The ceremonial county of Shropshire (which comprises the unitary authorities of Shropshire Council and Telford and Wrekin), is divided into 5 parliamentary constituencies: 1 borough constituency and 4 county constituencies.
Constituencies
ConstituencyBC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.ElectorateMajorityThe majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.Member of ParliamentNearest oppositionMapNorth Shropshire CC77,57315,311 Helen Morgan ¤ Simon Baynes †Shrewsbury CC76,59911,355 Julia Buckley ‡Daniel Kawczynski †South Shropshire CC76,7231,624 Stuart Anderson † Matthew Green ¤Telford BC73,8088,102Shaun Davies ‡Alan Adams(Reform UK)The Wrekin CC78,942883Mark Pritchard †Roh Yakobi ‡
Boundary changes
2024 See 2023 review of Westminster constituencies for further details.
Former name Boundaries 2010–2024Current name Boundaries 2024–present Ludlow CC North Shropshire CC Shrewsbury and Atcham CC Telford BC The Wrekin CCNorth Shropshire CC Shrewsbury CC South Shropshire CC Telford BC The Wrekin CC
For the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England opted to retain the current five constituencies in Shropshire, with minor boundary changes to reflect changes to ward boundaries and to bring constituencies within the statutory range. Shrewsbury and Atcham reverted to its original name of Shrewsbury, while Ludlow was renamed South Shropshire.
2010 Under the fifth periodic review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to retain the 5 constituencies in Shropshire for the 2010 election, making only small changes to the boundary between Telford and The Wrekin to align with current local government wards.
Name Boundaries 1997–2010 Boundaries 2010–2024 Ludlow CC North Shropshire CC Shrewsbury and Atcham CC Telford BC The Wrekin CC
Results history Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing – General election results from 1918 to 2019
2024 The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Shropshire in the 2024 general election were as follows: PartyVotes%Change from 2019SeatsChange from 2019Labour66,94327.5%1.6%22Conservative65,15626.8%33.5%23Liberal Democrats55,25722.7%12.3%11Reform UK44,41218.2%new00Greens10,6804.4%1.7%00Others1,1090.5%0.2%00Total243,557100.05
2019 The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Shropshire in the 2019 general election were as follows: PartyVotes%Change from 2017SeatsChange from 2017Conservative155,22560.3%4.7%50Labour66,79825.9%9.3%00Liberal Democrats26,82710.4%4.6%00Greens6,9552.7%0.6%00Others1,7130.7%0.6%00Total257,518100.05
Percentage votes Election year19501951195519591964196619701974 (Feb)1974 (Oct)197919831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Conservative154.757.359.355.647.949.352.443.143.049.649.048.246.337.239.141.846.848.355.660.326.8Labour41.242.740.736.234.142.736.031.133.229.121.325.430.739.738.230.821.624.435.225.927.5Liberal Democrat24.1 - -8.218.08.011.725.823.821.029.726.022.020.518.623.023.57.05.810.422.7Green Party - - - - - - - - - - -*****0.84.02.12.74.4UKIP - - - - - - - - - - - - -***4.416.31.2* -Reform UK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -18.2Other - - - - - - - - -0.20.10.31.02.74.14.43.0 -0.10.70.5 1Includes National Liberal Party up to 1966
21950–1979 – Liberal; 1983 & 1987 – SDP–Liberal Alliance
* Included in Other
Seats Election year19501951195519591964196619701974 (Feb)1974 (Oct)197919831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Conservative1334443433443321445552Labour110001011001133110002Liberal Democrat2000000000000001000001Total444444444444455555555 1Includes National Liberal Party up to 1966
21950–1979 – Liberal; 1983 & 1987 – SDP–Liberal Alliance
Maps 1885–1910
1918–1945
1950–1979
1983–present
Historical constituencies
Timeline of parliamentary constituencies in the county, with historical (green) and extant (pink) constituencies.
Constituency1290–12951295–14731473–15841584–18321832–18851885–19181918–19831983–19971997–presentBishop's Castle1584–1832Bridgnorth1295–1885Ludlow1473–presentNewport1885–1918North Shropshire1832–18851983–presentOswestry1885-1983Shrewsbury1290–1983Shrewsbury and Atcham1983–presentShropshire1290–1832South Shropshire1832-1885Telford1997–presentWellington1885–1918(Much) Wenlock1290–1885The Wrekin1918–present
Historical representation by party A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.
1885 to 1918
Constituency1885861886189218951900010304190608Jan 1910Dec 191012131718LudlowMore→Hunt→→→NewportBickersteth→Kenyon-SlaneyStanierOswestryLeightonOrmsby-GoreBrightBridgemanShrewsburyWatsonGreeneHillLloydWellington (Salop)Brown→Henry
1918 to 1945
Constituency19182020221922231923192419291931193541LudlowStanierI. Windsor-CliveG. Windsor-CliveOswestryBridgemanLeightonShrewsburyLloydRyderSunlightRyderDuckworthThe WrekinHenryPalmerTownshendButtonNixonOakleyPicton-TurbervillBaldwin-WebbColegate
1945 to 1983
Constituency194519501951195519596061196419661970Feb 74Oct 741979LudlowCorbettHolland-MartinMoreCockeramOswestryPooleOrmsby-GoreBiffenShrewsburyLangford-HoltThe WrekinThomasYatesFowlerTraffordFowlerHawksley
1983 to present
Constituency19831987199219972001012005201020152017201921242024Ludlow / South Shropshire (2024)CockeramGillGreenDunneAndersonNorth ShropshireBiffenPatersonMorganShrewsbury and Atcham / Shrewsbury (2024)ConwayMarsden→KawczynskiBuckleyThe WrekinHawksleyGrocottBradleyPritchardTelfordGrocottWrightAllan→Davies
See also List of parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (region) List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies :Category:Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for constituencies in Shropshire
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