldsend  C  153

Cambrian (2)

Nicholas Knight  C  299
Peter Cherrington  Ind  267
Llew Hywel  LD  167
Terence Costello  LD  144

Carreg Llwyd (2)

William Benyon  C  276
Fredrick Aldridge  LD  233
John Ward  Lab  165
Kenneth Smith  Ind  80
Daniel Davies  LD  76
Russell Maxfield  UKIP  65

Castle (2)

James Barrow  C  357
Steven Bourne  LD  296
Romer Hoseason  LD  217
Richard Major  C  206
Lance Dennis  Ind  133

Gatacre (2)

Owen Jones  LD  270
Agnes Bickerton  Ind  264
Elaine Channon  LD  185

Gobowen (3)

David Lloyd  C  527
Trevor Davies  LD  477
Ronald Jones  UKIP  405
Susan Crow  Lab  356
Mark Norwood  BNP  84

Kinnerley

Sheila Bruce  C  410
Donald Jenkins  Ind  129
Stephen Swan  LD  39

Llanyblodwel and Pant (2)

Arthur Walpole  Ind  472
Dilys Gaskill  Ind  435
Francis Andrew  C  265
David Barker  LD  99

Maserfield (2)

Betty Gull  C  467
William Keable  C  354
Brian Willis  LD  349
Stephen Nurse  LD  307

Ruyton and West Felton (2)

John Stockbridge  C  302
David Cooper  Ind  270
Sharron Dellow  LD  225

St Martin's (2)

Neil Arthan  C  331
Neil Graham  Ind  330
William Jenkins  Ind  273
Henry Stevens  LD  206

Sweeney and Trefonen (3)

Kirsty Barrow  C  655
Richard Burman  Ind  529
Patrick Mansfield  C  505
William Pumford  Lab  271
Clive Humphries  LD  226
Phillip Box  Lab  199

Weston Rhyn (2)

Brian Ashton  LD  368
Glyn Evans  Lab  320
Robert Macey  C  203
Alison Baseley  LD  144

Whittington (2)

David Lloyd  Ind  422
Patricia Raine  Ind  275
David Hughes  Lab  149

Consolidated Results — Oswestry

Conservative         4,245  34.4%  11 councillors
Independents         3,156  25.6%  10 councillors
Liberal Democrat     3,110  25.2%   6 councillors
Labour               1,261  10.2%   1 councillor
UK Independence Party  470   3.8%   1 councillor
British National Party  84   0.7%

41.4  Shrewsbury and Atcham

One-third of council up for election. No elections this year in Battlefield and Heathgates, Bowbrook, Condover, Harlescott, Lawley, Monkmoor, Porthill, Rea Valley, Rowton, Severn Valley or Sutton and Reabrook.

Bagley

John Thurston  LD  1,022
Christine Griffiths  Lab  312

Bayston Hill

Alan Parkhurst  Lab  1,161
Daniel Fletcher  C  845
Jean Duckett  LD  231
Eileen Norton  Grn  65

Belle Vue

John Williams  Lab  1,093
David Morgan  C  397
Geraldine Cook  LD  310
Emma Bullard  Grn  260

Castlefields and Quarry

Andrew Wagner  C  749
Ian Peake  Lab  447
Ross Ireland  LD  424
Carol Lovell  Grn  94

Column

Josephine Jones  C  1,097
Stanley Felton  Lab  599
Janine Clarke  LD  322
Dorothy Wilson  Grn  92

Copthorne

George Richey  C  903
Kathleen Day  LD  832
Michael Quinn  Lab  272
Keith O'Neill  Grn  83

Hanwood and Longden

Roger Evans  LD  680
Stuart Jones  C  534

Haughmond and Attingham

Claire Wild  Ind  807
Edward Higginbottom  C  281
Darin Canning  Lab  62
Caroline Cheyne  LD  31

Meole Brace

Kathleen Owen  C  980
John Lewis  Lab  588
Christopher Leaman  LD  324
Dorothy Brenton  Grn  107

Montford

John Cooke  C  632
Christopher Chambers  LD  304
Anne Atkins  Lab  134

Pimhill

Brian Rees  C  543
Helen Woodman  LD  459

Sundorne

Daniel Moore  Lab  953
Edith Eastwood  C  364
Steven Crake  LD  206

Underdale

Christine Freestone  LD  972
Robert Allum  Lab  368
Kenneth Vine  C  320
Roger Norton  Grn  95
James Gollins  Ind  48

Consolidated Results — Shrewsbury and Atcham

Conservative      7,645  35.7%  6 councillors
Liberal Democrat  6,117  28.6%  3 councillors
Labour            5,989  28.0%  3 councillors
Independents        855   4.0%  1 councillor
Green Party         796   3.7%

41.5  South Shropshire

Whole council up for election on new ward boundaries.

Apedale

William Shaw  Ind  Unop.

Bishop's Castle with Onny Valley (2)

Gerald Penney  Ind  664
Peter Phillips  LD  564
Adam Green  LD  372

Bitterley with Stoke St Milborough

John Wheeler  C  381
John Lyden  LD  138

Bucknell

Nigel Hartin  LD  286
Keith Barnett  Ind  210

Burford

Nicholas Bews  LD  247
Edward Meynall  C  209

Caynham with Ashford

Joseph Meredith  C  371
Jonathan Hartin  LD  109

Chirbury

Heather Kidd  LD  Unop.

Church Stretton North (2)

Zigurds Kronbergs  LD  471
John Lloyd  Grn  435
Mark Wiggin  C  349
Jane Hider  Grn  167

Church Stretton South (2)

Mark Morris  C  470
Jean Jarvis  LD  419
John Annetts  LD  386

Clee (2)

Richard Huffer  LD  473
Martin Cramp  Ind  399
Adrian Coles  Ind  341
Carole Thornton  C  244
David Downes  C  170

Cleobury Mortimer (2)

Betty Davies  Ind  666
Kenneth Reynolds  Ind  521 ELECTED
Shaunah Murrell  Ind  521 NOT ELECTED
Ralph Walker  Ind  461
Harry Smith  C  107

Clun

Colin Pendry  Ind  332
Christopher Proctor  LD  95

Clun Forest

Michael Reynolds  Ind  344
Tahira Paul  LD  112

Corve Valley

Stephen Evans  C  163
Michael Longmore  LD  116

Kemp Valley

Jaqueline Williams  C  279
Susan Linton  LD  249

Ludlow Henley (2)

Peter Corston  LD  329
Michael Merrick  Ind  292
Lesley Edwards  Ind  242
John Herbertson  LD  241
Terrence Burgoyne  Ind  121

Ludlow St Laurence's (2)

Philip Dunne  C  530
Graeme Perks  C  501
Niall McCormack  LD  290
Michael Holland  LD  287
James Smithers  Ind  87

Ludlow St Peter's (2)

Richard Phillips  LD  366
Lynda Seymour  LD  276
Leonard Martin  C  176
Brian Griffiths  Ind  150

Ludlow Sheet with Ludford (2)

Susan McCormack  LD  441
Elizabeth Parry  LD  414
Raymond Nash  C  364
Glyn Morley  C  362

Stokesay (2)

Claude Bodenham  Ind  385
Neville Stephens  LD  364
David Evans  C  293
June Hoskins  Ind  293

Upper Corvedale

Cecilia Motley  C  310
Pat Allen  LD  230

Wistanstow with Hopesay

Lee Chapman  C  301
Robert Hill  LD  279

Worthen

Richard Priest  C  518
Timothy Wetson  LD  408
Jonathan Kean  LD  337

Consolidated Results — South Shropshire

Liberal Democrat  5,986  38.2%  14 councillors (1 unopposed)
Conservative      5,065  32.3%  10 councillors
Independents      4,171  26.6%   9 councillors (1 unopposed)
Green Party         435   2.8%   1 councillor