Sharon Ritchie-Simmons: councillor for Highley, Shropshire Council

Sharon Ritchie-Simmons is a Reform UK councillor for the Highley ward on Shropshire Council, according to the council's own published list. Sharon Ritchie-Simmons is also Chair - Audit and Governance Committee.

Council

Shropshire Council

Ward

Highley

Party

Reform UK

Posts

Chair - Audit and Governance Committee

Official profile

shropshire.gov.uk

Source

Shropshire Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Sharon Ritchie-Simmons

These are the details Shropshire Council publishes for Sharon Ritchie-Simmons, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:

• Email: Sharon.Ritchie-Simmons@shropshire.gov.uk
• Post: c/o Members Secretariat, Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ
• Official profile: shropshire.gov.uk

Reform UK on Shropshire Council

Reform UK holds 15 of the 74 seats on Shropshire Council. The largest group is Liberal Democrats, with 41. Seats by party: Liberal Democrats 41, Reform UK 15, Conservative 7, Green and Progressive Independent 5, Labour 4, Non-affiliated Independent Member 2.

Leaders and post holders on Shropshire Council

• Jon Tandy Chair - Strategic Licencing Committee
• Chris Naylor Chair - Finance and Improvement Oveview and Scrutiny Committee
• Heather Kidd Group Leader - Liberal Democrat Group. Leader - Shropshire Council
• Dawn Husemann Group Leader - Reform UK Group
• Rosemary Dartnall Group Leader - Labour Group.
• Duncan Borrowman Chair - Shropshire Council
• Ed Potter Chair - Economy & Environment Overview & Scrutiny Committee
• Bernie Bentick Chair - Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee

All 74 councillors of Shropshire Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Highley

Sharon Ritchie-Simmons sits on Shropshire Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Shropshire, each with its own page:

• West Mercia Police led by John Campion
• North Shropshire: Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat) MP
• Shrewsbury: Julia Buckley (Labour) MP
• South Shropshire: Stuart Anderson (Conservative) MP
• The Wrekin: Mark Pritchard (Conservative) MP
• UK government and all 650 MPs
• United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Shropshire, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Shropshire Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Shropshire Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.