Shrewsbury and Atcham (UK Parliament constituency)
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Shrewsbury and Atcham County constituency |
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Shrewsbury and Atcham shown within Shropshire, and Shropshire shown within England | |
Created: | 1983 |
MP: | Daniel Kawczynski |
Party: | Conservative |
Type: | House of Commons |
County: | Shropshire |
EP constituency: | West Midlands |
Shrewsbury and Atcham is a constituency (and a borough - see Shrewsbury and Atcham) 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 county of England.
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[edit] Geography
The constituency exactly mirrors that of the Shrewsbury and Atcham borough. At its heart lies the town of Shrewsbury. It is a generally rural constituency.
[edit] Member of Parliament
Year | Member | Party | |
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1983 | Derek Conway | Conservative | |
1997 | Paul Marsden | Labour | |
2005 | Daniel Kawczynski | Conservative |
[edit] Election results
General Election 2005: Shrewsbury and Atcham | |||||
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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 | |
UK Independence | Peter Lewis | 1,349 | 2.7 | −0.5 | |
Green | Emma Bullard | 1,138 | 2.3 | +0.4 | |
Independent (politician) | James Gollins | 126 | 0.3 | −0.2 | |
Seeks A Worldwide Online Participatory Directory | Nigel Harris | 84 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,808 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 50,296 | 84.2 | +17.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +5.4 |
General Election 2001: Shrewsbury and Atcham | |||||
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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 | |
UK Independence | Henry Curteis | 1,620 | 3.2 | +2.4 | |
Green | Emma Bullard | 931 | 1.9 | N/A | |
Independent (politician) | James Gollins | 258 | 0.5 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 3,579 | 7.2 | |||
Turnout | 49,909 | 66.6 | -8.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |