Shropshire Council elections

Shropshire Council elections are held every four years, and since 2009 74 councillors have been elected from 63 electoral divisions.

Shropshire Council is the unitary authority for the district of Shropshire, within the larger ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. The council was created in 1889 as Salop County Council, and was the upper tier of government in the two-tier metropolitan county between 1974 and 2009. On 1 April 2009, as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England, Shropshire's districts were abolished and the county council took over their functions. The Telford and Wrekin district had already become a separate unitary authority in 1998.

Political control
Since 1974, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Non-metropolitan county

Unitary authority

Leadership
The leaders of the council since 2009 have been:

Council elections

 * 1973 Salop County Council election
 * 1977 Salop County Council election
 * 1981 Shropshire County Council election
 * 1985 Shropshire County Council election
 * 1989 Shropshire County Council election
 * 1993 Shropshire County Council election
 * 1997 Shropshire County Council election
 * 2001 Shropshire County Council election
 * 2005 Shropshire County Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 4)
 * 2009 Shropshire Council election (new division boundaries and became a unitary authority)
 * 2013 Shropshire Council election (minor boundary changes not affecting number of divisions)
 * 2017 Shropshire Council election
 * 2021 Shropshire Council election

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 their seat.

2009–2013
Five by-elections were held during this term, which saw the Liberal Democrats gain three seats from the Conservatives.