Wrekin Conservative Association

01/11/2026

31/10/2026

📢 Introducing Thomas Hoof – our candidate for Apley Castle!

Thomas lives in Apley and wants to see a fairer deal for his ward. He’s looking forward to getting stuck in, meeting residents and working tirelessly to make sure Apley Castle’s voice is heard.

Good luck, Thomas! 🌳

28/10/2026

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21/10/2026

Thinking about becoming a councillor? Usually vote Conservative and want to get involved? Speak to us here: https://www.wrekinconservatives.com/contact

Conservatives ‘flying’ through candidate selections for local elections in 2027

Telford & Wrekin Conservatives say that available vacancies are rapidly filling up as the local party steps up its preparations for 2027.
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21/10/2026

Congratulations to Cllr Paul Thomas - Priorslee on being voted in as Chairman of St Georges & Priorslee Parish Council and rare praise for those Labour councillors who briefly put their party political interests to one side to do the right thing for residents.

Congratulations Cllr Paul Thomas - Priorslee on becoming Chair of St Georges & Priorslee Parish Council last night. I was pleased to nominate Paul to the role and that the majority of my colleagues supported the nomination. Thank you to Cllr Janine Smart for seconding the nomination. Congratulations to Cllr Robert Cadman for chairing the debate with authority.

I did think this was going to be a topic of cross party cooperation without politics becoming an issue. However it shows that the Labour group, even at parish level will look to their own interests before what is right for the parish and residents.

In the ordinary course of events when a Chair resigns, the Deputy takes up the role. However I'm aware there's lots of work to be done and the Deputy works full time with a demanding job. The same for myself and other councillors. I know that Paul has the time, experience and professionalism to make a success of it. As a matter of principal I was happy to "debate" with certain cllrs who thought deferring appointing a new Chair for another month was the right thing for responsible governance of the parish council. At a time with a lot of change and work - The Gower and the new shadow parish councils, all on less staff than a year ago. Fortunately most saw sense.

Fundamentally I am pleased the parish council can now continue to function, and residents can have confidence in appropriate governance until 1st April 2027.

15/10/2026

Shropshire Council has already started discussions with Telford & Wrekin Council about joining the two councils together.

For years, Labour have been falsely accusing the Conservatives of wanting to merge our two councils and now we find out that the Labour administration at Telford & Wrekin is already in negotiations with the Lib Dems at Shropshire Council about a merger!

Shropshire Council 'open to regional mayor' in desire to work closely with Telford

15/10/2026

ITV's exposé of the racist, misogynistic, predatory and dishonest thread that runs through Reform UK is deeply troubling.

This is a party that controls a number of local authorities across England, has MPs in Westminster and representation in the Scottish and Welsh devolved administrations. They want to take control of Westminster and put Nigel Farage in place as Prime Minister. But so many of their politicians and activists are found to have engaged in behaviour that most decent people would find unacceptable. Nigel Farage promised to root out these people and stop new ones joining his party but clearly that hasn't happened.

An undercover reporter for ITV joined Reform and took part in a number of campaigns, mixing with Reform activists and politicians and recorded them behaving appallingly and in some cases, potentially criminally. Reform says it's an establishment stitch up. Every time they're caught doing something they shouldn't they say it's an establishment stitch up.

❌ Calling Muslims absolute parasites is not an establishment stitch up.

❌ Saying that King Charles should be decapitated is not an establishment stitch up.

❌ Talking about sexually assaulting a colleague is not an establishment stitch up.

❌ Fantasising about seeing your child in the bath is not an establishment stitch up.

❌ Telling campaigners to lie to voters because getting elected is all that matters is not a stitch up.

We have seen an uptick in former members returning to the Conservatives recently after experiencing the disappointment of Reform first hand. They all tell much the same story - there's no money to spend despite the party receiving tens of millions in donations, every decision is made by party officials at Reform HQ, the fear of punishment for questioning anything and the cult-like worship of Nigel Farage.

We already do our due diligence before accepting any new or returning member locally but in light of what continues to emerge from Reform, that scrutiny is more important than ever. Going forward, we will carry out additional checks on anyone with known links to Reform looking to join Wrekin Conservatives. The people of the Wrekin have a right to expect that those representing the Conservative Party uphold the standards of decency, integrity and respect that public life demands.

Read more: https://www.itv.com/news/2026-10-14/inside-reform-councillors-extreme-and-racist-views-on-camera

05/10/2026

Conservative councillor for Wrockwardine, Cllr Gareth Thomas, has secured agreement from one of Telford & Wrekin Council's scrutiny committees to agree a wildfire strategy.

Gareth's ward was one of the most impacted in the borough by wildfires during the heatwave this summer and he was out during one incident going from house to house telling people to close their windows and doors because of the smoke.

Despite much of the borough being open countryside and prone to wildfires in such extreme weather events, the council has no strategy to mitigate or respond to the risk.

Gareth Thomas's call was accepted as item for a scrutiny committee to look into

30/09/2026

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