Photo: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0The Liberal Democrats hold a majority on Shropshire Council
Ludlow is run by Shropshire Council, with Ludlow parish council for local matters. The Liberal Democrats have a majority on Shropshire Council. Its MP is Stuart Anderson (Conservative), member for South Shropshire.
£2,655
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Ludlow’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on Shropshire Council
The Liberal Democrats hold a majority on Shropshire Council: 42 of its 74 seats as elected. Reform UK holds 16, the Conservatives 7, the Greens 4, Labour 4 and independents 1. Who’s in charge ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Ludlow is £2,655 for 2026–27; Shropshire Council keeps 74% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 62% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
Who holds the seats
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 38 of Shropshire’s 74 seats to run the council alone.
- Liberal Democrat42
- Reform UK16
- Conservative7
- Green4
- Labour4
- Independent1
Latest election: May 2025.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Ludlow
One council runs every main service here.
Local matters: allotments, play areas, halls, footpaths and benches; it is consulted on planning and adds a precept to the council tax bill. A town council is a parish council by another name.
100% of Ludlow’s residents · Band D precept £255
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Website ↗Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Ludlow, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierLudlow parish council
- 2Shropshire Council3 wards · 3 councillorsBeverley Ann Elaine WaiteAndy BoddingtonElizabeth Vivienne Parry
- 3Police and crime commissionerWest Mercia Police · elected May 2024John-Paul Campion
- 4House of CommonsSouth Shropshire
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
3 councillors for 3 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Beverley Ann Elaine WaiteLiberal Democrat · May 2025
- Andy BoddingtonLiberal Democrat · May 2025
- Elizabeth Vivienne ParryLiberal Democrat · May 2025
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ludlow Eastmostly in Ludlow · 3,892 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Beverley Ann Elaine Waite | May 2025 |
| Ludlow Northmostly in Ludlow · 3,554 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Andy Boddington | May 2025 |
| Ludlow Southmostly in Ludlow · 2,591 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Elizabeth Vivienne Parry | May 2025 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Shropshire Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
Shropshire council election, May 2025
Results in the wards that make up Ludlow, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
3 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Ludlow’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗1,061 votes for candidates
1,346 votes for candidates
1,330 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Ludlow is in South Shropshire constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Ludlow).
51,653 votes for candidates · majority 1,624
Conservative, MP since 12 December 2019.
turnout in July 2024: 51,653 votes from 76,677 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 1,624 of 51,653 votes (3.1%): the 60th-narrowest of 543 in England.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Ludlow’s Band D council tax is £2,655 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Shropshire Council keeps £1,969.09 of a Band D bill (74%); the rest goes to the Ludlow parish council, the West Mercia police and crime commissioner and the Shropshire Fire and Rescue Authority.
Band D since 2009
Shropshire’s Band D bill has risen 62% in ten years, from £1,558.32 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £1,471.54 in 2009–10.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Ludlow, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Shropshire
| Shropshire | Ludlow’s councils | Shropshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £586 | £566 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £325 | £322 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £54 | £47 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £37 | £35 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £158 | £147 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £33 | £38 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £8 | £11 | £26 |
| Public health | £47 | £61 | £78 |
| Running the council | £42 | £71 | £59 |
| Other | £63 | £39 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,352 | £1,337 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Shropshire and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Ludlow is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
next.shropshire.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
next.shropshire.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Ludlow is run
Which council runs Ludlow?
Ludlow is run by Shropshire Council.
Does Ludlow have a town council?
Yes: Ludlow has its own parish-tier council (Ludlow parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £255 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Ludlow?
Stuart Anderson (Conservative) is the MP for South Shropshire, which covers Ludlow.
How many councillors does Ludlow have?
3 ward councillors represent Ludlow’s 3 wards.
When are the next elections in Ludlow?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Ludlow’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Ludlow?
Band D council tax in Ludlow is £2,655 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Shropshire Council?
The Liberal Democrats have a majority: 42 of 74 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2025 council election in Ludlow?
In Ludlow’s wards on 1 May 2025, Liberal Democrat 3 of the 3 seats up. The Liberal Democrats had the largest share of votes, 52.1%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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