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    Shrewsbury, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (4 July 2024), Julia Buckley (The Labour Party) won Shrewsbury, with a majority of 11,355 votes on a turnout of 67.31%.

    At the Local Elections 1972 (4 May 1972), 11 seats on Shrewsbury were filled: The Labour Party 5, Conservative Party 4 and The Liberal Party 2. The Labour Party won the most seats contested.

    Area type
    constituency
    Within
    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    19
    Wards / divisions
    16
    Shrewsbury: seats won by party at each election
    ElectionDateSeats won by party
    Local Elections 19724 May 1972The Labour Party 5, Conservative Party 4, The Liberal Party 2
    Local Elections 197113 May 1971The Labour Party 6, Conservative Party 3, The Liberal Party 2
    Local Elections 19698 May 1969Conservative Party 10, LIB 1
    Local Elections 195413 May 1954Conservative Party 6, The Labour Party 5
    Local Elections 195110 May 1951Conservative Party 10, The Labour Party 1
    Shrewsbury: UK General Election 2024Turnout 67.31%, electorate 76,599
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Julia BuckleyThe Labour Party22,93244.5%Yes
    Daniel Robert KawczynskiConservative Party11,57722.5%No
    Victor Charles David ApplegateReform UK7,52414.6%No
    Alex WagnerLiberal Democrats6,72213%No
    Julian David Geoffrey DeanGreen Party2,3874.6%No
    Chris BovillEnglish Democrats2410.5%No
    James Grimshaw GollinsIndependent1770.3%No
    Shrewsbury: UK General Election 03 May 1979
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    John Langford-HoltConservative Party23,54848.6%Yes
    Alan Walker LaurieLiberal Democrats13,36427.6%No
    John BishtonThe Labour Party11,55823.8%No
    Shrewsbury: UK General Election 10 Oct 1974Turnout 73.4%
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Sir John Langford-HoltConservative Party19,06443.1%Yes
    William MarshThe Liberal Party13,64230.9%No
    D W WoodvineThe Labour Party11,50426%No
    Shrewsbury: UK General Election 28 Feb 1974
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Sir John Anthony Langford-HoltConservative Party21,09544.4%Yes
    William MarshLiberal Democrats14,91431.4%No
    Derek William WoodvineThe Labour Party11,53624.3%No
    Shrewsbury: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Sir John Anthony Langford-HoltConservative Party22,61953.9%Yes
    Peter KentThe Labour Party13,41331.9%No
    Ian BrodieLiberal Democrats5,96014.2%No
    Shrewsbury: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Sir John Anthony Langford-HoltConservative Party17,56945.2%Yes
    Thomas S PritchardThe Labour Party14,60337.6%No
    William MarshLiberal Democrats6,66017.2%No
    Shrewsbury: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Sir John Anthony Langford-HoltConservative Party18,51748.3%Yes
    James O MurphyThe Labour Party12,65833%No
    Geoffrey K RobertsLiberal Democrats7,18018.7%No
    Shrewsbury: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    John Langford-HoltConservative Party19,97053%Yes
    Kenneth V RussellThe Labour Party11,33830.1%No
    Harold ShawLiberal Democrats6,38716.9%No
    Shrewsbury: UK General Election 26 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    John Langford-HoltConservative Party21,31960.8%Yes
    Geoffrey AllenThe Labour Party13,72639.2%No
    Shrewsbury: UK General Election 25 Oct 1951
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    John Langford-HoltConservative Party21,50359.3%Yes
    Robert Bowen CantThe Labour Party14,73540.7%No
    Shrewsbury: UK General Election 23 Feb 1950
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    John Langford-HoltConservative Party18,47049.7%Yes
    Robert Bowen CantThe Labour Party12,54233.8%No
    Norman Walter ElliottLiberal Democrats6,12616.5%No
    Shrewsbury: UK General Election 05 Jul 1945
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    John Langford-HoltConservative Party15,17444.4%Yes
    Stanley Norman ChapmanThe Labour Party10,58031%No
    Arthur Strettell Comyns CarrLiberal Democrats8,41224.6%No

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