Shrewsbury and Atcham (UK Parliament constituency)
Shrewsbury and Atcham is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Daniel Kawczynski, a Conservative.[n 2]
Shrewsbury and Atcham | |
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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) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Shrewsbury |
Boundaries
The constituency lies at the centre of Shropshire, a large inland county of England, bordering Wales.
The constituency was established in 1983, replacing the Shrewsbury constituency, although this change was in name only and not in its boundaries.
Component settlements and landscape
At its heart lies the town of Shrewsbury (2011 population 71,715), 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, Wroxeter and Atcham are 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.
Local government
The constituency is coextensive with that of the Central area of Shropshire Council (the same area as the former Shrewsbury and Atcham borough, after which the constituency was originally named).
Proposed constituency changes
Under constituency boundary proposals announced in September 2016 the seat would take from the Ludlow constituency the ward of Chirbury and Worthen. The constituency would also simply be titled Shrewsbury, dropping the "and Atcham" in reflection of the abolition in 2009 of the Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council.[1]
History
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 |
Elections
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Elections in the 2010s
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 | ![]() |
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 | 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 | 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 | ![]() |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
Elections in the 1990s
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 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
Elections in the 1980s
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 | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Derek Conway | 24,397 | 49.5 | ![]() | |
Alliance | A 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) |
See also
Notes and references
- 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
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- "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.
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