Ludlow (UK Parliament constituency)
Ludlow is a constituency[n 1] in Shropshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Philip Dunne, a member of the Conservative Party.[n 2]
Ludlow | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Ludlow in Shropshire | |
![]() Location of Shropshire within England | |
County | Shropshire |
Electorate | 66,199 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Ludlow, Bridgnorth, Broseley, Clun, Bishop's Castle, Cleobury Mortimer, Much Wenlock, Craven Arms and Church Stretton |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1885 |
Member of Parliament | Philip Dunne (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Ludlow, Bridgnorth and South Shropshire |
1473–1885 | |
Seats | 1473–1868: Two 1868–1885: One |
Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Created from | Shropshire |
Replaced by | Ludlow |
Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency will only be subject to minor boundary changes, but is to be renamed South Shropshire - to be first contested at the next general election.[2]
History
From its 1473 creation until 1885, Ludlow was a parliamentary borough.[n 3] It was represented by two burgesses until 1868, when it was reduced to one member.
The seat saw a big reduction in voters between 1727 when 710 people voted to the next contested election in 1812 when the electorate was below 100. The 1832 Reform Act raised the electorate to 300-400.[3]
The parliamentary borough was abolished in 1885, and the name transferred to the new county "division" (with lower electoral candidates' expenses and a different returning officer) whose boundaries were expanded greatly to become similar to (and a replacement to) the Southern division of Shropshire.[n 4]
The seat was long considered safe for the Conservatives with the party winning by large majorities from the 1920s until 1997 when the majority was reduced to under 6,000. When the sitting Conservative MP stood down in 2001 it was won by a Liberal Democrat. Ludlow was regained by a Conservative in the 2005 general election, held with a greatly increased majority five years later which was almost doubled in 2015.
In the 2016 referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union, Shropshire, which the constituency entirely forms a part of, voted to leave the European Union by 56.9%.[4]
Boundaries and profile
1885–1918: Parts of the Boroughs of Ludlow, Bridgnorth, and Wenlock, the Sessional Divisions of Bishop's Castle, Brinstree South and Stottesden Chelmarsh, Burford, Clun and Purslow, Munslow Lower and Upper, and Stottesden Cleobury, and parts of the Sessional Divisions of Ovens and Stottesden.
1918–1950: The Boroughs of Ludlow, Bridgnorth, and Bishop's Castle, the Urban District of Church Stretton, and the Rural Districts of Bridgnorth, Burford, Church Stretton, Cleobury Mortimer, Clun, Ludlow, and Teme.
1950–1974: The Boroughs of Ludlow, Bridgnorth, Bishop's Castle, and Wenlock, the Urban District of Church Stretton, and the Rural Districts of Bridgnorth, Clun, and Ludlow.
1974–1983: The Rural Districts of Bridgnorth, Clun and Bishop's Castle, and Ludlow.
1983–1997: The District of South Shropshire, and the District of Bridgnorth.
1997–2010: The District of South Shropshire, and the District of Bridgnorth wards of Alveley, Bridgnorth Castle, Bridgnorth East, Bridgnorth Morfe, Bridgnorth West, Broseley, Claverley, Ditton Priors, Glazeley, Harrington, Highley, Kinlet, Much Wenlock, Morville, Stottesdon, and Worfield.
2010–present: The District of South Shropshire, and the District of Bridgnorth wards of Alveley, Bridgnorth Castle, Bridgnorth East, Bridgnorth Morfe, Bridgnorth West, Broseley East, Broseley West, Claverley, Ditton Priors, Glazeley, Harrington, Highley, Much Wenlock, Morville, Stottesdon, and Worfield.
nb. in April 2009 the districts of South Shropshire and Bridgnorth (together with their wards) were abolished; the constituency's extent however is still constituted by reference to them, and will be until the next completed review of constituencies in England.
The Ludlow constituency is situated entirely within the county of Shropshire in England.
It covers a large, rural area dotted with market towns, the largest of which are Ludlow and Bridgnorth (which was a borough constituency until 1885), each having a population of just over 10,000. The other towns — all with a population of under 5,000 — are Broseley, Clun, Bishop's Castle (a 'rotten borough' constituency until 1832), Cleobury Mortimer, Much Wenlock (former seat of the borough constituency of Wenlock until 1885 and notable for its part in the history of the modern Olympic Games movement), Craven Arms and Church Stretton.
On its northeast border (just beyond Broseley) is the Ironbridge Gorge (notable for its part in the Industrial Revolution), just to the south of the large new town of Telford. The Guardian encapsulates the seat in a nutshell as "Big, rural, hills and small towns, increasingly middle class."[5] Other than the Telford borough constituency, Ludlow borders onto similarly rural county constituencies, including Montgomery on the other side of the border with Wales.
The constituency covers most of the south area of Shropshire Council (without Shifnal and Albrighton).[n 5]
The most recent boundary changes took place at the 1997 general election, when a part of the Bridgnorth district was removed to The Wrekin constituency.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1473–1660
- Constituency created (1473)
Parliament | First member | Second member |
---|---|---|
1510-1515 | No names known[6] | |
1523 | ?William Foxe | ?John Cother[6] |
1529 | William Foxe | John Cother[6] |
1536 | ?John Cother[6] | |
1539 | Charles Foxe | Thomas Wheeler[6] |
1542 | Edmund Foxe[6] | |
1545 | John Bradshaw | Thomas Wheeler[6] |
1547 | Robert Blount | Charles Foxe[6] |
1553 (Mar) | Thomas Wheeler | |
1553 (Oct) | John Passey[6] | |
1554 (Apr) | Sir John Price | Thomas Blashefield[6] |
1554 (Nov) | James Warnecombe | John Allsop[6] |
1555 | William Heath | Thomas Croft[6] |
1558 | Richard Prince | Robert Mason[6] |
1559 | William Poughmill | Robert Mason I[7] |
1562–3 | Richard Langford | William Poughmill[7] |
1571 | William Poughmill | Robert Mason I[7] |
1572 | Robert Mason II, died and replaced Jan 1581 by Philip Sidney who sat for Shrewsbury and was replaced by Robert Berry[7] | |
1584 | Robert Berry | Richard Farr[7] |
1586 | Thomas Canland[7] | |
1588 | ||
1593 | ||
1597 | Hugh Sanford, election declared void and was repl. 1597 by Robert Berry | |
1601 | Thomas Canland | Robert Berry[7] |
1604 | Robert Berry | Richard Benson |
1614 | Sir Henry Townshend | Robert Berry unseated on petition- replaced by Robert Lloyd |
1621 | Henry Spencer, Lord Compton | Richard Tomlins |
1624 | Richard Tomlins | Ralph Goodwin |
1625 | ||
1626 | ||
1628 | ||
1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | |
1640 (Apr) | Charles Baldwin | Ralph Goodwin |
1640 (Nov) | ||
1645 | Thomas Mackworth | Thomas Moor |
1648 | ||
1653 | Ludlow not represented in Barebones Parliament | |
1654 | John Aston | (one seat only) |
1656 | ||
1659 | Job Charlton | Samuel Baldwyn |
MPs 1660–1868
MPs 1868–1885
- Constituency reduced to one Member (1868)
- 1868-1885 George Windsor-Clive,
- Constituency reorganized (1885)
MPs since 1885
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Philip Dunne | 32,185 | 64.1 | +1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Heather Kidd | 8,537 | 17.0 | +6.3 | |
Labour | Kuldip Sahota | 7,591 | 15.1 | –9.2 | |
Green | Hilary Wendt | 1,912 | 3.8 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 23,648 | 47.1 | +8.5 | ||
Turnout | 50,225 | 72.3 | –1.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | –2.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Philip Dunne | 31,433 | 62.9 | +8.6 | |
Labour | Julia Buckley | 12,147 | 24.3 | +12.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Heather Kidd | 5,336 | 10.7 | –2.8 | |
Green | Hilary Wendt | 1,054 | 2.1 | –3.0 | |
Majority | 19,286 | 38.6 | –0.8 | ||
Turnout | 49,970 | 73.4 | +1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | –1.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Philip Dunne | 26,093 | 54.3 | +1.5 | |
UKIP | David Kelly | 7,164 | 14.9 | +10.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Charlotte Barnes | 6,469 | 13.5 | –19.3 | |
Labour | Simon Slater | 5,902 | 12.3 | +5.6 | |
Green | Janet Phillips | 2,435 | 5.1 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 18,929 | 39.4 | +19.4 | ||
Turnout | 48,063 | 72.4 | –0.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | –4.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Philip Dunne | 25,720 | 52.8 | +7.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Heather Kidd | 15,971 | 32.8 | –7.9 | |
Labour | Tony Hunt | 3,272 | 6.7 | –4.0 | |
UKIP | Christopher Gill | 2,127 | 4.4 | +2.7 | |
BNP | Christina Evans | 1,016 | 2.1 | New | |
Green | Jacqui Morrish | 447 | 0.9 | –0.9 | |
Monster Raving Loony | Alan Powell | 179 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 9,749 | 20.0 | +15.6 | ||
Turnout | 48,732 | 73.1 | +1.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.8 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Philip Dunne | 20,979 | 45.1 | +5.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Matthew Green | 18,952 | 40.7 | −2.5 | |
Labour | Nigel Knowles | 4,974 | 10.7 | −2.7 | |
Green | Jim Gaffney | 852 | 1.8 | −0.2 | |
UKIP | Michael Zuckerman | 783 | 1.7 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 2,027 | 4.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 46,540 | 72.1 | +4.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +4.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Matthew Green | 18,620 | 43.2 | +13.5 | |
Conservative | Martin Taylor-Smith | 16,990 | 39.4 | −3.0 | |
Labour | Nigel Knowles | 5,785 | 13.4 | −12.0 | |
Green | Jim Gaffney | 871 | 2.0 | +0.3 | |
UKIP | Phil Gutteridge | 858 | 2.0 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 1,630 | 3.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 43,124 | 67.9 | −7.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Gill | 19,633 | 42.4 | –9.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Huffer | 13,724 | 29.7 | +3.6 | |
Labour | Nuala O'Kane | 11,745 | 25.4 | +4.4 | |
Green | Tim Andrewes | 798 | 1.7 | +0.3 | |
UKIP | Eric Freeman-Keel | 385 | 0.8 | New | |
Majority | 5,909 | 12.7 | –12.7 | ||
Turnout | 46,285 | 75.5 | –5.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Gill | 28,719 | 51.5 | -2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Phillips | 14,567 | 26.1 | -4.9 | |
Labour | Beryl Mason | 11,709 | 21.0 | +5.9 | |
Green | Nick Appleton-Fox | 758 | 1.4 | New | |
Majority | 14,152 | 25.4 | +2.5 | ||
Turnout | 55,753 | 80.9 | +3.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.2 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Gill | 27,499 | 53.9 | -1.8 | |
Liberal | Ivor Phillips | 15,800 | 31.0 | -0.7 | |
Labour | Keith Harrison | 7,724 | 15.1 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 11,699 | 22.9 | -1.1 | ||
Turnout | 51,023 | 77.1 | +3.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eric Cockeram | 26,278 | 55.7 | +2.9 | |
SDP | D Lane | 14,975 | 31.7 | New | |
Labour | PM Davis | 5,949 | 12.6 | -1.8 | |
Majority | 11,303 | 24.0 | +2.7 | ||
Turnout | 47,652 | 74.6 | -4.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eric Cockeram | 20,906 | 52.78 | ||
Liberal | E Robinson | 12,524 | 31.62 | ||
Labour | IK Wymer | 5,717 | 14.43 | ||
National Front | RJ Adshead | 354 | 0.89 | New | |
Independent | F Turner | 106 | 0.27 | New | |
Majority | 8,382 | 21.16 | |||
Turnout | 39,607 | 78.57 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jasper More | 17,124 | 47.09 | ||
Liberal | E Robinson | 10,888 | 29.94 | ||
Labour | John Marek | 8,353 | 22.97 | ||
Majority | 6,236 | 17.15 | |||
Turnout | 36,365 | 74.79 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jasper More | 18,674 | 48.64 | ||
Liberal | E Robinson | 10,687 | 27.83 | ||
Labour | Geoffrey Martin | 9,035 | 23.53 | ||
Majority | 7,987 | 20.81 | |||
Turnout | 38,396 | 79.55 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jasper More | 22,104 | 54.78 | ||
Labour | David Nagington | 12,800 | 31.72 | ||
Liberal | Christopher R Oddie | 5,444 | 13.49 | New | |
Majority | 9,304 | 23.06 | |||
Turnout | 40,348 | 73.27 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jasper More | 19,603 | 54.87 | ||
Labour | John Gilbert | 16,123 | 45.13 | ||
Majority | 3,480 | 9.74 | |||
Turnout | 35,726 | 73.86 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jasper More | 17,290 | 47.0 | -13.3 | |
Labour | Michael K Prendergast | 10,763 | 29.2 | -10.5 | |
Liberal | John Griffiths | 8,768 | 23.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,527 | 17.8 | -2.8 | ||
Turnout | 36,821 | 77.55 | +1.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jasper More | 13,777 | 46.4 | -13.9 | |
Liberal | Denis G Rees | 8,127 | 27.3 | New | |
Labour | John Garwell | 7,812 | 26.3 | -13.4 | |
Majority | 5,650 | 19.1 | -1.5 | ||
Turnout | 29,716 | 63.7 | -12.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Holland-Martin | 21,464 | 60.3 | -1.4 | |
Labour | John Garwell | 14,138 | 39.7 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 7,326 | 20.6 | -2.7 | ||
Turnout | 35,602 | 76.2 | +4.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Holland-Martin | 20,816 | 61.67 | ||
Labour | Reginald J Barker | 12,937 | 38.33 | ||
Majority | 7,879 | 23.34 | |||
Turnout | 33,753 | 71.75 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Holland-Martin | 22,073 | 60.20 | ||
Labour | Reginald J Barker | 14,596 | 39.80 | ||
Majority | 7,477 | 20.40 | |||
Turnout | 36,669 | 77.74 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Uvedale Corbett | 22,340 | 60.52 | ||
Labour | J Williams | 14,573 | 39.48 | ||
Majority | 7,767 | 21.04 | |||
Turnout | 36,913 | 79.92 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Uvedale Corbett | 13,928 | 54.4 | -18.3 | |
Labour | Aneurin Glanmor Parry-Jones | 6,358 | 24.8 | -2.5 | |
Liberal | C Grant Cameron | 4,307 | 16.8 | New | |
Agriculturalist | Charles E Edwards | 989 | 3.9 | New | |
Majority | 7,570 | 29.6 | -15.8 | ||
Turnout | 25,582 | 71.1 | +3.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1939–40: Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
- Conservative: George Windsor-Clive
- Liberal:
- Labour:
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Windsor-Clive | 16,355 | 72.7 | -8.1 | |
Labour | T Hardwick | 6,151 | 27.3 | +8.1 | |
Majority | 10,204 | 45.4 | -16.2 | ||
Turnout | 22,501 | 67.9 | -6.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Windsor-Clive | 19,700 | 80.8 | +23.7 | |
Labour | T Hardwick | 4,683 | 19.2 | -2.4 | |
Majority | 15,017 | 61.6 | +21.6 | ||
Turnout | 24,383 | 74.4 | -2.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | George Windsor-Clive | 14,066 | 57.1 | N/A | |
Labour | T. Hardwick | 5,323 | 21.6 | New | |
Liberal | Arthur Alan Hanbury-Sparrow | 5,259 | 21.3 | New | |
Majority | 8,743 | 35.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 24,648 | 76.5 | N/A | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | George Windsor-Clive | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | George Windsor-Clive | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | George Windsor-Clive | 9,956 | 55.0 | -11.4 | |
Liberal | Edward Calcott Pryce | 6,740 | 37.2 | +3.5 | |
Labour | Percy F. Pollard | 1,420 | 7.8 | New | |
Majority | 3,216 | 17.8 | -14.8 | ||
Turnout | 18,116 | 73.0 | +1.4 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | -7.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Ivor Windsor-Clive | 11,785 | 66.4 | N/A | |
National Liberal | Edward Calcott Pryce | 5,979 | 33.7 | New | |
Majority | 5,808 | 32.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 17,764 | 71.6 | N/A | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Ivor Windsor-Clive | Unopposed | ||
Unionist hold | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Beville Stanier | Unopposed | ||
Unionist hold | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Election results 1868-1918
Elections in the 1860s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Windsor-Clive | 428 | 71.6 | −4.8 | |
Liberal | William Yardley | 170 | 28.4 | +4.9 | |
Majority | 258 | 43.2 | +30.8 | ||
Turnout | 598 | 75.8 | −14.1 | ||
Registered electors | 789 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −4.9 | |||
Elections in the 1870s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Windsor-Clive | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 840 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Windsor-Clive | 525 | 60.5 | N/A | |
Liberal | Lewis E Glyn[33] | 343 | 39.5 | New | |
Majority | 182 | 21.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 868 | 87.8 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 989 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jasper More | 4,642 | 53.2 | +13.7 | |
Conservative | Bryan Leighton | 4,078 | 46.8 | −13.7 | |
Majority | 564 | 6.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,720 | 81.2 | −6.6 | ||
Registered electors | 10,735 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Jasper More | Unopposed | |||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal |
Elections in the 1890s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Jasper More | 5,965 | 73.5 | N/A | |
Liberal | Frederick Sydney Morris[37] | 2,146 | 26.5 | New | |
Majority | 3,819 | 47.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,111 | 71.9 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,276 | ||||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Jasper More | Unopposed | |||
Liberal Unionist hold | |||||
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Jasper More | Unopposed | |||
Liberal Unionist hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Rowland Hunt | 4,393 | 56.2 | N/A | |
Liberal | Frederic Horne | 3,423 | 43.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 970 | 12.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,816 | 75.3 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 10,382 | ||||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Rowland Hunt | 4,978 | 54.1 | N/A | |
Liberal | Frederic Horne | 4,218 | 45.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 760 | 8.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,196 | 85.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 10,765 | ||||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Rowland Hunt | 5,769 | 63.2 | +9.1 | |
Liberal | George Frederick Forsdike | 3,365 | 36.8 | −9.1 | |
Majority | 2,404 | 26.4 | +18.2 | ||
Turnout | 9,134 | 86.7 | +1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 10,530 | ||||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | +9.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Rowland Hunt | Unopposed | |||
Liberal Unionist hold | |||||
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Unionist: Rowland Hunt
- Liberal:
Election results 1832-1868
Elections in the 1830s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Edward Herbert | 198 | 29.7 | ||
Whig | Edward Romilly | 185 | 27.7 | ||
Tory | Robert Clive | 169 | 25.3 | ||
Whig | William Davies | 115 | 17.2 | ||
Turnout | 339 | 94.4 | |||
Registered electors | 359 | ||||
Majority | 13 | 2.0 | |||
Tory hold | |||||
Majority | 16 | 2.4 | |||
Whig gain from Tory |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Herbert | 234 | 42.8 | +13.1 | |
Conservative | Edmund Lechmere Charlton | 159 | 29.1 | +3.8 | |
Whig | Edward Romilly | 154 | 28.2 | −16.7 | |
Majority | 5 | 0.9 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 332 | 92.2 | −2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 360 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +10.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +6.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Herbert | 193 | 35.8 | −36.1 | |
Whig | Henry Salwey | 188 | 34.9 | +20.8 | |
Whig | Thomas Alcock | 158 | 29.3 | +15.2 | |
Majority | 5 | 0.9 | ±0.0 | ||
Turnout | 351 | 93.6 | +1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 375 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −36.1 | |||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +19.4 | |||
Clive succeeded to the peerage, becoming 2nd Earl of Powis and causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Thomas Alcock | 186 | 50.5 | −13.7 | |
Conservative | Henry Clive | 182 | 49.5 | +13.7 | |
Majority | 4 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 368 | 91.1 | −2.5 | ||
Registered electors | 404 | ||||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | −13.7 | |||
Elections in the 1840s
Alcock's election was declared void on petition, due to treating, on 12 May 1840, causing a by-election.[40]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Beriah Botfield | 194 | 54.8 | +19.0 | |
Whig | George Larpent | 160 | 45.2 | −19.0 | |
Majority | 34 | 9.6 | +8.7 | ||
Turnout | 354 | 83.9 | −9.7 | ||
Registered electors | 422 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +19.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Beriah Botfield | 222 | 37.2 | +19.3 | |
Conservative | James Ackers | 219 | 36.7 | +18.8 | |
Whig | Henry Salwey | 156 | 26.1 | −38.1 | |
Majority | 63 | 10.6 | +9.7 | ||
Turnout | 372 | 89.6 | −4.0 | ||
Registered electors | 415 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +19.2 | |||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +18.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Bayley Clive | 207 | 34.7 | −2.0 | |
Whig | Henry Salwey | 206 | 34.6 | +8.5 | |
Conservative | Beriah Botfield | 183 | 30.7 | −6.5 | |
Turnout | 390 (est) | 86.2 (est) | −3.4 | ||
Registered electors | 452 | ||||
Majority | 1 | 0.1 | −10.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.1 | |||
Majority | 23 | 3.9 | N/A | ||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.5 | |||
Elections in the 1850s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Clive | 250 | 40.3 | +5.6 | |
Conservative | William Powlett | 214 | 34.5 | +3.8 | |
Whig | Henry Salwey | 157 | 25.3 | −9.3 | |
Majority | 57 | 9.2 | +9.1 | ||
Turnout | 389 (est) | 86.4 (est) | +0.2 | ||
Registered electors | 450 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.1 | |||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +4.2 | |||
Clive resigned to contest the 1854 by-election in South Shropshire, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Percy Egerton Herbert | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Percy Egerton Herbert | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Beriah Botfield | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 407 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Percy Egerton Herbert | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Beriah Botfield | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 394 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1860s
Herbert resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Windsor-Clive | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Botfield's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Fraser | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Windsor-Clive | 236 | 40.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | John Edmund Severne | 209 | 35.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | William Yardley[41] | 137 | 23.5 | New | |
Majority | 72 | 12.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 360 (est) | 89.9 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 400 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections before 1832
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Edward Herbert | Unopposed | |||
Tory | Robert Clive | Unopposed | |||
Tory hold | |||||
Tory hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Edward Herbert | Unopposed | |||
Tory | Robert Clive | Unopposed | |||
Tory hold | |||||
Tory hold | |||||
Notes
- A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer).
- As with all UK Parliament constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- From 1473 to 1707 of the House of Commons of England, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801.
- A separate seat from 1832 to 1885.
- Prior to the 2009 re-organisation of local government in Shropshire, it comprised the former South Shropshire district together with the southern part of the former Bridgnorth district.
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