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* [[List of Parliamentary constituencies in Shropshire]] |
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* [[Shrewsbury (UK Parliament constituency)]] - pre-1983 |
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* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/hoc/constituency/history/0,,-1286,00.html Election results since 1992] (Guardian) |
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Revision as of 00:19, 11 December 2007
Template:UK constituency infobox Shrewsbury and Atcham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
The constituency lies at the centre of Shropshire, a large inland county of England, bordering Wales. It is the only English constituency to be profiled on the Better Know a District segment of the popular American television show The Colbert Report.
Geography
The constituency exactly mirrors that of the Shrewsbury and Atcham borough. At its heart lies the town of Shrewsbury (population 70,000). It is otherwise a generally rural constituency. Villages such as Bayston Hill, Ford, Dorrington, Condover, Minsterley, Pontesbury, Bomere Heath and of course Atcham are included.
No boundary changes occurred to this constituency with the latest review of boundaries in England.
Members of Parliament
Year | Member | Party | |
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style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1983 | Derek Conway | Conservative |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1987 | Conservative | |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1992 | Conservative | |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1997 | Paul Marsden | Labour |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2001 | Labour | |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/color" | | 2001 | Liberal Democrats | |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2005 | Labour | |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2005 | Daniel Kawczynski | Conservative |
Election results
Daniel Kawczynski won the most recent election in May 2005 with a majority of 1,808.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Daniel Kawczynski | 18,960 | 37.7 | +0.3 | |
Labour | Michael Ion | 17,152 | 34.1 | −10.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Burt | 11,487 | 22.8 | +10.4 | |
UKIP | Peter Lewis | 1,349 | 2.7 | −0.5 | |
Green | Emma Bullard | 1,138 | 2.3 | +0.4 | |
Independent | James Gollins | 126 | 0.3 | −0.2 | |
World - Seeks Worldwide Online Participatory Democracy | Nigel Harris | 84 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,808 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 50,296 | 68.7 | +17.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +5.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Paul Marsden | 22,253 | 44.6 | +7.6 | |
Conservative | Anthea McIntyre | 18,674 | 37.4 | +3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Rule | 6,173 | 12.4 | -12.6 | |
UKIP | Henry Curteis | 1,620 | 3.2 | +2.4 | |
Green | Emma Bullard | 931 | 1.9 | N/A | |
Independent | James Gollins | 258 | 0.5 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 3,579 | 7.2 | |||
Turnout | 49,909 | 66.6 | -8.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
See also
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Shropshire
- Shrewsbury (UK Parliament constituency) - pre-1983
External links
- Election results since 1992 (Guardian)