Shropshire unitary authority
| Shropshire Council | |
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Coat of arms
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Council logo
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| History | |
| Founded | April 1, 2009 |
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Shropshire County Council District councils
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| Leadership | |
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Malcolm Pate
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Chairman
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Ann Hartley
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 74 councillors |
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| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
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Last election
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4 May 2017 |
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Next election
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6 May 2021 |
| Motto | |
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Floreat Salopia (May Shropshire Flourish) |
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| Meeting place | |
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| Shirehall, Shrewsbury | |
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| www |
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Other parties
Shropshire Council is the local authority of Shropshire (excluding Telford and Wrekin) in England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined.
It replaced the former two-tier local government structure in the non-metropolitan county of Shropshire on 1 April 2009, which involved its immediate predecessor, Shropshire County Council, and five non-metropolitan district councils – Bridgnorth District Council, North Shropshire District Council, Oswestry Borough Council, Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council and South Shropshire District Council. These districts and their councils were abolished in the reorganisation.
The area covered by Shropshire Council is 3,197 square kilometres, or 1,234 square miles. This is 91.7% of the ceremonial county of Shropshire, with the remainder being covered by the other unitary authority in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Council, which was established as a unitary authority in 1998. Shropshire is located in the West Midlands region of England, on the border with Wales.
The council's seat is at Shirehall in Shrewsbury, the largest town (with a population of 70,600) in the unitary authority's area and historic county town of Shropshire. The council, however, has numerous offices across the county and area committees meet in the former district headquarters at Oswestry, Wem, Ludlow and Bridgnorth. The area covered by Shropshire Council is rural, with the second largest town being Oswestry with a population of just 16,600. Prior to the 2009 reorganisation, Shropshire was the least populated two-tier area in England.
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