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Shropshire Council

Local authority area: Shropshire

Shropshire is an unitary authority, in the West Midlands region of England. It covers 3,197.3 km² and had 327,178 residents in 2022 — about 102 people per km².

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Shropshire, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022327,178+6.2% since 2012
Land area3,197.3km²1,234.5 sq mi
Density102/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#63of 382 UK councils · #57 in England
Population estimates5 data points
308.2K311.4K320.3K323.6K327.2K
20122015201820212022
History

How the council came to be

  1. —
    Predecessors

    Oswestry

Borders

Neighbouring councils

PPowysWelsh principal council132,447WWrexham County BoroughWelsh principal council136,126TTelford and WrekinUnitary authority188,871CCheshire West and ChesterUnitary authority361,694HHerefordshireUnitary authority188,719
Same region, same type

Other unitary authorities in West Midlands

All councils in West Midlands
City of Stoke-on-Trent259,965Telford and Wrekin188,871Herefordshire188,719
Elections

72 electoral wards

Census 2021: 323,600 residents in 139,587 households across the wards; 25.4% aged 65+, 68.6% of homes owned, 13.8% of households without a car.

1Wem4,119 households · 25.6% aged 65+9,5872St Martin's3,740 households · 24.6% aged 65+9,0193Radbrook3,214 households · 22.0% aged 65+7,3554Chirbury & Worthen2,471 households · 26.7% aged 65+6,0805Hodnet1,935 households · 18.7% aged 65+6,0576Broseley2,598 households · 25.8% aged 65+5,981

All wards of Shropshire

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CShropshire CouncilCouncil office · Shrewsbury SY1 2AB · hours listedTBishops Castle Town Hall TrustTown hall · Bishops Castle SY9 5BG · hours listedTBishops Castle Town CouncilTown council · Bishops Castle SY9 5BG · hours listedTShrewsbury Town CouncilTown council · Shrewsbury SY1 1JD · hours listedPTasley Parish CouncilParish council · Bridgnorth WV16 5DB · hours listed
Westminster

Constituencies

South Shropshire · 25 wardsShrewsbury · 24 wardsNorth Shropshire · 22 wardsThe Wrekin · 6 wards
Source: Wikidata Q21694759 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.