2015 Telford and Wrekin Council election explained

Election Name:	2015 Telford and Wrekin Council election
Country:	United Kingdom
Previous Election:	2011 Telford and Wrekin Council election
Previous Year:	2011
Next Election:	2019 Telford and Wrekin Council election
Next Year:	2019
Seats For Election:	All seats on Telford and Wrekin Council
Party3:	Labour Party (UK)
Party1:	Conservative Party (UK)
Party2:	Liberal Democrats (UK)
Map Size:	325px
Before Party:	Labour Party (UK)
After Party:	None

The 2015 Telford and Wrekin Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Telford and Wrekin Council in England.^[1] It was held on the same day as other local elections and the UK General Election 2015.

Election result

Labour Party lost overall control, but remained the largest party on the council.

Ward results

Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).

Wrockwardine Wood & Trench

Changes since 2015 Election

Since the 2015 election the overall control has adjusted due a number of events, resulting in Labour Party taking overall control.

• Cllr Clive Mollet died triggering 2016 by-election. Resulting in the seat changing to Labour Party.
• Cllr Connor Furnival switched from Conservative to Independent.
• Cllr Kevin Guy switched Labour Party to Liberal Democrats.
• Cllr Mark Boylan switched from Conservative to Labour Party.

By February 2019, the parties were in control of the following number of seats:

Party	Seats
Labour	28
Conservative	20
Liberal Democrats	4
Independent	2

References

General

• Web site: Telford and Wrekin Council 2015 election results . Telford and Wrekin Council . 20 April 2020 .

Specific

Notes and References

1. Web site: Upcoming elections & referendums . 5 April 2015 . The Electoral Commission . https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102043/http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/upcoming-elections-and-referendums . 15 March 2015 . live.