Shropshire Council

Shropshire Council
Shropshire Council
	Coat of arms
	Council logo
Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Founded	1 April 1889
Leadership
Chair	Vince Hunt, ; Conservative ; since 20 May 2021
Leader	Lezley Picton, ; Conservative ; since 20 May 2021
Chief Executive	Andy Begley ; since 2020
Structure
Seats	74 councillors
Political groups	Administration (39) Conservative (39) Other parties (35) Liberal Democrat (18) Labour (10) Green (4) Independent (3)
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	6 May 2021
Next election	1 May 2025
Motto
	Floreat Salopia; (May Shropshire Flourish)
Meeting place
	Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Website
	www.shropshire.gov.uk

Shropshire Council, known between 1980 and 2009 as Shropshire County Council and prior to 1980 as Salop County Council, is the local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Shropshire in the West Midlands region of England. Since 2009 it has been a unitary authority, being a county council which also performs the functions of a district council. The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the ceremonial county of Shropshire, which additionally includes Telford and Wrekin.

The council has been under Conservative majority control since 2005. It is based at Shirehall in Shrewsbury.

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^ Robertson, Dominic (24 September 2020). "New council chief 'humbled' to take on role". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
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