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Shropshire electoral review

Stage Three - draft recommendations

On 1 July 2008 we published our draft recommendations (PDF) for new electoral arrangements of Shropshire.
We also published a summary of the report (PDF).
Maps of the area: Map 1 (PDF), Map 2 (PDF), Map 3 (PDF), and  Map 4 (PDF)
Please note: some of these maps may be very large and may take some time to download.

For more information please see our news release.

Stage Three is a consultation period during which representations expressing opinions on the recommendations are sought. Stage Three ends on 25 August 2008.

You can express your views on this review using our online submission form.

Stage One

On 26 February 2008, we started an electoral review of Shropshire. During the first stage of the review (to 21 April 2008) we invited proposals for the future electoral arrangements of Shropshire.

Below are the submissions we received at Stage One.

Shropshire County Council and county councillors

Shropshire County Council submission (PDF)
Shropshire County Council Appendix A (PDF)
Shropshire County Council Appendix B (PDF)
Shropshire County Council Appendix C (PDF)
Shropshire County Council Appendix D (PDF)
Shropshire County Council Map 1 (PDF)
Shropshire County Council Map 1a (PDF)
Shropshire County Council Map 1b (PDF)

Councillor Clarke (PDF) 
Councillor Holyoak (PDF) 
Councillor Jenkins (PDF) 
Councillor Mellings (PDF) 
Councillor Pate (PDF)

Local authorities and councillors

Bridgnorth District Council - March (PDF)

Bridgnorth District Council - April (PDF) 

North Shropshire District Council consultation responses (PDF)

North Shropshire District Council submission (PDF)

North Shropshire District Council map one (PDF)

North Shropshire District Council map two (PDF)
South Shropshire Chief Executive (PDF) 
Councillor MacDonald (PDF) 
Councillor Murray submission (PDF)
Councillor Murray submission in response to Shropshire County Council (PDF) 
Councillor Nutting (part one) (PDF)
Councillor Nutting (part two) (PDF)
Councillor Nutting (part three) (PDF)
Councillor Parkhurst (PDF)
Councillor Robinson (PDF)
Councillor Walker (PDF)
Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council (PDF) 

Parish and town councils and councillors 

Acton Scott parish meeting (PDF) 
Albrighton parish council (PDF) 
Alveley parish council (PDF) 
Astley Abbotts parish council (PDF) 
Badger parish council (PDF) 
Barrow parish council (PDF) 
Bayston Hill parish council (PDF) 
Beckbury parish council (PDF) 
Broseley town council (PDF) 
Condover parish council (PDF) 
Diddlebury parish council (PDF) 
Ditton Priors parish council (PDF) 
Easthope, Shipton and Stanton Long parish council (PDF) 
Ellesmere Rural parish council (PDF) 
Ellesmere town council (PDF)
Ellesmere town council map (PDF) 
Great Hanwood parish council (PDF)
Great Hanwood parish council maps (PDF) 
Hadnall parish council (PDF) 
Ludford parish council (PDF) 
Market Drayton town council- March (PDF)
Market Drayton town council- April (PDF) 
Minsterley parish council (PDF)
Montford parish council (PDF)
Munslow parish council (PDF)
Norton-in-Hales parish council (PDF)
Oswestry Rural parish council (Chairman) (PDF)
Oswestry Rural parish council (Parish clerk) (PDF)
Prees parish council (PDF)
Quatt Malvern parish council (PDF)
Shrewsbury town centre residents' association (PDF)
Stockton parish council (PDF)
Stottesdon and Sidbury parish council (PDF)
Wem town council - February (PDF)
Wem town council - April (PDF)
West Felton parish council (PDF)
Westbury and Yockleton parish council (PDF)
Weston Rhyn parish council (PDF)
Withington parish council (PDF)
Woore parish council - March (PDF)
Woore parish council - April (PDF)
Worfield Rudge parish council (PDF)

Parish Councillor Jones (Plealey Arscott) (PDF)
Plealey Arscott part one (PDF)
Plealey Arscott part two (PDF)
Plealey Arscott part three (PDF)
Parish Councillor Hawksley (PDF)

Political organisations and MPs 

Ludford Constituency Conservative Association (LCCA) Letter (PDF)

LCCA proposed ward boundaries- table one (PDF)

LCCA proposed ward boundaries- table two (Philip Dunne MP also provided these proposed ward boundary tables) (PDF)
North Shropshire constituency Labour Party (PDF)
Philip Dunne MP letter (PDF)
Philip Dunne MP map one (PDF)
Philip Dunne MP map two (PDF)
Daniel Kawczynski MP (PDF)
Shropshire County Council Labour Group map (PDF)
Shropshire County Council Labour Group and Labour Party (PDF)
Shropshire Liberal Democrats proposals for ward boundaries (PDF)
Shropshire Liberal Democrats appendix one (PDF)
Shropshire Liberal Democrats appendix two (PDF)

Local organisations 

Cleobury Country ltd (PDF)

Residents 

Caird (PDF)

Greer (PDF)
Healey (PDF)
Hinton (PDF)
Smith (PDF)
Webster (PDF)

Other information 

Original press release 

Letter sent to Chief Executives of County Council at the beginning of the review (PDF)

Letter sent to Chief Executives of District Councils at the beginning of the review (PDF) 
Letter sent to Parish and Local Councils at the beginning of the review (PDF)  

Existing arrangements

Below is information and figures on existing arrangements for local authorities in Shropshire.

Existing electoral arrangements (PDF)

Existing parishing arrangements (PDF) 

Existing County Electoral Divisions (PDF)