South 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. 19 (Bitterley) (1843)3 vote share South Shropshire 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 0.0 0.0 Turnout 39.3 39.1 Turnout 0.0 0.0 2 No. 21 (Cleobury Mortimer) (1816)3 Bishops Castle (1377) Chirbury (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 England S. Lab 187 - Clun (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 Diddlebury (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 (Lydbury North) (828) Burford (580) Munslow (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 (Clunbury) (633) No. 10 (Church Stretton) (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 (Ludlow) (5798) @ 6 Worthen (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 Results of the English Shire District Council Elections 1973-2007 1 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 Hopton Wafers (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.