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  After 280 of 312 councils. CON 785 4534 34 147 LAB -427 1646 -8 31 LD -241 1873 -5 21 OTH -115 968 0 4 NOC- - -21 77

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  After 282 of 312 councils. CON 789 4586 34 148 LAB -435 1668 -8 31 LD -241 1881 -5 21 OTH -111 982 0 4 NOC- - -21 78

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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.

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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.