Bridgnorth 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).

Highley (1952)2 vote share Bridgnorth 1976 Bridgnorth 1973 Bache C. Ind 0 - Childs E. Ind 0 0.0 Albrighton (3660)3 3 Albrighton (3722) Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share vote share Worthington K. Ind 0 0.0 Brown A. Ind 1,019 71.9 Morville (869) Brown A. Ind 0 - Powner A. Ind 969 - vote share Bell D. Ind 0 - Worthington K. Ind 914 - Long N. Ind 152 50.8 Mason A. Ind 595 - Hodgson H. Ind 147 49.2 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Nelmes A. Con 399 28.1 2 Turnout 34.4 1.7 Alveley (1660) Turnout 38.1 43.7 vote share 2 Stephenson J. Ind 565 63.1 2 Much Wenlock (2303) Alveley (1662) vote share Scriven J. Ind 500 - vote share Hill D. Ind 913 100.0 Mace R. Lib 331 36.9 Scriven J. Ind 0 - Whiteman P. Ind 862 - Stephenson J. Ind 0 0.0 Lamputt E. Ind 538 - Turnout 54.0 26.1

Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 39.6 83.9 Bridgnorth Castle (656) vote share Bridgnorth Castle (669) No. 13 (Farlow) (687) Palmer C. Ind 149 50.5 vote share vote share Andrew C. Ind 103 34.9 Palmer C. Ind 0 0.0 Reed J. Ind 0 0.0 Jones A. Ind 43 14.6

Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 45.0 15.6

Bridgnorth East (1419) No. 14 (Kinlet) (664) Bridgnorth East (1383) vote share vote share vote share Bowers J. Ind 256 49.9 Smith H. Ind 0 0.0 Merricks A. Lib 220 32.5 Andrew C. Ind 220 42.9 Bowers J. Ind 177 26.1

Williams R. Ind 37 7.2 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Williams T. Ind 171 25.3 Chetter J. Ind 109 16.1 Turnout 36.2 7.0 No. 15 (Ditton Priors) (1078)2 vote share Turnout 49.0 6.4 Bridgnorth Morfe (2604)2 Hadoke D. Ind 316 100.0 2 vote share Surman E. Ind 149 - Bridgnorth Morfe (2646) Robinson E. Lib 775 51.9 Richie J. Ind 139 - vote share Walker J. Ind 530 35.5 Robinson E. Lib 834 57.0

Wain M. Ind 365 - Turnout 29.3 53.5 Walker J. Ind 629 43.0 Thomas A. Lab 189 12.7 Green S. Ms. Ind 355 - Smith G. Lab 155 - No. 17 (Donnington) (911) Benbow W. Ind 154 - vote share Turnout 55.3 14.0 McCarthy M. Ind 119 - Parry A. Ind 0 0.0 Bridgnorth West (2769)2

Turnout 57.4 16.4 Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Young J. Lib 893 43.8 2 Bridgnorth West (2825) No. 18 (Shifnal) (3824)3 Parr W. Con 447 21.9 vote share vote share Lloyd E. Lab 382 18.7 Parr W. Ind 563 50.1 Thomas A. Lab 800 40.7 McArthy M. Ind Con 317 15.5 Young J. Lib 561 49.9 Davies L. Lab 792 - Blackwell H. Ind 387 - Nickless G. Ind 597 30.3 Turnout 73.6 21.9

McNeil T. Con 571 29.0 2 Turnout 39.8 0.2 Cherrington B. Ind 495 - Brosley (3032) vote share 2 Drabble P. Con 490 - Brosley (2830) Silvester F. Con 479 - Wedge T. Ind 1,039 73.7 vote share Everitt D. Lab 447 - Lane R. Ind 966 - Wedge T. Ind 939 45.2 Jeffery F. Ind 428 - Ball F. Ind 491 - Lane R. Lab 885 42.6 Billingsley F. Ind 89 - Robinson P. Lib 371 26.3 Hoy M. Ms. Ind 475 - Hoy M. Ms. Ind 289 -

Fielding A. Lab 336 - Turnout 51.5 10.3 Watson F. Lib 252 12.1 Turnout 46.5 47.4 No. 20 (Sheriffhales) (673) Turnout 73.4 2.6 vote share Claverley (1110) Shilton A. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Claverley (1085) Lee G. Ind 0 0.0

vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Lee G. Ind 231 57.9 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Bolitho R. Ind 168 42.1 Worfield (1334) vote share Glazeley (1049) Turnout 36.8 15.8 Bradburn G. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Yeomans R. Ms. Ind 333 74.3

Glazeley (1031) Turnout 0.0 0.0 Davies T. Ind 115 25.7 vote share Davies T. Ind 197 50.5 Turnout 42.7 48.7 Jennings Z. Ind 193 49.5 2 Harrington (1131) Turnout 37.8 1.0 vote share Owen J. Ind 0 0.0 Harrington (1125)2 Chatham H. Ind 0 - vote share Owen J. Ind 471 100.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Ward B. Ind 277 - Moreton L. Ind 187 - Highley (2016)2 Chatham H. Ind 177 - vote share Ford R. Ind 148 - Bache C. Ind 0 - Davies G. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 41.9 59.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0

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Morville (866) Bridgnorth Castle (654) Manor (2107)2 vote share vote share vote share Pugh H. Ind 0 0.0 Palmer C. Ind 318 61.9 Johnstone N. Ind 911 43.5 McCarthy M. Con 196 38.1 Jones J. Con 806 38.5 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Hardware A. Con 657 - Turnout 80.7 23.7 Ovens R. Lab 375 17.9 Much Wenlock (2352)2 Everitt D. Lab 230 - vote share Bridgnorth East (1185) Whiteman P. Ind 815 63.8 vote share Turnout 80.6 5.0 Hill D. Ind 511 - Lea C. Ind 0 0.0 Gripton P. Rate 463 36.2 Morville (861) Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Turnout 54.3 27.5 Pugh H. Ind 0 0.0 2 Bridgnorth Morfe (2734) No. 13 (Farlow) (701) vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Robinson E. Lib 0 0.0 Reed J. Ind 208 59.6 Walker J. Con 0 0.0 Much Wenlock (2361)2 Sutton R. Ind 141 40.4 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Bowden G. Ind 942 100.0 Turnout 49.8 19.2 Williamson A. Ms. Ind 884 - Bridgnorth West (3254)3 Whiteman P. Ind 852 - No. 14 (Kinlet) (662) vote share Hill D. Ind 843 - vote share Mapp M. Con 1,648 37.9 Haywood G. Ind 0 0.0 Cousens J. Ind Con 1,497 34.4 Turnout 81.8 14.4 Jones A. Ind 1,209 27.8 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Parr W. Ind 627 - Sherrifhales (1499)2 vote share No. 15 (Ditton Priors) (1173)2 Turnout 81.5 3.5 Parry A. Ind 0 - vote share Tonkinson G. Ind 0 0.0 3 Surman E. Ind 0 0.0 Brosley (3308) Hadoke D. Ind 0 - vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Lane R. Lab 1,495 34.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Wedge T. Ind 1,171 26.6 Stottesdon (734) Elcock R. Lab 1,012 - vote share No. 17 (Donnington) (915) Southorn I. Con 901 20.5 Hadoke D. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Robinson P. Lib 828 18.8 Parry A. Ind 0 0.0 Ball F. Con 747 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 West A. Con 722 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Wright P. Ind 498 - Worfield (1324) vote share No. 18 (Shifnal) (4140)3 Turnout 82.3 7.4 Bradburn G. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Jeffrey F. Con 1,053 39.8 Claverley (1095) Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnock R. Ind 1,040 39.3 vote share Nickless G. Ind 986 - Lea G. Ind 0 0.0 Drabble P. Con 812 - Jones J. Con 712 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Bridgnorth 1983 Law R. Lab 552 20.9

Ovens R. Lab 409 - Ditton Priors (809) 3 Taylor W. Ind 351 - vote share Albrighton (3721) Thomas A. Lab 280 - Surman E. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Worthington K. Ind 1,019 36.9

Turnout 63.9 0.5 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Pate M. Con 972 35.2 Mason A. Con 789 - No. 20 (Sheriffhales) (683) Glazeley (1124) Leeson D. All 773 28.0 vote share vote share Stanton R. All 422 - Shilton A. Ind 366 90.8 Yeomans R. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 Jowett R. Lab 37 9.2 Turnout 74.3 1.7

Turnout 0.0 0.0 2 Turnout 59.0 81.6 Alveley (1806) Harrington (1134) vote share Worfield (1328) vote share Stephenson J. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Owen J. Ind 418 46.9 Hendry J. Ind 0 - Bradburn G. Ind 0 0.0 Chatham H. Ind 309 34.6 Pibworth J. Ind 165 18.5 Turnout 0.0 0.0

Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 80.2 12.2 Bridgnorth Castle (712) vote share Highley (2199)2 Bloomer P. Ms. Con 0 0.0 Bridgnorth 1979 vote share Bache C. Ind 0 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Davies G. Ind 0 0.0 Albrighton (3737)3 Bridgnorth East (1171)

vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Pate M. Con 1,911 54.1 Lea C. Con 283 52.6 Brown A. Ind 1,621 45.9 Idsall (2309)2 Young J. Ind 225 41.8 Worthington K. Ind 1,421 - vote share Chetter J. Ind 30 5.6 Matthias A. Ind 1,360 - Nickless G. Ind 1,021 53.0 Turnock W. Ind 979 - Turnout 45.9 10.8 Turnout 81.3 8.2 Hodgson J. Ms. Con 563 29.2 Bridgnorth Morfe (2727)2 2 Burgess W. Lab 341 17.7 Alveley (1734) McClements W. Lab 258 - vote share vote share Oakley L. All 715 45.5

Scriven J. Ind 0 - Turnout 83.4 23.8 Pitt L. All 651 - Stephenson J. Ind 0 0.0 Ridley M. Con 551 35.1 Kinlet (967) Walker J. Con 435 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Algie J. Ms. Ind 304 19.4 Hayward G. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 57.6 10.4

Turnout 0.0 0.0

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Bridgnorth West (3801)3 Much Wenlock (2408)2 Brosley (3792)3 vote share vote share vote share Robinson E. All 1,578 48.5 Whiteman P. Ind 735 100.0 Lane R. Ind Lab 1,357 42.5 Winwood L. Con 1,049 32.3 Hill D. Ind 688 - Elcock R. Ind Lab 1,077 - Mapp M. Con 979 - Williamson A. Ms. Ind 625 - Gough J. Con 720 22.5 Corfield-Moore C. Con 694 - Lamputt E. Ind 274 - Daley R. Lab 599 18.7 Moorhouse D. Ind 624 19.2 Hazeldine L. Con 584 - Taft J. Ind 305 - Turnout 30.5 81.5 Robinson P. Lib/SDP 520 16.3 Bailey P. Lab 431 - Turnout 85.5 16.3 Sherrifhales (1593)2 Roberts J. Lab 260 - vote share Brosley (3641)3 Tonkinson G. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 55.6 19.9 vote share Beechey D. Ind 0 - Lane R. Lab 1,150 40.7 Claverley (1098) Elcock R. Lab 885 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Wedge T. Ind 732 25.9 Lee G. Ind 0 0.0 Molyneux P. Lab 635 - Stottesdon (731) Robinson P. All 493 17.5 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 West A. Con 448 15.9 Hadoke D. Ind 0 0.0 Hazeldine L. Con 409 - Ditton Priors (859) West V. Ms. Con 334 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Burton M. Ms. Ind 263 67.1 Turnout 77.5 14.8 Worfield (1436) Needham D. Ms. Lib/SDP 129 32.9 vote share Claverley (1059) Bradburn G. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 46.1 34.2 vote share Lee G. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Glazeley (1121) vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Yeomans R. Ms. Con 0 0.0

Ditton Priors (791) Bridgnorth 1987 Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share

Burton M. Ms. Ind 294 64.1 3 Harrington (1139) Peake R. All 165 35.9 Albrighton (3786) vote share vote share Chatham A. Ind 0 0.0 Worthington K. Ind 1,101 34.7 Turnout 58.0 28.1 Pate M. Con 1,049 33.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Glazeley (1070) Leeson D. Lib/SDP 1,026 32.3 vote share Ketland T. Con 775 - Highley (2512)2 Yeomans R. Ms. Con 0 0.0 Stanton R. Lib/SDP 714 - vote share Pulker R. Lib/SDP 564 - Bache C. Ind 739 76.2 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Gould A. Ind 729 - Turnout 53.6 1.6 Murphy J. Lab 231 23.8

Harrington (1154) 2 vote share Alveley (1910) Turnout 46.2 52.4 Chatham A. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Collins R. Con 0 0.0 2 Idsall (2558) Turnout 0.0 0.0 Twyford R. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Nickless G. Ind 762 53.4 Highley (2365)2 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnock W. Ind 704 - vote share Wilcox W. Con 284 19.9 Bache C. Ind 465 100.0 Bridgnorth Castle (765) Wood M. Con 223 - vote share Gould A. Ind 461 - Moore R. Ms. Lib/SDP 214 15.0 Talbot G. Ind 307 - Pay B. Ms. Con 0 0.0 McClements W. Lab 168 11.8 Everitt D. Lab 130 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 19.7 64.5 Turnout 57.0 33.5 Idsall (2359)2 Bridgnorth East (1271) vote share vote share Kinlet (1024) Nickless G. Ind 796 63.2 Lea C. Con 428 70.9 vote share Turnock W. Ind 787 - Lane M. Lab 176 29.1 Rodenhurst J. Ind 0 0.0 Jeffrey F. Con 311 24.7 Hill J. Ms. Lab 152 12.1 Turnout 47.6 41.7 Turnout 0.0 0.0

Jowett R. Lab 123 - 2 Bridgnorth Morfe (2887) 2 Manor (2372) Turnout 53.4 38.5 vote share vote share Sheldon C. Ms. Lib/SDP 738 48.5 Drabble P. Con 721 56.2 Kinlet (982) Algie J. Ms. Con 657 43.2 Jones J. Con 698 - vote share Oakley L. Lib/SDP 623 - Yarnell R. Lib/SDP 563 43.8 Taft J. Con 547 - Rodenhurst J. Ind 229 49.7 Hall J. Ms. Ind 159 34.5 Robertson M. Lab 126 8.3 Turnout 55.8 12.3 Sutton R. Ind 73 15.8 Fowler J. Lab 113 - Morville (876) Turnout 46.9 15.2 Turnout 50.8 5.3 vote share

3 Lake D. Con 293 67.5 Manor (2259)2 Bridgnorth West (3984) Dent P. Ind Con 141 32.5 vote share vote share Drabble P. Con 769 75.2 Winwood L. Con 1,342 55.2 Turnout 48.7 35.0 Jones J. Con 748 - Green S. Ms. Lib/SDP 1,090 44.8 McClements W. Lab 254 24.8 Walker J. Con 1,077 - Much Wenlock (2574)2 Willmott H. Lab 219 - Gurr-Gearing D. Con 837 - vote share Whiteman P. Ind 688 54.8 Turnout 45.3 50.3 Turnout 48.6 10.4 Hill D. Ind 665 - Pickles G. Lib/SDP 568 45.2 Morville (852) Preece D. Ind 358 - vote share Pugh H. Ind 270 66.5 Turnout 54.4 9.6 King J. All 136 33.5

Turnout 47.7 33.0

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Sherrifhales (1593)2 Claverley (1138) Stottesdon (806) vote share vote share vote share Tonkinson G. Lib/SDP 0 0.0 Lee G. CON 461 74.2 Povall J.* IND 300 86.7 Beechey D. Ind 0 0.0 Meddings M. Ms. LD 125 20.1 Kelly G. Ms. LAB 46 13.3 Bailey R. LAB 35 5.6 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 43.7 73.4 Turnout 54.5 54.1 Stottesdon (768) Worfield (1627) vote share Ditton Priors (916) vote share Povall J. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Winckler M. Ms. CON 384 61.0 Rowlands M. Ms. IND 0 0.0 Steel R. LD 183 29.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Poulton M. LAB 63 10.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Worfield (1389) Turnout 38.8 31.9 vote share Glazeley (1172) Bradburn G. Ind 367 74.7 vote share Steel R. Lib/SDP 124 25.3 Yeomans R. Ms.* IND 557 86.5 Green S. Ms. LAB 87 13.5 Bridgnorth 1995 Turnout 35.1 49.5

Turnout 55.1 73.0 3 Albrighton (3710) Harrington (1125) vote share Bridgnorth 1991 vote share Beechey D.* IND 984 30.0 Chatham A.* IND 359 67.7 Leeson D.* LD 927 28.2 Tomlin S. LD 171 32.3 Pate M.* CON 723 22.0 Albrighton (3672)3 Wylie B. LAB 651 19.8

vote share Turnout 47.4 35.5 Leeson D.* LD 1,105 31.8 Turnout 42.5 1.7 Pate M.* CON 990 28.5 2 Highley (2541) 2 Worthington K.* IND 925 26.6 vote share Alveley (2052) Wylie B. LAB 454 13.1 Bache C.* IND 717 34.0 vote share Murphy J.* LAB 704 33.4 Tweedie R.* IND CON 559 40.7 Turnout 49.8 3.3 Wilkes G. CON 686 32.6 Voysey F. IND 416 30.3 Poulton G. Ms. LAB 389 - Taylor C. LD 399 29.0 Alveley (2015)2 Graham E. Ms. IND 232 -

vote share Turnout 58.4 0.6 Collins R.* CON 723 50.5 Turnout 45.4 10.4 Burvill H. Ms. LD 533 37.2 Idsall (2793)2 Rowley W. LAB 176 12.3 vote share Bridgnorth Castle (892) Nickless G.* IND 835 45.5 vote share Turnout 51.8 13.3 Turnock W.* IND 526 - Taylor F. LD 214 50.6 Owen M. LAB 347 18.9 Pay B. Ms.* IND CON 134 31.7 Bridgnorth Castle (829) Arnold C. CON 270 14.7 Jennings G. LAB 75 17.7 vote share Turner J. LD 197 10.7 Pay B. Ms.* CON 236 60.7 Jowett R. IND LAB 185 10.1 Turnout 47.7 18.9 Tomlinson J. Ms. LD 101 26.0

Kram T. LAB 52 13.4 Turnout 48.6 26.6 Bridgnorth East (1392) vote share Turnout 47.0 34.7 Kinlet (1067) Lea C. IND CON 272 39.5 vote share Jephcott B. LD 241 35.0 Bridgnorth East (1230) Rodenhurst J.* IND 283 78.6 Rowley W. LAB 175 25.4 vote share Pickles I. LAB 77 21.4 Lea C.* CON 394 65.6 Turnout 49.5 4.5 Pembro T. LAB 207 34.4 Turnout 34.3 57.2 2 Bridgnorth Morfe (3139) Turnout 48.9 31.1 Manor (2353)2 vote share Dartnall H. LAB 665 38.7 2 vote share Bridgnorth Morfe (2993) Drabble P.* CON 601 46.6 Sheldon C. Ms.* LD 597 34.7 vote share Jones J.* CON 557 - Adams C. IND CON 456 26.5 Sheldon C. Ms.* LD 854 44.1 Yarnell R. LD 405 31.4 Mason P. IND 567 29.3 Brazier P. Ms. LAB 285 22.1 Turnout 42.4 4.0 Green A. LAB 516 26.6 Wilson W. LAB 258 - Lane M. LAB 470 - Bridgnorth West (4085)3

Turnout 49.1 15.2 vote share Turnout 48.5 14.8 Green S. Ms.* LD 993 27.4 Green A. LAB 956 26.4 3 Morville (1002) Bridgnorth West (4118) vote share Winwood L.* CON 877 24.2 vote share Parr W. CON 240 47.5 Anslow W.* IND CON 794 21.9 Winwood L. CON 1,240 36.5 Lane B. Ms. IND 224 44.4 Green S. Ms.* LD 1,108 32.6 McClelland J. Ms. LAB 41 8.1 Turnout 46.5 1.0 Anslow W. CON 1,002 - 3 Kram E. Ms. LAB 701 20.6 Turnout 50.5 3.2 Brosley (3777) Pembro D. Ms. LAB 656 - vote share Smith S. Ms. LAB 430 - Much Wenlock (2544)2 Lane R.* IND LAB 1,162 38.8 Shemilt R. GREEN 351 10.3 vote share Cooper C. Ms. IND 721 24.1 Whiteman P.* IND 837 84.1 McClelland I. LAB 605 20.2 Turnout 54.0 3.9 Hill D.* IND 733 - McClelland J. Ms. LAB 560 - Havell P. LAB 549 - 3 Preece D. IND 477 - Brosley (3796) Cooper S. LAB 158 15.9 Robinson P. LD 509 17.0 vote share Taylor A. LD 284 -

Lane R.* IND LAB 1,382 42.6 Turnout 50.8 68.2 Elcock R.* IND LAB 1,150 - Turnout 48.6 14.7 Gough J.* IND 823 25.4 Sherrifhales (1593)2 McClelland I. LAB 680 20.9 vote share Claverley (1166) Cooper C. Ms. IND 628 - Tonkinson G.* IND 0 0.0 vote share Taylor A. LD 361 11.1 Beechey D.* IND 0 - Lee G.* IND 299 77.5 Tedcastle H. Ms. LD 87 22.5

Turnout 53.1 17.2 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 33.2 54.9

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Ditton Priors (1022) vote share Bridgnorth 1999 Highley (2591)2 Rowlands M. Ms.* IND 313 82.6 vote share Havell J. Ms. LAB 66 17.4 Bache C.* Ind 545 75.8 Albrighton (3648)3 Honeybourne R. Ms. Ind 377 - Turnout 37.3 65.2 vote share Fulton D. Ind 271 - Beechey D.* Ind 918 32.7 Poulton G. Ms.* Lab 174 24.2 Pate M.* Con 758 27.0 Glazeley (1271) vote share Hopkins G. Ms. Lab 598 21.3 Turnout 32.5 51.6 Yeomans R. Ms. IND 0 0.0 Leeson D.* LD 532 19.0 Horder-Mason S. Ms. LD 249 - 2 Idsall (2780) Turnout 0.0 0.0 Murray D. LD 212 - vote share Nickless G.* Ind 714 59.2 Harrington (1130) Turnout 41.3 5.7 Turley K.* Lab 493 40.8 vote share West S. Ind 326 - Alveley (2003)2 Baxter S. IND CON 245 53.1 Tomlin S. LD 216 46.9 vote share Turnout 34.5 18.3 Voybey F.* Ind 516 40.6

Turnout 41.3 6.3 Taylor O. LD 485 38.1 Kinlet (1107) Matthews S. Con 271 21.3 vote share Highley (2579)2 Shineton D. Ms. Ind 428 79.0 vote share Turnout 40.9 2.4 Rodenhurst J.* Ind 114 21.0

Bache C.* IND 0 0.0 Poulton G. Ms. LAB 0 0.0 Bridgnorth Castle (944) Turnout 49.3 57.9 vote share

Turnout 0.0 0.0 Hurst-Knight J. Ind 177 50.1 Manor (2528)2 Taylor F.* Ind 176 49.9 vote share Idsall (2770)2 Drabble P. Con 507 39.2 vote share Turnout 37.8 0.3 Jones J.* Ind 454 35.1 Nickless G.* IND 704 52.3 Carey D. Lab 334 25.8 Bridgnorth East (1575) Turley K. LAB 369 27.4 Jones C. Ms. CON 272 20.2 vote share Turnout 34.1 4.1 Lea C.* Con 213 36.7

Turnout 37.1 24.9 Carey C. Ind 169 29.1 Morville (1090) Parr W. Ind 117 20.2 vote share Kinlet (1073) Hinton S. Lab 81 14.0 Parr W.* Con 300 75.2 vote share Nolan J. Lab 99 24.8 Rodenhurst J.* IND 0 0.0 Turnout 37.3 7.6

2 Turnout 36.8 50.4 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Bridgnorth Morfe (3160) vote share Much Wenlock (2760)2 Manor (2471)2 Sheldon C. Ms.* LD 568 46.7 vote share vote share Walker D. LD 422 - Whiteman P.* Ind 744 100.0 Jones L.* IND CON 489 50.4 Little J. Con 339 27.9 Hill D. Ind 659 - McClements W. LAB 482 49.6 Sutton B. Lab 310 25.5 Preece D.* Ind 391 - Drabble P.* IND CON 465 - Turnout 30.6 18.8 Turnout 38.8 86.7

Turnout 38.7 0.7 3 Bridgnorth West (4224) Sherrifhales (1812)2 Morville (1073) vote share vote share vote share Winwood L.* Con 779 27.4 Tonkinson G.* Ind 373 56.2 Parr W.* CON 268 58.1 Green B. Ms.* LD 707 24.9 Hurlstone P.* Ind 241 - Green A.* Lab 566 19.9 Marshall M. Ms. LD 193 41.9 Hilder C. Ms. LD 174 26.2 Davies M. Ind 523 18.4 Wylie B. Lab 117 17.6 Lincoln K. Con 481 - Turnout 43.2 16.3 Jephcott B. LD 437 - Turnout 33.4 30.0 Much Wenlock (2637)2 Willoughby R. Green 268 9.4 vote share Stottesdon (892) Whiteman P.* IND 605 58.7 Turnout 37.2 2.5 vote share

Preece D. IND 464 - 3 Povall J.* Ind 0 0.0 Walker D. LD 426 41.3 Brosley (3899) vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 37.1 17.4 Lane R.* Ind 1,099 47.1 Jones J. Ms. Lab 653 28.0 Worfield (1735) Sherrifhales (1601)2 Cooper C. Ms.* Ind 623 - vote share vote share Robinson P. LD 583 25.0 Winckler M. Ms.* Con 0 0.0 Hurlstone P. IND 0 - Tonkinson G.* IND 0 0.0 Turnout 36.5 19.1 Turnout 0.0 0.0

Turnout 0.0 0.0 Claverley (1241) vote share Stottesdon (902) Lee G.* Con 0 0.0 vote share Povall J. IND 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0

Turnout 0.0 0.0 Ditton Priors (1070) vote share Worfield (1683) Collingridge Ms. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Winckler M. Ms.* IND CON 311 69.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Steel R. LD 71 15.7 Poulton M. LAB 69 15.3 Glazeley (1252) vote share

Turnout 26.9 53.2 Yeomans R. Ms.* Ind 0 0.0

Turnout 0.0 0.0

Harrington (1137) vote share Wood M. Con 265 56.0 Tomlin S.* LD 208 44.0

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Donington & Albrighton North (2554)2 Bridgnorth 2003 vote share Bridgnorth 2007 Pate M.* CON 552 32.7

2 Beechey D.* IND 544 32.2 2 Albrighton South (2378) Davies S. UK IND 251 14.9 Albrighton South (2385) vote share Hilder C. Ms. LD 190 11.3 vote share Pate S. Ms. IND 476 43.5 Hopkins D. LAB 151 8.9 Pate S. Ms.* IND 0 0.0 Murray D. LD 342 31.3 Wylie B. LAB 122 - Murray D.* LD 0 0.0 Hopkins G. Ms.* LAB 276 25.2

Byrne E. Ms. LAB 244 - Turnout 39.9 0.5 Turnout 0.0 0.0

2 Turnout 35.1 12.2 Glazeley (1264) Alveley (2400) vote share 2 vote share Alveley (2381) Yeomans R. Ms.* IND 0 0.0 Woodward T. Ms.* CON 499 39.3 vote share Taylor C.* LD 497 39.1

Taylor C.* LD 521 41.3 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Matthews S. CON 413 - Woodward T. Ms. CON 410 32.5 Biddle E. Ms. LD 284 - Matthews S. CON 336 - Harrington (1140) Voysey F. IND 274 21.6 Voysey F.* IND 330 26.2 vote share Dugmore D. IND 259 - Wood M.* IND 378 73.0 Turnout 38.9 0.2 Tomlin S. LD 140 27.0 Turnout 44.0 8.8 Bridgnorth Castle (2426)2 vote share 2 Turnout 45.7 45.9 Bridgnorth Castle (2484) Shirley E.* CON 656 49.2 vote share Highley (2619)2 Haden-Disley A. CON 555 - Hurst-Knight J.* CON 0 - vote share Howell H. Ms. LD 348 26.1 Shirley E. CON 0 0.0 Bache C.* IND 567 100.0 Hurst-Knight M. Ms. IND 220 16.5 Honeybourne R. Ms.* IND 379 - Nolan J. Lab 109 8.2 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Holford T. IND 322 - Turnout 43.9 23.1 Bridgnorth East (2444)2 Turnout 29.6 75.3 2 vote share Bridgnorth East (2532) Jephcott C. LD 533 54.0 Morville (1280) vote share Sievewright I. LD 472 - vote share Tacchi A. IND 491 36.3 Lea C.* IND 454 46.0 Parr W.* CON 284 61.2 Hurst-Knight J. CON 436 32.2 Frater G. Ms. LD 180 38.8 Jephcott C.* LD 319 23.6 Turnout 37.8 8.0 Seivewright I.* LD 301 - Blackwell R. Lab 107 7.9 2 Turnout 36.8 22.4 Bridgnorth Morfe (2379) vote share Much Wenlock (2573)2 Turnout 41.2 4.1 Walker D.* LD 401 60.3 vote share 2 Jones B. LD 390 - Gibbon D. LD 594 37.4 Bridgnorth Morfe (2391) Winckler N. CON 264 39.7 Whiteman P.* IND 548 34.5 vote share Hill D.* CON 446 28.1 Shirley L. Ms. CON 421 39.7 Turnout 28.3 20.6 Preece D. IND 193 - Tacchi P. IND 290 27.4 Walker D.* LD 239 22.5 2 Bridgnorth West (2429) Turnout 20.9 2.9 Jones B.* LD 238 - vote share Lane M. Lab 110 10.4 Winwood L.* IND 448 59.2 Shifnal Idsall (2311)2 Cottrell N. IND 386 - vote share Turnout 36.6 12.4 Green S. Ms. LD 309 40.8 Jones T. IND 0 0.0 2 Davies M. IND 208 - Turley K.* LAB 0 0.0 Bridgnorth West (2373) vote share

Turnout 31.1 18.4 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Winwood L.* IND 612 61.1 Cottrell N.* IND 445 - 2 Broseley East (2206) Shifnal Manor (2094)2 Stilwell R. LD 390 38.9 vote share vote share Robinson P. LD 406 51.9 Drabble P.* CON 437 43.8 Turnout 39.1 22.2 Cooper C. Ms.* IND 376 48.1 Jones J.* IND 354 35.5 2 Howells R. Ms. IND 287 - Carey D. LAB 206 20.7 Broseley East (2186) vote share

Turnout 30.6 3.8 Turnout 32.8 8.3 Robinson P.* LD 513 33.8 Cooper C. Ms.* IND 493 32.5 2 Broseley West (2184) Shifnal Rural (1375) Jenrick R. CON 270 17.8 vote share vote share O'Kane N. Ms. Lab 242 15.9 Lane R.* IND 627 46.3 Stickland R.* CON 177 50.7 Jones J. Ms.* LAB 562 41.5 Jowett R. IND 172 49.3 Turnout 40.8 1.3 Lee P. Ms. CON 165 12.2 2 Turnout 25.7 1.4 Broseley West (2263) Turnout 39.7 4.8 vote share Stottesdon (1434) Lane R.* IND 631 42.1 Claverley (1232) vote share Jones J. Ms.* Lab 613 40.9 vote share Shineton D. Ms.* IKHHC 0 0.0 Vaughan B. CON 255 17.0 Lee G.* CON 402 80.1

Russell G. LD 100 19.9 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 40.0 1.2

Turnout 41.3 60.2 Worfield (1297) Claverley (1272) vote share vote share Ditton Priors (1260) Winckler M. Ms.* CON 0 0.0 Lee G.* CON 0 0.0 vote share

Cash L. Ms. CON 253 50.6 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Collingridge J. Ms.* IND 247 49.4 Ditton Priors (1265) Turnout 39.8 1.2 vote share Tindall R. CON 421 78.3 Russell G. LD 117 21.7

Turnout 43.0 56.5

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Donington & Albrighton North (2455)2 vote share Beechey D.* IND 0 0.0 Pate M.* CON 0 0.0

Turnout 0.0 0.0

Glazeley (1344) vote share Yeomans R. Ms.* IND 557 83.8 Plant A. LD 108 16.2

Turnout 49.7 67.5

Harrington (1171) vote share Wood M.* IND 0 0.0

Turnout 0.0 0.0

Highley (2848)2 vote share Bache C.* IND 0 - Honeybourne R. Ms.* IND 0 0.0

Turnout 0.0 0.0

Morville (1366) vote share Parr W.* CON 402 70.0 Frater G. Ms. LD 172 30.0

Turnout 42.5 40.1

Much Wenlock (2645)2 vote share Whiteman P.* IND 827 38.5 Yeats J. CON 695 32.3 Gibbon D.* LD 628 29.2

Turnout 50.2 6.1

Shifnal Idsall (2252)2 vote share Jones T.* IND 575 45.2 Stickland R. CON 349 27.5 Turley K.* Lab 347 27.3

Turnout 37.9 17.8

Shifnal Manor (2159)2 vote share Drabble P.* CON 0 0.0 Jones L.* IND 0 0.0

Turnout 0.0 0.0

Shifnal Rural (1366) vote share Tonkinson G. IND 275 46.2 West S. CON 209 35.1 Jowett R. IND 111 18.7

Turnout 43.8 11.1

Stottesdon (1662) vote share Shineton M. Ms.* IND 462 58.8 Suthers I. CON 324 41.2

Turnout 47.7 17.6

Worfield (1366) vote share Winckler M. Ms.* CON 400 80.6 Law J. Ms. LD 96 19.4

Turnout 36.8 61.3

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