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    1977 handbook

    Shropshire: 1977 local elections

    56 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1976) (63 seats, Elections Centre)

    Other 31 · Labour 17 · Conservative 12 · The Liberal Party 3

    After (end of 1977) (63 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 32 · Other 22 · Labour 5 · The Liberal Party 4

    Ward results

    Albrighton1 seat
    Whittingham E.Conservative0 ✓
    Baschurch1 seat · turnout 43.5%
    P. HawksleyConservative514
    J. HodnettIndependent456
    Bishops Castle & Chirbury1 seat · turnout 40.5%
    W. SykesIndependent1,033
    P. PhillipsLIB510
    Bridgnorth2 seats · turnout 46.1%
    E. RobinsonLIB2,224
    J. WalkerConservative1,803
    M. MappConservative1,575
    P. DonnellanIndependent1,233
    F. LeedhamIndependent152
    Broseley1 seat
    J. DugdaleIndependent0 ✓
    Chelmarsh1 seat · turnout 38.2%
    N. HodgsonIndependent690
    W. ParrConservative478
    Church Stretton1 seat · turnout 33.2%
    G. RadcliffeIndependent1,025
    J. BuntingIndependent355
    Clee Hill & Corvedale1 seat
    J. MoreConservative0 ✓
    Cleobury Mortimer1 seat · turnout 50.7%
    D. RogerLIB579
    R. JonesIndependent520
    Clun & Lydbury1 seat
    D. BreretonIndependent0 ✓
    Condover1 seat · turnout 45.3%
    R. LloydConservative2,328
    A. FreudmannLabour547
    Dawley Magna1 seat · turnout 28.4%
    J. StevensonConservative1,030 ✓
    S. GittinsLabour855
    H. BullockInd Con522
    J. BradfordCOMM71
    Donnington1 seat · turnout 33.9%
    P. WardConservative934
    G. WhyleLabour706
    Drayton1 seat · turnout 32.7%
    D. NagingtonConservative983
    D. GaskIndependent595
    P. OliverLabour407
    Ellesmere1 seat · turnout 34.8%
    L. JebbIndependent794
    S. ThompsonIndependent607
    Ford1 seat · turnout 41.3%
    J. OwenIndependent816
    A. GurdenConservative561
    Hadley1 seat · turnout 39.6%
    J. HaywardLabour867
    J. StillwellConservative475
    High Ercall1 seat · turnout 36.7%
    E. HoltConservative1,063
    S. JackIndependent207
    Highley1 seat · turnout 42.5%
    J. BowersIndependent795
    E. LloydLabour519
    A. MerricksLIB168
    Hinstock1 seat · turnout 33.2%
    W. HancockIndependent879
    A. SheetLabour95
    Hodnet1 seat · turnout 35.8%
    J. CorbettIndependent592
    E. DoddIndependent531
    K. WhitcombeLabour89
    Lilleshall1 seat
    B. MarshConservative0 ✓
    Ludlow1 seat · turnout 37.3%
    J. WentIndependent957 ✓
    R. GillLabour464
    L. AmosInd Con370
    R. ClareLIB369
    Madeley2 seats · turnout 27.7%
    V. DickinsConservative1,921 ✓
    J. ChillcottConservative1,600 ✓
    A. HooksLabour1,518
    A. EnglandLabour1,364
    R. AkisterLIB338
    A. JonesCOMM129
    R. GilmanCOMM120
    Malinsee1 seat · turnout 29.8%
    J. BarberConservative746
    P. HarrisonLabour608
    Montford1 seat
    E. ConradConservative0 ✓
    Morfe1 seat
    W. Kenyon-SlaneyConservative0 ✓
    Much Wenlock1 seat · turnout 53.9%
    D. HillIndependent844
    P. GriptonInd Con430
    Newport2 seats · turnout 30.3%
    R. Morris-EytonConservative2,025
    K. CooperConservative1,305
    W. EvansLIB765
    D. BaileyIndependent470
    Oswestry (Eastern)1 seat · turnout 36.4%
    P. SymonConservative842 ✓
    J. CollinsIndependent419
    M. AllchurchLIB279
    K. SmithLabour252
    Oswestry (Western)1 seat · turnout 37.7%
    I. GillConservative1,017
    H. HartshornInd Con388
    H. NixonLabour325
    Pontesbury1 seat · turnout 49.1%
    W. ChallinorIndependent885
    J. PritchardIndependent763
    Prees1 seat
    P. CollinsIndependent0 ✓
    Ruyton-XI-Towns1 seat · turnout 37.1%
    J. KenyonIndependent962
    I. ParryIndependent455
    Shawbury1 seat · turnout 42.5%
    F. WycherleyIndependent1,061
    G. RobertsLabour264
    Shifnal1 seat · turnout 39.2%
    W. TurnockIndependent1,038
    F. JeffreyConservative879
    Shrewsbury (Abbey)1 seat · turnout 38.9%
    G. CarderConservative1,610
    P. MedleyLabour474
    Shrewsbury (Battlefield & Harlescot2 seats · turnout 29.1%
    J. EdingtonConservative1,399 ✓
    T. RyderLabour1,356 ✓
    L. McDonaldLabour1,066
    Shrewsbury (Belle Vue)2 seats · turnout 41.6%
    W. MarshLIB1,872
    J. MarshLIB1,801
    P. HughesConservative1,795
    M. WrightConservative1,693
    Shrewsbury (Castle)1 seat
    E. WebberConservative0 ✓
    Shrewsbury (Ditherington)1 seat · turnout 43.5%
    D. WoodvineLabour773
    F. GoodConservative723
    J. JoynerLIB126
    Shrewsbury (Kingsland)1 seat
    A. WilliamsConservative0 ✓
    Shrewsbury (Monkmoor)1 seat · turnout 35.7%
    H. WoodhouseConservative745 ✓
    H. BevanInd Lab711
    E. DyasLabour370
    N. GriffinIndependent159
    Shrewsbury (Welsh)1 seat · turnout 42.4%
    N. BalkwillConservative1,219
    A. EllardLabour358
    St. Oswald1 seat
    D. SutcliffeConservative0 ✓
    Teme1 seat
    A. ColesIndependent0 ✓
    Wellington (Haygate)1 seat
    E. GriffithsIndependent0 ✓
    Wellington (Park)2 seats
    J CotterillConservative1,800 ✓
    M PottsConservative1,712 ✓
    E HarrisonLabour1,007
    Bill MasonLabour944
    K PearceLIB379
    Wem1 seat
    T. GroomIndependent0 ✓
    Weston Rhyn1 seat · turnout 24.7%
    D. LloydIndependent730
    G. ScottLIB319
    Whitchurch1 seat · turnout 24.1%
    D. GoodwinIndependent992
    J. DovastonLabour338
    Whittington1 seat · turnout 34.7%
    B. HughesConservative695
    G. RowlandsIndependent302
    Wombridge2 seats
    H. BradshawLabour0 ✓
    L. HolbrookLabour0 ✓
    Wrekin1 seat · turnout 43.9%
    V. HoltConservative692
    M. ChappellLabour423
    Wrockwardine Wood1 seat · turnout 37.9%
    R. BassnettConservative716
    F. WoodLabour698
    G. BakerIndependent498
    Wroxeter (E.P. 23.6.77)1 seat · turnout 30.0%
    M. HartleyConservative813
    W. DuckettLabour249