Shrewsbury and Atcham (UK Parliament constituency)
52°39′54″N 2°46′08″W / 52.665°N 2.769°W
Shrewsbury and Atcham | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Shropshire |
Electorate | 73,978 (December 2010) |
Major settlements | Shrewsbury |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of Parliament | Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Shrewsbury |
Shrewsbury and Atcham is a parliamentary 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 British constituency to be profiled on the "Better Know a District" segment of the popular American television show The Colbert Report.
The constituency was established in 1983, replacing the Shrewsbury constituency, although this change was only in name not in its boundaries.
Geography
The constituency is coextensive with that of the Central 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, 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, despite the large population (estimated at 96,200 for mid-2007).
Members of Parliament
Election | Member [1] | Party | |
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style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1983 | Derek Conway | Conservative |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1997 | Paul Marsden | Labour |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/color" | | 2001 | Liberal Democrat | |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2005 | Labour | |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2005 | Daniel Kawczynski | Conservative |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Daniel Kawczynski | 23,313 | 43.9 | +6.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Charles West | 15,369 | 29.0 | +6.1 | |
Labour | Jon Tandy | 10,915 | 20.6 | -13.5 | |
UKIP | Peter Lewis | 1,627 | 3.1 | +0.4 | |
BNP | James Whittall | 1,168 | 2.2 | N/A | |
Green | Alan Whittaker | 565 | 1.1 | -1.2 | |
Impact | James Gollins | 88 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,944 | 15.0 | |||
Turnout | 53,045 | 70.3 | +1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.1 |
Elections in the 2000s
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 | −5.5 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Paul Marsden | 20,484 | 37.0 | +11.0 | |
Conservative | Derek Conway | 18,814 | 34.0 | −11.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anne Woolland | 13,838 | 25.0 | −2.0 | |
Referendum | Dylan Barker | 1,346 | 2.4 | N/A | |
UKIP | David Rowlands | 477 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Country, Field and Shooting Sports | Alan Dignan | 257 | 0.5 | N/A | |
People's Party | Alan Williams | 128 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,670 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 55,344 | 75.3 | −7.2 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +11.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Derek Conway | 26,681 | 45.8 | −2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Hemsley | 15,716 | 27.0 | −4.1 | |
Labour | Liz Owen | 15,157 | 26.0 | +6.2 | |
Green | Geoff Hardy | 677 | 1.2 | +0.0 | |
Majority | 10,965 | 18.8 | +2.1 | ||
Turnout | 58,231 | 82.5 | +5.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −4.1 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Derek Conway | 26,027 | 47.8 | −1.7 | |
Alliance | Robert Hutchison | 16,963 | 31.1 | −0.9 | |
Labour | Liz Owen | 10,797 | 19.8 | +1.4 | |
Green | Geoff Hardy | 660 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 9,064 | 16.7 | |||
Turnout | 54,447 | 77.0 | +3.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Derek Conway | 24,397 | 49.5 | +0.9 | |
Alliance | A Bowen | 15,773 | 32.0 | +4.4 | |
Labour | Alan Mosley | 9,080 | 18.4 | −5.5 | |
Majority | 8,624 | 17.5 | |||
Turnout | 49,250 | 74.0 | −2.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.7 |
See also
Notes and references
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 3)
- ^ Shropshire Council
- ^ "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
Sources
- Election results since 1992 (Guardian)
- UK Polling Report Shrewsbury & Atcham