The
ceremonial county of
Shropshire
Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to ...
, England (which comprises the
local/unitary authorities of
Shropshire Council
Shropshire Council is the local authority of Shropshire, in England, comprising the ceremonial county of Shropshire except Telford and Wrekin. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combi ...
and
Telford and Wrekin
Telford and Wrekin is a borough and unitary authority in Shropshire, England. In 1974, a non-metropolitan district of Shropshire was created called The Wrekin. In 1998, the district became a unitary authority and was renamed "Telford and Wrekin" ...
), is divided into 5
parliamentary constituencies – 1
borough constituency and 4
county constituencies
In the United Kingdom (UK), each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one member to the House of Commons.
Within the United Kingdom there are five bodies with members elected by electoral districts called " constitue ...
. As with all constituencies for the
House of Commons
The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of parliament. T ...
in the modern age, each constituency elects one Member of Parliament by the
first-past-the-post
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast thei ...
system.
Constituencies
2010 boundary changes
Under the
Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies
The Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies was undertaken between 2000 and 2007 by the four boundary commissions for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland for the UK Parliament. The changes for England, Wales and Northern Ir ...
, the
Boundary Commission for England
The boundary commissions in the United Kingdom are non-departmental public bodies responsible for determining the boundaries of constituencies for elections to the House of Commons. There are four boundary commissions:
* Boundary Commission for ...
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.
Proposed boundary changes
''See
2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.''
Following the abandonment of the
Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the
Boundary Commission for England
The boundary commissions in the United Kingdom are non-departmental public bodies responsible for determining the boundaries of constituencies for elections to the House of Commons. There are four boundary commissions:
* Boundary Commission for ...
formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021. Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. Final proposals will be published by 1 July 2023.
The commission has proposed retaining the current five constituencies in Shropshire, with minor boundary changes to reflect changes to ward boundaries and to bring constituencies within the statutory range. It is proposed that
Shrewsbury and Atcham
Shrewsbury and Atcham was a local government district with borough status in Shropshire, England, between 1974 and 2009.
Shrewsbury was the only town in the borough; Atcham, although itself only a village, was included in the name as a reflect ...
reverts to its original name of
Shrewsbury, while
Ludlow
Ludlow () is a market town in Shropshire, England. The town is significant in the history of the Welsh Marches and in relation to Wales. It is located south of Shrewsbury and north of Hereford, on the A49 road which bypasses the town. The ...
is renamed
South Shropshire.
Results history
''Primary data source:'' House of Commons research briefing – General election results from 1918 to 2019
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:
Percentage votes
1Includes
National Liberal Party up to 1966
21950-1979 –
Liberal
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
; 1983 & 1987 –
SDP-Liberal Alliance
* Included in Other
Seats
1Includes
National Liberal Party up to 1966
21950-1979 –
Liberal
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
; 1983 & 1987 –
SDP-Liberal Alliance
Maps
File:ShropshireParliamentaryConstituency1950Results.svg, 1950
File:ShropshireParliamentaryConstituency1951Results.svg, 1951
File:ShropshireParliamentaryConstituency1955Results.svg, 1955
File:ShropshireParliamentaryConstituency1959Results.svg, 1959
File:ShropshireParliamentaryConstituency1964Results.svg, 1964
File:ShropshireParliamentaryConstituency1966Results.svg, 1966
File:ShropshireParliamentaryConstituency1970Results.svg, 1970
File:ShropshireParliamentaryConstituency1974Results.svg, Feb 1974
File:ShropshireParliamentaryConstituency1974Results.svg, Oct 1974
File:ShropshireParliamentaryConstituency1979Results.svg, 1979
File:ShropshireParliamentaryConstituency1983Results.svg, 1983
File:ShropshireParliamentaryConstituency1992Results.svg, 1987
File:ShropshireParliamentaryConstituency1992Results.svg, 1992
File:ShropshireParliamentaryConstituency1997Results.svg, 1997
File:ShropshireParliamentaryConstituency2001Results.svg, 2001
File:ShropshireParliamentaryConstituency2005Results.svg, 2005
File:ShropshireParliamentaryConstituency2010Results.svg, 2010
File:ShropshireParliamentaryConstituency2015Results.svg, 2015
File:ShropshireParliamentaryConstituency2015Results.svg, 2017
File:ShropshireParliamentaryConstituency2015Results.svg, 2019
File:ShropshireParliamentaryConstituency2021Results.svg, 2021
Historical constituencies
Timeline of parliamentary constituencies in the county, with historical (green) and extant (pink) constituencies.
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
1918 to 1945
1945 to 1983
1983 to present
See also
*
List of parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (region)
*
List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies
The Parliament of the United Kingdom currently has 650 parliamentary constituencies across the constituent countries (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), each electing a single member of parliament (MP) to the House of Commons by ...
*
:Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for constituencies in Shropshire
Notes
References
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Shropshire
Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to ...