History
At present the council has forty elected members, called councillors, of which 22 are Conservative, 10 are Labour, 5 are Liberal Democrat and 3 are Independents.
List of councillors
The Conservative group is therefore the largest, with a majority, and has control of the council.

Councillors
The headquarters of the borough council is on Frankwell Quay in Frankwell, Shrewsbury, and can be accessed from the town centre by the Frankwell suspension footbridge. The new Guildhall lies near to the River Severn, although it is protected firstly by the flood defences built to defend Frankwell and then also by its own flood defences. Three flagpoles outside the Guildhall fly the flag of St. George, the Union Flag and a flag depicting the Salopian Crest.
The borough council moved to the present Guildhall on March 19 2004 from the old Guildhall, now known as "Newport House" (which was its original name before it became a Guildhall), on Dogpole. Newport House has since been converted into a residential building.

Headquarters
The borough council owns much land and property in the Shrewsbury and Atcham area. Shrewsbury Castle is owned by the borough council, as is the town museum and art gallery, which is located in the 'Rowley's House' building. The council also owns various car parks, offices, some public conveniences, many acres of parkland and a number of the town's bridges. Ownership of two main entertainment venues is also held by the council: The Music Hall, which holds the town theatre, its tourist information centre and a cafe, and The Old Market Hall, which was recently renovated to house a small cinema and cafe. The Bear Steps buildings are also owned by the council, although they are occupied by the town's civic society. The council once owned the Clive House Museum, but this was sold off and is now no longer a museum.
The borough council's housing stock was sold off in 2001 to a private social housing company, Severnside. The council earned some £60 million from this sale and this money has been used in part to buy and build their new Guildhall, build the new sports facilities at Sundorne and other large projects around the town, which are either under way or proposed.

Property
The rural part of the borough is parished but the urban part of the borough (the town of Shrewsbury) is unparished. Shrewsbury has no town council, the Mayor of Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough is also mayor for the town. There continues to be a Town Clerk however, as well as other ceremonial posts such as the sword bearer and mace bearers. The 40 councillors of the borough council represent wards (such as Sundorne ward) and a Mayor and Deputy Mayor are appointed by the council every year. The Mayor chairs full council meetings, which take place 6/7 times a year, and also has ceremonial duties. The administrative side of the council is headed by the Leader of the council (normally the leader of the party with the most councillors) and there is a permanent head of the local civil service, the Chief Executive.
The 41 parishes of the borough can be found here:
Parishes of Shrewsbury and Atcham

Wards
Main article: Shrewsbury and Atcham (UK Parliament constituency)
The borough is also a UK Parliament constituency, returning an MP. The boundaries of the borough and the constituency are the same, which is convenient. Paul Marsden was voted in as a Labour candidate in the 2001 general election and stood down before the 2005 general election, when the Conservative Daniel Kawczynski won the seat. Shrewsbury and Atcham is a marginal seat, with Labour and the Conservatives close in the polls.