Shropshire is a district with the status of a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Shropshire,[1] in the West Midlands region of England. It is named after the historic county of Shropshire. It covers the former districts of Bridgnorth, North Shropshire, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Atcham and South Shropshire.[2] These were merged into the modern-day unitary authority of Shropshire. The large town of Telford was not affected by this as it has been a unitary authority since 1996 under Telford and Wrekin borough.[3] It contains 188 civil parishes.[4]

Shropshire
District and unitary authority
Shown within Shropshire ceremonial county
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	West Midlands
County	Shropshire
Unitary Authority	1 April 2009
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district
• Local Authority	Shropshire Council
• MPs	Daniel Kawczynski (C) Philip Dunne (C) Helen Morgan (LD) Mark Pritchard (C)
Population  (mid-2019 est.)
• Total	323,136 (Ranked 35th)
• Ethnicity	93.8% White British 1.9% White other 1.5% S. Asian 0.9% Mixed 0.6% White Irish 0.6% Black
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
Postcode	SY1-SY13, SY15, SY21, SY99, TF9, TF11-TF13, WV15-WV16, LL14, WR15
Post town	Shrewsbury and others
Dialling code	01743 and others
ONS code	17UD (ONS) E06000051 (GSS)
Website	Shropshire Council

History

The district was created on the 1 April 2009, following the merger of the former districts, and upon the formation of Shropshire Council, which replaced the district councils and also Shropshire County Council.

Geography

The district covers the towns of Oswestry, Church Stretton, Craven Arms, Ellesmere, Wem, Whitchurch, Much Wenlock, Shifnal, Bridgnorth, Broseley, Clun, Knighton (part), Bishop's Castle, Cleobury Mortimer, Market Drayton and Shrewsbury.

Governance

The council has been under Conservative control since its creation in 2009, with the most recent elections taken place in 2021.

References

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