At the elections on 1^st May 2025 only eight councillors put themselves forward for election to the parish council, which leaves us with one vacancy to fill.  We therefore invite one resident of our parish to put themselves forward to be co-opted as a councillor. As the hamlets of Westhope, Sutton, Middlehope and Peaton are not represented on the Council, we would especially welcome applicants from those areas.  Set out below is the criteria for eligibility to serve as a candidate.

If you are a British or Commonwealth citizen, citizen of the Republic of Ireland or a European Union citizen who has attained the age of 18 years and either:-

You are registered as a local government elector for the Parish of Diddlebury, or for at least 12 months have occupied as owner or tenant land or other premises in the parish, or

Your main occupation has been in the Parish for the last 12 months, or

You have resided in the Parish or within three miles of its boundaries for at least 12 months and are not disqualified from holding office by reason of any disqualification set out in the Local Government Act 1972, which include bankruptcy, county court orders, non-payment of council taxes, being found guilty of corrupt or illegal practices in election law, then you would be eligible to stand as a co-opted Councillor Diddlebury Parish Council.

We hold generally 10 meetings each year which alternate between Diddlebury and Westhope Village Halls.

For further details or to submit an application please contact the Clerk to the Council

Mrs J de Rusett

12, Church Road, Brampton Bryan

Bucknell, SY7 0DH

Tel: 01547 519282

Email: diddleburypc@outlook.com

Copies of our Minutes, accounts, agendas can be viewed on our website – www.diddleburyparish.co.uk

Applications should be made by letter or email, setting out your reasons for wanting to be a Parish councillor and ideally including a CV.  Please provide your full address, telephone number and email address.

The results have been declared for all seats on Shropshire Council following the local elections held on Thursday 1 May 2025.

In total 74 councillors were elected to represent the council’s 72 electoral divisions. Two divisions have two councillors each.

The Liberal Democrat group  is the largest political group on the council. 

The breakdown of councillors by party is as follows: 

• Conservative – 7
• Green  – 4
• Labour   – 4
• Liberal Democrat  – 42
• Independent – 1
• Reform – 16
• TOTAL – 74  

Individual results for each electoral division can be seen on the Shropshire Council website, along with a map of the results.

The overall votes per party were as follows:

• [No political affiliation given]: 1517 votes (1.5%)
• Conservative: 20118 votes (19.89%)
• Green: 6559 votes (6.49%)
• Independent: 1653 votes (1.63%)
• Labour: 8975 votes (8.87%)
• Liberal Democrats: 34578 votes (34.19%)
• Reform UK: 27732 votes (27.42%)

Total of all votes: 101,132