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{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983-2024}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2015}}
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{{Infobox UK constituency main
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = Shrewsbury and Atcham
|name = Shrewsbury and Atcham
|parliament = uk
|parliament = uk
|image = [[File:ShrewsburyAtcham2007Constituency.svg|120px|alt=Outline map]]
|map1 = ShrewsburyAtcham2007
|caption = 2010–2024 boundary of Shrewsbury and Atcham in [[Shropshire]]
|map2 = EnglandShropshire
|map2 = EnglandShropshire
|map_entity = [[Shropshire]]
|map_entity = [[Shropshire]]

|map_year =
|year = 1983
|year = 1983
|abolished =
|abolished = 2024
|type = County
|type = County
|elects_howmany = One
|elects_howmany = One
|previous = [[Shrewsbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Shrewsbury]]
|previous = [[Shrewsbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Shrewsbury]]
|next =
|next = [[Shrewsbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Shrewsbury]]

|electorate = 73,978 (December 2010)
|electorate = 73,978 (December 2010)
|mp = [[Daniel Kawczynski]]
|party = Conservative Party
|region = England
|region = England
|county = [[Shropshire]]
|county = [[Shropshire]]
|european = West Midlands
|towns = [[Shrewsbury]]
|towns = [[Shrewsbury]]
|mp = [[To be confirmed|TBC]]
|party =
}}
}}
'''Shrewsbury and Atcham''' is a [[List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies|constituency]]{{#tag:ref|A [[county constituency]] (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)|group= n}} represented in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]] since 2005 by [[Daniel Kawczynski]], a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]].{{#tag:ref|As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the [[first past the post]] system of election at least every five years.|group= n}}
'''Shrewsbury and Atcham''' was a [[List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies|constituency]]{{#tag:ref|A [[county constituency]] (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)|group= n}} represented in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]].{{#tag:ref|As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the [[first past the post]] system of election at least every five years.|group= n}}

Under the [[2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies]], the constituency was subjected to minor boundary changes, and reverted to the name of '''[[Shrewsbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Shrewsbury]]''' - dropping the "and Atcham" to reflect the abolition in 2009 of the Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council. Re-established constituency first contested at the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – West Midlands {{!}} Boundary Commission for England |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/2023-review-volume-one-report/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-one-report-west-midlands/ |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk}}</ref>


==Boundaries==
==Boundaries==
{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Shrewsbury and Atcham (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame=yes|text=Map of current boundaries}}
{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Shrewsbury and Atcham (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame=yes|text=Map of boundaries 1983-2024}}
The constituency lies at the centre of [[Shropshire]], a large inland county of England, bordering [[Wales]].
The constituency lies at the centre of [[Shropshire]], a large inland county of England, bordering [[Wales]].


The constituency is coextensive with that of the Central [[area committee|area]] of [[Shropshire Council]] (the same area as the former [[Shrewsbury and Atcham]] borough, after which the constituency was originally named).
The constituency is coextensive with that of the Central [[area committee|area]] of [[Shropshire Council]] (the same area as the former [[Shrewsbury and Atcham|Borough of Shrewsbury and Atcham]], after which the constituency was originally named).


==Constituency profile==
==Constituency profile==
At its heart lies the town of [[Shrewsbury]] (2011 population 71,715), which is the [[county town]] of Shropshire. It is otherwise a rural constituency. Villages such as [[Bayston Hill]], [[Ford, Shropshire|Ford]], [[Dorrington, Shropshire|Dorrington]], [[Condover]], [[Minsterley]], [[Pontesbury]], [[Bomere Heath]], [[Wroxeter]] and [[Atcham]] are included. Its southern edge is the northern side of the [[Shropshire Hills AONB]]. The landscape of the constituency features many small rivers which drain the fields and coppices into the upper plain of the [[River Severn]], which cuts straight through the area. The main roads through the area are the [[A5 road (Great Britain)|A5]] and [[A49 road (Great Britain)|A49]], providing links to nearby [[Telford]] as well as [[North Wales]] and the cities of [[Birmingham]] and [[Manchester]]. The total population of the area is around 105,000.
At its heart lay the town of [[Shrewsbury]] (2011 population 71,715), which is the [[county town]] of Shropshire. It was otherwise a rural constituency. Villages such as [[Bayston Hill]], [[Ford, Shropshire|Ford]], [[Dorrington, Shropshire|Dorrington]], [[Condover]], [[Minsterley]], [[Pontesbury]], [[Bomere Heath]], [[Wroxeter]] and [[Atcham]] were included. Its southern edge is the northern side of the [[Shropshire Hills AONB]]. The landscape of the constituency features many small rivers which drain the fields and coppices into the upper plain of the [[River Severn]], which cuts straight through the area. The main roads through the area are the [[A5 road (Great Britain)|A5]] and [[A49 road (Great Britain)|A49]], providing links to nearby [[Telford]] as well as [[North Wales]] and the cities of [[Birmingham]] and [[Manchester]]. The total population of the area is around 105,000.


==History==
==History==
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Shrewsbury and Atcham was part of the [[Shropshire]] region for the purpose of reporting the results of the [[2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum]]; the region voted 56.9% in favour of leaving the [[European Union]] on a turnout of 77.5%.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-09-25|title=EU referendum results by region: West Midlands|url=https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/elections-and-referendums/past-elections-and-referendums/eu-referendum/results-and-turnout-eu-referendum/eu-referendum-results-region-west-midlands|access-date=2020-07-17|website=[[Electoral Commission (United Kingdom)|The Electoral Commission]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=EU Referendum Results|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/eu_referendum/results|access-date=2020-07-16|website=[[BBC News]]|language=en-GB}}</ref>
Shrewsbury and Atcham was part of the [[Shropshire]] region for the purpose of reporting the results of the [[2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum]]; the region voted 56.9% in favour of leaving the [[European Union]] on a turnout of 77.5%.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-09-25|title=EU referendum results by region: West Midlands|url=https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/elections-and-referendums/past-elections-and-referendums/eu-referendum/results-and-turnout-eu-referendum/eu-referendum-results-region-west-midlands|access-date=2020-07-17|website=[[Electoral Commission (United Kingdom)|The Electoral Commission]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=EU Referendum Results|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/eu_referendum/results|access-date=2020-07-16|website=[[BBC News]]|language=en-GB}}</ref>

===Proposed constituency changes===
Under constituency boundary proposals announced in September 2016 the seat would take from the [[Ludlow (UK Parliament constituency)|Ludlow constituency]] the ward of Chirbury and Worthen. The constituency would also simply be titled Shrewsbury, dropping the "and Atcham" in reflection of the abolition in 2009 of the Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council.<ref>{{cite news|date=2016-09-13|title=All change for Shropshire and Mid Wales MPs in boundaries shake up|work=[[Shropshire Star]]|url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/politics/2016/09/12/all-change-for-shropshire-and-mid-wales-mps-in-boundaries-shake-up/|access-date=2020-07-17}}</ref>


==Members of Parliament==
==Members of Parliament==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Election!!Member
!colspan="2"|Election
!Member
!colspan="2"|Party
!Party
|-
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]]
| [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]]
| [[Derek Conway]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Derek Conway - Parliamentary career - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/1202/career|access-date=2020-07-16|website=[[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]]|language=en}}</ref>
| [[Derek Conway]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Derek Conway - Parliamentary career - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/1202/career|access-date=2020-07-16|website=[[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]]|language=en}}</ref>
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
| {{Party shortname linked|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|-
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]]
| [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]]
|rowspan="3"| [[Paul Marsden]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mr Paul Marsden - Parliamentary career - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/275/career|access-date=2020-07-17|website=[[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]]|language=en}}</ref>
|rowspan="3"| [[Paul Marsden]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mr Paul Marsden - Parliamentary career - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/275/career|access-date=2020-07-17|website=[[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]]|language=en}}</ref>
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
| {{Party shortname linked|Labour Party (UK)}}
|-
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" |
| ''2001''
| ''2001''
| {{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
| {{Party shortname linked|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|-
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| ''2005''
| ''2005''
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
| {{Party shortname linked|Labour Party (UK)}}
|-
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
||[[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005]]
| [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005]]
| [[Daniel Kawczynski]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Daniel Kawczynski - Parliamentary career - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/1566/career|access-date=2020-07-17|website=[[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]]|language=en}}</ref>
| [[Daniel Kawczynski]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Daniel Kawczynski - Parliamentary career - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/1566/career|access-date=2020-07-17|website=[[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]]|language=en}}</ref>
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
| {{Party shortname linked|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|-
|
| [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024]]
| colspan="2"| ''Constituency abolished''
|}
|}


== Election results 1983-2024 ==
==Elections==
[[File:Shrewsbury & Atcham Electoral History.png|thumb|400x400px|General election results in Shrewsbury & Atcham, from its creation in [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]] up to the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 election]].|alt=]]
[[File:Shrewsbury & Atcham Electoral History.png|thumb|400x400px|General election results in Shrewsbury & Atcham, from its creation in [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]] up to the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 election]].|alt=]]


=== Elections in the 2010s ===
===Elections in the 1980s===
{{Election box begin |title=[[1983 United Kingdom general election|General election 1983]]: Shrewsbury and Atcham<ref name=electoralcalculus1983>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref>
{{Election box begin|
|title=[[2019 United Kingdom general election|General election 2019]]: Shrewsbury and Atcham<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/E14000926|title=Shrewsbury & Atcham Parliamentary constituency|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=28 November 2019}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=[[Daniel Kawczynski]]|votes=31,021|percentage=52.5|change={{increase}} 2.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Julia Buckley|votes=19,804|percentage=33.5|change={{decrease}} 5.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Nat Green|votes=5,906|percentage=10.0|change={{increase}} 2.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Julian Dean|votes=1,762|percentage=3.0|change={{increase}} 1.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Hannah Locke|votes=572|percentage=1.0|change=''New''}}
{{Election box majority|votes=11,217|percentage=19.0|change={{increase}} 7.6}}{{Election box turnout|votes=59,065|percentage=71.8|change={{decrease}} 1.8}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing ={{increase}} 3.9
}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = [[Derek Conway]] |votes = 24,397 |percentage = 49.5 |change = {{increase}} 0.9 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=SDP-Liberal Alliance|candidate=Anthony Bowen|votes=15,773|percentage=32.0|change={{increase}} 4.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Alan Mosley|votes=9,080|percentage=18.4|change={{decrease}} 5.5}}
{{Election box majority||votes=8,624|percentage=17.5|change= ''N/A''}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=49,250|percentage=74.0|change= {{decrease}} 2.7}}
{{Election box new seat win |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = {{increase}} 2.7 }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin|title=[[2017 United Kingdom general election|General election 2017]]: Shrewsbury and Atcham<ref>{{cite web|title=Shrewsbury and Atcham 2017 General Election|url=https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/3729/election/377|publisher=[[UK Parliament]]|access-date=28 November 2019}}</ref>
{{Election box begin |title=[[1987 United Kingdom general election|General election 1987]]: Shrewsbury and Atcham<ref name=electoralcalculus1987>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Daniel Kawczynski]]
|change = {{increase}} 4.4
|percentage = 50.0
|votes = 29,073
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = Laura Davies
| change = {{increase}} 10.7
| party = Labour Party (UK)
| percentage = 38.6
| votes = 22,446
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
| candidate = Hannah Fraser
| votes = 4,254
| percentage = 7.3
| change = {{decrease}} 0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = UK Independence Party
| candidate = Edward Higginbottom
| votes = 1,363
| percentage = 2.3
| change = {{decrease}} 12.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Green Party of England and Wales
| candidate = Emma Bullard
| votes = 1,067
| percentage = 1.8
| change = {{decrease}} 2.3
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 6,627
| percentage = 11.4
| change = {{decrease}} 6.3
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 58,203
| percentage = 73.6
| change = {{increase}} 2.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}} 3.1
}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = [[Derek Conway]] |votes = 26,027 |percentage = 47.8 |change = {{decrease}} 1.7 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=SDP-Liberal Alliance|candidate=Robert Hutchison|votes=16,963|percentage=31.1|change={{decrease}} 0.9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Liz Owen|votes=10,797|percentage=19.8|change={{increase}} 1.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Geoff Hardy|votes=660|percentage=1.2|change=''New''}}
{{Election box majority||votes=9,064|percentage=16.7|change={{decrease}} 1.2}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=54,447|percentage=77.0|change={{increase}} 3.0}}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = {{decrease}} 1.6 }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


===Elections in the 1990s===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2015 United Kingdom general election|General election 2015]]: Shrewsbury and Atcham<ref name="auto"/><ref name=electoralcalculus>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shropshire.gov.uk/democracy/uk-parliamentary-election-2015/results/|title=UK parliamentary election 2015 results|work=Shropshire Council|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518083904/https://www.shropshire.gov.uk/democracy/uk-parliamentary-election-2015/results/|archive-date=18 May 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Shrewsbury and Atcham 2015 General Election|url=https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/3729/election/369|publisher=[[UK Parliament]]|access-date=28 November 2019}}</ref>
{{Election box begin|title=[[1992 United Kingdom general election|General election 1992]]: Shrewsbury and Atcham<ref name=electoralcalculus1992>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|
url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/i18.htm|title=UK General Election results April 1992|date=9 April 1992|work=Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=6 December 2010}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Derek Conway]]|votes = 26,681 |percentage = 45.8 |change = {{decrease}} 2.0 }}
|candidate = [[Daniel Kawczynski]]
{{Election box candidate with party link |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Kenneth Hemsley |votes = 15,716 |percentage = 27.0 |change = {{decrease}} 4.1 }}
|votes = 24,628
{{Election box candidate with party link |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Liz Owen |votes = 15,157 |percentage = 26.0 |change = {{increase}} 6.2 }}
|percentage = 45.5
{{Election box candidate with party link |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Geoff Hardy |votes = 677 |percentage = 1.2 |change = {{nochange}} }}
|change = {{increase}} 1.6
{{Election box majority |votes = 10,965 |percentage = 18.8 |change = {{increase}} 2.1 }}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Laura Davies|votes=15,063|percentage=27.8|change={{increase}} 7.3}}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 58,231 |percentage = 82.5 |change = {{increase}} 5.5 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=UK Independence Party|candidate=[[Suzanne Evans]]|votes=7,813|percentage=14.4|change={{increase}} 11.4}}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = {{decrease}} 4.1 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Christine Tinker|votes=4,268|percentage=7.9|change={{decrease}} 21.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Emma Bullard|votes=2,247|percentage=4.2|change={{increase}} 3.1}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Children of the Atom
|candidate = Stirling McNeillie
|votes = 83
|percentage = 0.2
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|votes=9,565|percentage=17.7|change={{increase}} 2.7}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=54,102|percentage=70.8|change={{increase}} 0.5}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing ={{decrease}} 2.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin|title=[[2010 United Kingdom general election|General election 2010]]: Shrewsbury and Atcham<ref name=electoralcalculus2010>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Election 2010 - Shrewsbury and Atcham|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/election2010/results/constituency/e01.stm|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=28 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Shrewsbury and Atcham 2010 General Election|url=https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/3729/election/19|publisher=[[UK Parliament]]|access-date=28 November 2019}}</ref>
{{Election box begin|title=[[1997 United Kingdom general election|General election 1997]]: Shrewsbury and Atcham<ref name=electoralcalculus1997>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Daniel Kawczynski]]
|candidate = [[Paul Marsden]]
|votes = 23,313
|votes = 20,484
|percentage = 43.9
|percentage = 37.0
|change = {{increase}} 6.3
|change = {{increase}} 11.0
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Charles West|votes=15,369|percentage=29.0|change={{increase}} 6.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=[[Derek Conway]]|votes=18,814|percentage=34.0|change={{decrease}} 11.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Jon Tandy|votes=10,915|percentage=20.6|change={{decrease}} 13.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Anne Woolland|votes=13,838|percentage=25.0|change={{decrease}} 2.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=UK Independence Party|candidate=Peter Lewis|votes=1,627|percentage=3.1|change={{increase}} 0.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Referendum Party|candidate=Dylan Barker|votes=1,346|percentage=2.4|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=British National Party|candidate=James Whittall|votes=1,168|percentage=2.2|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=UK Independence Party|candidate=[[David Rowlands (politician)|David Rowlands]]|votes=477|percentage=0.9|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Alan Whittaker|votes=565|percentage=1.1|change={{decrease}} 1.2}}
{{Election box candidate
{{Election box candidate
|party = Impact
|party = Country, Field and Shooting Sports
|candidate = James Gollins
|candidate = Alan Dignan
|votes = 88
|votes = 257
|percentage = 0.2
|percentage = 0.5
|change = ''New''
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|votes=7,944|percentage=15.0|change={{increase}} 11.4}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=53,045|percentage=70.3|change={{increase}} 1.0}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}} 0.1
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in the 2000s===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2005 United Kingdom general election|General election 2005]]: Shrewsbury and Atcham<ref name=electoralcalculus2005>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Shrewsbury and Atcham 2005 General Election|url=https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/3729/election/17|publisher=[[UK Parliament]]|access-date=28 November 2019}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Daniel Kawczynski]]
|votes = 18,960
|percentage = 37.7
|change = {{increase}} 0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Michael Ion|votes=17,152|percentage=34.1|change={{decrease}} 10.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Richard Burt|votes=11,487|percentage=22.8|change={{increase}} 10.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=UK Independence Party|candidate=Peter Lewis|votes=1,349|percentage=2.7|change={{decrease}} 0.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Emma Bullard|votes=1,138|percentage=2.3|change={{increase}} 0.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=James Gollins|votes=126|percentage=0.3|change={{decrease}} 0.2}}
{{Election box candidate
{{Election box candidate
|party = World
|party = People's Party
|candidate = Nigel Harris
|candidate = Alan Williams
|votes = 84
|votes = 128
|percentage = 0.2
|percentage = 0.2
|change = ''New''
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|votes=1,808|percentage=3.6|change=''N/A''}}
{{Election box majority|votes=1,670|percentage=3.0|change=''N/A''}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=50,296|percentage=68.7|change={{increase}} 2.1}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=55,344|percentage=75.3|change={{decrease}} 7.2}}
{{Election box gain with party link
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}} 5.4
|swing = {{increase}} 11.4
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}}
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{{Election box end}}


===Elections in the 2000s===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2001 United Kingdom general election|General election 2001]]: Shrewsbury and Atcham<ref name=electoralcalculus2001>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref>
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{{Election box begin|title=[[2005 United Kingdom general election|General election 2005]]: Shrewsbury and Atcham<ref name=electoralcalculus2005>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Shrewsbury and Atcham 2005 General Election|url=https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/3729/election/17|publisher=[[UK Parliament]]|access-date=28 November 2019}}</ref>
===Elections in the 1990s===
{{Election box begin|title=[[1997 United Kingdom general election|General election 1997]]: Shrewsbury and Atcham<ref name=electoralcalculus1997>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Paul Marsden]]
|candidate = [[Daniel Kawczynski]]
|votes = 20,484
|votes = 18,960
|percentage = 37.0
|percentage = 37.7
|change = {{increase}} 11.0
|change = {{increase}} 0.3
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=[[Derek Conway]]|votes=18,814|percentage=34.0|change={{decrease}} 11.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Michael Ion|votes=17,152|percentage=34.1|change={{decrease}} 10.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Anne Woolland|votes=13,838|percentage=25.0|change={{decrease}} 2.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Richard Burt|votes=11,487|percentage=22.8|change={{increase}} 10.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Referendum Party|candidate=Dylan Barker|votes=1,346|percentage=2.4|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=UK Independence Party|candidate=Peter Lewis|votes=1,349|percentage=2.7|change={{decrease}} 0.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=UK Independence Party|candidate=David Rowlands|votes=477|percentage=0.9|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Emma Bullard|votes=1,138|percentage=2.3|change={{increase}} 0.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=James Gollins|votes=126|percentage=0.3|change={{decrease}} 0.2}}
{{Election box candidate
{{Election box candidate
|party = Country, Field and Shooting Sports
|party = World
|candidate = Alan Dignan
|candidate = Nigel Harris
|votes = 257
|votes = 84
|percentage = 0.5
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = People's Party
|candidate = Alan Williams
|votes = 128
|percentage = 0.2
|percentage = 0.2
|change = ''New''
|change = ''New''
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}}
{{Election box majority|votes=1,670|percentage=3.0|change=''N/A''}}
{{Election box majority|votes=1,808|percentage=3.6|change=''N/A''}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=55,344|percentage=75.3|change={{decrease}} 7.2}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=50,296|percentage=68.7|change={{increase}} 2.1}}
{{Election box gain with party link
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}} 11.4
|swing = {{increase}} 5.4
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}}
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=== Elections in the 2010s ===
{{Election box begin|title=[[1992 United Kingdom general election|General election 1992]]: Shrewsbury and Atcham<ref name=electoralcalculus1992>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|
{{Election box begin|title=[[2010 United Kingdom general election|General election 2010]]: Shrewsbury and Atcham<ref name=electoralcalculus2010>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Election 2010 - Shrewsbury and Atcham|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/election2010/results/constituency/e01.stm|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=28 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Shrewsbury and Atcham 2010 General Election|url=https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/3729/election/19|publisher=[[UK Parliament]]|access-date=28 November 2019}}</ref>
url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/i18.htm|title=UK General Election results April 1992|date=9 April 1992|work=Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=6 December 2010}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = [[Daniel Kawczynski]] |votes = 23,313 |percentage = 43.9 |change = {{increase}} 6.3 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Charles West|votes=15,369|percentage=29.0|change={{increase}} 6.1}}
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Jon Tandy|votes=10,915|percentage=20.6|change={{decrease}} 13.5}}
|candidate = [[Derek Conway]]
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=UK Independence Party|candidate=Peter Lewis|votes=1,627|percentage=3.1|change={{increase}} 0.4}}
|votes = 26,681
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=British National Party|candidate=James Whittall|votes=1,168|percentage=2.2|change=''New''}}
|percentage = 45.8
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Alan Whittaker|votes=565|percentage=1.1|change={{decrease}} 1.2}}
|change = {{decrease}} 2.0
{{Election box candidate |party = Impact |candidate = James Gollins |votes = 88 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''New'' }}
}}
{{Election box majority|votes=7,944|percentage=15.0|change={{increase}} 11.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
{{Election box turnout|votes=53,045|percentage=70.3|change={{increase}} 1.0}}
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = {{increase}} 0.1 }}
|candidate = Kenneth Hemsley
{{Election box end}}
|votes = 15,716

|percentage = 27.0
{{Election box begin|title=[[2015 United Kingdom general election|General election 2015]]: Shrewsbury and Atcham<ref name="auto"/><ref name=electoralcalculus>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shropshire.gov.uk/democracy/uk-parliamentary-election-2015/results/|title=UK parliamentary election 2015 results|work=Shropshire Council|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518083904/https://www.shropshire.gov.uk/democracy/uk-parliamentary-election-2015/results/|archive-date=18 May 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Shrewsbury and Atcham 2015 General Election|url=https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/3729/election/369|publisher=[[UK Parliament]]|access-date=28 November 2019}}</ref>
|change = {{decrease}} 4.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Liz Owen
|votes = 15,157
|percentage = 26.0
|change = {{increase}} 6.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Geoff Hardy
|votes = 677
|percentage = 1.2
|change = {{nochange}}
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 10,965
|percentage = 18.8
|change = {{increase}} 2.1
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 58,231
|percentage = 82.5
|change = {{increase}} 5.5
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}} 4.1
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = [[Daniel Kawczynski]] |votes = 24,628 |percentage = 45.5 |change = {{increase}} 1.6 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Laura Davies|votes=15,063|percentage=27.8|change={{increase}} 7.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=UK Independence Party|candidate=[[Suzanne Evans]]|votes=7,813|percentage=14.4|change={{increase}} 11.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Christine Tinker|votes=4,268|percentage=7.9|change={{decrease}} 21.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Emma Bullard|votes=2,247|percentage=4.2|change={{increase}} 3.1}}
{{Election box candidate |party = Children of the Atom |candidate = Stirling McNeillie |votes = 83 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box majority|votes=9,565|percentage=17.7|change={{increase}} 2.7}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=54,102|percentage=70.8|change={{increase}} 0.5}}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing ={{decrease}} 2.9 }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin|title=[[2017 United Kingdom general election|General election 2017]]: Shrewsbury and Atcham<ref>{{cite web|title=Shrewsbury and Atcham 2017 General Election|url=https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/3729/election/377|publisher=[[UK Parliament]]|access-date=28 November 2019}}</ref>
===Elections in the 1980s===
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1987 United Kingdom general election|General election 1987]]: Shrewsbury and Atcham<ref name=electoralcalculus1987>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Derek Conway]]
|votes = 26,027
|percentage = 47.8
|change = {{decrease}} 1.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=SDP-Liberal Alliance|candidate=Robert Hutchison|votes=16,963|percentage=31.1|change={{decrease}} 0.9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Liz Owen|votes=10,797|percentage=19.8|change={{increase}} 1.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Geoff Hardy|votes=660|percentage=1.2|change=''New''}}
{{Election box majority||votes=9,064|percentage=16.7|change={{decrease}} 1.2}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=54,447|percentage=77.0|change={{increase}} 3.0}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}} 1.6
}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = [[Daniel Kawczynski]] |change = {{increase}} 4.4 |percentage = 50.0 |votes = 29,073 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link | candidate = Laura Davies | change = {{increase}} 10.7 | party = Labour Party (UK) | percentage = 38.6 | votes = 22,446 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link | party = Liberal Democrats (UK) | candidate = Hannah Fraser | votes = 4,254 | percentage = 7.3 | change = {{decrease}} 0.6 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link | party = UK Independence Party | candidate = Edward Higginbottom | votes = 1,363 | percentage = 2.3 | change = {{decrease}} 12.1 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link | party = Green Party of England and Wales | candidate = Emma Bullard | votes = 1,067 | percentage = 1.8 | change = {{decrease}} 2.3 }}
{{Election box majority | votes = 6,627 | percentage = 11.4 | change = {{decrease}} 6.3 }}
{{Election box turnout | votes = 58,203 | percentage = 73.6 | change = {{increase}} 2.8 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = {{decrease}} 3.1 }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin |title=[[2019 United Kingdom general election|General election 2019]]: Shrewsbury and Atcham<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/E14000926|title=Shrewsbury & Atcham Parliamentary constituency|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=28 November 2019}}</ref>
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1983 United Kingdom general election|General election 1983]]: Shrewsbury and Atcham<ref name=electoralcalculus1983>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Derek Conway]]
|votes = 24,397
|percentage = 49.5
|change = {{increase}} 0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=SDP-Liberal Alliance|candidate=A Bowen|votes=15,773|percentage=32.0|change={{increase}} 4.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Alan Mosley|votes=9,080|percentage=18.4|change={{decrease}} 5.5}}
{{Election box majority||votes=8,624|percentage=17.5|change= ''N/A''}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=49,250|percentage=74.0|change= {{decrease}} 2.7}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}} 2.7
}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=[[Daniel Kawczynski]]|votes=31,021|percentage=52.5|change={{increase}} 2.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Julia Buckley|votes=19,804|percentage=33.5|change={{decrease}} 5.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Nat Green|votes=5,906|percentage=10.0|change={{increase}} 2.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Julian Dean|votes=1,762|percentage=3.0|change={{increase}} 1.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Hannah Locke|votes=572|percentage=1.0|change=''New''}}
{{Election box majority|votes=11,217|percentage=19.0|change={{increase}} 7.6}}{{Election box turnout|votes=59,065|percentage=71.8|change={{decrease}} 1.8}}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing ={{increase}} 3.9 }}
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Shrewsbury and Atcham
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
2010–2024 boundary of Shrewsbury and Atcham in Shropshire
Outline map
Location of Shropshire within England
CountyShropshire
Electorate73,978 (December 2010)
Major settlementsShrewsbury
1983–2024
SeatsOne
Created fromShrewsbury
Replaced byShrewsbury

Shrewsbury and Atcham was a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.[n 2]

Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency was subjected to minor boundary changes, and reverted to the name of Shrewsbury - dropping the "and Atcham" to reflect the abolition in 2009 of the Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council. Re-established constituency first contested at the 2024 general election.[1]

Boundaries[edit]

Map
Map of boundaries 1983-2024

The constituency lies at the centre of Shropshire, a large inland county of England, bordering Wales.

The constituency is coextensive with that of the Central area of Shropshire Council (the same area as the former Borough of Shrewsbury and Atcham, after which the constituency was originally named).

Constituency profile[edit]

At its heart lay the town of Shrewsbury (2011 population 71,715), which is the county town of Shropshire. It was otherwise a rural constituency. Villages such as Bayston Hill, Ford, Dorrington, Condover, Minsterley, Pontesbury, Bomere Heath, Wroxeter and Atcham were included. Its southern edge is the northern side of the Shropshire Hills AONB. The landscape of the constituency features many small rivers which drain the fields and coppices into the upper plain of the River Severn, which cuts straight through the area. The main roads through the area are the A5 and A49, providing links to nearby Telford as well as North Wales and the cities of Birmingham and Manchester. The total population of the area is around 105,000.

History[edit]

The constituency was established in 1983, replacing the Shrewsbury constituency, although this change was in name only and not in its boundaries.

On 10 December 2001, following his demand for a parliamentary debate before military intervention in Afghanistan, the incumbent Labour member, Paul Marsden, left the government's benches to join the Liberal Democrats; he remained there until 5 April 2005, when he sought to show strong solidarity with Labour Stop the War MPs by returning to his old party, becoming the first politician to cross the floor twice since Winston Churchill.[2] During much of his time with the Liberal Democrats, Marsden was a senior health spokesman, shadowing the Secretary of State for Health and ministers.

Shrewsbury and Atcham was part of the Shropshire region for the purpose of reporting the results of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum; the region voted 56.9% in favour of leaving the European Union on a turnout of 77.5%.[3][4]

Members of Parliament[edit]

Election Member Party
1983 Derek Conway[5] Conservative
1997 Paul Marsden[6] Labour
2001 Liberal Democrats
2005 Labour
2005 Daniel Kawczynski[7] Conservative
2024 Constituency abolished

Election results 1983-2024[edit]

General election results in Shrewsbury & Atcham, from its creation in 1983 up to the 2019 election.

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

General election 1983: Shrewsbury and Atcham[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derek Conway 24,397 49.5 Increase 0.9
Alliance Anthony Bowen 15,773 32.0 Increase 4.4
Labour Alan Mosley 9,080 18.4 Decrease 5.5
Majority 8,624 17.5 N/A
Turnout 49,250 74.0 Decrease 2.7
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1987: Shrewsbury and Atcham[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derek Conway 26,027 47.8 Decrease 1.7
Alliance Robert Hutchison 16,963 31.1 Decrease 0.9
Labour Liz Owen 10,797 19.8 Increase 1.4
Green Geoff Hardy 660 1.2 New
Majority 9,064 16.7 Decrease 1.2
Turnout 54,447 77.0 Increase 3.0
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 1.6

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

General election 1992: Shrewsbury and Atcham[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derek Conway 26,681 45.8 Decrease 2.0
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Hemsley 15,716 27.0 Decrease 4.1
Labour Liz Owen 15,157 26.0 Increase 6.2
Green Geoff Hardy 677 1.2 Steady
Majority 10,965 18.8 Increase 2.1
Turnout 58,231 82.5 Increase 5.5
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 4.1
General election 1997: Shrewsbury and Atcham[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Marsden 20,484 37.0 Increase 11.0
Conservative Derek Conway 18,814 34.0 Decrease 11.8
Liberal Democrats Anne Woolland 13,838 25.0 Decrease 2.0
Referendum Dylan Barker 1,346 2.4 New
UKIP David Rowlands 477 0.9 New
Country, Field and Shooting Sports Alan Dignan 257 0.5 New
People's Party Alan Williams 128 0.2 New
Majority 1,670 3.0 N/A
Turnout 55,344 75.3 Decrease 7.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase 11.4

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

General election 2001: Shrewsbury and Atcham[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Marsden 22,253 44.6 Increase 7.6
Conservative Anthea McIntyre 18,674 37.4 Increase 3.4
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Rule 6,173 12.4 Decrease 12.6
UKIP Henry Curteis 1,620 3.2 Increase 2.4
Green Emma Bullard 931 1.9 New
Independent James Gollins 258 0.5 New
Majority 3,579 7.2 Increase 4.2
Turnout 49,909 66.6 Decrease 8.7
Labour hold Swing Increase 2.1
General election 2005: Shrewsbury and Atcham[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Kawczynski 18,960 37.7 Increase 0.3
Labour Michael Ion 17,152 34.1 Decrease 10.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Burt 11,487 22.8 Increase 10.4
UKIP Peter Lewis 1,349 2.7 Decrease 0.5
Green Emma Bullard 1,138 2.3 Increase 0.4
Independent James Gollins 126 0.3 Decrease 0.2
World Nigel Harris 84 0.2 New
Majority 1,808 3.6 N/A
Turnout 50,296 68.7 Increase 2.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase 5.4

Elections in the 2010s[edit]

General election 2010: Shrewsbury and Atcham[16][17][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Kawczynski 23,313 43.9 Increase 6.3
Liberal Democrats Charles West 15,369 29.0 Increase 6.1
Labour Jon Tandy 10,915 20.6 Decrease 13.5
UKIP Peter Lewis 1,627 3.1 Increase 0.4
BNP James Whittall 1,168 2.2 New
Green Alan Whittaker 565 1.1 Decrease 1.2
Impact James Gollins 88 0.2 New
Majority 7,944 15.0 Increase 11.4
Turnout 53,045 70.3 Increase 1.0
Conservative hold Swing Increase 0.1
General election 2015: Shrewsbury and Atcham[19][20][21][22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Kawczynski 24,628 45.5 Increase 1.6
Labour Laura Davies 15,063 27.8 Increase 7.3
UKIP Suzanne Evans 7,813 14.4 Increase 11.4
Liberal Democrats Christine Tinker 4,268 7.9 Decrease 21.1
Green Emma Bullard 2,247 4.2 Increase 3.1
Children of the Atom Stirling McNeillie 83 0.2 New
Majority 9,565 17.7 Increase 2.7
Turnout 54,102 70.8 Increase 0.5
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 2.9
General election 2017: Shrewsbury and Atcham[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Kawczynski 29,073 50.0 Increase 4.4
Labour Laura Davies 22,446 38.6 Increase 10.7
Liberal Democrats Hannah Fraser 4,254 7.3 Decrease 0.6
UKIP Edward Higginbottom 1,363 2.3 Decrease 12.1
Green Emma Bullard 1,067 1.8 Decrease 2.3
Majority 6,627 11.4 Decrease 6.3
Turnout 58,203 73.6 Increase 2.8
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 3.1
General election 2019: Shrewsbury and Atcham[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Kawczynski 31,021 52.5 Increase 2.6
Labour Julia Buckley 19,804 33.5 Decrease 5.1
Liberal Democrats Nat Green 5,906 10.0 Increase 2.7
Green Julian Dean 1,762 3.0 Increase 1.2
Independent Hannah Locke 572 1.0 New
Majority 11,217 19.0 Increase 7.6
Turnout 59,065 71.8 Decrease 1.8
Conservative hold Swing Increase 3.9

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References[edit]

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