
Thomas Janke becomes Mayor of Newport
Cllr Thomas Janke has been elected by his fellow town councillors as the new Mayor of Newport.
Cllr Thomas Janke has been elected by his fellow town councillors as the new Mayor of Newport.
The Lib Dems took 42 of the 74 seats, with the Conservatives pushed to third place
In a nailbitingly close race, Neil beat the Reform candidate by just 15 votes.
For the first time, the Liberal Democrats are standing a full slate of 74 candidates across Shropshire so everyone can vote Lib Dem to end Conservative domination in Shropshire.
Local businessman Neil Bentley has been chosen to fight the Cheswardine division for the Lib Dems in the local elections.
Retired farmer Roger Hughes has been selected to fight the Hodnet division for the Liberal Democrats.