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North Shropshire — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

North Shropshire was won by Liberal Democrat at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 15,311 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in North Shropshire from 1832 to 2024.

This constituency elected more than one MP at once in some years. Before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (and in a shrinking number of boroughs through 1948), most UK constituencies elected two or more MPs together by "multi-member plurality" (block vote): each elector could cast one vote per available seat, and the top vote-getters overall were all elected. In those elections below, "Elected" lists every MP returned, "Votes" is the count that secured the last seat, and "Majority" is the gap between that seat and the first candidate who missed out.

Full Election History, 1832–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 Rowland Hill (Conservative); John Cotes (Whig) 2,117 41.7% (top seat) William Ormsby-Gore (Conservative) 72 (1.0 pts) 76.3%
1835 Rowland Hill (Conservative); William Ormsby-Gore (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1837 Rowland Hill (Conservative); William Ormsby-Gore (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1841 Rowland Hill (Conservative); William Ormsby-Gore (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1847 Edward James Herbert (Conservative); William Ormsby-Gore (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1852 John Whitehall Dod (Conservative); William Ormsby-Gore (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1857 John Whitehall Dod (Conservative); Rowland Hill (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1859 John Ralph Ormsby-Gore (Conservative); Rowland Clegg Hill (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1865 John Ralph Ormsby-Gore (Conservative); Charles Henry Cust (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1868 John Ralph Ormsby-Gore (Conservative); George Cecil Orlando Bridgeman (Conservative) 3,403 38.2% (top seat) Richard George Jebb (Liberal) 991 (10.5 pts) 61.9%
1874 John Ralph Ormsby-Gore (Conservative); George Cecil Orlando Bridgeman (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1880 Stanley Leighton (Conservative); George Cecil Orlando Bridgeman (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1983 John Biffen (Conservative) 28,496 53.4% David John Evans (Liberal) 11,667 (21.9 pts) 72.7%
1987 John Biffen (Conservative) 30,385 52.2% John Gordon Smith (Liberal) 14,415 (24.8 pts) 75.5%
1992 John Biffen (Conservative) 32,443 50.5% Henry John Stevens (Liberal Democrat) 16,211 (25.2 pts) 77.7%
1997 Owen Paterson (Conservative) 20,730 40.2% Ian Lucas (Labour) 2,195 (4.3 pts) 72.7%
2001 Owen Paterson (Conservative) 22,631 48.6% Mike Ion (Labour) 6,241 (13.4 pts) 63.1%
2005 Owen Paterson (Conservative) 23,061 49.6% Sandra Samuels (Labour) 11,020 (23.7 pts) 63.3%
2010 Owen Paterson (Conservative) 26,692 51.5% Ian Croll (Liberal Democrat) 15,828 (30.5 pts) 65.8%
2015 Owen Paterson (Conservative) 27,041 51.4% Graeme Currie (Labour) 16,494 (31.4 pts) 66.8%
2017 Owen Paterson (Conservative) 33,642 60.5% Graeme Currie (Labour) 16,355 (29.4 pts) 69.2%
2019 Owen Paterson (Conservative) 35,444 62.7% Graeme Currie (Labour) 22,949 (40.6 pts) 68.1%
2024 Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat) 26,214 52.9% Simon Baynes (Conservative) 15,311 (30.9 pts) 64.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rowland Hill Conservative 2,98141.7% Yes
John Cotes Whig 2,11729.6% Yes
William Ormsby-Gore Conservative 2,04528.6% No

1835 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rowland Hill Conservative Unopposed Yes
William Ormsby-Gore Conservative Unopposed Yes

1837 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rowland Hill Conservative Unopposed Yes
William Ormsby-Gore Conservative Unopposed Yes

1841 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rowland Hill Conservative Unopposed Yes
William Ormsby-Gore Conservative Unopposed Yes

1847 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward James Herbert Conservative Unopposed Yes
William Ormsby-Gore Conservative Unopposed Yes

1852 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Whitehall Dod Conservative Unopposed Yes
William Ormsby-Gore Conservative Unopposed Yes

1857 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Whitehall Dod Conservative Unopposed Yes
Rowland Hill Conservative Unopposed Yes

1859 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Ralph Ormsby-Gore Conservative Unopposed Yes
Rowland Clegg Hill Conservative Unopposed Yes

1865 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Ralph Ormsby-Gore Conservative Unopposed Yes
Charles Henry Cust Conservative Unopposed Yes

1868 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Ralph Ormsby-Gore Conservative 3,60238.2% Yes
George Cecil Orlando Bridgeman Conservative 3,40336.1% Yes
Richard George Jebb Liberal 2,41225.6% No

1874 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Ralph Ormsby-Gore Conservative Unopposed Yes
George Cecil Orlando Bridgeman Conservative Unopposed Yes

1880 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanley Leighton Conservative Unopposed Yes
George Cecil Orlando Bridgeman Conservative Unopposed Yes

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Biffen Conservative 28,49653.4% Yes
David John Evans Liberal 16,82931.6% No
Helen Jones Labour 7,86014.7% No
John Lowbridge Phillimore Independent for Referendum 1350.3% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Biffen Conservative 30,38552.2% Yes
John Gordon Smith Liberal 15,97027.4% No
Robert James Hawkins Labour 11,86620.4% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Biffen Conservative 32,44350.5% Yes
Henry John Stevens Liberal Democrat 16,23225.3% No
Robert James Hawkins Labour 15,55024.2% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Owen Paterson Conservative 20,73040.2% Yes
Ian Lucas Labour 18,53536.0% No
John Stevens Liberal Democrat 10,48920.4% No
Denis Allen Referendum Party 1,7643.4% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Owen Paterson Conservative 22,63148.6% Yes
Mike Ion Labour 16,39035.2% No
Ben Jephcott Liberal Democrat 5,94512.8% No
David Trevanion UKIP 1,1652.5% No
Russell Maxfield Independent 3890.8% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Owen Paterson Conservative 23,06149.6% Yes
Sandra Samuels Labour 12,04125.9% No
Steve Bourne Liberal Democrat 9,17519.7% No
Ian Smith UKIP 2,2334.8% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Owen Paterson Conservative 26,69251.5% Yes
Ian Croll Liberal Democrat 10,86420.9% No
Ian McLaughlan Labour 9,40618.1% No
Sandra List UKIP 2,4324.7% No
Phillip Reddall BNP 1,6673.2% No
Steve Boulding Green 8081.6% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Owen Paterson Conservative 27,04151.4% Yes
Graeme Currie Labour 10,54720.1% No
Andrea Allen UKIP 9,26217.6% No
Tom Thornhill Liberal Democrat 3,1486.0% No
Duncan Kerr Green 2,5754.9% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Owen Paterson Conservative 33,64260.5% Yes
Graeme Currie Labour 17,28731.1% No
Tom Thornhill Liberal Democrat 2,9485.3% No
Duncan Kerr Green 1,7223.1% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Owen Paterson Conservative 35,44462.7% Yes
Graeme Currie Labour 12,49522.1% No
Helen Morgan Liberal Democrat 5,64310.0% No
John Adams Green 1,7903.2% No
Robert Jones Shropshire Party 1,1412.0% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Helen Morgan Liberal Democrat 26,21452.9% Yes
Simon Baynes Conservative 10,90322.0% No
Mark Whittle Reform UK 7,68715.5% No
Natalie Rowley Labour 3,4236.9% No
Craig Emery Green 1,2342.5% No
Samuel Cladingbowl Independent 1330.3% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1832: Conservative margin 1.0 pts 1868: Conservative margin 10.5 pts 1983: Conservative margin 21.9 pts 1987: Conservative margin 24.8 pts 1992: Conservative margin 25.2 pts 1997: Conservative margin 4.3 pts 2001: Conservative margin 13.4 pts 2005: Conservative margin 23.7 pts 2010: Conservative margin 30.5 pts 2015: Conservative margin 31.4 pts 2017: Conservative margin 29.4 pts 2019: Conservative margin 40.6 pts 2024: Liberal Democrat margin 30.9 pts 1832 1868 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

North Shropshire has been contested at 23 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Whig, Liberal Democrat.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won North Shropshire in the 2024 general election?

Liberal Democrat won North Shropshire in 2024 with 26,214 votes (52.9%), a majority of 15,311 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won North Shropshire since 1832?

Since 1832, North Shropshire has been won by: Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Whig.

What was the closest result in North Shropshire?

The closest result on record for North Shropshire was 1832, when Conservative beat Conservative by just 72 votes (1.0 percentage points).

Did North Shropshire ever elect more than one MP at a time?

Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, North Shropshire elected multiple MPs at once in some elections on this page (a system called multi-member plurality, or 'block vote'), each voter casting one vote per available seat.

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