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{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983-2024}} |
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|Name = Shrewsbury and Atcham |
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{{Infobox UK constituency main |
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|Map1 = ShrewsburyAtcham2007 |
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|name = Shrewsbury and Atcham |
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|Map2 = Shropshire |
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|parliament = uk |
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|image = [[File:ShrewsburyAtcham2007Constituency.svg|120px|alt=Outline map]] |
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|Year = 1983 |
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|caption = 2010–2024 boundary of Shrewsbury and Atcham in [[Shropshire]] |
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|Entity = Shropshire |
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|map2 = EnglandShropshire |
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|County = Shropshire |
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|map_entity = [[Shropshire]] |
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|EP = West Midlands |
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|MP = [[Daniel Kawczynski]] |
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|year = 1983 |
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|Party = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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|abolished = 2024 |
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|type = County |
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|elects_howmany = One |
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|previous = [[Shrewsbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Shrewsbury]] |
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|next = [[Shrewsbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Shrewsbury]] |
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|electorate = 73,978 (December 2010) |
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|region = England |
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|county = [[Shropshire]] |
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|towns = [[Shrewsbury]] |
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|mp = [[To be confirmed|TBC]] |
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'''Shrewsbury and Atcham''' |
'''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}} |
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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> |
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==Boundaries== |
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The constituency lies at the centre of [[Shropshire]], a large inland county of England, bordering [[Wales]]. |
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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). |
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==Constituency profile== |
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The constituency lies at the centre of [[Shropshire]], a large inland county of [[England]], bordering [[Wales]]. It is the only British constituency to be profiled on the "[[Better Know a District]]" segment of the popular [[United States|American]] television show ''[[The Colbert Report]]''. |
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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. |
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==History== |
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The constituency was established in 1983, replacing the [[Shrewsbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Shrewsbury constituency]], although this change was in name only and not in its boundaries. |
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On 10 December 2001, following his demand for a parliamentary debate before military intervention in [[Afghanistan]], the incumbent [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] member, [[Paul Marsden]], left the government's benches to join the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]; he remained there until 5 April 2005, when he sought to show strong solidarity with Labour [[Stop the War Coalition|Stop the War]] MPs by returning to his old party, becoming the first politician to [[crossing the floor|cross the floor]] twice since [[Winston Churchill]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2002-10-16|title=Paul Marsden Political Profile|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2172996.stm|access-date=2020-07-17|website=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> During much of his time with the Liberal Democrats, Marsden was a senior health spokesman, shadowing the [[Secretary of State for Health]] and ministers. |
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The constituency is coextensive with that of the Central [[area committee|area]] of [[Shropshire Council]], which is the same as the former [[Shrewsbury and Atcham]] borough. At its heart lies the town of [[Shrewsbury]] (population 70,000), 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]] and of course [[Atcham]] are included. |
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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> |
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No boundary changes occurred to this constituency with the latest review of boundaries in England, despite the large population (estimated at 96,200 for mid-2007). |
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==Members of Parliament== |
==Members of Parliament== |
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| [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]] |
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| [[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> |
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||[[Derek Conway]] |
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| {{Party shortname linked|Conservative Party (UK)}} |
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| [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]] |
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|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> |
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|rowspan="3"| [[Paul Marsden]] |
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|style="background-color: {{Liberal Democrats |
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| ''2001'' |
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| {{Party shortname linked|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} |
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|style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK) |
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| 2005 |
| ''2005'' |
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| {{Party shortname linked|Labour Party (UK)}} |
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| [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005]] |
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| [[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> |
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| {{Party shortname linked|Conservative Party (UK)}} |
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| [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024]] |
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| colspan="2"| ''Constituency abolished'' |
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== Election results == |
== Election results 1983-2024 == |
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[[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=]] |
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===Elections in the 1980s=== |
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{{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> |
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|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 2010|General Election 2010]]:<ref>[http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/democracy.nsf/open/6C52E8079D51CA21802576DD003EE211 Shropshire Council]</ref>}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Independent |
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|candidate = James Gollins |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = [[Derek Conway]] |votes = 24,397 |percentage = 49.5 |change = {{increase}} 0.9 }} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=SDP-Liberal Alliance|candidate=Anthony Bowen|votes=15,773|percentage=32.0|change={{increase}} 4.4}} |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Alan Mosley|votes=9,080|percentage=18.4|change={{decrease}} 5.5}} |
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|candidate = [[Daniel Kawczynski]] |
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{{Election box majority||votes=8,624|percentage=17.5|change= ''N/A''}} |
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{{Election box turnout||votes=49,250|percentage=74.0|change= {{decrease}} 2.7}} |
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{{Election box new seat win |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = {{increase}} 2.7 }} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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{{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> |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = [[Derek Conway]] |votes = 26,027 |percentage = 47.8 |change = {{decrease}} 1.7 }} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=SDP-Liberal Alliance|candidate=Robert Hutchison|votes=16,963|percentage=31.1|change={{decrease}} 0.9}} |
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|party = United Kingdom Independence Party |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Liz Owen|votes=10,797|percentage=19.8|change={{increase}} 1.4}} |
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|candidate = Peter Lewis |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Geoff Hardy|votes=660|percentage=1.2|change=''New''}} |
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|votes = |
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{{Election box majority||votes=9,064|percentage=16.7|change={{decrease}} 1.2}} |
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|percentage = |
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{{Election box turnout||votes=54,447|percentage=77.0|change={{increase}} 3.0}} |
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|change = |
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{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = {{decrease}} 1.6 }} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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===Elections in the 1990s=== |
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{{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| |
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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> |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Derek Conway]]|votes = 26,681 |percentage = 45.8 |change = {{decrease}} 2.0 }} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Kenneth Hemsley |votes = 15,716 |percentage = 27.0 |change = {{decrease}} 4.1 }} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Liz Owen |votes = 15,157 |percentage = 26.0 |change = {{increase}} 6.2 }} |
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{{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 end}} |
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{{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> |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Paul Marsden]] |
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|votes = |
|votes = 20,484 |
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|percentage = 37.0 |
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|change = {{increase}} 11.0 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=[[Derek Conway]]|votes=18,814|percentage=34.0|change={{decrease}} 11.8}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Anne Woolland|votes=13,838|percentage=25.0|change={{decrease}} 2.0}} |
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|party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Referendum Party|candidate=Dylan Barker|votes=1,346|percentage=2.4|change=''New''}} |
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|candidate = Charles West |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=UK Independence Party|candidate=[[David Rowlands (politician)|David Rowlands]]|votes=477|percentage=0.9|change=''New''}} |
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{{Election box candidate |
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|party = Country, Field and Shooting Sports |
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|candidate = Alan Dignan |
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|votes = 257 |
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|percentage = 0.5 |
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|change = ''New'' |
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{{Election box candidate |
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|party = People's Party |
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|candidate = Alan |
|candidate = Alan Williams |
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{{Election box majority|votes=1,670|percentage=3.0|change=''N/A''}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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{{Election box turnout|votes=55,344|percentage=75.3|change={{decrease}} 7.2}} |
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|party = British National Party |
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{{Election box gain with party link |
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|candidate = James Whittall |
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|winner = Labour Party (UK) |
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|loser = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|swing = {{increase}} 11.4 |
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{{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 |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Paul Marsden]] |
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|percentage = |
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|votes = 22,253 |
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|percentage = 44.6 |
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|change = {{increase}} 7.6 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=[[Anthea McIntyre]]|votes=18,674|percentage=37.4|change={{increase}} 3.4}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Jonathan Rule|votes=6,173|percentage=12.4|change={{decrease}} 12.6}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=UK Independence Party|candidate=Henry Curteis|votes=1,620|percentage=3.2|change={{increase}} 2.4}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Emma Bullard|votes=931|percentage=1.9|change=''New''}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=James Gollins|votes=258|percentage=0.5|change=''New''}} |
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{{Election box majority|votes=3,579|percentage=7.2|change={{increase}} 4.2}} |
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{{Election box turnout|votes=49,909|percentage=66.6|change={{decrease}} 8.7}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link |
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|winner = Labour Party (UK) |
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|swing = {{increase}} 2.1 |
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{{Election box end}} |
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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> |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Daniel Kawczynski]] |
|candidate = [[Daniel Kawczynski]] |
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|votes = 18,960 |
|votes = 18,960 |
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|percentage = 37.7 |
|percentage = 37.7 |
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|change = |
|change = {{increase}} 0.3 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Michael Ion|votes=17,152|percentage=34.1|change={{decrease}} 10.5}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Richard Burt|votes=11,487|percentage=22.8|change={{increase}} 10.4}} |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=UK Independence Party|candidate=Peter Lewis|votes=1,349|percentage=2.7|change={{decrease}} 0.5}} |
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|candidate = Michael Ion |
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{{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}} |
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|votes = 17,152 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=James Gollins|votes=126|percentage=0.3|change={{decrease}} 0.2}} |
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|percentage = 34.1 |
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{{Election box candidate |
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|change = −10.5 |
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|party = World |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
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|candidate = Richard Burt |
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|votes = 11,487 |
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|percentage = 22.8 |
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|change = +10.4 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = United Kingdom Independence Party |
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|candidate = Peter Lewis |
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|votes = 1,349 |
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|percentage = 2.7 |
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|change = −0.5 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Green Party of England and Wales |
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|candidate = Emma Bullard |
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|votes = 1,138 |
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|percentage = 2.3 |
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|change = +0.4 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Independent (politician) |
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|candidate = James Gollins |
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|votes = 126 |
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|percentage = 0.3 |
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|change = −0.2 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = World - Seeks Worldwide Online Participatory Democracy |
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|candidate = Nigel Harris |
|candidate = Nigel Harris |
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|votes = 84 |
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{{Election box majority|votes=1,808|percentage=3.6|change=''N/A''}} |
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{{Election box turnout|votes=50,296|percentage=68.7|change={{increase}} 2.1}} |
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|votes = 1,808 |
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|percentage = 3.6 |
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|votes = 50,296 |
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|percentage = 68.7 |
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|change = +17.6 |
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|loser = Labour Party (UK) |
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|swing = {{increase}} 5.4 |
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=== Elections in the 2010s === |
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{{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> |
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{{Election box 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 }} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Charles West|votes=15,369|percentage=29.0|change={{increase}} 6.1}} |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Jon Tandy|votes=10,915|percentage=20.6|change={{decrease}} 13.5}} |
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|candidate = [[Paul Marsden]] |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=UK Independence Party|candidate=Peter Lewis|votes=1,627|percentage=3.1|change={{increase}} 0.4}} |
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|votes = 22,253 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=British National Party|candidate=James Whittall|votes=1,168|percentage=2.2|change=''New''}} |
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|percentage = 44.6 |
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{{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}} |
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|change = +7.6 |
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{{Election box candidate |party = Impact |candidate = James Gollins |votes = 88 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''New'' }} |
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{{Election box majority|votes=7,944|percentage=15.0|change={{increase}} 11.4}} |
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{{Election box turnout|votes=53,045|percentage=70.3|change={{increase}} 1.0}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = {{increase}} 0.1 }} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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{{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> |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = [[Daniel Kawczynski]] |votes = 24,628 |percentage = 45.5 |change = {{increase}} 1.6 }} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Laura Davies|votes=15,063|percentage=27.8|change={{increase}} 7.3}} |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=UK Independence Party|candidate=[[Suzanne Evans]]|votes=7,813|percentage=14.4|change={{increase}} 11.4}} |
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|candidate = Anthea McIntyre |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Christine Tinker|votes=4,268|percentage=7.9|change={{decrease}} 21.1}} |
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|votes = 18,674 |
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{{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}} |
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|percentage = 37.4 |
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{{Election box candidate |party = Children of the Atom |candidate = Stirling McNeillie |votes = 83 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''New'' }} |
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|change = +3.4 |
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{{Election box majority|votes=9,565|percentage=17.7|change={{increase}} 2.7}} |
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{{Election box turnout|votes=54,102|percentage=70.8|change={{increase}} 0.5}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing ={{decrease}} 2.9 }} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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{{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> |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = [[Daniel Kawczynski]] |change = {{increase}} 4.4 |percentage = 50.0 |votes = 29,073 }} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link | candidate = Laura Davies | change = {{increase}} 10.7 | party = Labour Party (UK) | percentage = 38.6 | votes = 22,446 }} |
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|party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
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{{Election box candidate with party link | party = Liberal Democrats (UK) | candidate = Hannah Fraser | votes = 4,254 | percentage = 7.3 | change = {{decrease}} 0.6 }} |
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|candidate = Jonathan Rule |
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{{Election box candidate with party link | party = UK Independence Party | candidate = Edward Higginbottom | votes = 1,363 | percentage = 2.3 | change = {{decrease}} 12.1 }} |
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|votes = 6,173 |
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{{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 }} |
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|percentage = 12.4 |
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{{Election box majority | votes = 6,627 | percentage = 11.4 | change = {{decrease}} 6.3 }} |
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|change = -12.6 |
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{{Election box turnout | votes = 58,203 | percentage = 73.6 | change = {{increase}} 2.8 }} |
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{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = {{decrease}} 3.1 }} |
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|party = United Kingdom Independence Party |
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|candidate = Henry Curteis |
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{{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> |
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|votes = 1,620 |
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|percentage = 3.2 |
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|change = +2.4 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Green Party of England and Wales |
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|candidate = Emma Bullard |
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|votes = 931 |
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|percentage = 1.9 |
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|change = ''N/A'' |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Independent (politician) |
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|candidate = James Gollins |
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|votes = 258 |
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|percentage = 0.5 |
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|change = +0.1 |
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{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 3,579 |
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|percentage = 7.2 |
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|change = |
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{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = 49,909 |
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|percentage = 66.6 |
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|change = -8.7 |
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|winner = Labour Party (UK) |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=[[Daniel Kawczynski]]|votes=31,021|percentage=52.5|change={{increase}} 2.6}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Julia Buckley|votes=19,804|percentage=33.5|change={{decrease}} 5.1}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Nat Green|votes=5,906|percentage=10.0|change={{increase}} 2.7}} |
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{{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}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Hannah Locke|votes=572|percentage=1.0|change=''New''}} |
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{{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}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing ={{increase}} 3.9 }} |
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* [[Parliamentary constituencies in Shropshire]] |
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* [[Shrewsbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Shrewsbury]] – pre-1983 |
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Shrewsbury and Atcham | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
2010–2024 boundary of Shrewsbury and Atcham in Shropshire | |
Location of Shropshire within England | |
County | Shropshire |
Electorate | 73,978 (December 2010) |
Major settlements | Shrewsbury |
1983–2024 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Shrewsbury |
Replaced by | Shrewsbury |
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
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
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
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
Election | Member | Party | |
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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
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Derek Conway | 24,397 | 49.5 | ||
Alliance | Anthony Bowen | 15,773 | 32.0 | ||
Labour | Alan Mosley | 9,080 | 18.4 | ||
Majority | 8,624 | 17.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 49,250 | 74.0 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Derek Conway | 26,027 | 47.8 | ||
Alliance | Robert Hutchison | 16,963 | 31.1 | ||
Labour | Liz Owen | 10,797 | 19.8 | ||
Green | Geoff Hardy | 660 | 1.2 | New | |
Majority | 9,064 | 16.7 | |||
Turnout | 54,447 | 77.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Derek Conway | 26,681 | 45.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Hemsley | 15,716 | 27.0 | ||
Labour | Liz Owen | 15,157 | 26.0 | ||
Green | Geoff Hardy | 677 | 1.2 | ||
Majority | 10,965 | 18.8 | |||
Turnout | 58,231 | 82.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Paul Marsden | 20,484 | 37.0 | ||
Conservative | Derek Conway | 18,814 | 34.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Anne Woolland | 13,838 | 25.0 | ||
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 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Paul Marsden | 22,253 | 44.6 | ||
Conservative | Anthea McIntyre | 18,674 | 37.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Rule | 6,173 | 12.4 | ||
UKIP | Henry Curteis | 1,620 | 3.2 | ||
Green | Emma Bullard | 931 | 1.9 | New | |
Independent | James Gollins | 258 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 3,579 | 7.2 | |||
Turnout | 49,909 | 66.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Daniel Kawczynski | 18,960 | 37.7 | ||
Labour | Michael Ion | 17,152 | 34.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Richard Burt | 11,487 | 22.8 | ||
UKIP | Peter Lewis | 1,349 | 2.7 | ||
Green | Emma Bullard | 1,138 | 2.3 | ||
Independent | James Gollins | 126 | 0.3 | ||
World | Nigel Harris | 84 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 1,808 | 3.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 50,296 | 68.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Daniel Kawczynski | 23,313 | 43.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Charles West | 15,369 | 29.0 | ||
Labour | Jon Tandy | 10,915 | 20.6 | ||
UKIP | Peter Lewis | 1,627 | 3.1 | ||
BNP | James Whittall | 1,168 | 2.2 | New | |
Green | Alan Whittaker | 565 | 1.1 | ||
Impact | James Gollins | 88 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 7,944 | 15.0 | |||
Turnout | 53,045 | 70.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Daniel Kawczynski | 24,628 | 45.5 | ||
Labour | Laura Davies | 15,063 | 27.8 | ||
UKIP | Suzanne Evans | 7,813 | 14.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Christine Tinker | 4,268 | 7.9 | ||
Green | Emma Bullard | 2,247 | 4.2 | ||
Children of the Atom | Stirling McNeillie | 83 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 9,565 | 17.7 | |||
Turnout | 54,102 | 70.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Daniel Kawczynski | 29,073 | 50.0 | ||
Labour | Laura Davies | 22,446 | 38.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Hannah Fraser | 4,254 | 7.3 | ||
UKIP | Edward Higginbottom | 1,363 | 2.3 | ||
Green | Emma Bullard | 1,067 | 1.8 | ||
Majority | 6,627 | 11.4 | |||
Turnout | 58,203 | 73.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Daniel Kawczynski | 31,021 | 52.5 | ||
Labour | Julia Buckley | 19,804 | 33.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nat Green | 5,906 | 10.0 | ||
Green | Julian Dean | 1,762 | 3.0 | ||
Independent | Hannah Locke | 572 | 1.0 | New | |
Majority | 11,217 | 19.0 | |||
Turnout | 59,065 | 71.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
See also
Notes
- ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ 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
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – West Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Paul Marsden Political Profile". BBC News. 16 October 2002. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "EU referendum results by region: West Midlands". The Electoral Commission. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "EU Referendum Results". BBC News. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Derek Conway - Parliamentary career - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Mr Paul Marsden - Parliamentary career - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". UK Parliament. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Daniel Kawczynski - Parliamentary career - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". UK Parliament. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Shrewsbury and Atcham 2005 General Election". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Election 2010 - Shrewsbury and Atcham". BBC News. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Shrewsbury and Atcham 2010 General Election". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Shrewsbury & Atcham Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "UK parliamentary election 2015 results". Shropshire Council. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015.
- ^ "Shrewsbury and Atcham 2015 General Election". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Shrewsbury and Atcham 2017 General Election". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 November 2019.