Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983 onwards
North Shropshire is a constituency in the county of Shropshire , represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Helen Morgan of the Liberal Democrats after a by-election on 16 December 2021. The former MP, Owen Paterson of the Conservatives , resigned his seat on 5 November 2021 when faced with suspension from the Commons for a breach of advocacy rules and the consequent possibility of a recall petition . The seat had previously been a safe seat for the Conservatives.
Boundaries
Context: 1832–1868. Extract from 1837 result: the central, doubly blue area.
1832–1885 : The Hundreds of Oswestry, Pimhill, North Bradford and South Bradford, as well as the Liberty of Shrewsbury.
1983–1997 : The District of North Shropshire, the Borough of Oswestry, and the District of The Wrekin wards of Church Aston, Edgmond, Ercall Magna, Newport East, Newport North, and Newport West.
1997–2024 : The District of North Shropshire and the Borough of Oswestry.
The district councils of North Shropshire and Oswestry were abolished in 2009, but the constituency boundaries remained unaltered.
2024–present : The County of Shropshire electoral districts of: Ellesmere Urban; Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn; Llanymynech; Market Drayton East; Market Drayton West; Oswestry East; Oswestry South; Oswestry West; Prees; Ruyton and Baschurch; St. Martin’s; St. Oswald; Shawbury; The Meres; Wem; Whitchurch North; Whitchurch South; Whittington.
The constituency was reduced in size to bring the electorate within the permitted range by transferring the electoral districts of Cheswardine and Hodnet to The Wrekin . Constituency profile
The area is rural and north of Shrewsbury , west of Newcastle-under-Lyme in the Stoke-on-Trent conurbation, south of Cheshire and Wrexham , having five small towns (in size order): Oswestry , Market Drayton , Whitchurch , Wem and Ellesmere . Residents' health and wealth are similar to UK averages.
History
From its first creation in 1832 to the abolition of the first creation in 1885 the constituency covered approximately half of the county and elected two members, formally Knights of the Shire . In 1885 the county was (together with South Shropshire ) divided between four constituencies: Ludlow , Newport , Oswestry and Wellington .
In 1983 the constituency was revived in a smaller form as the successor to the Oswestry seat and elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Its first MP was John Biffen , who had been MP for Oswestry since a 1961 byelection . He served in various cabinet roles under Margaret Thatcher from 1979 until he fell out of favour after the 1987 general election .Biffen retired for the 1997 general election and was succeeded by fellow Conservative Owen Paterson .
Paterson was appointed as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in May 2010 and from the September 2012 Cabinet reshuffle, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs , until another reshuffle in June 2014. Paterson resigned as an MP in November 2021 for breaching Commons lobbying rules while working for two firms as a consultant. A by-election was held on 16 December 2021, triggered by the resignation and was won by Helen Morgan for the Liberal Democrats with a 34% swing. The swing was seventh largest in United Kingdom by-election history .
In December 2023, the Labour Party included the seat in its published list of 211 non-battleground seats, indicating they did not see it as necessary to win in order to gain a majority at the 2024 general election , when it was retained by Helen Morgan on a further swing to the Liberal Democrats. Compared to the notional 2019 results the overall swing was 41.3%.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1832–1885
Constituency created in 1832MPs since 1983
Oswestry and Wrekin prior to 1983
Elections
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Results over time
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
Class War originally selected Al Derby as a candidate here, but he changed to Wolverhampton North East .
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1880s
Elections in the 1870s
Caused by Gore's elevation to the peerage, becoming Lord Harlech. Elections in the 1860s
Caused by Brownlow-Cust's elevation to the peerage, becoming 3rd Earl Brownlow. Caused by Cust's resignation. Elections in the 1850s
Elections in the 1840s
Caused by Herbert's succession to the peerage, becoming 3rd Earl of Powis Caused by Hill's succession to the peerage, becoming 2nd Viscount Hill Elections in the 1830s
See also
References
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^ "Result of the Elections in Shropshire" . Morning Post . 24 December 1832. p. 2. Retrieved 27 May 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive .
"UK parliamentary election - 4 July 2024" . Shropshire Council . Retrieved 7 July 2024."16-Dec-2021 By-election" . UK Parliament . Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024."Shropshire North parliamentary constituency - Election 2019" . BBC News . Retrieved 15 December 2019."Shrewsbury & Atcham Parliamentary constituency" . BBC News ."Election Data 2015" . Electoral Calculus . Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015."UK Polling Report" . ukpollingreport.co.uk . Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2014."Al Derby" . Who Can I Vote For? by Democracy Club . 14 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015."Election Data 2010" . Electoral Calculus . Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.web.manager@shropshire.gov.uk. "Democracy – Shropshire Council" (PDF). www.shropshire.gov.uk .
"Election Data 2005" . 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 1997" . 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."Politics Resources" . Election 1992 . Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010."Election Data 1987" . Electoral Calculus . Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015."Election Data 1983" . Electoral Calculus . Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.^ Craig, F. W. S. , ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 446–447. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3
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Boundary of North Shropshire in West Midlands region
