Link to >>> Council Election Results May 2016 - April 2017
Telford & Wrekin, Horsehay & Lightmoor - Labour gain from Conservative
Swing Conservative to Labour ~12½% / 11¼% since 2015 and ~5½% / 6% since 2011
Council now 28 Labour, 21 Conservative, 3 Liberal Democrat, 2 Independent
Telford & Wrekin UA
Horsehay & Lightmoor
Death of councillor (“He has served the council and community well and he will be missed by all councillors from the political spectrum”)
Denis ALLEN (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
Robert CADMAN (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Rajash MEHTA (Labour Party)
2015: Con 1,280/950 (dec), Lab 772/661, UKIP 534/498, LD 221, Green 193, Libt. 45
2011: Con 517/484 (dec), Lab 485/444, TWPA 172/88
2007: Ind 479, Con 454/380, Lab 238/195
| Party | 2016 votes | 2016 share | since 2015 "top" | since 2015 "average" | since 2011 "top" | since 2011 "average" |
| Labour |
358
|
46.3%
|
+20.9%
|
+20.7%
|
+4.9%
|
+4.0%
|
Conservative
|
292
|
37.3%
|
-4.3%
|
-2.0%
|
-6.3%
|
-8.2%
|
UKIP
|
124
|
16.0%
|
-1.5%
|
-2.4%
|
from nowhere
|
from nowhere
|
Liberal Democrat
|
-7.3%
|
-7.9%
| ||||
Green
|
-6.3%
|
-6.9%
| ||||
Libertarian
|
-1.5%
|
-1.6%
| ||||
Telford & Wrekin People
|
-14.7%
|
-11.8%
| ||||
Total votes
|
25%
|
28%
|
66%
|
70%
|
Swing Conservative to Labour ~12½% / 11¼% since 2015 and ~5½% / 6% since 2011
Council now 28 Labour, 21 Conservative, 3 Liberal Democrat, 2 Independent
Telford & Wrekin UA
Horsehay & Lightmoor
Death of councillor (“He has served the council and community well and he will be missed by all councillors from the political spectrum”)
Denis ALLEN (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
Robert CADMAN (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Rajash MEHTA (Labour Party)
2015: Con 1,280/950 (dec), Lab 772/661, UKIP 534/498, LD 221, Green 193, Libt. 45
2011: Con 517/484 (dec), Lab 485/444, TWPA 172/88
2007: Ind 479, Con 454/380, Lab 238/195
