# Shrewsbury (UK Parliament constituency)

Shrewsbury is a parliamentary constituency in England, centred on the town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire. It has been represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2024 by Julia Buckley.
A constituency for the town has existed since the 13th century. It was nominally abolished for the 1983 general election, being replaced by Shrewsbury and Atcham. The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies re‑established a constituency with the name of "Shrewsbury", with this taking effect from the 2024 general election.

## Boundaries
### Historic

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.

### Current

The re-established constituency is composed of the following:
* The County of Shropshire electoral divisions of: Abbey; Bagley; Battlefield; Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton; Belle Vue; Bowbrook; Castlefields and Ditherington; Copthorne; Harlescott; Longden; Loton; Meole; Monkmoor; Porthill; Quarry and Coton Hill; Radbrook; Rea Valley; Sundorne; Tern; Underdale.
It comprises the wards of its predecessor Shrewsbury and Atcham, with the exception of the Burnell and Severn Valley wards which were transferred to the re-established constituency of South Shropshire.

## History

Shrewsbury was founded in 1295 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.
Famous MPs have included Sir Philip Sidney in 1581, Robert Clive (known as 'Clive of India') from 1761 to his death in 1774, and Benjamin Disraeli (later Prime Minister) in 1841–47. By the mid eighteenth century Shrewsbury was known as an independent constituency. The right of election was vested in resident burgesses paying scot and lot. By 1722 the number of voters exceeded 1300 but Parliament sharply reduced the number by excluding parts of Shrewsbury from the parliamentary borough.
Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, its representation was reduced to one Member of Parliament (MP). The parliamentary borough was abolished with effect from the 1918 general election, and the name transferred to a new county constituency. The constituency was renamed Shrewsbury and Atcham, but continued with the exact same boundaries as had been in effect from 1974-1983.
The seat was re-established from wards that had comprised Shrewsbury and Atcham as part of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies. This took effect from the 2024 United Kingdom general election. The constituency was won by Julia Buckley, who became the first Labour Party MP to represent the constituency under its name of Shrewsbury, as well as the first woman to represent the seat under either of its names.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs since 2024

Constituency re-established from Shrewsbury and Atcham in 2024
| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2024 | Julia Buckley | Labour |

### MPs 1295-1983
#### Borough of Shrewsbury
##### MPs 1295–1660

Constituency created in 1295
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
| 1386 | Robert Grafton | Hugh Wigan |
| 1388 (Feb) | Hugh Wigan | Robert Thornes |
| 1388 (Sep) | Robert Grafton | Hugh Wigan |
| 1390 (Jan) | Robert Grafton | Thomas Pride |
| 1390 (Nov) | |
| 1391 | Hugh Wigan | Thomas Pride |
| 1393 | Thomas Pride | Thomas Game |
| 1394 | Thomas Pride | Hugh Wigan |
| 1395 | Richard Aldescote | Roger Thornes |
| 1397 (Jan) | Thomas Skinner | John Geoffrey |
| 1397 (Sep) | |
| 1399 | Nicholas Gerard | Thomas Berwick |
| 1401 | |
| 1402 | Thomas Pride | Roger Thornes |
| 1404 (Jan) | Thomas Pride | Simon Tour |
| 1404 (Oct) | |
| 1406 | John Perle | Robert Thornes |
| 1407 | Thomas Pride | John Scriven |
| 1410 | Robert Thornes | Roger Thornes |
| 1411 | Thomas Pride | John Whithiford |
| 1413 (Feb) | |
| 1413 (May) | David Holbache | Urian St Pierre |
| 1414 (Apr) | Thomas Pride | ? |
| 1414 (Nov) | Robert Horseley | William Horde |
| 1415 | William Horde | John Shotton |
| 1416 (Mar) | William Horde | John Beget |
| 1416 (Oct) | William Horde | Robert Horseley |
| 1417 | William Horde | David Holbache |
| 1419 | Roger Corbet (died 1430) | David Rathbone |
| 1420 | Robert Whitcombe | Richard Bentley |
| 1421 (May) | Urian St Pierre | Robert Whitcombe |
| 1421 (Dec) | William Horde | Robert Whitcombe |
| 1510 | Roger Thornes | Thomas Knight |
| 1512 | Thomas Kynaston | Thomas Trentham |
| 1515 | Sir Thomas Kynaston | Thomas Trentham |
| 1523 | Edmund Cole | Adam Mytton |
| 1529 | Robert Dudley alias Sutton | Adam Mytton |
| 1536 | Robert Dudley alias Sutton | Adam Mytton |
| 1539 | Nicholas Purcell | Robert Thornes |
| 1542 | Adam Mytton | Richard Mytton |
| 1545 | Nicholas Purcell | Edward Hosier |
| 1547 | Reginald Corbet | John Evans |
| 1553 (Mar) | Nicholas Purcell | George Leigh |
| 1553 (Oct) | Reginald Corbet | Nicholas Purcell |
| 1554 (Apr) | Richard Mytton | Nicholas Purcell |
| 1554 (Nov) | Thomas Mytton | George Leigh |
| 1555 | Reginald Corbet | Nicholas Purcell |
| 1558 | Nicholas Purcell | George Leigh |
| 1558–9 | Robert Ireland | George Leigh |
| 1562–3 | Robert Ireland | Richard Purcell |
| 1571 | George Leigh | Robert Ireland |
| 1572 (Apr) | Richard Purcell | George Leigh, died and replaced January 1581 by Philip Sidney |
| 1584 (Nov) | Thomas Owen | Richard Barker |
| 1586 (Oct) | Reginald Scriven | Thomas Harris |
| 1588 (Oct) | Reginald Scriven | Andrew Newport |
| 1593 | Reginald Scriven | Robert Wright |
| 1597 | Reginald Scriven | Roger Owen |
| 1601 (Oct) | Reginald Scriven | John Barker |
| 1604 | Richard Barker | Francis Tate |
| 1614 | Lewis Prowde | Francis Berkeley |
| 1621 | Sir Richard Newport | Francis Berkeley |
| 1624 | Francis Berkeley | Thomas Owen |
| 1625 | Sir William Owen | Thomas Owen |
| 1626 | Sir William Owen | Thomas Owen |
| 1628 | Sir William Owen | Thomas Owen |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | No Parliaments summoned |
| 1640 (Apr) | Francis Newport | Thomas Owen |
| 1640 (Nov) | Francis Newport | William Spurstow |
| 1645 | Thomas Hunt | William Massam |
| 1648 | Thomas Hunt | William Massam |
| 1653 | Shrewsbury not represented in Barebones Parliament | Shrewsbury not represented in Barebones Parliament |
| 1654 | Richard Cheshire | Humphrey Mackworth |
| 1656 | Samuel Jones | Humphrey Mackworth |
| 1658 | William Jones | Humphrey Mackworth |

##### MPs 1660–1885

| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party |
| 1660 | Samuel Jones | | Thomas Jones | |
| 1661 | Robert Leighton | | Thomas Jones | |
| 1677 | Robert Leighton | | Sir Richard Corbet | |
| 1679 | Edward Kynaston | | Sir Richard Corbet | |
| 1685 | Edward Kynaston | | Sir Francis Edwardes, 1st Baronet | |
| 1689 | Hon. Andrew Newport | Tory | Sir Francis Edwardes, 1st Baronet | |
| 1690 | Hon. Andrew Newport | Tory | Richard Mytton | |
| 1694 | Hon. Andrew Newport | Tory | John Kynaston | |
| 1698 | Richard Mytton | | John Kynaston | |
| 1709 | vacant | | Sir Edward Leighton | |
| January 1710 | Thomas Jones | | Sir Edward Leighton | |
| October 1710 | Edward Cressett | | Richard Mytton | |
| 1713 | Edward Cressett | | Thomas Jones | |
| 1714 | Edward Cressett | | Corbet Kynaston | |
| February 1715 | Thomas Jones | | Corbet Kynaston | |
| November 1715 | Andrew Corbet | | Corbet Kynaston | |
| 1722 | Richard Lyster | | Corbet Kynaston | |
| 1723 | Sir Richard Corbet | | Orlando Bridgeman | |
| 1727 | Richard Lyster | | Sir John Astley | |
| 1734 | William Kinaston | | Sir Richard Corbet | |
| 1749 by-election | Thomas Hill | | Sir Richard Corbet | |
| 1754 | Thomas Hill | | Robert More | |
| 1761 | Thomas Hill | | Robert Clive | Tory |
| 1768 | Noel Hill | | Robert Clive | Tory |
| 1774 | Charlton Leighton | Tory | Robert Clive | Tory |
| March 8, 1775 | William Pulteney | Whig | Robert Clive | Tory |
| March 17, 1775 | William Pulteney | Whig | John Corbet | Tory |
| 1780 | William Pulteney | Whig | Sir Charlton Leighton | Tory |
| 1784 by-election | William Pulteney | Whig | John Hill | Tory |
| 1796 | William Pulteney | Whig | William Hill | Tory |
| 1805 by-election | John Hill | Tory | William Hill | Tory |
| 1806 | Henry Grey Bennet | Whig | William Hill | Tory |
| 1807 | Thomas Jones | Tory | William Hill | Tory |
| 1811 by-election | Henry Grey Bennet | Whig | William Hill | Tory |
| 1812 | Henry Grey Bennet | Whig | Sir Rowland Hill | Tory |
| 1814 by-election | Henry Grey Bennet | Whig | Richard Lyster | Tory |
| 1819 by-election | Henry Grey Bennet | Whig | John Mytton | Tory |
| 1820 | Henry Grey Bennet | Whig | Panton Corbett | Tory |
| 1826 | Robert Aglionby Slaney | Whig | Panton Corbett | Tory |
| 1830 | Robert Aglionby Slaney | Whig | Richard Jenkins | Tory |
| 1832 | Robert Aglionby Slaney | Whig | Sir John Hanmer | Tory |
| 1834 | Robert Aglionby Slaney | Whig | Sir John Hanmer | Conservative |
| 1835 | John Cressett-Pelham | Conservative | Sir John Hanmer | Conservative |
| 1837 | Richard Jenkins | Conservative | Robert Aglionby Slaney | Whig |
| 1841 | George Tomline | Conservative | Benjamin Disraeli | Conservative |
| 1847 | Edward Holmes Baldock | Conservative | Robert Aglionby Slaney | Whig |
| 1852 | Edward Holmes Baldock | Conservative | George Tomline | Peelite |
| 1857 | Robert Aglionby Slaney | Whig | George Tomline | Peelite |
| 1859 | Robert Aglionby Slaney | Liberal | George Tomline | Liberal |
| 1862 by-election | Henry Robertson | Liberal | George Tomline | Liberal |
| 1865 | William James Clement | Liberal | George Tomline | Liberal |
| 1868 | William James Clement | Liberal | James Figgins | Conservative |
| 1870 by-election | Douglas Straight | Conservative | James Figgins | Conservative |
| 1874 | Charles Cecil Cotes | Liberal | Henry Robertson | Liberal |
| 1885 | Representation reduced to one Member | Representation reduced to one Member | Representation reduced to one Member | Representation reduced to one Member |

##### MPs 1885–1918

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | James Watson | Conservative |
| 1892 | Henry David Greene | Conservative |
| 1906 | Sir Clement Lloyd Hill | Conservative |
| 1913 by-election | George Butler Lloyd | Conservative |
| 1918 | Borough abolished, name transferred to new county division | Borough abolished, name transferred to new county division |

#### Shrewsbury division of Shropshire
##### MPs 1918–1983

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1918 | George Butler Lloyd | Coalition Conservative |
| 1922 | Dudley Ryder | Conservative |
| 1923 | Joseph Sunlight | Liberal |
| 1924 | Dudley Ryder | Conservative |
| 1929 | Arthur Duckworth | Conservative |
| 1945 | Sir John Langford-Holt | Conservative |
| 1983 | constituency abolished: see Shrewsbury and Atcham | constituency abolished: see Shrewsbury and Atcham |

## Election results
### Election results 2024–present
#### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Shrewsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Julia Buckley | 22,932 | 44.3 | +9.0 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Kawczynski | 11,577 | 22.4 | −26.9 |
| | Reform UK | Victor Applegate | 7,524 | 14.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Wagner | 6,722 | 13.0 | +2.2 |
| | Green | Julian Dean | 2,387 | 4.6 | +1.4 |
| | English Democrat | Chris Bovill | 241 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | James Gollins | 177 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,355 | 22.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,765 | 67.6 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +18.0 | |
* Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative) ― Incumbent MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham

### Election results 1830–1983
#### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Shrewsbury (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Richard Jenkins | 754 | 42.8 |
| | Whig | Robert Aglionby Slaney | 563 | 32.0 |
| | Tory | Panton Corbett | 445 | 25.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 974 | c. 81.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 1,200 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 191 | 10.8 |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 118 | 6.7 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |
General election 1831: Shrewsbury (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Robert Aglionby Slaney | 178 | 30.7 | −1.3 |
| | Tory | Richard Jenkins | 175 | 30.2 | −12.6 |
| | Tory | Thomas Boycott | 124 | 21.4 | −3.9 |
| | Radical | Richard Potter | 103 | 17.8 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 309 | c. 25.8 | c. −55.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 1,200 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | 0.5 | −6.2 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | +3.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51 | 8.8 | −2.0 |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | −5.7 | |
General election 1832: Shrewsbury (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tory | John Hanmer | 808 | 36.1 | +5.9 |
| | Whig | Robert Aglionby Slaney | 797 | 35.6 | +4.9 |
| | Tory | John Cressett-Pelham | 634 | 28.3 | +6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,314 | 76.7 | c. +50.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,714 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 0.5 | −8.3 |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | +1.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 163 | 7.3 | +6.8 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −4.0 | |
General election 1835: Shrewsbury (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Hanmer | 761 | 38.7 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | John Cressett-Pelham | 629 | 32.0 | +3.7 |
| | Whig | Robert Aglionby Slaney | 578 | 29.4 | −6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51 | 2.6 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | c. 984 | c. 77.5 | c. +0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,270 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.9 | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +3.4 | |
General election 1837: Shrewsbury (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Jenkins | 700 | 27.0 | −11.7 |
| | Whig | Robert Aglionby Slaney | 697 | 26.9 | +12.2 |
| | Conservative | John Cressett-Pelham | 655 | 25.3 | −6.7 |
| | Whig | Francis Dashwood | 537 | 20.7 | +6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,312 | 89.1 | c. +11.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,473 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | 0.1 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −10.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42 | 1.6 | N/A |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.7 | |

#### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Shrewsbury (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Tomline | 793 | 28.7 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Disraeli | 785 | 28.4 | +3.1 |
| | Whig | Love Jones-Parry | 605 | 21.9 | −5.0 |
| | Whig | Christopher Temple | 578 | 20.9 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 180 | 6.5 | +6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,384 | 88.5 | −0.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,666 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.1 | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +2.8 | |
General election 1847: Shrewsbury (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Holmes Baldock | 769 | 34.3 | −22.8 |
| | Whig | Robert Aglionby Slaney | 743 | 33.1 | −9.7 |
| | Peelite | George Tomline | 732 | 32.6 | +3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,122 (est) | 62.2 (est) | −26.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,805 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | 1.2 | −5.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −12.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | −5.8 | |

#### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Shrewsbury (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Peelite | George Tomline | 1,159 | 49.7 | +17.1 |
| | Conservative | Edward Holmes Baldock | 736 | 31.5 | −2.8 |
| | Radical | Augustus Robinson | 438 | 18.8 | −14.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,167 (est) | 70.0 (est) | +7.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,666 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 423 | 18.2 | N/A |
| | Peelite gain from Whig | Peelite gain from Whig | Swing | +12.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 298 | 12.7 | +11.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.2 | |
General election 1857: Shrewsbury (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Peelite | George Tomline | 706 | 29.0 | −20.7 |
| | Whig | Robert Aglionby Slaney | 695 | 28.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | John Walter Huddleston | 548 | 22.5 | +13.1 |
| | Conservative | Richard Phibbs | 484 | 19.9 | +10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,217 (est) | 75.2 (est) | +5.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,617 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 0.4 | −17.8 |
| | Peelite hold | Peelite hold | Swing | −16.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 147 | 6.1 | N/A |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
General election 1859: Shrewsbury (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Aglionby Slaney | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | George Tomline | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,635 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

#### Elections in the 1860s

Slaney's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 2 June 1862: Shrewsbury (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Robertson | 671 | 64.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Richard Banner Oakeley | 361 | 34.6 | New |
| | Ind. Conservative | Henry Atkins | 10 | 1.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 310 | 29.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,042 | 69.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,506 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1865: Shrewsbury (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William James Clement | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | George Tomline | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,533 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 1868: Shrewsbury (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William James Clement | 1,840 | 43.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | James Figgins | 1,751 | 40.9 | New |
| | Liberal | Robert Crawford | 685 | 16.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,014 (est) | 89.1 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,620 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89 | 2.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,066 | 24.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |

#### Elections in the 1870s

Clement's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 21 Sep 1870: Shrewsbury (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Douglas Straight | 1,291 | 50.7 | +9.8 |
| | Liberal | Charles Cecil Cotes | 1,253 | 49.3 | −9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38 | 1.4 | −23.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,544 | 75.2 | −13.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,381 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.8 | |
General election 1874: Shrewsbury (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Cecil Cotes | 1,672 | 28.1 | −14.9 |
| | Liberal | Henry Robertson | 1,561 | 26.2 | +10.2 |
| | Conservative | James Figgins | 1,388 | 23.3 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Douglas Straight | 1,328 | 22.3 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 173 | 2.9 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,975 (est) | 82.2 (est) | −6.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,620 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −8.6 | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.0 | |

#### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Shrewsbury (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Cecil Cotes | 1,945 | 27.7 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal | Henry Robertson | 1,884 | 26.8 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Scoble | 1,622 | 23.1 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | Francis Needham | 1,568 | 22.3 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 262 | 3.7 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,510 (est) | 91.3 (est) | +9.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,846 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −0.1 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.3 | |
Cotes was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 10 May 1880: Shrewsbury (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Cecil Cotes | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
Representation reduced to one Member
General election 1885: Shrewsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Watson | 2,244 | 59.7 | +14.1 |
| | Liberal | Charles Waring | 1,512 | 40.3 | −14.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 732 | 19.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,756 | 90.9 | −0.4 (est) |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,131 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +14.2 | |
General election 1886: Shrewsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Watson | 1,826 | 59.0 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal | Maurice Jones | 1,269 | 41.0 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 557 | 18.0 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,095 | 74.9 | −16.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,131 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.7 | |

#### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Shrewsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry David Greene | 1,979 | 55.7 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal | James Brend Batten | 1,573 | 44.3 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 406 | 11.4 | −6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,552 | 83.4 | +8.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,258 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.3 | |
General election 1895: Shrewsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry David Greene | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

#### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Shrewsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry David Greene | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1906: Shrewsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Clement Lloyd Hill | 2,395 | 55.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Edward Hemmerde | 1,955 | 44.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 440 | 10.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,350 | 92.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,709 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Shrewsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Clement Lloyd Hill | 2,596 | 56.6 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal | John Haworth Whitworth | 1,994 | 43.4 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 602 | 13.2 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,590 | 94.0 | +1.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,882 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.5 | |
General election December 1910: Shrewsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Clement Lloyd Hill | 2,423 | 56.6 | 0.0 |
| | Lib-Lab | Thomas Pace | 1,855 | 43.4 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 568 | 13.2 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,278 | 87.6 | −6.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,882 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.0 | |
1913 Shrewsbury by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | George Butler Lloyd | 2,412 | 58.3 | +1.7 |
| | Independent | James Robert Morris | 1,727 | 41.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 685 | 16.6 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,139 | 81.0 | −6.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,107 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
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: George Lloyd
* Liberal:
General election 1918: Shrewsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | George Butler Lloyd | 9,826 | 63.9 | +7.3 |
| | Labour | Arthur Taylor | 5,542 | 36.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,284 | 27.8 | +14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,368 | 60.4 | −27.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 25,459 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

#### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Shrewsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Dudley Ryder | 10,999 | 53.9 | −10.0 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Sunlight | 9,401 | 46.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,598 | 7.8 | −20.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,400 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
General election 1923: Shrewsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Joseph Sunlight | 11,097 | 51.3 | +5.2 |
| | Unionist | Dudley Ryder | 10,548 | 48.7 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 549 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,645 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Unionist | Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +5.2 | |
General election 1924: Shrewsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Dudley Ryder | 13,220 | 55.6 | +6.9 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Sunlight | 8,945 | 37.6 | −13.7 |
| | Labour | David Baxter Lawley | 1,614 | 6.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,275 | 18.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,779 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +10.3 | |
General election 1929: Shrewsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Arthur Duckworth | 14,586 | 48.6 | −7.0 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Sunlight | 11,794 | 39.3 | +1.7 |
| | Labour | A A Beach | 3,662 | 12.2 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,792 | 9.3 | −8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,042 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −4.4 | |

#### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Shrewsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Duckworth | 18,505 | 60.8 | +12.2 |
| | Liberal | Elizabeth Morgan | 9,358 | 30.8 | −8.5 |
| | Labour | Edward Porter | 2,567 | 8.4 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,147 | 30.0 | +20.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,430 | 82.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1935: Shrewsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Duckworth | 18,401 | 65.7 | +4.9 |
| | Labour | Cecil Poole | 9,606 | 34.3 | +25.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,795 | 31.4 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,007 | 74.2 | −8.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

#### 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;
* Conservative: Arthur Duckworth
* Liberal: John Share Jones
* Labour: Stanley Norman Chapman
The outbreak of World War II in September 1939 caused general elections to be suspended until 1945.
General election 1945: Shrewsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Langford-Holt | 15,174 | 44.4 | −21.3 |
| | Labour | Stanley Norman Chapman | 10,580 | 31.0 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Comyns Carr | 8,412 | 24.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,594 | 13.4 | −18.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,166 | 73.0 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

#### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Shrewsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Langford-Holt | 18,470 | 49.7 | +5.3 |
| | Labour | Robert Cant | 12,542 | 33.8 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal | Norman Elliott | 6,126 | 16.5 | −8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,928 | 15.9 | +2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,138 | 83.9 | +11.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1951: Shrewsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Langford-Holt | 21,503 | 59.3 | +9.6 |
| | Labour | Robert Cant | 14,735 | 40.7 | +6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,768 | 18.6 | +2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,238 | 80.7 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1955: Shrewsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Langford-Holt | 21,319 | 60.8 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Allen | 13,726 | 39.2 | –1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,593 | 21.6 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,045 | 77.5 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1959: Shrewsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Langford-Holt | 19,970 | 53.0 | –7.8 |
| | Labour | Kenneth V Russell | 11,338 | 30.1 | –9.1 |
| | Liberal | Harold Shaw | 6,387 | 16.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,632 | 22.9 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,695 | 80.5 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

#### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Shrewsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Langford-Holt | 18,517 | 48.3 | –4.7 |
| | Labour | James O Murphy | 12,658 | 33.0 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Keith Roberts | 7,180 | 18.7 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,859 | 15.3 | −7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,355 | 78.2 | −2.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1966: Shrewsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Langford-Holt | 17,569 | 45.2 | –3.1 |
| | Labour | Thomas S Pritchard | 14,603 | 37.6 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal | William Marsh | 6,660 | 17.2 | –1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,966 | 7.6 | −7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,832 | 76.5 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

#### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Shrewsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Langford-Holt | 22,619 | 53.9 | +8.7 |
| | Labour | Peter A Kent | 13,413 | 31.9 | –5.7 |
| | Liberal | Ian R Brodie | 5,960 | 14.2 | –3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,206 | 22.0 | +14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,992 | 73.1 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Shrewsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Langford-Holt | 21,095 | 44.4 | –9.5 |
| | Liberal | William Marsh | 14,914 | 31.4 | +17.2 |
| | Labour | D.W. Woodvine | 11,536 | 24.3 | –7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,181 | 13.0 | −9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,545 | 79.8 | +6.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Shrewsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Langford-Holt | 19,064 | 43.1 | –1.3 |
| | Liberal | William Marsh | 13,642 | 30.9 | –0.5 |
| | Labour | D.W. Woodvine | 11,504 | 26.0 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,422 | 12.2 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,210 | 73.4 | −6.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1979: Shrewsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Langford-Holt | 23,548 | 48.6 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal | A. Laurie | 13,364 | 27.6 | –3.3 |
| | Labour | J. Bishton | 11,558 | 23.9 | –2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,184 | 21.0 | +8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,470 | 76.7 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |