Shrewsbury and Atcham (UK Parliament constituency)

Shrewsbury and Atcham
Shrewsbury and Atcham
County constituency; for the House of Commons
	Boundary of Shrewsbury and Atcham in Shropshire
	Location of Shropshire within England
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

52°39′54″N 2°46′08″W / 52.665°N 2.769°W / 52.665; -2.769

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
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

General Election 2010: Shrewsbury and Atcham^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

General Election 2005: Shrewsbury and Atcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

General Election 2001: Shrewsbury and Atcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

General Election 1997: Shrewsbury and Atcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

General Election 1992: Shrewsbury and Atcham^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

General Election 1987: Shrewsbury and Atcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

General Election 1983: Shrewsbury and Atcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

References

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 3)
^ General election results 2010 Shropshire Council
^ Election 2010 - Shrewsbury & Atcham BBC News
^ "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

Sources

Shrewsbury and Atcham - Election results since 1992 The Guardian
Shrewsbury and Atcham UK Polling Report

[rayment-1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 3)

[2] General election results 2010 Shropshire Council

[3] Election 2010 - Shrewsbury & Atcham BBC News

[4] "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

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