North Shropshire District Council

Election Results 1973-2007

Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre Plymouth University

The information contained in this report has been obtained from a number of sources. Election results from the immediate post-reorganisation period were painstakingly collected by Alan Willis largely, although not exclusively, from local newspaper reports. From the mid- 1980s onwards the results have been obtained from each local authority by the Elections Centre. The data are stored in a database designed by Lawrence Ware and maintained by Brian Cheal and others at Plymouth University. Despite our best efforts some information remains elusive whilst we accept that some errors are likely to remain. Notice of any mistakes should be sent to [email protected]. The results sequence can be kept up to date by purchasing copies of the annual Local Elections Handbook, details of which can be obtained by contacting the email address above.

Front cover: the graph shows the distribution of percentage vote shares over the period covered by the results. The lines reflect the colours traditionally used by the three main parties. The grey line is the share obtained by Independent candidates while the purple line groups together the vote shares for all other parties.

Rear cover: the top graph shows the percentage share of council seats for the main parties as well as those won by Independents and other parties. The lines take account of any by- election changes (but not those resulting from elected councillors switching party allegiance) as well as the transfers of seats during the main round of local election.

The lower graph shows for each main round of local elections the overall percentage turnout (solid line), the percentage of women candidates standing at (dotted line) and the percentage of women among those elected (hashed line).

No. 24 (Whitchurch Urban) (5309) @ 5 Whitchurch Rural (964) vote share vote share North Shropshire 1973 Hatton R. Lib 1,205 58.1 Tunner H. Ind 420 87.1 Duckers J. Ind 868 41.9 Parker E. Ms. Ind 62 12.9

Huxley H. Ind 735 - Baschurch (1059) Greaves F. Ind 670 - Turnout 50.0 74.3 vote share France B. Ind 662 - ??????????????? Ind 0 0.0 Leath E. Ind 582 - Woore (991) Shuttleworth P. Ms. Ind 451 - vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Clayton C. Ind 423 - Marshall W. Ind 343 70.1 Style A. Ms. Con 146 29.9 Colemere (654) Turnout 39.0 16.3 vote share Turnout 49.3 40.3 Lloyd W. Ind 0 0.0 No. 3 (Market Drayton) (5405) @ 5 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Smith B. Ind 1,480 47.4

2 Champ E. Lab 854 27.3 North Shropshire 1976 Ellesmere Urban (1925) Wallace P. Lib 790 25.3 vote share Hand M. Ms. Ind 712 - Laird P. Ind 538 100.0 Evans C. Ind 706 - Baschurch (1043) Jones L. Ind 485 - Smith A. Lib 0 - vote share Clawley E. Ind 280 - Smith M. Ind 0 - Pearson F. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 Jones A. Ind 0 - Turnout 27.9 100.0 Dunning K. Lab 0 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Upton A. Ind 0 - Hodnet (1000) Roberts S. Lab 0 - Clive (1067) vote share Webb S. Ind 0 - vote share Dodd E. Ind 0 0.0 Jones J. Ind 0 0.0

Turnout 57.8 20.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 No. 5 (Cheswardine) (621) Myddle (650) vote share Cockshutt (838) vote share Hancock W. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Boughey A. Ind 0 0.0 Hodnett J. Ind 0 0.0

Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 No. 6 (Hinstock) (940) No. 11 (Whixall) (600) vote share Colemere (674) vote share Pocock T. Ind 255 55.1 vote share Edge F. Ind 0 0.0 Nagington D. Lab 208 44.9 Lloyd W. Ind 0 0.0

Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 49.3 10.2 Turnout 0.0 0.0

2 No. 12 (Wem Rural) (1143) Prees (1732)2 Ellesmere Rural (1446) vote share vote share vote share Groom T. Ind 0 0.0 Batkin H. Ind 0 - Sinker W. Ind 422 100.0 Beddoes R. Ind 0 0.0 Shaw J. Ind 341 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Thompson S. Ind 235 -

2 Turnout 0.0 0.0 No. 14 (Shawbury) (1703) Turnout 29.2 65.4 vote share 2 Shavington (1253) 2 Smith J. Ms. Ind 576 69.3 vote share Ellesmere Urban (1881) Lee R. Ind 383 - Boffey J. Ind 285 82.1 vote share Carter B. Ind 270 - Bereton T. Ind 242 - Jones L. Ind 0 0.0 Roberts G. Lab 255 30.7 Hand W. Ind 233 - Laird P. Ind 0 - Brisbourne A. Ind 121 - Mellor R. Lab 62 17.9 Smith J. Ms. Ind 0 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 48.8 38.6 2 Turnout 27.7 64.3 Hinstock (1581) No. 16 (Clive) (674) vote share vote share Stanton (749)2 Pocock T. Ind 0 - Wycherley F. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Hancock W. Ind 0 0.0 Benson C. Ind 0 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 ??????????? Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0

No. 18 (Cockshutt) (722) Turnout 0.0 0.0 Hodnet (996) vote share vote share Hodnet J. Ind 0 0.0 Stoke On Tern (835) Dodd E. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Rossier R. Ind 254 67.2 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Jones A. Ind 124 32.8 No. 21 (Tetchill) (598) Market Drayton East (1808)2

vote share Turnout 45.3 34.4 vote share Stoker W. Ind 0 0.0 Tomlinson F. Con 329 37.5 Sutton (779) Champ E. Lab 294 33.5 Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Donkin A. Ind 255 29.0 Cordiner M. Ind 129 44.2 Salter M. Ms. Ind 238 - No. 22 (Duddleston) (1000) Morgan B. Ind 105 36.0 Robert S. Lab 156 - vote share Allen P. Ind 58 19.9 Evans C. Ind 138 - Baker W. Ind 0 0.0 Webb S. Ind 117 -

Turnout 37.5 8.2 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 48.6 4.0 3 Wem Urban (2648) 2 vote share Market Drayton North (1933) Kynaston W. Ind 0 - vote share Butler L. Ind 0 0.0 Nagington D. Con 393 31.5 Davies T. Ind 0 - Dunning K. Lab 321 25.7 Little E. Ms. Ind 291 23.3

Turnout 0.0 0.0 Wallace P. Lib 242 19.4 Ban G. Lab 196 -

Turnout 64.5 5.8

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Market Drayton South (2108)2 Whitchurch South (1874)2 Market Drayton East (1936)2 vote share vote share vote share Smith B. Ind 468 58.9 Hatton R. Lib 368 53.4 Allen D. Con 821 56.5 Hand M. Ms. Ind 379 - France B. Ind 321 46.6 Minnery D. Con 713 - Davies J. Ind 287 - Shuttleworth P. Ms. Ind 265 - Lewis L. Lab 374 25.7 Bishton J. Lab 200 25.2 Bates L. Lab 296 - Mellor M. Rate 127 16.0 Turnout 36.8 6.8 Stokes J. Ind 259 17.8 Oliver P. Lab 116 - 2 Whitchurch West (1637) Turnout 73.5 30.7 Turnout 37.7 33.7 vote share Duckers J. Ind 279 100.0 Market Drayton North (2053)2 Myddle (652) Hughes R. Ind 252 - vote share vote share Dovaston J. Ind 127 - Nagington D. Con 517 31.6 Boughey A. Ind 0 0.0 Little E. Ms. Con 497 - Turnout 17.0 -15.1 Salter M. Ms. Ind 457 27.9 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Wallace P. Lib 386 23.6 Whixhall (843) Rhodes G. Ind 300 - Prees (1781)2 vote share Bishton J. Lab 278 17.0 vote share Edge F. Ind 0 0.0 Whitcombe P. Ms. Lab 185 - Beddoes R. Ind 0 0.0 Collins P. Ms. Ind 0 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 72.8 3.7

Turnout 0.0 0.0 Woore (981) Market Drayton South (2157)2 vote share vote share Shavington (1302)2 Marshall W. Ind 0 0.0 Smith B. Ind 991 45.6 vote share Hand M. Ms. Con 819 37.7 Boffey J. Ind 348 100.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Bishton V. Ms. Lab 364 16.7 Beeston T. Ind 320 - Halsall S. Ms. Lab 246 - Upton A. Ms. Ind 186 - Turnout 72.5 7.9 Turnout 26.7 42.5 North Shropshire 1979 Myddle (678) Shawbury (1492)2 vote share vote share Baschurch (1036) Boughey A. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Vaughan Evans E. Ind 482 100.0 Lee R. Ind 386 - Pearson F. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Roberts G. Ind 108 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 2 Prees (1967) Turnout 32.3 58.5 vote share Clive (1057) Beddoes R. Ind 0 - Stanton (817) vote share Collins P. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 Lewis S. Ms. Ind 474 57.2 vote share Etherington I. Ind 132 59.5 Farmer R. Ind 355 42.8 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Gollins J. Ind 90 40.5 Turnout 77.0 14.4 2 Shavington (1338) Turnout 27.2 18.9 vote share Cockshutt (882) Boffey J. Ind 616 100.0 Stoke On Tern (771) vote share Beeston T. Ind 558 - vote share Hodnett J. Ind 0 0.0 Hughes G. Ind 254 - Rossiter R. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 73.1 -33.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Colemere (681) Shawbury (1582)2 Sutton (680) vote share vote share vote share Lloyd W. Ind 0 0.0 Vaughan Evans E. Ind 0 - Morgan B. Ind 128 52.9 Roberts G. Ind 0 0.0 Cordiner M. Ind 114 47.1 Turnout 0.0 0.0

2 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 35.6 5.8 Ellesmere Rural (1450) vote share Stanton (805) Wem Rural (898) Sinker W. Ind 538 100.0 vote share vote share Shaw J. Ind 528 - Etherington G. Con 0 0.0 Thompson S. Ind 512 - Groom T. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 76.3 34.0

2 Stoke On Tern (699) Wem Urban (2914)3 Ellesmere Urban (1896) vote share vote share vote share Rossiter R. Ind 0 0.0 Knight B. Ind 868 100.0 Kynaston W. Ind 759 100.0 Davies T. Ind 728 - Jones L. Ind 697 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Bennett E. Ind 448 - Scott A. Ind 481 - Luce J. Ind 371 - Sutton (440) Turnout 71.0 59.1 vote share

Turnout 26.0 85.0 2 Bradley W. Ind 252 78.5 Hinstock (1647) Cordiner M. Ind 69 21.5 2 vote share Whitchurch North (1909) vote share Hancock W. Ind Con 0 0.0 Turnout 74.3 57.0 Carr H. Ind 0 0.0 Udale F. Ind 0 0.0 Greaves F. Ind 0 - Wem Rural (887) Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Groom T. Ind Con 573 88.4 Hodnet (1038) Taylor J. Ind 75 11.6 vote share Whitchurch Rural (996) vote share Dodd E. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 72.9 76.9 Turner H. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 3 Wem Urban (3004) Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Bennett E. Ind 0 - Kynaston W. Ind 0 0.0 Davies T. Ind 0 -

Turnout 0.0 0.0

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Whitchurch North (1984)2 Hinstock (1713)2 Wem Rural (883) vote share vote share vote share Wood N. Lib 738 53.0 Hancock W. Ind 0 - Groom T. Ind 0 0.0 Greaves F. Ind 655 47.0 Udale F. Ind 0 0.0 Shuttleworth P. Ms. Ind 550 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 65.0 6.0 Wem Urban (3197)3 Hodnet (1058) vote share Whitchurch Rural (994) vote share Kynaston W. Ind 671 70.2 vote share Dodd E. Ind 0 0.0 Brown J. Ind 544 - Turner H. Ind 0 0.0 Dee P. Ms. Ind 404 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Bennett E. Ind 392 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Baird V. Ms. Lab 285 29.8 2 Market Drayton East (2021) Whitchurch South (1920)2 vote share Turnout 29.9 40.4 vote share Alen D. Con 418 53.0 Hatton R. Lib 800 50.9 Minnery D. Con 403 - Whitchurch North (2111)2 France B. Ind 772 49.1 Lewis L. Lab 233 29.6 vote share Dovaston J. Ind 328 - Taylor D. Lab 166 - Miller J. Ind 0 0.0 Roberts L. Ind 137 17.4 Greaves F. Ind 0 - Turnout 67.0 1.8 Turnout 39.0 23.5 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Whitchurch West (1671)2 vote share Market Drayton North (2195)2 Whitchurch Rural (1004) Hughes R. Ind 0 0.0 vote share vote share Duckers J. Ind 0 - Nagington D. Con 475 43.1 Turner H. Ind 0 0.0 Little E. Ms. Con 395 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Wallace P. All 323 29.3 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Bishton J. Lab 303 27.5 Whixhall (862) Warrilow P. Lab 233 - Whitchurch South (1963)2 vote share vote share Edge F. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 50.2 13.8 Shuttleworth P. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 France B. Ind 0 - 2 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Market Drayton South (2187) vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Woore (1058) Salter M. Ms. Ind 382 46.1 vote share Smith B. Ind 366 - Whitchurch West (1649)2 Marshall W. Ind 0 0.0 Farnell C. Ms. Lab 251 30.3 vote share Thompson B. Con 195 23.6 Duckers J. Ind 0 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Hopkins G. Lab 161 - Hughes R. Ind 0 0.0

Turnout 37.9 15.8 Turnout 0.0 0.0

North Shropshire 1983 Myddle (720) Whixhall (877) vote share vote share Boughey A. Ind 0 0.0 Edge F. Ind 0 0.0 Baschurch (1136)

vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Keay C. Ind 306 58.1 Loveridge J. Ind 221 41.9 Prees (1937)2 Woore (1176) vote share vote share Turnout 46.4 16.1 Beddoes R. Ind 0 - Stubbs J. Ind 407 67.4 Collins P. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 Style A. Ms. Ind 155 25.7 Clive (1104) Stokes J. Ind 42 7.0 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Lewis S. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 51.4 41.7 Shavington (1474)2 Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Boffey J. Ind 387 63.4 Cockshutt (903) Clarke G. Con 223 36.6 North Shropshire 1987 vote share Hand M. Ms. Con 200 - Hodnett J. Ind 0 0.0

Turnout 41.4 26.9 Baschurch (1234) Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Shawbury (1637)2 Keay C. Con 0 0.0 Colemere (673) vote share vote share Evans E. Ind 0 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Hall A. Ms. Ind 194 56.4 Roberts G. Ind 0 0.0 Brockenshire J. Ind 150 43.6 Clive (1089)

Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Turnout 51.1 12.8 Lewis S. Ms. Ind 0 0.0

2 Stanton (817) Ellesmere Rural (1491) vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Etherington I. Con 0 0.0 Sinker W. Ind 382 100.0 Cockshutt (990)

Shaw J. Ind 370 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Thompson S. Ind 259 - Hodnett J. Ind 0 0.0 Stoke On Tern (713) Turnout 25.6 60.7 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Rossiter R. Ind 0 0.0 Ellesmere Urban (2013)2 Colemere (667)

vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Knight B. Ind 595 100.0 Hall A. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 Reeves J. Ind 516 - Sutton (598) Gray A. Ms. Ind 493 - vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Bradley W. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 29.6 74.8 Ellesmere Rural (1556)2

Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Sinker W. Ind 0 - Shaw E. Ind 0 0.0

Turnout 0.0 0.0

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Ellesmere Urban (2232)2 Ellesmere Rural (1622)2 vote share Sutton (601) vote share Knight B. Lib/SDP 902 62.0 vote share Sinker W.* Ind 0 0.0 Reeves J. Ind 554 38.0 Bradley W. Ind 0 0.0 Shaw J.* Ind 0 - Ward I. Lib/SDP 520 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 65.2 23.9 Wem Rural (906) Ellesmere Urban (2451)2 Hinstock (1746)2 vote share vote share vote share Groom T. Ind 0 0.0 Knight B.* Ind 664 100.0 Udale F. Ind 622 100.0 Reeves J.* Ind 503 - Bedford J. Ind 522 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 McLaughlin P. Ms. Ind 475 - Hand M. Ind 274 - 3 Wem Urban (3607) Turnout 43.6 82.4 Turnout 35.6 10.9 vote share Dee P. Ms. Ind 971 100.0 Hinstock (1779)2 Hodnet (1096) Kynaston W. Ind 771 - vote share vote share Stokes N. Ind 671 - Udale F.* Ind 0 0.0 Dodd E. Ind 0 0.0 Brown J. Ind 613 - Bedford J.* Ind 0 - Bennett E. Ind 340 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 26.9 100.0 Market Drayton East (2016)2 Hodnet (1135) vote share Whitchurch North (2764)2 vote share Minnery D. Con 393 39.5 vote share Dodd E.* Ind 0 0.0 Allen D. Con 365 - Mainwaring J. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 Raines J. Ind 325 32.7 De La Hayes O. Ind 0 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Lewis L. Lab 277 27.8 Taylor D. Lab 271 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Market Drayton East (2012)2 vote share Turnout 49.4 6.8 Whitchurch Rural (1074) Beckett J. Con 302 28.6 vote share Taylor V. Ms. Lab 289 27.3 Market Drayton North (2195)2 Dorey A. Ind 0 0.0 Raines J. Ind 248 23.5 vote share Minnery D.* Ind 248 - Nagington D. Con 592 40.9 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Edminson R. Con 231 - Salter M. Ms. Ind 578 39.9 Wallace P. LD 218 20.6 2 Little E. Ms. Con 434 - Whitchurch South (2113) Gough H. Lab 278 19.2 vote share Turnout 45.8 1.2 Parry A. Lab 270 - Shuttleworth P. Ms. Ind 0 - 3 ???????? Ms. Ind 0 0.0 Market Drayton North (3471) Turnout 66.0 1.0 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Nagington D.* Con 677 33.6 Market Drayton South (2122)2 Little E. Ms.* Con 556 - vote share Whitchurch West (1662)2 Hawkins R. Lab 500 24.8 Smith B. Ind 497 35.6 vote share Salter M. Ms.* Ind 497 24.7 Farnell C. Ms. Lab 342 24.5 Duckers J. Ind 0 0.0 Beckett J. Ms. Con 481 - Platt M. Con 325 23.2 Perry F. Ind 0 - Smith J. Ms. Lab 425 - King J. All 234 16.7 King J. Ms. LD 340 16.9 Edwards R. Ind 180 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Stevenson-Davies B. LD 222 - Reed A. Lab 147 - Whixhall (891) Turnout 46.0 8.8 Turnout 65.9 11.1 vote share Edge F. Ind 0 0.0 Market Drayton South (2058)2 Myddle (827) vote share vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Farnell C. Ms.* Lab 474 45.6 Boughey A. Ind 322 69.7 Lewis L. Lab 428 - Jones R. Ind 140 30.3 Woore (1242) Hand M. Ms. Con 317 30.5 vote share King J. LD 249 23.9 Turnout 55.9 39.4 Stubbs J. Ind 481 87.5 Platt M. Con 214 - Godfrey R. Lab 69 12.5 2 Prees (2068) Turnout 45.3 15.1 vote share Turnout 44.3 74.9 France B. Ind 0 0.0 Myddle (935) Beddoes R. Ind 0 - vote share Boughey A.* Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 North Shropshire 1991 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Shavington (1474)2 vote share Baschurch (1332) Prees (2200)2 Clarke G. Con 379 57.2 vote share vote share Styles A. Ind 284 42.8 Hughes C. Con 0 0.0 France B.* Ind 651 100.0 Cordiner M. Ind 199 - Beddoes R.* Ind 489 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Lewis M. Ind 210 -

Turnout 45.0 14.3 Clive (1074) Turnout 42.7 51.3 Shawbury (1662)2 vote share vote share Lewis S. Ms.* Ind 0 0.0 Shavington (1051) Roberts G. Lab 0 0.0 vote share Evans E. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Style A. Ms.* Ind 294 64.9 Clarke G.* Ind 159 35.1 Cockshutt (1077) Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Turnout 43.3 29.8 Stanton (825) Hodnett J.* Ind 0 0.0 vote share Shawbury (1688)2 Etherington I. Con 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share

Williamson K.* Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Colemere (659) Colerick A.* Ind 0 - vote share

Stoke On Tern (784) Hall A. Ms.* Ind 181 60.7 Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Whyte A. LD 117 39.3 Rossiter R. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 45.3 21.5

Turnout 0.0 0.0

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Stanton (834) Market Drayton South (2105)2 vote share North Shropshire 1995 vote share Etherington I. Ind 0 0.0 Farnell C. Ms.* Lab 397 49.3

Brookes B. Lab 320 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Baschurch (1409) Brown D. Ind 231 28.7 vote share Hand M. Ms. Con 178 22.1 Hughes C.* Con 0 0.0 Stoke On Tern (855) Coombes D. Ind 126 - vote share Rossiter R.* Ind 245 63.6 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 35.0 20.6 Cintas D. Ind 140 36.4 Clive (1081) Myddle (923) Turnout 45.3 27.3 vote share vote share Lewis S. Ms.* Ind 317 58.9 Boughey A.* Ind 0 0.0 Aspinwall F. Ind 221 41.1 Sutton (605) vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Bradley W.* Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 50.0 17.8 2 Prees (2228) Turnout 0.0 0.0 Cockshutt (1091) vote share vote share Bate B. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 Wem Rural (930) Hodnett J.* Ind 0 0.0 Beddoes R.* Ind 0 - vote share Ward A. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0

Turnout 0.0 0.0 Colemere (602) Shavington (1052) vote share vote share Wem Urban (4017)3 Morley J. Ind 152 51.9 Style A. Ms.* Ind 0 0.0 Rook G. Ind 141 48.1 vote share Dee P. Ms.* Ind 1,252 100.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Stokes N.* Ind 1,142 - Turnout 49.0 3.8 2 Phillips L. Ind 905 - 2 Shawbury (1826) Turner W. Ms. Ind 697 - Ellesmere Rural (1776) vote share Quayle D. Ind 546 - vote share Jones J. Ind 0 0.0 Sinker W.* Ind 343 100.0 Broomhall P. Ind 429 - George J. Ms. Ind 297 - Ward I. Ind 309 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Shaw J.* Ind 291 -

Turnout 50.6 88.8 Stanton (859) Turnout 53.0 58.9 vote share Whitchurch North (2365)2 Etherington I. Ind 0 0.0 Ellesmere Urban (2598)2 vote share De La Haye O. Ms. Ind 0 - vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Mainwaring J. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 Knight B.* Ind 817 100.0 Reeves J.* Ind 460 - Stoke On Tern (908) Turnout 0.0 0.0 McLauglin P. Ms. Ind 422 - vote share Cope A. Ind 0 0.0 Whitchurch Rural (1145) Turnout 33.0 82.7

vote share 2 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Barker M.* Ind 0 0.0 Hinstock (1783) vote share Sutton (731) Turnout 0.0 0.0 Swinnerton R. Ind 620 100.0 vote share Udale F.* Ind 468 - Bradley W.* Ind 0 0.0 2 Balchin E. Ind 206 - Whitchurch South (2264) vote share Cole J. Ind 77 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Wagstaffe P. Ind 413 62.8 Silvester B. Ind 41 - Dakin G. Ind 304 - Wem Rural (938) Hall N. Con 245 37.2 Turnout 46.0 77.3 vote share Shuttleworth P. Ms.* Ind 208 - Ward A.* Con 0 0.0 Hodnet (1206)

Turnout 35.1 25.5 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Dodd E.* Ind 0 0.0 Whitchurch West (1675)2 Wem Urban (4175)3 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share

Bates J. Ind 296 59.7 2 Phillips L.* Ind 1,059 100.0 Perry F.* Ind 215 - Market Drayton East (2074) Dee P. Ms.* Ind 1,016 - Tovey R. Lab 200 40.3 vote share Stokes N.* Ind 838 - Taylor V. Ms.* Lab 301 45.1 Carson M. Ms. Ind 827 - Hopkins J. Lab 222 - Turnout 31.1 19.4 Beckett J.* Con 213 31.9 Turnout 38.0 78.2 Whixhall (906) Platt M. Con 171 - vote share Aldcroft R. LD 153 22.9 Whitchurch North (2498)2 Hollis D. Ind 174 57.6 Wallace P. LD 139 - vote share Edge F.* Ind 128 42.4 Mainwaring J. Ms.* Ind 529 100.0 Turnout 20.0 13.2 Winwood M. Ms. Ind 386 - Turnout 33.4 15.2 De La Haye O. Ms.* Ind 181 - Market Drayton North (3571)3

Woore (1309) vote share Turnout 44.0 56.3 vote share Smith J. Ms. Lab 527 31.3 Stubbs J.* Ind 0 0.0 Hawkins R.* Lab 517 - Whitchurch Rural (1194) Beckett J. Ms. Ind 418 24.8 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Little E. Ms.* Con 407 24.1 Barker M.* Ind 0 0.0 Brookes A. Ms. Lab 377 -

Hughes R. Ind 336 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Wallace J. Ms. LD 334 19.8 Whitchurch South (2638)2 Turnout 34.0 6.5 vote share Wagstaffe P.* Ind 485 100.0 Dakin G.* Ind 415 - Proudlove J. Ms. Ind 363 -

Turnout 19.0 52.4

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Whitchurch West (1656)2 Market Drayton North (3780)3 Whitchurch Rural (1169) vote share vote share vote share Bates J.* Ind 340 66.5 Smith J. Ms.* Lab 459 54.4 Barker M.* Ind 220 53.1 Hall N. Ind 189 - Groves G.* Lab 403 - Hopkins L. Ms. Con 194 46.9 Walker P. Lab 171 33.5 Beckett J. Ms. Con 384 45.6 Perry F.* Ind 154 - Platt M. Con 350 - Turnout 35.4 6.3 Barclay D. Ms. Lab 350 - 2 Turnout 52.0 33.1 Whitchurch South (2672) Turnout 22.3 8.9 vote share Whixhall (897) Wagstaffe P.* Ind 400 57.3 vote share Market Drayton South (2113)2 Dakin G.* Ind 372 - Hollis D.* Ind 0 0.0 vote share James P. Con 298 42.7 Farnell C. Ms.* Lab 306 65.9 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Brookes B.* Lab 291 - Turnout 26.1 14.6 Bartles-Smith E. Ms. Con 158 34.1 Woore (1277) Pye J. Con 146 - Whitchurch West (1662)2 vote share vote share Brassington M. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 22.0 31.9 Bates J.* LD 302 62.8 Hall N.* Ind 179 37.2 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Myddle (939) Perry F. Ind 155 - vote share Boughey A.* Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 28.9 25.6

North Shropshire 1999 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Whixhall (670) vote share Prees (2205)2 Hollis D.* Ind 0 0.0 Baschurch (1521) vote share vote share Bate B. Ms.* Ind 541 55.1 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Craig B. Ms. Con 0 0.0 Patrick M. Ms. Con 440 44.9 Bradbury C. Ind 326 - Woore (859) Turnout 0.0 0.0 Surridge L.* Con 225 - vote share Brassington M.* Ind 0 0.0 Clive (623) Turnout 44.5 10.3 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Webb I. Ind 0 0.0 Shavington (1115) vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Style A. Ms.* Ind 262 67.0 Hughes R. Ind 129 33.0 Cockshutt (534) North Shropshire 2003

vote share Turnout 35.1 34.0 Hodnett J.* Ind 0 0.0 Baschurch (1188) Shawbury (1968)2 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Craig B. Ms.* Con 0 0.0 Aldhous N.* Ind 0 - Colemere (649) Jones S.* Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share 2 Morley J.* Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Clive & Myddle (2096) vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Stanton (446) Williams B. Con 659 52.5 Davies D. Ind 596 47.5 2 vote share Ellesmere Rural (1791) Etherington I.* Con 0 0.0 Cole J. Con 410 - vote share

Hartley E. Ms. Con 452 34.6 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 50.4 5.0 Sinker W.* Ind 434 33.3 Ward I.* LD 419 32.1 Stoke On Tern (913) Cockshutt (906) vote share vote share Turnout 72.9 1.4 Cope A.* Ind 0 0.0 Hodnett J.* Con 0 0.0

2 Ellesmere Urban (2671) Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Knight B.* Ind 452 100.0 Sutton (703) Dudleston Heath (1155) Faulkner T. Ind 374 - vote share vote share McLaughlin P. Ms. Ind 331 - Bradley W.* Ind 108 60.7 Hartley A. Ms.* Con 301 48.5 Reeves J.* Ind 219 - Morgan B. Ind 70 39.3 Ward I. Ind 173 27.9 Lewis W. Ind 191 - Evans J. UK Ind 147 23.7

Turnout 25.3 21.3 Turnout 16.9 4.0 Turnout 54.2 20.6

2 Wem Rural (916) 3 Hinstock (1805) vote share Ellesmere & Welshampton (3174) vote share Ward A.* Con 0 0.0 vote share Swinnerton R.* Ind 0 - Faulkner T.* Ind 973 50.2

Udale F.* Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Macdonald A. Ms. Con 964 49.8 Knight B.* Ind 955 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Wem Urban (4170)3 McLaughlin P. Ms. Con 694 - vote share Hodnet (1229) Dee P. Ms.* Ind 999 100.0 Turnout 51.4 0.5 vote share Phillips L.* Ind 972 - 2 Davies A. Con 0 0.0 Carson M. Ms. Ind 954 - Hinstock (2094) Hanmer M. Ind 566 - vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Murray J. Ind 491 - Udale F.* Ind 673 61.4 Smith G. Ind 359 - Gould M. Ind 446 - Market Drayton East (2218)2 Platt M. Con 423 38.6

vote share Turnout 24.0 93.0 Minnery D.* Con 351 52.9 Turnout 47.2 22.8 Taylor V. Ms.* Lab 313 47.1 2 Whitchurch North (2652) 2 Hopkins J. Lab 194 - vote share Hodnet (2067) Winwood M. Ms.* Con 473 50.1 vote share Turnout 29.9 5.7 Mainwaring J. Ms.* Ind 472 49.9 Ettherington I.* Con 0 0.0 Mullock M. Ms. Ind 331 - Calder K. Ms. Con 0 -

Turnout 35.6 0.1 Turnout 0.0 0.0

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Hordley Tetchill & Lyneal (1034) Whitchurch North (2225)2 Hinstock (2206)2 vote share vote share vote share Sinker W.* Ind 0 0.0 Mainwaring J. Ms.* Ind 630 57.2 Udale F.* Con 0 0.0 Winwood M. Ms.* Con 471 42.8 Gould M.* Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Finney M. Ind 388 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Market Drayton East (2324)2 Turnout 45.1 14.4 vote share Hodnet (2149)2 Minnery D.* Con 514 32.2 Whitchurch Rural (1169) vote share Taylor V. Ms.* Lab 433 27.1 vote share Calder K. Ms.* Con 0 - Glover S. UK Ind 366 22.9 Barker M.* Ind 308 52.7 Etherington I.* Con 0 0.0 Powell M-L. Ms. LD 283 17.7 Dakin G. Con 276 47.3 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 45.9 5.1 Turnout 50.6 5.5 Hordley Tetchill & Lyneal (1092) Market Drayton North (3664)3 Whitchurch South (2291)2 vote share vote share vote share Davenport S. Con 0 0.0 Beckett J.* Con 468 26.9 Mullock M. Ms. Ind 492 45.8 Groves G.* Lab 467 26.9 Carmichael D. Ind 383 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Smith J. Ms.* Lab 463 - Hopkins L. Ms. Con 291 27.1 Hughes R. Ind 430 24.7 Shore J. Lab 291 27.1 Market Drayton East (2410)2 Phillips C. Ind 412 - Gillow H. Ms. Con 187 - vote share Davies R. Con 384 - Taylor V. Ms.* Lab 0 0.0 Brookes J. Ms. UK Ind 373 21.5 Turnout 42.3 18.7 Minnery D.* Con 0 0.0 Lockwood P. UK Ind 319 - Barclay D. Ms. Lab 292 - Whitchurch West (2406)2 Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Turnout 39.8 0.1 Wynn P. Con 659 48.5 Market Drayton North (3886)3 Ankers D. Ms. Con 448 - vote share Market Drayton South (2315)2 Bates J.* LD 438 32.2 Aldcroft R. Con 564 41.0 vote share Bailey A. Lab 263 19.3 Beckett J.* Con 561 - Parker D. Ms. Lab 341 37.1 Phillips C. Ind 424 30.8 Brookes D. UK Ind 328 35.7 Turnout 46.4 16.3 Hughes R. Ind 392 - Bentley R. Lab 258 - Smith J. Ms.* Lab 388 28.2 Lewis H. UK Ind 255 - Whixhall (1125) Groves G.* Lab 335 - Erwin D. Con 249 27.1 vote share Hollis D.* Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 30.4 10.2 Turnout 36.2 1.4 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Market Drayton South (2310)2 Prees (2157)2 vote share vote share Woore (1154) Erwin D. Con 391 60.6 Bate B. Ms.* Ind 793 50.9 vote share Bentley R.* Lab 254 39.4 Patrick M. Ms.* Con 765 49.1 Brassington M.* Ind 400 59.5 Hopkins J. Lab 226 - Barnett A. Ind 201 - Woodcock F. Ind 272 40.5 Turnout 27.7 21.2 Turnout 52.8 1.8 Turnout 58.6 19.0 Prees (2265)2 Shavington (1193) vote share vote share Patrick M. Ms.* Con 655 78.1 Style A. Ms.* Ind 0 0.0 North Shropshire 2007 Walmsley J. Con 629 - Barnett T. Ind 184 21.9

Turnout 0.0 0.0 Baschurch (1284) Turnout 39.8 56.1 Shawbury (2201)2 vote share vote share Craig B. Ms.* Con 0 0.0 Shavington (1180) Aldhous N.* Ind 0 - vote share Jones S.* Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Proudlove J. Ms. Ind 274 63.0 Style A. Ms.* Ind 161 37.0 Clive & Myddle (2168)2 Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Turnout 37.5 26.0 Sutton (1464) Williams B.* Con 678 53.1 vote share Davies D.* Ind 600 46.9 Shawbury (2199)2 Newby A. Con 0 0.0 Skinner M. Con 442 - vote share Jones S.* Con 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 49.3 6.1 Aldhous N.* Ind 0 0.0

Wem East (2001)2 Cockshutt (943) Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share vote share Mellings C. LD 777 56.1 Hodnett J.* Con 278 53.9 Sutton (1522) Dee P. Ms.* Ind 608 43.9 Griffiths P. Ind 238 46.1 vote share Murray C. Ms. Ind 263 - Newby A.* Con 0 0.0 Smith G. Ind 214 - Turnout 54.8 7.8

Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 50.5 12.2 Dudleston Heath (1169) vote share Wem East (2155)2 Wem Rural (1127) Hartley E. Ms.* Con 0 0.0 vote share vote share Mellings C.* LD 0 0.0 Broomhall P. Con 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Dee P. Ms.* Ind 0 0.0

3 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Ellesmere & Welshampton (3248) Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Wem West (2145)2 Knight B.* Ind 657 50.7 Wem Rural (1170) vote share Macdonald A. Ms.* Con 639 49.3 vote share Carson M. Ms.* Ind 645 68.8 Davies L. Ms. Con 632 - Broomhall P.* Con 0 0.0 Ward I. Ind 343 - Phillips L.* Ind 595 - Murray J. Ind 439 - Lawson R. Ind 229 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Davies R. Con 293 31.2 Lewis W. Ind 199 - Frost J. Ind 181 -

Turnout 52.8 37.5 Hulme S. Ind 141 -

Turnout 37.9 1.4

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Wem West (2213)2 vote share Carson P. Ms.* Ind 470 54.1 Murray J. Con 399 45.9 Phillips L.* Ind 394 - Weaving P. Ind 227 -

Turnout 37.3 8.2

Whitchurch North (2388)2 vote share Mainwaring J. Ms.* Ind 400 50.8 Winwood M. Ms.* Con 388 49.2 Matthews A. Ms. Con 352 -

Turnout 31.1 1.5

Whitchurch Rural (1150) vote share Dakin G. Con 288 59.5 Barker M.* Ind 196 40.5

Turnout 42.4 19.0

Whitchurch South (2384)2 vote share Hewson R. Ind 354 61.7 Mullock P. Ms.* Ind 325 - Chesters A. Con 220 38.3 Richardson A. Con 202 -

Turnout 29.9 23.3

Whitchurch West (2552)2 vote share Ankers D. Ms.* Con 0 - Wynn P.* Con 0 0.0

Turnout 0.0 0.0

Whixhall (1178) vote share Walker M. Ms. Con 0 0.0

Turnout 0.0 0.0

Woore (1188) vote share Brassington M.* Con 287 50.1 Woodcock F. Ind 286 49.9

Turnout 48.5 0.2

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