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| Tories seize control of Oswestry | Tories seize control of Oswestry | ||||||||||||||||||
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| The Conservatives have taken control of Oswestry Borough Council for the first time in its history. | The Conservatives have taken control of Oswestry Borough Council for the first time in its history. | ||||||||||||||||||
| They have 16 seats alongside eight independents and four Lib Dems. | They have 16 seats alongside eight independents and four Lib Dems. | ||||||||||||||||||
| An ex-National Front regional organiser standing as a Conservative candidate, George Ashcroft, has been elected in Brookside in Telford and Wrekin. | An ex-National Front regional organiser standing as a Conservative candidate, George Ashcroft, has been elected in Brookside in Telford and Wrekin. | ||||||||||||||||||
| The mayor of Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council, Liberal Democrat Roger Evans, has lost his seat as the authority remains in Tory control. | The mayor of Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council, Liberal Democrat Roger Evans, has lost his seat as the authority remains in Tory control. | ||||||||||||||||||
LOCAL COUNCIL RESULTSCouncillors | Councils | Party | +/- | Total | +/- | Total | AfterFIND | LOCAL COUNCIL RESULTSCouncillors | Councils | Party | +/- | Total | +/- | Total | After 303 of 312 councils. CON 875 5077 38 160 LAB -485 1803 -9 33 LD -242 2113 -5 22 OTH -140 1075 0 5 NOC- - -24 83FINDYOUR RESULTS | ||||
| Enter a full postcode: | Enter a full postcode: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Results in more detail | Results in more detail | ||||||||||||||||||
| He lost his Hanwood and Longden seat to independent councillor Yvonne Holyoak. | He lost his Hanwood and Longden seat to independent councillor Yvonne Holyoak. | ||||||||||||||||||
| The leading Conservatives gained just one seat while Labour held their three seats in the first results declared in Shropshire. | The leading Conservatives gained just one seat while Labour held their three seats in the first results declared in Shropshire. | ||||||||||||||||||
| A third of the council's 40 seats were elected. | A third of the council's 40 seats were elected. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Before the election in Telford and Wrekin, the Conservatives said they was investigating the fact that Mr Ashcroft had been a member of the National Front. | Before the election in Telford and Wrekin, the Conservatives said they was investigating the fact that Mr Ashcroft had been a member of the National Front. | ||||||||||||||||||
| There were calls for him to step down despite him declaring he was ashamed of his past and now condemned racism. | There were calls for him to step down despite him declaring he was ashamed of his past and now condemned racism. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oswestry had been in no overall control before the Conservatives' triumph on Friday. They gained two seats, while the Lib Dems and Labour lost one each. | Oswestry had been in no overall control before the Conservatives' triumph on Friday. They gained two seats, while the Lib Dems and Labour lost one each. | ||||||||||||||||||