Shropshire local elections 2025: Full list of candidates vying to be your next councillor

On Thursday, May 1, voters will be heading to the polls to elect councillors for Shropshire Council and for town or parish councils in the Shropshire Council area. 

This year there will be 74 councillors in 72 divisions, will all divisions in the Shropshire Council area being contested this year.

Two divisions - St Martin’s and Wem - will each elect two councillors.

The full list of wards and candidates for the Shropshire Council election on May 1 is available below:

Abbey

• Green Party: BROCKEL Aidan Samuel Oliver
• Labour Party: CULLEN Luke Alexander
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team: DANIELS Jamie
• Reform UK: PHELPS Stuart
• The Conservative Party: STONE Matt

Albrighton

• Labour Party: HARRIS Moira Jane
• Liberal Democrats: TEDCASTLE Helen Louise
• Reform UK: VERNON Gary
• The Conservative Party: LUMBY Nigel Peter

 Bagley 

• Green Party:  YATES Naomi Ruth
• Labour Party:  FINDLAY David George Francis
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team: JEPHCOTT Benedict John Alexander
• Reform UK: GERAN David Gerrard
• The Conservative Party: BURCHETT Garry David

Battlefield

• Green Party:  CLAYTON Sarah Louise
• Labour Party:  TURNBULL John Howard
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team:  FEJFER Kate
• Reform UK:  HANCOCK-DAVIES Harry
• The Conservative Party:  WALL Becky

Bayston Hill

• Green Party:  BURTON Tony
• Labour Party:  PARKHURST Alan John
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team: TRICKETT Teri
• Reform UK:  BALL Euan
• The Conservative Party:  THOMAS Max

 Belle Vue 

• Green Party:  BIGGS Alexandra Katherine
• Labour Party:  HALLIDAY Kate
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team:  READ Will
• Reform UK:  BROWN Norman James
• The Conservative Party:  PHILLIPS Alexander George

Bicton Heath

• Green Party:  BELL Giles St John Fancourt
• Labour Party:  DAVIES Wynn
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team:  TANDY Jon
• Reform UK: LODGE Chris
• The Conservative Party: BINKS Robert

Bishop`s Castle

• Green Party:  SENIOR Linda
• Labour Party:  BARNBROOK Steven John
• Liberal Democrats:  HOUGHTON Ruth Margaret
• Reform UK:  ROBERTS Christine
• The Conservative Party:  LUFF Hilary Mary

Bridgnorth Castle

• Green Party:  NASH Clare
• Labour Party:  REES Huw Morgan
• Liberal Democrat:  COOPER David Norman
• Reform UK:  HUSEMANN Peter
• The Conservative Party:  STANFORD Bethanie Lauren

Bridgnorth East

• Green Party:  CUNNING Susan Anne Mary
• Independent:  WELLINGS Ian
• Labour Party:  GOODALL Gavin
• Liberal Democrats:  VOYSEY Vanessa Naomi
• Reform UK: EDEN Susan Elizabeth
• Shropshire First:  GITTINS James David
• The Conservative Party:  LEA Christian James

Bridgnorth South & Alveley

• Green Party:  CUNNING Robert Austin
• Labour Party:  WATERS Gail Marcia
• Liberal Democrats:  TAYLOR Colin
• Reform UK:  WEBB-JAMES Karen Michelle
• The Conservative Party:  CHAMBERS Kieran James

Bridgnorth West & Tasley

• Green Party:  HUMPHREYS Robert Gordon
• Independent:  CONNOLLY Rachel Elizabeth
• Labour Party:  PHILP Ann Marie
• Liberal Democrats:  SHERRINGTON Andrew John
• Reform UK:  GREAVES Stuart
• The Conservative Party:  GILLAMS Ed

Broseley

• Green Party:  HOLMQUIST Robert
• Labour Party:  BAGNALL Caroline Emma
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team:  UPTON Jonathan Andrew
• Reform UK:  ROSS Lee
• Shropshire First: HARRIS Simon Christopher
• The Conservative Party:  TYLER Chris

Brown Clee

• Green Party:  APHRAMOR Lucy
• Labour Party:  HICKMAN Nicholas James
• Liberal Democrats:  FOX Richard Antony
• Reform UK:  HOLLYHEAD George James
• The Conservative Party:  STANFORD Dominic James

Burnell

• Green Party:  CRANE David Robert
• Labour Party:  CASSON Elizabeth Jayne Lee
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team:  NAYLOR Chris
• Reform UK:  WATKINS Michael John
• The Conservative Party:  MORRIS Dan

Castlefields & Ditherington

• Green Party:  TEROL MARRERO Carlos
• Independent: DYAS Joe
• Labour Party:  MOSLEY Alan Neil
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team: CLARK Matthew David Hamilton
• Reform UK:  WALMSLEY Jonathan
• The Conservative Party:  TURNER David Richmond

Cheswardine 

• Labour Party:  PIERCY Anne
• Liberal Democrats:  BENTLEY Neil Frederick
• Reform UK:  RADFORD Andy
• The Conservative Party:  MADDOCKS James Richard Charles

Chirbury & Worthen

• Green Party:  WENDT Hilary
• Labour Party:  WALTHORNE Deborah Jayne
• Liberal Democrats:  KIDD Heather Mary
• Reform UK:  WARD Christine
• The Conservative Party:  PEAKE Ian Francis

Claverley & Worfield

• Green Party:  FITZWARINE-SMITH Kim Laurette
• Labour Party:  THOMAS Heather Claire
• Liberal Democrats:  PICKERILL Paul Anthony
• Reform UK: HUSEMANN Dawn Amanda
• The Conservative Party:  IRVIN Robert James

Clee

• Green Party:  THOMLINSON David Stuart Clifford
• Labour Party:  HICKMAN Jane Elizabeth
• Liberal Democrats:  WAITE Stuart Nicholas
• Reform UK:  SHACKERLEY-BENNETT Charles Stuart
• The Conservative Party:  BEVINGTON Anthony Gerard

Cleobury Mortimer

• Green Party:  CROWE John
• Labour Party:  SHIRES Jonathan Cooper
• Liberal Democrats:  WILLIAMS Ben
• Reform UK:  DAVIES Pamela Christine
• The Conservative Party:  BUTLER Gwilym Howard Leslie

Clun

• Green Party:  MACLACHLAN Sara Anne
• Labour Party:  HENCHMAN David
• Liberal Democrats:  WALMSLEY Samuel James
• Reform UK:  JAMES Brian Stewart
• The Conservative Party:  GRIFFITHS Carol Anne

Column & Sutton

• Green Party:  MONETHER Diane Louise
• Labour Party:  DARTNALL Rosemary
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team:  MOORE Jon
• Reform UK:  FELTON Maria
• The Conservative Party:  ANDERSON Freddie John

Copthorne

• Green Party:  HOULSTON Christopher James
• Labour Party:  TAYLOR Harry
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team:  WILSON Rob
• Reform UK:  BOWLES Gareth
• The Conservative Party:  ANDERSON Jeff

Corvedale

• Green Party:  TAYLOR Neil John
• Labour Party: MORRIS Simon Paul
• Liberal Democrats:  GAUKROGER David
• Reform UK: ROWBOTHAM Claire Elizabeth
• The Conservative Party:  STANFORD Colin Andrew

Craven Arms

• Green Party:  DYER Anne Winifred Swinnerton
• Labour and Co-operative Party:  ADAMSON George
• Liberal Democrats:  DICKIN Joshua Miles
• Reform UK:  ROWBOTHAM Stuart George
• The Conservative Party:  EVANS David William

Ellesmere Urban

• Labour Party:  WATERS Michael
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team:  RADFORD Rosie Harriet
• Reform UK: BREWER Paul
• The Conservative Party:  ELNER Geoffrey Ian

Harlescott

• Green Party:  EVANS Liz
• Labour and Co-operative Party:  ADDAMS Elisabeth Anne
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team:  GRATTON Rhys
• Reform UK:  WELLINGS Gwendoline Laura
• The Conservative Party:  WILKINSON Stan

Highley

• Green Party:  ARRIENS Jan
• Labour Party:  HUGHES Timothy John
• Liberal Democrats:  WILLIAMS Mark Nicholas
• Reform UK: RITCHIE-SIMMONS Sharon Ann
• Shropshire First:  HANCOX Andrew
• The Conservative Party:  QUINN Tom

Hodnet 

• Labour Party:  HART Christine Elizabeth
• Liberal Democrats:  HUGHES Roger Alan
• Reform UK: EDMUNDS Donna
• The Conservative Party:  GILBERT Mark James Lewis

Llanymynech 

• Labour Party:  ADAMSON Karon Jill
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team:  BORROWMAN Duncan Keith
• Reform UK: PRITCHARD Paul William
• The Conservative Party:  HUNT Vince

Longden

• Green Party:  HOLDING Christine Anne
• Labour Party:  DOOLAN Tom Stephen Alexander
• Liberal Democrats:  EVANS Roger Arthur
• Reform UK:  FOTHERINGHAM Paul
• The Conservative Party:  THOMAS Emma

Loton

• Green Party:  SUTTON JONES Michelle Jane
• Labour Party:  TAYLOR Hannah Louise
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team:  SWAIN Edward Timothy Stanley
• Reform UK:  TOMLINS Stuart
• The Conservative Party:  POTTER Ed

Ludlow East

• Green Party:  CURRANT David Anthony
• Labour Party:  WALTON Susan
• Liberal Democrats:  WAITE Beverley Ann Elaine
• Reform UK:  DAY Michael Ian
• The Conservative Party:  ROGERS-COLTMAN Julian Guy

Ludlow North

• Green Party:  HALE Linda
• Labour Party:  JONES Taylor
• Liberal Democrats:  BODDINGTON Andy
• Reform UK:  LADUMS Sara-Jane
• The Conservative Party:  BOWEN Sebastian

Ludlow South

• Green Party:  LEMPERT Antony David
• Labour Party:  NEAL Stuart
• Liberal Democrats:  PARRY Elizabeth Vivienne
• Reform UK:  ROBERTS Nigel Charles
• The Conservative Party:  WEBB Peter Charles

Market Drayton East & Rural

• Labour Party:  MADDEN Kevin Francis
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team: DAINTY Tom
• Reform UK:  ATKINSON Anthony Neville Graham
• The Conservative Party:  ALDCROFT Roy

Market Drayton North 

• Labour Party:  WILKES Imogen Grace
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team:  BLANDFORD Jeremy Stuart
• Reform UK:  JACOBSON Iana Miriam
• The Conservative Party:  NELLINS Ian Charles

Market Drayton South 

• Labour Party:  EASTY Jane
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team:  MINNERY David James
• Reform UK: ROBERTSON Joseph
• The Conservative Party:  ADCOCK Rupert Nicholas

Meole

• Green Party:  GILBERT Peter John
• Labour Party:  LEAKE Edie
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team:  BENTICK Bernie
• Reform UK: GOUGH Lee David
• The Conservative Party:  OWEN Mike

Monkmoor

• Green Party:  EVANS Julia Louise Kaldewey
• Labour Party:  MOSELEY Pam
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team:  FEJFER Adam
• Reform UK:  FELTON Paul
• The Conservative Party:  WALL Tim

Much Wenlock

• Green Party: HUMPHREYS Catherine
• Labour Party:  DRAKE Lewis John
• Liberal Democrats: IQBAL Aleem
• Reform UK:  PRICE Stuart John
• The Conservative Party:  THOMAS Dan

Oswestry North East

• Green Party:  ISHERWOOD Will
• Labour Party:   HOWELL Maureen Sandra
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team:   OWEN James William
• Reform UK:  DART Nikita
• Shropshire First:  PRICE John William
• The Conservative Party:   SCHOFIELD Chris

Oswestry North

• Green Party:  ROSE Olly
• Labour Party:   STACEY Jack Thomas
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team:   OWEN Wendy Rhiannon
• Reform UK:  YOUNG John Desmond
• Shropshire First:  ONIONS Barry
• The Conservative Party:   OSSELTON David

Oswestry South

• Green Party:  KERR Duncan Alistair
• Labour Party:   BOYLE Rupert
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team:   GOODLAD Grace
• Reform UK:  JUNOR Peter Neil
• Shropshire First:  DUNNE-SMITH Matthew James
• The Conservative Party:  MAGUIRE Les

Oswestry South East  

• Green Party: FROGGATT Stephen James
• Independent:  BENNETT Martin
• Labour Party:   BROOKE Charlie
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team: OWEN Mark Anthony
• Reform UK:  OWENS Christine Pamela
• The Conservative Party:  MASON Steve

Oteley & Reabrook

• Green Party:  NORMAND Andrew John Charles
• Labour Party: GILLAM Phil
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team: MOORE Vicky
• Reform UK: COWELL Toby
• The Conservative Party: NUTTALL Rebecca Ann

Porthill

• Green Party:  DEAN Julian David Geoffrey
• Labour Party:  HAYWARD Mark Austin
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team:  TATE Graham James
• Reform UK:  BAILEY Philip Leslie
• The Conservative Party: BRIDGEMAN Charles Gerald Orlando

Prees 

• Labour Party:  SOUTHALL Michael
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team: MYLES-HOOK Malcolm Eric
• Reform UK: MONACO Tom
• The Conservative Party: HAGUE Kate

Quarry & Coton Hill

• Green Party: TOMASZEWSKI Bibbs Mavis Christine
• Labour Party:  SAUNDERS Bob
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team: WAGNER Alex
• Reform UK:  PATERSON Tony
• The Conservative Party: ADAMS Peter Michael

Radbrook

• Green Party: LEMON Christopher John
• Labour Party: JARMAN Rhiannon
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team: MURPHY Richard Paul
• Reform UK: AVERY Michael John
• The Conservative Party: CHOWDHURY Saiful Hussain

Rea Valley

• Green Party: BULLARD Emma Catherine Mary
• Labour Party: SMITH Esther
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team: HORTON Wendy Beavan
• Reform UK: JONES Lee Mathew
• The Conservative Party: HIGNETT Nick

Ruyton & Baschurch

• Green Party: CHURM Marina Ann
• Labour Party: HOLLINGTON Paul David
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team: JONES Robert John
• Reform UK: ANSLOOS Samuel James
• The Conservative Party: BIBOW Tamarin

Selattyn & Gobowen

• Green Party: EMERY Craig David
• Labour Party: MADDEN Christine Carolyn
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team: MOORE Jay
• Reform UK: BLAZE Johnny
• The Conservative Party: MACEY Robert John

Severn Valley

• Green Party: CHERRY John
• Labour Party: HEALEY Jim
• Liberal Democrats: GREEN Nathaniel Jacob
• Reform UK:  WHITE Peter James
• The Conservative Party: COLEMAN Susan Ann

Shawbury 

• Labour Party: PATTERSON Mark Russell
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team: WILLIAMS Alison
• Reform UK: COX Carol
• The Conservative and Unionist Party: JONES Simon Paul Anderson

Shifnal North

• Independent: TURLEY Kevin David
• Labour Party: BANFORD Nick
• Liberal Democrats: BOOKER Kevin John
• Reform UK: CLAYTON Thomas
• The Conservative Party: KING William Edward

Shifnal Rural

• Independent:  HORNE John Michael
• Labour Party:   BUTTON Heather Jane
• Liberal Democrats: EDMONDSON Stewart John
• Reform UK:  BARKER Elizabeth Delphine
• The Conservative Party:  SHARRATT Lindsey Karen

Shifnal South

• Independent: COX Roger Edward
• Labour Party:  COULSON Jan
• Liberal Democrats: BURGESS-BATE Charlotte
• Reform UK: DELANEY John
• The Conservative Party: BIRD Edward Francis

St Martin`s

• Green Party: HERBERT Paul
• Green Party: HUGHES-SAUNIER Sophie Ann
• Labour Party:  ROWLANDS Maggie
• Labour Party:  ROWLEY Natalie
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team: GEARY Clare Valerie
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team: GEARY Clive Alfred
• Reform UK:  EVANS Brian
• Reform UK:  ROWLEY Carl
• Shropshire First: DAVENPORT Stephen
• Shropshire First: SMITH George Noel
• The Conservative Party: JONES Mark
• The Conservative Party: LANDER Ian Peter

St Oswald

• Green Party: COCKBURN Joshua James
• Labour Party:   HUDSON Keith Reginald
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team:   DAVIS Andy
• Reform UK:  SANDERSON Tom
• The Conservative Party:   BARROW Joyce Bernadette

Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers

• Green Party:  RIMINGTON John
• Labour Party:  WESTCAR Gillian
• Liberal Democrats: BUSHELL Julie Marion
• Reform UK:  DAVIES David Sidney Arthur
• The Conservative Party: ROSE Anita Jayne

Sundorne & Old Heath

• Green Party:  SAVAGE Judith Mary
• Heritage Party:  GODDARD Ian
• Labour Party:   PARDY Kev
• Liberal Democrat: WAGNER Ed
• Reform UK:  DUNCAN Mandy
• The Conservative Party:   NUTTALL Jeremy George

Tern

• Green Party: MCENTEE Oscar
• Labour & Co-operative Party: HERBERT Alan William
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team: LEE Mandie
• Reform UK: MALLON Brendan
• The Conservative Party: ROWLAND William

The Meres

• Green Party: BOULDING Stephen Christopher
• Labour Party: CRAWSHAW Michael Thomas
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team: MARSTON Sarah Jane
• Reform UK: GRIFFITHS Pete
• The Conservative Party: PARKER Chris

The Strettons

• Green Party:  HALE Stephen
• Independent: MUNRO Andrew Ian
• Labour and Co-operative Party: FLYNN Shan
• Liberal Democrats: MORRIS Mark Edward Ernest
• Reform UK: SUMMERS James Henry
• The Conservative Party: JONES Steph

Underdale

• Green Party: HUTCHINSON Barry
• Labour Party: TURNBULL Jamie
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team: VASMER David
• Reform UK: OAKLEY Martin
• The Conservative Party: VINE Ken

Wem  

• Green Party: DAWES Tim
• Labour Party: BRITTON John George
• Labour Party: COTTERELL Barbara Anne
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team: GROVES Gary
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team: HOLFORD Alan John
• Reform UK: FARROW Jeremy Austin
• Reform UK: THOMPSON Mark Anthony
• The Conservative Party:  BROOMHALL Peter
• The Conservative Party:  LEA Nathan Graham Edward

Whitchurch North

• Labour Party: JONES Yvonne Jane
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team:  HALL Andy
• Reform UK:  CHAPPITI Satish
• The Conservative Party:  BIGGINS Tom

Whitchurch South

• Labour Party: CARTY Kevin Leonard
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team: EBBS Greg
• Reform UK: REYNOLDS Justin Halford
• The Conservative Party: WYNN Paul Anthony Donald

Whitchurch West 

• Labour Party: STEWART Richard Douglas
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team: ABDUL Sho
• Reform UK: PAXMAN Rob
• The Conservative Party: MULLOCK Peggy

Whittington

• Green Party:  GREAVES Simon Charles
• Independent:  HICKMAN Greg
• Labour Party:   BARRATT Elaine
• Liberal Democrat Focus Team:   WALKER David
• Reform UK:  PEERS Elizabeth
• Shropshire First:  DEAN Verity
• The Conservative Party:   DAVIS Frank Reginald