South 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. 19 () (1843)3 vote share 1976 South Shropshire 1973 Coles A. Ind 607 100.0 Powell M. Ms. Ind 511 - Lumsden J. Ind 454 - Apedale (725) Apedale (713) Greenhouse W. Ind 183 - vote share vote share Bull F. Ind 0 0.0

Bull F. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 32.9 68.9 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 No. 20 (Burford) (760) vote share Ashford (519) Ashford (507) Strong E. Ms. Ind 208 69.6 vote share vote share Jones R. Ind 91 30.4 Meredith J. Ind 0 0.0 Meredith J. Ind 0 0.0

Turnout 39.3 39.1 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 2 No. 21 () (1816)3 Bishops Castle (1377) (612) vote share vote share vote share Jones R. Ind 706 65.3 Sykes W. Ind 0 0.0 Brook D. Ind 0 0.0 Pain T. Ind 643 - Bennet G. Ind 0 - Evans M. Ms. Ind 570 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Allen S. Lab 375 34.7 Turnout 0.0 0.0 S. Lab 187 - (667) Lloyd I. Lab 154 - Bitterley (533) vote share vote share

Brereton D. Ind 188 58.0 Turnout 59.5 30.6 Lumsden J. Ind 181 57.3 Peppe A. Ms. Ind 136 42.0 Taylor W. Ind 135 42.7 No. 4 (Bishops Castle) (1177)2 Turnout 48.6 16.0 vote share Turnout 59.3 14.6 Sykes W. Ind 492 100.0 (692) Bennett G. Ind 486 - Bucknall (613) vote share Gwilliam L. Ind 225 - vote share McBarnett A. Ind 203 51.8 Howell V. Ms. Ind 202 - Wynne-Jones J. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 Wrigley A. Ms. Ind 189 48.2

Turnout 41.8 23.8 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 56.6 3.6 No. 5 () (828) Burford (580) (408) vote share vote share vote share Habershon K. Ind 0 0.0 Strong E. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 Marston T. Ind 0 0.0

Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 No. 8 (Bucknell) (552) Caynham (659) Newcastle (614) vote share vote share vote share Wynne-Jones J. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 Stevenson I. Rate 128 55.7 Whateley K. Ind 0 0.0 Kenchington C. Lib 102 44.3

Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 34.9 11.3

3 No. 9 () (633) No. 10 () (2707) vote share Chirbury (615) vote share Croxton R. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Green E. Ind 913 100.0 Brook D. Ind 0 0.0

Swain R. Ind 600 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Jones J. Ind 483 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Wright W. Ind 441 - Stanton Lacy (514) 2 Bromley E. Ind 437 - vote share Church Stretton North (1435) Speechley R. Ind 433 - Clare R. Ms. Lib 158 73.1 vote share Tyldesley J. Ind 411 - Parker J. Ind 58 26.9 Green E. Ind 0 - Woolley T. Ind 382 - Pryce Jones J. Ind 0 0.0

Eaton P. Ind 362 - Turnout 42.0 46.3 Brown H. Ind 257 - Turnout 0.0 0.0

Stoke St. Milborough (418) 2 Turnout 33.7 79.3 vote share Church Stretton South (1462) Pilling A. Ind 0 0.0 vote share No. 12 (Stokesay) (1924)3 Swain R. Ind 394 100.0

vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Bromley R. Ind 388 - Brereton L. Ms. Ind 677 100.0 Eaton F. Ind 352 - Reid E. Ms. Ind 462 - Wentnor (454) Tyldesley J. Ind 275 - Thompson H. Ind 432 - vote share Magnus-Allcroft P. Ind 218 - Corfield H. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 26.9 74.1

Turnout 35.2 72.1 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Clee (541) vote share No. 13 () (5798) @ 6 (1288)2 Harcourt Coles A. Ind 0 0.0 vote share vote share Hyde W. Ind 1,125 100.0 Trow W. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Porter G. Ms. Ind 1,116 - Sherry J. Ind 0 - Green R. Ind 1,030 - Cleobury Mortimer (1447)2

Phillips F. Ind 873 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Acton F. Ind 819 - Gaukroger D. Lib 563 50.2 Speight M. Ind 808 - Jones R. Ind 558 49.8 Went J. Ind 733 - Pain T. Ind 444 - Garner A. Ind 639 - Bateman J. Ind 543 - Turnout 77.5 0.4

Turnout 19.4 83.2 Clun (663) vote share Brereton D. Ind 0 0.0

Turnout 0.0 0.0

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Clunbury (584) Wentnor (458) vote share vote share Cleobury Mortimer (1517)2 Croxton R. Ind 0 0.0 Corfield H. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Gaukroger D. Lib 839 43.8 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Heath C. Ind 627 32.8 Reiner M. Res 448 23.4 Diddlebury (658) Wistanstow (502) Reynolds K. Ind 448 - vote share vote share McBarnett A. Ind 0 0.0 Feest A. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 81.8 11.1

Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Clun (674) vote share (680) Worthen (1361)2 Morris R. Ind 285 55.8 vote share vote share Brereton D. Ind 226 44.2 Crathorne N. Rate 128 55.7 Baxter C. Ms. Ind 0 - Kenchington C. Lib 102 44.3 Bennet J. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 76.1 11.5

Turnout 33.8 11.3 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Clunbury (602) vote share Ludlow Castle (2116)3 Cruxton R. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Hicks V. Ind 579 34.9 South Shropshire 1979 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Went J. Rate 562 33.9 Speight M. Ind 528 - Diddlebury (666) Carter A. Rate 344 - Apedale (712) vote share Jacks D. Lab 276 16.6 vote share Wrigley A. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 Bull F. Ind 0 0.0 Acton F. Lib 243 14.6 Ray P. Ms. Lib 198 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0

Turnout 78.4 1.0 Hopton Wafers (735) Ashford (527) vote share Ludlow East Hamlet (1796)3 vote share Crathorne N. Ind 0 0.0 Meredith J. Ind 310 70.1 vote share Potter G. Ms. Ind 455 33.0 Ray P. Ms. Ind 132 29.9 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Gill R. Lab 375 27.2 Corston P. Ind 373 - Turnout 84.6 40.3 Ludlow Castle (2323)3

Waite A. Ms. Lib 348 25.2 2 vote share Heydon R. Rate 201 14.6 Bishops Castle (1429) Hicks V. Ind 0 - Amos L. Ind 188 - vote share Speight M. Ind 0 0.0 Bennett G. Ind 0 - Hicks H. Ind 0 - Sykes W. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 76.8 5.8 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Ludlow Galdeford (1868)3 Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Ludlow East Hamlet (1870)3 Lane A. Ind 425 42.2 Bitterley (558) vote share Hyde W. Ind 417 - vote share Gill R. Lab 928 41.0 Mold T. Rate 363 36.1 Lumsden J. Ind 0 0.0 Corston P. Lib 889 39.2 Beeching B. Ms. Ind 334 - Fisher H. Ind 448 19.8 Whitmarsh J. Lib 218 21.7 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Heydon R. Ind 446 -

Houghton B. Ind 376 - Turnout 53.9 6.2 Bucknall (615) Taylor W. Ind 198 - vote share

Lydbury North (748) Wynne-Jones J. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 76.1 1.7 vote share Habershon K. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Ludlow Galdeford (1923)3

vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Burford (580) Hyde W. Lab 671 37.2 vote share Waite A. Ms. Ind 627 34.7 Munslow (406) Moss J. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 Jacks D. Lab 605 - vote share Lane A. Ind Con 508 28.1 Marston T. Ind 240 81.9 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Needham J. Ind 421 - Wrench J. Lib 53 18.1 Baker H. Ind 339 - Caynham (671)

Turnout 72.2 63.8 vote share Turnout 73.4 2.4 Stevenson I. Ind 0 0.0 Newcastle (637) Lydbury North (604) vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Vaughn E. Burn Ind 0 0.0 Habershon K. Ind 0 0.0 Chirbury (615)

Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Brook D. Ind 0 0.0 Stanton Lacy (505) Munslow (438) vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share

Clare R. Ms. Lib 162 69.5 2 Marston T. Ind 0 0.0 Griffith R. Ms. Ind 71 30.5 Church Stretton North (1554) vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 46.1 39.1 Barnett J. Ms. Ind 0 - Green E. Ind 0 0.0 Newcastle (636) Stoke St. Milborough (430) vote share vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Vaughan Burn E. Ms. Ind 0 0.0

Pilling A. Ind 151 58.1 2 Hadoke J. Ms. Ind 109 41.9 Church Stretton South (1572) Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share

Turnout 60.5 16.2 Bromley R. Ind 0 - Stanton Lacy (519) Swain R. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Stokesay (1369)2 Francis C. Ind 198 51.0 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Clare R. Ms. Lib 190 49.0

Reid E. Ms. Ind 412 100.0 Brereton L. Ms. Ind 320 - Clee (544) Turnout 72.8 2.1 Stockton D. Ind 278 - vote share Coles A. Ind 0 0.0

Turnout 30.1 73.5 Turnout 0.0 0.0

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Stoke St. Milborough (427) Church Stretton North (1614)2 vote share vote share Newcastle (634) Hay L. Ind 0 0.0 Eiderwick K. Ind 415 59.3 vote share Winterburn G. All 285 40.7 Burn E. Ms. Ind 325 78.9 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Povey K. Ind 265 - Stacey J. Ind 87 21.1

Stokesay (1391)2 Turnout 43.4 18.6 Turnout 65.0 57.8 vote share Stephens N. Ind 655 100.0 Church Stretton South (1685)2 Stanton Lacy (500) Reid E. Ms. Ind 407 - vote share vote share Stevens M. Ms. Ind 367 - Swain R. Ind 364 50.1 Mercer R. Ind 113 51.8 Brereton L. Ms. Ind 313 - Winterburn J. Ms. All 363 49.9 Clare R. Ms. All 105 48.2 Bromley R. Ind 220 - Turnout 75.4 71.0 Heeley B. All 206 - Turnout 43.6 3.7

Wentnor (454) Turnout 43.1 0.1 Stoke St. Milborough (443) vote share vote share Corfield H. Ind 0 0.0 Clee (561) Hay L. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Coles A. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0

Wistanstow (505) Turnout 0.0 0.0 Stokesay (1427)2 vote share vote share Minton-Beddoes S. Ind 0 0.0 Cleobury Mortimer (1624)2 Jones N. Ind 0 - vote share Stephens N. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Heath C. Con 514 53.6 Bird L. Ind 445 46.4 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Worthen (1328)2 Reynolds K. Ind 413 - vote share Reiner M. Ind 285 - Wentnor (457) McCormick J. Ind 684 60.9 vote share Bennett J. Ind 509 - Turnout 59.1 7.2 Corfield H. Ind 0 0.0 Phillips P. Lib 440 39.1 Clun (693) Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 74.6 21.7 vote share Morris R. Ind 0 0.0 Wistanstow (497) vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Beddoes S. Ind 0 0.0 South Shropshire 1983 Clunbury (604) Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Apedale (759) Croxton R. Ind 0 0.0 Worthen (1406)2 vote share vote share Bull F. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 McCormick J. Ind 471 57.9 Bennett J. Ind 358 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Diddlebury (674) Phillips P. All 343 42.1

vote share Ashford (550) Thomas J. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 57.9 15.7 vote share

Meredith J. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0

Turnout 0.0 0.0 Hopton Wafers (749) South Shropshire 1987

2 vote share Bishops Castle (1427) Perry B. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Apedale (758)

Bennett G. Ind 537 34.3 Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Roberts J. Con 530 33.9 Bull F. Ind 297 80.1 Hickey G. All 287 18.3 Ludlow Castle (2351)3 Watts Ind 74 19.9 Wright M. Lab 211 13.5 vote share Hicks V. Ind 665 58.5 Turnout 48.9 60.1 Turnout 109.7 0.4 Houghton B. Con 472 41.5 Robinson J. Con 444 - Ashford (596) Bitterley (578) Collier E. Ind 436 - vote share vote share Meredith J. Ind 247 65.7

Lumsden J. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 48.4 17.0 Yellowley Ind 129 34.3

Turnout 0.0 0.0 Ludlow East Hamlet (2310)3 Turnout 63.1 31.4

vote share 2 Bucknall (652) Corston P. All 610 55.8 Bishops Castle (1515) vote share Phillips R. All 587 - vote share Wynne-Jones J. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 Gill R. Ind 483 44.2 Bennett G. Con 0 0.0 Peachey H. Ind 463 - Roberts J. Con 0 - Turnout 0.0 0.0

Turnout 47.3 11.6 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Burford (744) vote share Ludlow Galdeford (1939)3 Bitterley (603) Moss J. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 vote share vote share Reece-Green D. Ind 0 - Lumsden J. Con 201 69.3 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Hyde W. Ind 0 - Hadoke Ind 89 30.7 Wall R. Ind 0 0.0 Caynham (674) Turnout 48.1 38.6

vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Stevenson I. Ind 0 0.0 Bucknall (703) Lydbury North (823) vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Jones Wynne Ind 0 0.0 Habershon K. Ind 0 0.0 Chirbury (629) Turnout 0.0 0.0

vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Brook D. Ind 0 0.0 Burford (812) Munslow (447) vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Moss J. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 Marston T. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0

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Caynham (719) Ludlow East Hamlet (2582)3 vote share vote share South Shropshire 1991 Kenchingham Con 212 55.1 Briant Lib/SDP 0 0.0 Stevenson I. Ind 173 44.9 Phillips R. Lib/SDP 0 - Apedale (737) Corston P. Lib/SDP 0 - Turnout 53.5 10.1 vote share Henderson J. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Chirbury (625) vote share Ludlow Galdeford (1920)3 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Brook D. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Ashford (559) Lloyd D. Ind 696 86.8 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Hyde W. Ind 352 - vote share Kidd Ind 348 - Meredith J.* Con 0 0.0 Church Stretton North (1675)2 Dickinson Ind 281 - vote share Cole Ind 182 - Turnout 0.0 0.0

Winterburn G. All 0 0.0 Green Lib/SDP 106 13.2 2 White H. Ind 0 0.0 Bishops Castle (1504) vote share Turnout 41.8 73.6 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Roberts J.* Con 0 0.0 Lydbury North (866) Jarvis W. Ind 0 0.0 Church Stretton South (1749)2 vote share vote share Habershon K. Ind 203 53.4 Turnout 0.0 0.0 McLean Con 377 40.2 Bardiger M. Ind 177 46.6 Bitterley (575) Winterburn J. Ms. Lib/SDP 252 26.9 Swain R. Ind 238 25.4 Turnout 43.9 6.8 vote share Ancliff Con 237 - Lumsden J.* Con 0 0.0 Bromley R. Ind Con 70 7.5 Munslow (458) Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Turnout 53.6 13.3 Bury S. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 Bucknall (695)

Clee (551) Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share vote share Wynne-Jones J. Ms.* Ind 226 50.1 Coles A. Con 270 80.4 Newcastle (686) Barnett K. Ind 225 49.9 Thomas Lib/SDP 66 19.6 vote share Turnout 64.9 0.2 Burn E. Ms. Ind 298 66.4 Turnout 61.0 60.7 Sayles Ind 151 33.6 Burford (906)

Cleobury Mortimer (1676)2 Turnout 65.5 32.7 vote share vote share Moss J. Ms.* Ind 0 0.0 Forrest Con 612 50.5 Stanton Lacy (483) Heath C. Con 419 - vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Reynolds K. Ind 306 25.2 Mercer R. Ind 0 0.0 Caynham (804) Thompson Ind 181 - Booker Lib/SDP 158 13.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Reiner M. Res 137 11.3 Holmes M. Ind 316 60.3 Scott C. Ms. Con 130 24.8 Stoke St. Milborough (483) Turnout 72.4 25.2 vote share Mason T. LD 78 14.9 Hay L. Ind 182 67.2 Clun (708) Stove Ind 89 32.8 Turnout 65.2 35.5

vote share Morris R. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 56.1 34.3 Chirbury (647) vote share

Turnout 0.0 0.0 Stokesay (1519)2 Brook D.* Ind 0 0.0 vote share Clunbury (624) Stephens N. Ind 487 100.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0

vote share Breakwell Ind 328 - 2 Morgan J. Ind 222 66.3 Jones N. Ind 280 - Church Stretton North (1731) Chorley Lib/SDP 113 33.7 Fulford Ind 89 - vote share White H.* Con 544 59.1

Turnout 53.7 32.5 Turnout 32.1 81.7 Thompson G. Con 521 - Hill R. Ind 377 40.9 Diddlebury (647) Wentnor (469) vote share vote share Turnout 52.6 18.1

Radford M. Ms. Ind 177 61.9 Corfield H. Ind 0 0.0 2 Shelton Ind 109 38.1 Church Stretton South (1775) vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 44.2 23.8 Deeley J. Ms. Ind 528 44.5 Wistanstow (500) Stephens P. Ind 424 - Hopton Wafers (752) vote share Wainwright E. Con 421 35.5 vote share Beddoes S. Ind 0 0.0 Antcliffe H. Ind Con 238 20.1 Cramp M. Ind 293 67.2 Aiken Ind 89 20.4 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 53.5 9.0 Perry B. Con 54 12.4 2 Clee (620) Worthen (1391) Turnout 58.0 46.8 vote share vote share Bennett J. Ind 0 - Coles A.* Con 0 0.0 Ludlow Castle (2357)3 McCormick J. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0

Hicks V. Ind 471 39.2 Turnout 0.0 0.0 2 Coxill Lib/SDP 460 38.3 Cleobury Mortimer (1818) Poole Ind 387 - vote share Jones S. Ind 341 - Davies B. Ms. Ind 519 51.1 Howorth Ind 297 - Davis J. Con 497 48.9 Houghton B. Ind 295 - Reynolds K. Ind 449 - Robinson J. Con 271 22.5 Reiner M. Ind 278 - Rogers Ind 200 - Green J. Ind 126 -

Turnout 51.0 0.9 Turnout 43.8 2.2

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Clun (747) Wentnor (509) Church Stretton South (1930)2 vote share vote share vote share Morris R.* Ind 0 0.0 Williams M. Ind 172 47.6 Deeley J. Ms.* LD 383 38.6 Williams F. Ms. Ind 96 26.6 Sankey L. Ms. Ind 376 37.9 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Screen A. Ind 93 25.8 Collins M. Ind 297 - Nisbet D. Lab 233 23.5 Clunbury (631) Turnout 70.9 21.1 vote share Turnout 42.2 0.7 Morgan J.* Ind 0 0.0 Wistanstow (521) vote share Clee (625) Turnout 0.0 0.0 Minton Beddoes Ind 0 0.0 vote share Coles A.* Ind 237 67.7 Diddlebury (652) Turnout 0.0 0.0 Grosvenor J. Lab 113 32.3 vote share Radford M. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 Worthen (1448)2 Turnout 56.3 35.4 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 McCormick J.* Ind 0 0.0 Cleobury Mortimer (1974)2 Bennett J.* Ind 0 - vote share Hopton Wafers (737) Davies B. Ms.* Ind 570 45.2 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Reynolds K. Lab 414 32.8 Cramp M.* Ind 0 0.0 Smith B. Ind 298 - Jones P. Con 277 22.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 South Shropshire 1995 Turnout 47.3 12.4 Ludlow Castle (2254)3 vote share Clun (750) Hicks V.* Ind 496 39.4 Apedale (856) vote share Caulcott T. Ind Con 466 37.0 vote share Darnell C. Ind 227 61.2 Jones S. Ind 436 - Henderspn J.* Ind 0 0.0 Appleton-Fox N. Ind 144 38.8 Coxhill J.* Ind 340 - Pryde J. Con 296 23.5 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 51.1 22.4

Turnout 37.1 2.4 Ashford (623) Clunbury (706) vote share vote share Ludlow East Hamlet (2780)3 Meredith J.* Ind 0 0.0 Morgan J* Ind 0 0.0 vote share Corston P.* LD 881 70.9 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0

Phillips R.* LD 787 - 2 Cox L. Ms. LD 758 - Bishops Castle (1524) Diddlebury (710) Barker J. Ind 362 29.1 vote share vote share Banfield E. Ind 137 - Phillips P. LD 554 50.5 Radford M. Ms.* Ind 179 52.8 Jarvis W.* Ind 480 43.8 Burford D. Ind 160 47.2 Roberts J.* Ind 286 - Turnout 47.1 41.8 Monks K. Con 63 5.7 Turnout 48.2 5.6 Ludlow Galdeford (2065)3 vote share Turnout 50.5 6.7 Hopton Wafers (798) Lloyd D.* Ind 903 73.0 vote share A. Ind 531 - Bitterley (594) Cramp M.* Ind 241 66.4 Grosvenor J. Lab 334 27.0 vote share Johnson M. Ms. Lab 122 33.6 Edwards M. Ind 323 - Wheeler J. Ind 181 56.7 Day R. Ms. Lab 138 43.3 Turnout 45.6 32.8 Turnout 60.0 46.0 Turnout 53.9 13.5 Ludlow Castle (2291)3 Lydbury North (859) vote share vote share Bucknall (737) Hicks V.* Ind 498 50.0 Habershon K.* Ind 227 68.0 vote share Andrewes T. Green 498 50.0 Bardiger M. Ind 107 32.0 Barnett K. Ind 252 56.4 Cundall A. Ms. Ind 446 - Wynne-Jones J. Ms.* Ind 195 43.6 Caulcott T.* Ind 418 - Turnout 38.9 35.9 Turnout 61.2 12.8 Turnout 42.3 0.0 Munslow (467) vote share Burford (1017) Ludlow East Hamlet (2775)3 Bury S. Ms.* Ind 0 0.0 vote share vote share Moss J. Ms.* Ind 0 0.0 Phillips R.* LD 750 54.1 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Corston P.* LD 736 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Cox L. Ms.* LD 480 - Newcastle (652) Logan F. Ms. Lab 389 28.1 vote share Caynham (866) Dean J. Ms. Green 247 17.8 Reynolds M. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Coles P. Ms.* Ind 321 73.5 Turnout 36.0 26.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Johnson R. Lab 116 26.5 Ludlow Galdeford (2263)3 Stanton Lacy (482) Turnout 50.6 46.9 vote share vote share Middleton A.* Ind 526 38.5 Mercer R.* Ind 0 0.0 Chirbury (714) Merrick M.* Ind 459 - vote share McCormack S. Ms. LD 433 31.7 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Brook D.* Ind 0 0.0 Grosvenor J.* Lab 406 29.7 Edwards L. Ms. Ind 270 - Stoke St. Milborough (504) Turnout 0.0 0.0 Houghton B. Lab 117 -

vote share 2 Bodenham C. Ind 0 0.0 Church Stretton North (1742) Turnout 40.7 6.8 vote share

Turnout 0.0 0.0 Lloyd J. Green 486 37.2 Lydbury North (894) Kronbergs Z.* LD 477 36.5 vote share Stokesay (1720)2 Radford S. Ms. Con 343 26.3 Evans A. Ind 251 54.1 vote share Green M.* LD 213 45.9 Turnout 48.6 0.7 Jones N. Ind 0 - Stephens N.* Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 52.0 8.2

Turnout 0.0 0.0

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Munslow (508) Bucknall (792) Ludlow Castle (2446)3 vote share vote share vote share Bury S. Ms.* Ind 0 0.0 Barnett K.* Ind 292 86.4 Andrewes T.* Green 611 36.3 Green A. Ms. LD 46 13.6 Cundall A. Ms.* LD 522 31.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Hicks V.* Ind 393 23.4 Turnout 42.7 72.8 Darby K. Green 303 - Newcastle (788) Morton A. Ms. Green 272 - vote share Burford (1015) Holland M. LD 225 - Reynolds M.* Ind 0 0.0 vote share Day E. Lab 156 9.3 Moss J. Ms.* Ind 230 73.7 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Juliard P. Ind 82 26.3 Turnout 38.7 5.3

Stanton Lacy (583) Turnout 30.9 47.4 Ludlow East Hamlet (2824)3 vote share vote share Heighway R. Ind 0 0.0 Caynham (896) Corston P.* LD 656 50.2 vote share Phillips R.* LD 593 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Coles P. Ms.* Ind 310 76.5 Kay Y. Ms. LD 423 - Salmon J. Ms. Ind 95 23.5 Powell D. Ind 421 32.2 Stoke St. Milborough (589) Day R. Ms. Lab 231 17.7 vote share Turnout 45.1 53.1 Williams G. Lab 228 - Bodenham C.* Ind 0 0.0 Chirbury (697) Turnout 35.0 18.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Kidd H. Ms. LD 0 0.0 Ludlow Galdeford (2608)3 2 Stokesay (1803) vote share vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Merrick M.* Ind 492 42.5 Stephens N.* Ind 320 71.0 McCormack S. Ms.* LD 363 31.3 Watkins T. Ind 210 - Church Stretton North (1727)2 Edwards L. Ms. Ind 305 - Jones N.* Ind 195 - vote share Bennett R. Lab 304 26.2 Summerfield T. Ind 147 - Lloyd J.* Green 479 51.6 Beaumont C. Ms. LD 273 - Smith J. Ind 133 - Kronbergs Z.* LD 450 48.4 Jones K. Ms. LD 188 - Dyer A. Ms. Green 131 29.0 Young G. Ms. LD 261 - Buchanan P. Ms. Lab 178 - Mosley F. Green 145 - Pound A. Ind 172 - Turnout 35.1 41.9 Penn M. Lab 145 - Turnout 42.5 3.1 Wentnor (599) Turnout 34.3 11.1 vote share Church Stretton South (1948)2 Williams M.* Ind 0 0.0 vote share Lydbury North (951) Sankey L. Ms.* Ind 396 41.8 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Deeley J. Ms. LD 395 41.7 Linton S. Ms. LD 239 55.7 Jarvis J. Ms. LD 306 - Evans A.* Ind 190 44.3 Wistanstow (574) Nisbet D. Lab 156 16.5 vote share Turnout 45.3 11.4 Minton Beddoes Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 38.7 0.1 Munslow (474) Turnout 0.0 0.0 Clee (676) vote share vote share Bury S. Ms.* Ind 0 0.0 2 Worthen (1703) Coles A.* Ind 198 66.0 vote share Grosvenor J. Ind 102 34.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 McCormick J.* Ind 0 0.0 Neal P. LD 0 0.0 Turnout 44.4 32.0 Newcastle (728) vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Cleobury Mortimer (2171)2 Reynolds M.* Ind 328 77.7 vote share Paul T. LD 94 22.3 Murrell S. Ms. Ind 620 60.0 Walker R. Ind 600 - Turnout 57.6 55.5 South Shropshire 1999 Davies B. Ms.* Ind 550 - Reynolds K.* Lab 414 40.0 Stanton Lacy (555)

vote share Apedale (864) Turnout 53.8 19.9 Heighway R.* Ind 169 79.0 vote share Weaver R. Ind 45 21.0 Shaw W. Ind 0 0.0 Clun (763) vote share Turnout 38.7 57.9 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Pendry C. Ind 153 36.3 Eyre T. LD 125 29.6 Stoke St. Milborough (566) Ashford (605) Darnell C.* Ind 98 23.2 vote share vote share Pettit R. Ind 46 10.9 Bodenham C.* Ind 247 74.4 Meredith J.* Ind 234 81.0 Hughes J. LD 85 25.6 Smethurst S. Ms. LD 55 19.0 Turnout 55.3 6.6 Turnout 58.8 48.8 Turnout 47.9 61.9 Clunbury (671) 2 2 vote share Stokesay (1953) Bishops Castle (1617) Hartin N. LD 206 57.2 vote share vote share Morgan J.* Ind 154 42.8 Stephens N.* LD 455 56.5 Phillips P.* LD 0 0.0 Hoskins J. Ms. Ind 351 43.5 Penney G. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 54.2 14.4 Watkins T.* Ind 216 -

Turnout 0.0 0.0 Diddlebury (788) Turnout 32.1 12.9 vote share Bitterley (633) Radford M. Ms.* Ind 178 54.6 Wentnor (542) vote share Allen P. LD 148 45.4 vote share Wheeler J.* Ind 139 38.6 Williams M.* Ind 247 65.0 Buckard J. Ms. LD 69 19.2 Turnout 41.4 9.2 Williams F. Ms. LD 133 35.0 Jones P. Ind 66 18.3

Smith J. Ind 59 16.4 Hopton Wafers (878) Turnout 70.8 30.0 Wright J. Ms. Lab 27 7.5 vote share Cramp M.* Ind 228 81.1 Wistanstow (535) Turnout 56.4 19.4 Mason T. LD 53 18.9 vote share

Webb A. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 32.0 62.3 Turnout 0.0 0.0

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Worthen (1595)2 Cleobury Mortimer (2260)2 Wistanstow With (1062) vote share vote share vote share Neal P.* LD 0 0.0 Davies B Ms. Ind 666 51.5 Chapman L. Con 301 51.9 McCormick J.* Ind 0 0.0 Reynolds K. Ind 539 - Hill R. LD 279 48.1 Murrell S. Ms.* IKHHC 521 40.3 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Walker R.* IKHHC 461 - Turnout 55.6 3.8 Smith H. Con 107 8.3 2 Worthen (1549) Turnout 52.7 11.2 vote share South Shropshire 2003 Priest R. Con 518 55.9 Clun (911) Watson T. LD 408 44.1 vote share Kean J. LD 337 - Apedale (894) Pendry C.* Ind 332 77.8 vote share Proctor C. LD 95 22.2 Turnout 56.2 11.9 Shaw W.* Ind 0 0.0

Turnout 47.1 55.5 Turnout 0.0 0.0

2 (852) South Shropshire 2007 Bishops Castle With Onny Valley (1983) vote share vote share Reynolds M.* Ind 344 75.4 Penney G.* Ind 664 54.1 Paul T. Ms. LD 112 24.6 Apedale (943) Phillips P.* LD 564 45.9 vote share

Green A. LD 372 - Turnout 53.8 50.9 Claytonsmith H. Ms. Con 288 57.8 Blackburn S. LD 210 42.2 Turnout 51.9 8.1 Corve Valley (831) vote share Turnout 52.8 15.7 Bitterley With Stoke St. Milborough (1091) Evans S. Con 163 58.4 2 vote share Longmore M. LD 116 41.6 Bishops Castle With Onny Valley (2185) Wheeler J.* Con 381 73.4 vote share

Lyden J. LD 138 26.6 Turnout 33.7 16.8 Phillips P.* LD 665 40.4 Ellis G. Ms. Con 521 31.6 Turnout 47.8 46.8 Kemp Valley (959) Buxton S. Con 504 - vote share Carroll J. Ms. Ind 461 28.0 Bucknell (918) Williams J. Ms. Con 279 52.8 vote share Linton S. Ms.* LD 249 47.2 Turnout 51.3 8.7 Hartin N.* LD 286 57.7

Barnett K.* Ind 210 42.3 Turnout 55.3 5.7 Bitterley With Stoke St. Milborough (1135) vote share Turnout 54.1 15.3 Ludlow Henley (1991)2 Barclay N. Con 0 0.0 vote share Burford (1157) Corston P.* LD 329 53.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Merrick M.* Ind 292 47.0 Bews N. LD 247 54.2 Edwards L. Ms.* Ind 242 - Bucknell (977) Meynell E. Con 209 45.8 Herbertson J. LD 241 - vote share Burgoyne T. Ind 121 - Hartin N.* LD 0 0.0 Turnout 39.4 8.3

Turnout 33.5 6.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Caynham With Ashford (1041) vote share Ludlow Sheet With Ludford (2246)2 Burford (1249) Meredith J. Con 371 77.3 vote share vote share Hartin J. LD 109 22.7 McCormack S. Ms.* LD 441 54.8 Bews N.* LD 319 53.7 Parry E. Ms. LD 414 - Brown R. Con 275 46.3 Turnout 46.2 54.6 Nash R. Con 364 45.2 Morley G. Con 362 - Turnout 47.9 7.4 Chirbury (699)

vote share Turnout 37.5 9.6 Caynham With Ashford (1033) Kidd H. Ms.* LD 0 0.0 vote share Ludlow St. Laurences (1879)2 Meredith J.* Con 380 66.9 Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Chester P. Ind 188 33.1

2 Dunne P. Con 530 58.4 Church Stretton North (1722) Perks G. Con 501 - Turnout 55.1 33.8 vote share McCormack N. LD 290 32.0 Kronbergs Z.* LD 471 37.5 Holland M. LD 287 - Chirbury (739) Lloyd J.* Green 435 34.7 Smithers J. Ind 87 9.6 vote share Wiggin M. Con 349 27.8 Kidd H. Ms.* LD 230 54.0

Hider J. Ms. Green 167 - Turnout 48.0 26.5 Birch C. Con 196 46.0

Turnout 52.7 2.9 Ludlow St. Peters (1902)2 Turnout 57.7 8.0

2 vote share 2 Church Stretton South (1825) Phillips R.* LD 366 52.9 Church Stretton North (1806) vote share Seymour L. Ms. LD 276 - vote share Morris M. Con 470 52.9 Martin L. Con 176 25.4 West C. LD 531 50.2 Jarvis J. Ms. LD 419 47.1 Griffiths B. Ind 150 21.7 Lloyd J.* Green 527 49.8 Annetts J. LD 386 - Byrne H. Ms. Green 379 -

Turnout 29.3 27.5 Proctor C. LD 340 - Turnout 46.2 5.7 Stokesay (1937)2 Turnout 54.4 0.4 Clee (2072)2 vote share 2 vote share Bodenham C.* Ind 385 36.9 Church Stretton South (1866) Huffer R. LD 473 42.4 Stephens N.* LD 364 34.9 vote share Cramp M.* Ind 399 35.8 Evans D. Con 293 28.1 Morris M.* Con 532 38.7 Coles A.* Ind 341 - Hoskins J. Ms.* Ind 293 - Relph P. Ind 297 21.6 Thornton C. Ms. Con 244 21.9 Annetts J. LD 292 21.2

Downes D. Con 170 - Turnout 39.4 2.0 Morrish J. Ms. Green 254 18.5 Douglas R. LD 188 - Turnout 45.8 6.6 Upper Corvedale (1082) vote share Turnout 50.9 17.1 Motley C. Ms. Con 310 57.4 Allen P. Ms. LD 230 42.6

Turnout 50.1 14.8

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Clee (2148)2 Stokesay (2153)2 vote share vote share Holmes N. Con 540 40.6 Stephens N.* LD 443 40.1 Creasey P. Con 421 - Demos S. Ms. Con 359 32.5 Huffer R.* LD 403 30.3 Hoskins J. Ms. Ind 303 27.4 Cramp M.* Ind 386 29.0 Bodenham C.* Ind 298 - Applegate D. Con 250 - Turnout 46.2 10.3 Turnout 43.7 7.6 Cleobury Mortimer (2362)2 vote share Upper Corvedale (1100) Davies B. Ms.* Ind 577 41.0 vote share Butler G. Con 511 36.3 Motley C. Ms.* Con 400 70.1 Reynolds K.* Ind 411 - Dyer A. Ms. LD 171 29.9 Genese C. LD 320 22.7 Griffiths D. Ind 224 - Turnout 52.2 40.1

Turnout 47.1 4.7 Wistanstow With Hopesay (1128) vote share Clun (970) Chapman L.* Con 478 68.4 vote share Hill R. LD 221 31.6 Pendry C.* Ind 270 59.6 Smith M. Ind 183 40.4 Turnout 63.4 36.8

Turnout 46.8 19.2 Worthen (1669)2 vote share Clun Forest (861) Morgan P. Con 474 55.3 vote share Watson T.* LD 383 44.7 Reynolds M.* Con 361 72.1 Walls S. Ms. LD 303 - Palmer B. Ms. LD 95 19.0 Humphreys C. Ms. Green 45 9.0 Turnout 47.8 10.6

Turnout 58.3 53.1

Corve Valley (865) vote share Lewis G. Con 301 69.4 Pike A. Ind 133 30.6

Turnout 50.2 38.7

Kemp Valley (953) vote share Williams J. Ms.* Con 360 66.8 Tinker C. Ms. LD 179 33.2

Turnout 56.8 33.6

Ludlow Henley (2159)2 vote share Merrick M.* Ind 415 51.4 McCormack S. Ms. LD 392 48.6 Griffiths D. Ind 387 - Phillips R. LD 331 -

Turnout 39.2 2.9

Ludlow Sheet With Ludford (2402)2 vote share Parry E. Ms.* LD 559 53.1 Havard E. Con 493 46.9 Wise S. Con 441 - Litherland S. Ms. LD 402 -

Turnout 41.8 6.3

Ludlow St. Laurences (1930)2 vote share Taylor-Smith R. Ms. Con 505 52.5 Taylor-Smith M. Con 493 - Phillips D. Ms. LD 326 33.9 Taylor R. Ms. LD 289 - Smithers J. Ind 131 13.6

Turnout 47.5 18.6

Ludlow St. Peters (1934)2 vote share Huffer T. Ms. LD 404 53.7 Corston P. LD 397 - Price T. Ms. Con 260 34.5 Thornton T. Con 223 - Kirby M. Green 89 11.8

Turnout 37.6 19.1

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