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Shropshire Council (prior to 1 April 2009, Shropshire County Council) is elected in full every four years.
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The previous county council was the top-tier of local authorities in the non-metropolitan county of Shropshire, England. The new unitary authority (since 2009) is now the principal local authority of the non-metropolitan county. The county is entirely parished and elections to the town and parish councils also take place every four years – these have (as from 2013) all been aligned to coincide with the Shropshire Council elections.
In 1998, the district of Telford and Wrekin was removed from the non-metropolitan county of Shropshire, reducing the area covered and electorate of Shropshire (County) Council.
Since the last boundary changes in 2009, 74 councillors are elected from 63 electoral divisions (53 single member divisions, nine 2-member divisions and one 3-member electoral division).
Political control
Since 1973 political control of first the county council and then the unitary authority has been held by the following parties:
Full council elections
All the county's electoral divisions are up for election at once, every four years.
By-election results
By-elections for individual seats can occur during a council's four-year term, for instance when a councillor dies or resigns his seat.
2009–2013
Five by-elections were held during this term, which saw the Liberal Democrats gain three seats from the Conservatives.