Shrewsbury (UK Parliament constituency)


Shrewsbury was a parliamentary constituency in England, centred on the town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire.
It was founded in 1290 as parliamentary borough, returning two members to the House of Commons of England until 1707, 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 to 1885. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, its representation was reduced to one Member of Parliament.
The parliamentary borough was abolished at with effect from the 1918 general election, and the name transferred to a new county constituency. It was abolished in 1983 and renamed Shrewsbury and Atcham.
Famous MPs have included Sir Philip Sidney in 1581, Robert Clive from 1761 to his death in 1774, and Benjamin Disraeli in 1841-47.

Boundaries

1918–1950: The Borough of Shrewsbury, and the Rural Districts of Atcham and Chirbury.
1950–1974: The Borough of Shrewsbury, and the Rural District of Atcham.
1974–1983: As prior but with redrawn boundaries.

Members of Parliament

Borough of Shrewsbury

MPs 1660–1885

MPs 1885–1918

Shrewsbury division of Shropshire

MPs 1918–1983

Election results

Elections in the 1830s

Elections in the 1840s

Elections in the 1850s

Elections in the 1860s

Slaney's death caused a by-election.

Elections in the 1870s

Clement's death caused a by-election.

Elections in the 1880s

Cotes was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
Representation reduced to one Member

Elections in the 1890s

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1910s

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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

Elections in the 1930s

Elections in the 1940s

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;
The outbreak of World War II in September 1939 caused general elections to be suspended until 1945.

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1970s