2021 Shropshire Council election

The 2021 Shropshire Council election took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. All 74 councillors were elected from 63 electoral divisions which return either one, two or three councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.

Election result


Though the Conservatives maintained their majority on the council, there was a major shock result that saw the incumbent Conservative leader of the council, Peter Nutting, lose his seat to a Liberal Democrat challenger. He was replaced as leader of the council by Conservative Lezley Picton at the AGM held later that month.

Council composition
Following the last election in 2017, the composition of the council was:

After the election, the composition of the council was:

I - Independent

G - Green Party

H - Health Concern

Hodnet
Karen Calder was previously elected as a Conservative.

Market Drayton West
David Minnery and Roger Hughes were previously elected as Conservatives.

Much Wenlock
At the previous election, the Conservative candidate was elected unopposed.

Changes 2021–2025

 * Robert Tindall left the Conservative Party to become an independent in July 2021.

Alveley & Claverley

 * David Minnery, elected as an independent in 2021 (having previously been elected as a Conservative in 2017), joined the Liberal Democrats in July 2024.