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    1981 handbook

    Shropshire: 1981 local elections

    67 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1980) (63 seats, Elections Centre)

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

    After (end of 1981) (66 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 21 · Conservative 18 · Other 16 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 11

    Ward results

    Abbey1 seat · turnout 43.2%
    M. WhittakerConservative1,939
    G. FarinaLabour915
    M. WillisLIB487
    Albrighton1 seat · turnout 37.2%
    Whittingham E.Conservative1,514
    J. BakerLabour243
    Bagley1 seat · turnout 48.5%
    W. FarrSOC DEM583
    E. WebberConservative497
    A. ParsonsLabour466
    Bayston Hill1 seat · turnout 45.0%
    T. WrightLIB1,482
    P. HuttonConservative590
    Belle Vue1 seat · turnout 48.5%
    W. MarshLIB782
    A. EdwardsLabour668
    I. JonesConservative497
    Bishops Castle1 seat · turnout 48.2%
    P. PhillipsLIB962
    D. BrookIndependent770
    F. RobbsLabour134
    Bridgnorth Rural1 seat · turnout 53.7%
    S. GreenLIB845
    C. GillConservative799
    R. YeomansIndependent750
    Bridgnorth Town1 seat · turnout 54.1%
    E. RobinsonLIB1,995
    M. CookseyConservative606
    Brookside1 seat · turnout 33.6%
    J. HancoxLabour877
    M. Rake-DaviesConservative321
    Broseley1 seat · turnout 58.0%
    R. ElcockLabour821 ✓
    W. CashConservative683
    P. RobinsonLIB580
    W. ParrIndependent197
    Burnell1 seat · turnout 46.5%
    R. LloydConservative1,361
    J. JonesLIB726
    Castlefields And Ditherington1 seat
    D. WoodvineLabour0 ✓
    Church Stretton1 seat
    T. CorbettConservative0 ✓
    Clee Hill1 seat · turnout 50.7%
    A. ColesIndependent1,208
    D. GaukrogerLIB1,146
    M. ReinerRES157
    Clun1 seat
    D. BreretonIndependent0 ✓
    College1 seat · turnout 44.1%
    B. MasonLabour1,090
    D. RexConservative625
    Copthorne1 seat · turnout 37.6%
    B. BalkwillConservative1,207
    J. MosleyLabour440
    Corvedale1 seat · turnout 45.0%
    J. MoreConservative767
    R. ClareLIB715
    R. CashmoreIndependent349
    Cuckoo Oak1 seat · turnout 42.7%
    A. EnglandLabour1,080
    A GardnerConservative360
    L. FoulkesCOMM28
    Dawley Magna1 seat · turnout 38.5%
    M. KeenLabour1,168
    T. BushellIndependent384
    Donnington1 seat · turnout 37.0%
    S. LeekLabour886
    K. BassnettConservative389
    Dothill1 seat · turnout 54.3%
    G. FowlerLabour1,201
    M. HoskenConservative1,008
    Edgmond1 seat · turnout 44.4%
    J. CotterillConservative1,422
    F. TrowerLabour356
    D. GeorgeLIB276
    Ellesmere1 seat · turnout 53.0%
    B. KnightLIB1,133 ✓
    J. HodnettIndependent808
    L. JebbIndependent384
    S. ThompsonLabour172
    Hadley1 seat · turnout 43.2%
    J. HaywardLabour1,516
    P Tully-EllisConservative438
    G. RobbinsLIB337
    Harlescott1 seat · turnout 32.2%
    L. McDonaldLabour968
    M. EdingtonConservative327
    Haygate1 seat · turnout 41.1%
    E. GriffithsIndependent1,214
    M. McCormickLabour484
    Hodnet1 seat · turnout 42.5%
    E. DoddIndependent617 ✓
    Mark Philippe RobertsConservative428
    W. HancockInd Con349
    W. BadlandLabour215
    P. MunnsIndependent203
    Hollinswood1 seat · turnout 43.3%
    J. KnightRES795
    R. PerkinsLabour503
    A. BatesConservative339
    Ketley1 seat · turnout 39.0%
    L. HolbrookLabour932
    B. DonaldsonConservative393
    E. HoulstonIndependent243
    Lawley1 seat · turnout 36.4%
    J. TurnerLabour1,232
    W. PerrisConservative348
    Lilleshall1 seat · turnout 42.2%
    P. WardConservative853
    W. RollasonLabour737
    Loton1 seat · turnout 31.7%
    G. ThomasConservative817
    J. HanmerIndependent431
    Ludlow1 seat · turnout 37.4%
    J. WentRES866
    P. CorstonLIB859
    D. Reece-GreenLabour503
    Madeley1 seat · turnout 40.0%
    S. DavisLabour885
    P. WilkieConservative504
    E. BoydCOMM25
    Market Drayton1 seat · turnout 39.7%
    R. WalkerLabour975
    D. NagingtonConservative706
    Meole Brace1 seat · turnout 47.5%
    J. MarshLIB1,496
    D. MilesConservative528
    Monkmoor1 seat · turnout 45.9%
    A. FreudmannLabour736
    P. DearingConservative718
    C. SmithSOC DEM631
    Morfe1 seat · turnout 41.8%
    W. Kenyon-SlaneyConservative1,151
    R. MaceLIB824
    Much Wenlock1 seat
    D. HillConservative0 ✓
    Myddle1 seat · turnout 42.8%
    A. BougheyIndependent1,460
    G. RobertsLabour532
    Newport North1 seat · turnout 46.5%
    J. EvansLIB958
    E. WhitfieldConservative661
    B. MaloneLabour250
    Newport South1 seat · turnout 45.9%
    B. MarshConservative948
    M. WigginLIB586
    C. HomerLabour230
    Oswestry East1 seat · turnout 43.6%
    A. LambieLIB820
    K. SmithLabour760
    P. SymonConservative672
    Oswestry West1 seat · turnout 35.1%
    I. GullConservative893
    J. ChamberlainLabour770
    Prees1 seat · turnout 32.7%
    P. CollinsIndependent1,121
    P. MedleyLabour193
    Priorslee1 seat · turnout 45.0%
    E. DoddIndependent880
    C. BriggsLabour612
    Quarry1 seat · turnout 43.2%
    A. BowenLIB833
    A. WilliamsConservative824
    Rea Valley1 seat · turnout 37.3%
    Y. HolyoakIndependent1,107
    D. McCallIndependent472
    Ruyton-X1-Towns1 seat · turnout 32.0%
    J. KenyonIndependent880
    H. NixonLabour186
    Shifnal1 seat · turnout 51.1%
    W. TurnockIndependent1,266
    P. HawksleyConservative957
    P. DavisLabour464
    St. Oswald1 seat · turnout 37.9%
    D. SutcliffeConservative685
    A. PinderIndependent439
    B. Leatham-ThomasLabour163
    Stirchley1 seat · turnout 33.1%
    J. TurnerLabour974
    L. EvansConservative351
    T. SnellLIB275
    Stottesdon1 seat
    J. BowersIndependent0 ✓
    Sundorne1 seat
    J. KinclaLabour0 ✓
    Sutton1 seat · turnout 46.3%
    A. FrewConservative944
    G. BaldwinLIB572
    G. KearnsLabour334
    Tern1 seat · turnout 41.6%
    E. ConradConservative711
    R. FreemanSOC DEM566
    J. RobertsLabour443
    Underdale1 seat · turnout 45.1%
    E. OwenLabour781
    S. ParkerLIB526
    M. HatcherConservative467
    Wem1 seat · turnout 32.1%
    T. GroomIndependent1,094
    J. TaylorLabour293
    Weston Rhyn1 seat · turnout 35.4%
    D. LloydIndependent633
    V. BorrettLabour618
    Whitchurch1 seat · turnout 29.5%
    H. CambridgeLIB816 ✓
    P. ShuttleworthIndependent382
    J. DovastonLabour327
    R. WrightIndependent162
    Whittington1 seat · turnout 38.8%
    B. HughesConservative659
    R. GravesIndependent481
    J. BrookLabour364
    Wombridge1 seat · turnout 42.1%
    H. BradshawLabour1,247
    N. TurnerConservative455
    Woodside1 seat · turnout 35.1%
    A. HookeLabour875 ✓
    E. FrostConservative299
    V. VaughanLIB231
    J. BradfordCOMM21
    Woore1 seat · turnout 39.3%
    J GillConservative782
    M. SalterIndependent536
    L. LewisLabour467
    Wrekin Rural1 seat · turnout 46.1%
    V. HoltConservative845 ✓
    R. TurnerLabour441
    R. AkisterLIB342
    S. JackInd Rp114
    Wrockwardine Wood1 seat · turnout 46.3%
    F. WoodLabour940
    I. JenkinsLIB607
    M. EggintonConservative264