The 2009 elections to Shropshire Council in England were held on 4 June 2009. These were the first elections to the new unitary body, which replaced Shropshire County Council and the district councils of Bridgnorth, North Shropshire, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Atcham and South Shropshire on 1 April as part of the 2009 local government restructuring across England.
The vote was moved from 7 May to coincide with the European Parliament elections that year.
Counting took place on 5 June at the Sundorne Sports Village in north Shrewsbury. The count was delayed by around 5 hours, resulting in Shropshire being the last local council to declare results in the 2009 local elections.
In total, 74 councillors were elected from 63 newly formed electoral divisions (53 single member divisions, nine 2-member divisions and one 3-member electoral division). The Conservatives won overall control, with 54 councillors elected resulting in a substantial majority of 34. The Liberal Democrats came second with 11 councillors elected, and Labour third with 7 councillors. In addition, the Independent Community and Health Concern candidate in Cleobury Mortimer and one independent candidate were also elected.
Average voter turnout was 42.5% across Shropshire.
Because of the council's unitary status, all divisions are up for election at once, every four years. The next Shropshire Council election took place on 2 May 2013.
Results
Comparisons made against the results of the 2005 election.
Political partyCandidatesSeats won%±%Votes%+/-±% Conservatives 74 54 73.8 +21.8 60,334 48.8 Liberal Democrats 46 11 14.9 -8.1 26,932 21.8 Labour 28 7 7.5 -11.5 15,584 12.6 ICHC 1 1 1.4 1,454 1.2 Independents 30 1 1.4 14,016 11.3 Greens 13 0 0.0 2,903 2.3 BNP 10 0 0.0 1,764 1.4 UKIP 3 0 0.0 714 0.6 Albion 1 0 0.0 57 0.05
Conservative majority: 34.
Central area results Following are the results for the electoral divisions located in the Central administrative sub-division of Shropshire Council, which covers the area of the former Shrewsbury and Atcham borough. Unless otherwise stated, all divisions elect a single member. The winning candidates are marked in bold.
Abbey CandidatePolitical partyVotes% Josephine Jones Conservatives 637 49.4 Caroline Mary Cheyne Liberal Democrats 383 29.7 John Olaf Lewis Labour and Co-operative 269 20.9 Turnout: 35.1%
Bagley CandidatePolitical partyVotes% Beverley Joy Baker Liberal Democrats 705 58.5 David Stanley Farmer Conservatives 500 41.5 Turnout: 38.14%
Battlefield CandidatePolitical partyVotes% Malcolm Thomas Price Conservatives 523 62.0 Ian Francis Peake Labour 184 21.8 Christine Patricia Lord Independent 136 16.1 Turnout: 31.23%
Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton is a three-member division, with voters able to cast three separate votes in the election. In 2009, all three Labour candidates topped the vote, resulting in them being elected. CandidatePolitical partyVotes% John Edward Clarke Labour 2,292 18.9 Elizabeth Ann Parsons Labour 2,171 17.9 Jonathan Tandy Labour 2,079 17.1 Jacqueline M Brennand Conservatives 1,988 16.4 John Samuel Diggory Conservatives 1,948 16.1 Mark Anthony Jones Conservatives 1,654 13.6
Votes% Total for Labour Labour 6,542 53.9 Total for Conservatives Conservatives 5,590 46.1
Turnout: 49.17%
Belle Vue CandidatePolitical partyVotes% John Mansel Williams Labour 797 48.4 Stephen John Jetley Conservatives 571 34.7 Hayley Farr Greens 161 9.8 Evan Melvyn Ab-Owain Liberal Democrats 117 7.1
Turnout: 51.14%
Bowbrook CandidatePolitical partyVotes% Peter Michael Adams Conservatives 848 75.3 Charles Patrick Wilson Labour 278 24.7
Turnout: 41.04%
Burnell CandidatePolitical partyVotes% Timothy G Barker Conservatives 1,234 75.1 Patricia Mary Stokes-Smith Liberal Democrats 409 24.9
Turnout: 52.35%
Castlefields and Ditherington CandidatePolitical partyVotes% Alan Neil Mosley Labour 719 57.2 Deborah Scollan Conservatives 277 22.0 Tobias Oliver Ray Green Greens 152 12.1 Michael Antony Foulkes BNP 109 8.7
Turnout: 41.65%
Chirbury and Worthen CandidatePolitical partyVotes% Heather Mary Kidd Liberal Democrats 791 Philip Dennis Morgan Conservatives 613 Turnout: 59.81%
Copthorne CandidatePolitical partyVotes% Peter Anthony Nutting Conservatives 812 53.7 Margaret Alison Hamer Liberal Democrats 699 46.3
Turnout: 49.69%
Harlescott CandidatePolitical partyVotes% Vernon Thomas Bushell Labour 443 39.8 James Philip Taggart Conservatives 380 34.2 Sharon Carrington Liberal Democrats 147 13.2 Karl Antony Foulkes BNP 142 12.8 Turnout: 34.21%
Longden CandidatePolitical partyVotes% Roger Arthur Evans Liberal Democrats 970 58.4 John Peter Jetson Conservatives 690 41.6
Turnout: 53.31%
Loton CandidatePolitical partyVotes% David William Llywellyn Roberts Conservatives 1077 74.8 Frederick Roland Smith Liberal Democrats 362 25.2
Turnout: 47.23%
Meole CandidatePolitical partyVotes% Michael John Owen Conservatives 1035 71.3 Gilian Grafton Liberal Democrats 416 28.7
Turnout: 48.18%
Minsterley CandidatePolitical partyVotes% Tudor Bebb Conservatives 788 60.5 Marian Eva Balmond Liberal Democrats 326 25.0 Nancy Rose Davies Greens 189 14.5 Turnout: 42.58%
Monkmoor CandidatePolitical partyVotes% John Anthony Durnell Conservatives 582 51.2 Pamela Ann Moseley Labour 554 48.8
Turnout: 35.45%
Porthill CandidatePolitical partyVotes% Anne Marilyn Chebsey Liberal Democrats 864 56.8 Judith Anne Williams Conservatives 658 43.2 Turnout: 47.99%
Quarry and Coton Hill CandidatePolitical partyVotes% Maxwell Keith Winchester Conservatives 426 43.6 Andrew David Murray Bannerman Liberal Democrats 353 36.1 Huw Richard Wystan Peach Greens 141 14.4 James Grimshaw Gollins Albion 57 5.8
Turnout: 38.79%
Radbrook CandidatePolitical partyVotes% Keith Raymond Roberts Conservatives 754 51.0 Anne Margaret Woolland Liberal Democrats 723 49.0
Turnout: 48.51%
Severn Valley The Severn Valley division was uncontested in 2009, resulting in the Conservative candidate being elected unopposed. CandidatePolitical party Claire Margaret Wild Conservatives
Sundorne CandidatePolitical partyVotes% Karen Lesley Burgoyne Conservatives 443 46.2 Daniel Moore Labour 346 36.1 Helen Marie Foulkes BNP 169 17.6
Turnout: 32.79%
Tern CandidatePolitical partyVotes% Edward John Everall Conservatives 997 62.0 Helen Sonia Woodman Liberal Democrats 611 38.0
Turnout: 48.35%
Underdale CandidatePolitical partyVotes% Jonathan Miles Whitthorn Kenny Liberal Democrats 857 67.7 Mary Anne Stuart Richey Conservatives 126 10.0 Robert Henry Philip Allum Labour 119 9.4 James Alexander Lewis BNP 87 6.9 James Alan Whittaker Greens 77 6.1
Turnout: 43.00%
North area results Following are the results for the electoral divisions located in the North administrative sub-division of Shropshire Council, which covers the areas of the previous North Shropshire and Oswestry district and borough councils. Unless otherwise stated, all divisions elect a single member. The winning candidates are marked in bold.
Cheswardine CandidatePolitical partyVotes% Andrew Betham Davies Conservatives 781 Michael Gould Independent 369 Robert Patrick O'Brien Labour 112 Turnout: 40.37%
Ellesmere Urban CandidatePolitical partyVotes% Elizabeth Ann Hartley Conservatives 539 46.0 Brian John Knight Liberal Democrats 520 44.4 Elizabeth Ballamy Labour 113 9.6 Turnout: 40.52%
Hodnet CandidatePolitical partyVotes% Karen Dale Calder Conservatives 987 84.1 Janet Beverley Smith Labour 187 15.9
Turnout: 42.56%
Llanymynech CandidatePolitical partyVotes% Arthur Edward Walpole Conservatives 901 68.0 Brian Laurence Willis Liberal Democrats 424 32.0 Turnout: 42.56%
Market Drayton East CandidatePolitical partyVotes% John Brian Gillow Conservatives 1,100 76.9 Robert Peter Bentley Labour 331 23.1 Turnout: 41.84%
Market Drayton West Market Drayton West is a two-member division, with voters able to cast two separate votes in the election. In 2009, both Conservative candidates topped the vote, resulting in their election. CandidatePolitical partyVotes% David James Minnery Conservatives 1,192 29.8 Roger Alan Hughes Conservatives 1,179 29.5 Roger Elwyn Walker Labour 628 15.7 Valerie Jean Taylor Labour 606 15.2 Philip Richard Reddall BNP 390 9.8 Votes% Total for Conservatives Conservatives 2,371 59.3 Total for Labour Labour 1,234 30.9 Total for BNP BNP 390 9.8 Turnout: 34.25%
Oswestry East Oswestry East is a two-member division, with voters able to cast two separate votes in the election. In 2009, both Conservative candidates topped the vote, resulting in their election. CandidatePolitical partyVotes% Martin Bennett Conservatives 963 27.7 William Benyon Conservatives 962 27.7 Peter Alun Cherrington Independent 697 20.0 Philip Damion Box Labour 500 14.4 John Edward Keirl BNP 356 10.2 Votes% Total for Conservatives Conservatives 1,925 55.3 Total for Independent Independent 697 20.0 Total for Labour Labour 500 14.4 Total for BNP BNP 356 10.2 Turnout: 30.47%
Oswestry South CandidatePolitical partyVotes% Keith Robert Barrow Conservatives 660 57.0 Owen Bevan Thomas Greens 218 18.8 Romer Wilfred Hoseason Liberal Democrats 201 17.4 David Mervyn Hughes Labour 79 6.8 Turnout: 36.39%
Oswestry West CandidatePolitical partyVotes% Vincent John Hunt Conservatives 478 44.1 Saffron Neon Gabriel Rainey Independent 389 35.9 Elaine Channon Liberal Democrats 218 20.1 Turnout: 37.04%
Prees CandidatePolitical partyVotes% Paul Anthony Donald Wynn Conservatives 616 43.3 Janet Ann Proudlove Independent 302 21.3 Leslie Edwin Phillips Independent 293 20.6 Robert Andrew Irvine-List UKIP 210 14.8 Turnout: 43.65%
Ruyton and Baschurch CandidatePolitical partyVotes% Aggie Josephine Caesar-Homden Conservatives 735 55.9 Colin Russell Case Liberal Democrats 380 28.9 Susan Nina Boulding Greens 201 15.3 Turnout: 46.06%
Selattyn and Gobowen Selattyn and Gobowen is a two-member division, with voters able to cast two separate votes in the election. The Liberal Democrat candidate and one of the two Conservative candidates topped the poll and they were both elected. CandidatePolitical partyVotes% David Glyn Lloyd Conservatives 1,039 36.4 Trevor Davies Liberal Democrats 985 34.5 Barbara Jane Craig Conservatives 831 29.1 Votes% Total for Conservatives Conservatives 1,870 65.5 Total for Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats 985 34.5 Turnout: 34.42%
Shawbury CandidatePolitical partyVotes% Simon Paul Anderson Jones Conservatives 893 62.7 Norman Aldhous Liberal Democrats 532 37.3 Turnout: 42.22%
St Martin's CandidatePolitical partyVotes% Stephen Harry Davenport Conservatives 588 45.0 Neil Graham Independent 407 31.1 William Henry Jenkins Labour 312 23.9 Turnout: 38.68%
St Oswald CandidatePolitical partyVotes% Joyce Bernadette Barrow Conservatives 824 65.3 John Clive Humphries Liberal Democrats 437 34.7 Turnout: 39.78%
The Meres CandidatePolitical partyVotes% Brian Beckett Williams Conservatives 1,061 66.8 Andrew Gordon Whyte Liberal Democrats 331 20.8 Stephen Christopher Boulding Greens 196 12.3 Turnout: 47.20%
Wem Wem is a two-member division, with voters able to cast two separate votes in the election. The Liberal Democrat candidate and an independent candidate topped the poll and were both elected. CandidatePolitical partyVotes% Christopher John Mellings Liberal Democrats 1,497 29.2 Pauline Anne Dee Independent 1,061 20.7 Peter Broomhall Conservatives 729 14.2 John Hamilton Murray Conservatives 663 13.0 Margaret J Carson Independent 543 10.6 William Nevett Independent 361 7.1 Ian R Deakin BNP 265 5.2 Votes% Total for Independents Independents 1,965 38.4 Total for Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats 1,497 29.2 Total for Conservatives Conservatives 1,392 27.2 Total for BNP BNP 265 5.2 Turnout: 43.40%
Whitchurch North Whitchurch North is a two-member division, with voters able to cast two separate votes in the election. In 2009, both Conservative candidates topped the vote, resulting in their election.