# The Wrekin (UK Parliament constituency)

The Wrekin is a constituency in the House of Commons of the British Parliament, located in the county of Shropshire in the West Midlands of England. It has existed continuously since its creation by the Representation of the People Act 1918, and is named after a prominent landmark hill in the area, The Wrekin. It has been represented by the Labour and Conservative parties since the 1920s, a post held since 2005 by Conservative MP Mark Pritchard.

## Boundaries and boundary changes

1918–1950: The Borough of Wenlock, the Urban Districts of Dawley, Newport, Oakengates, and Wellington, and the Rural Districts of Newport, Shifnal, and Wellington.
When originally constituted, the constituency, with a population of 71,352, was the largest division of Shropshire created in the 1918 boundary changes.
1950–1983: The Urban Districts of Dawley, Newport, Oakengates, and Wellington, and the Rural Districts of Shifnal and Wellington.
1983–1997: The District of The Wrekin wards of Arleston, Brookside, College, Cuckoo Oak, Dawley Magna, Donnington, Donnington Wood, Dothill, Ercall, Hadley, Haygate, Hollinswood/Randlay, Ironbridge (The Gorge), Ketley, Ketley Bank, Langley, Lawley, Leegomery, Lilleshall, Madeley, Malinslee, Park, Priorslee, Stirchley, Wombridge, Woodside, Wrockwardine, and Wrockwardine Wood.
In the Third Periodical Review of the Boundary Commission, which took effect for the 1983 general election, the constituency was redefined after major local government changes. This redefinition resulted in approximately one quarter of the electorate being removed to North Shropshire (Newport) and Ludlow (Shifnal).
1997–2010: The District of The Wrekin wards of Arleston, Church Aston, College, Donnington, Donnington Wood, Dothill and Park, Edgmond, Ercall, Ercall Magna, Hadley, Haygate, Ketley, Leegomery, Lilleshall, Newport East, Newport North, Newport West, and Wrockwardine, and the District of Bridgnorth wards of Albrighton, Idsall, Manor, and Sheriffhales.
Parliament approved major boundary changes which took effect at the 1997 general election, which created a new constituency containing and named after the town of Telford, before which Telford had been one of the largest elements of The Wrekin. The new Telford constituency took 62.9% of the electorate of The Wrekin leaving the remaining 37.1% to constitute a revised constituency of The Wrekin that incorporated areas previously within North Shropshire and Ludlow (mainly comprising areas which had previously been in the constituency prior to 1983).
2010–2024: The Borough of Telford and Wrekin wards of Apley Castle, Arleston, Church Aston and Lilleshall, College, Donnington, Dothill, Edgmond, Ercall, Ercall Magna, Hadley and Leegomery, Haygate, Muxton, Newport East, Newport North, Newport South, Newport West, Park, Shawbirch, and Wrockwardine, and the District of Bridgnorth wards of Albrighton South, Donington and Albrighton North, Shifnal Idsall, Shifnal Manor, and Shifnal Rural.
Boundary changes to realign the constituency boundaries to fit with the borough's most recent ward revisions resulted in the removal of Ketley to the constituency of Telford for the 2010 general election.
2024–present: Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies (based on local authority wards in place on 1 December 2020) and taking into account a further local government boundary review in the Borough of Telford and Wrekin which came into effect in May 2023, the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:
* The County of Shropshire electoral divisions of: Albrighton; Cheswardine; Hodnet; Shifnal North; Shifnal South and Cosford.
* The Borough of Telford and Wrekin wards of: Admaston & Bratton; Apley Castle; Arleston & College; Church Aston & Lilleshall; Donnington (nearly all); Edgmond; Ercall; Ercall Magna; Hadley & Leegomery; Haygate & Park; Lawley (small part); Muxton; Newport East; Newport North; Newport South; Newport West; Shawbirch & Dothill; Wrockwardine.
The electoral divisions of Hodnet and Cheswardine were added from the North Shropshire constituency and there was a small adjustment in the Telford and Wrekin Borough.
In its initial proposals, the boundary commission put forward the new name for the constituency of "Wellington and Newport"; this met with opposition locally and was dropped in the revised proposals.
The area almost encircles Telford, a 'New Town', encompassing much of the rural parts of the Telford and Wrekin borough, in which most of the constituency is. Its major settlements include: Wellington, Newport and Shifnal, as well as the suburban northern reaches of Telford (including Donnington). A small but significant area relates to the former Bridgnorth local government district (now part of the unitary Shropshire) and contains RAF Cosford and a number of commuter villages along the M54 motorway: the civil parishes of Sheriffhales, Shifnal, Tong, Boscobel, Albrighton, Donington and Boningale make up the non-Telford and The Wrekin-administered portion.

## Constituency Profile

The constituency is in the east of Shropshire, specifically around The Wrekin hill, therefore in undulating country within fast road (and some rail) commuters' reach of the West Midlands, Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent.
Unemployment claimants were in November 2012 lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 3.1% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.

## History
### Political history

The seat saw a first winning candidate from the Labour Party relatively early in its history, in 1923. The seat alternated between the two largest modern parties eight times between 1923 and 1979.
In more recent history, reflecting the growing population of Telford and the rich iron smelting, railway and mining industries as major historic employers in the area, the seat was more Labour-leaning than the national average but still marginal, being represented by a Conservative for the first eight years of the Thatcher ministry and then (from 1987) returning a Labour member, who was moved to a new Telford seat in 1997, and another Labour member until 2005, followed by the present Conservative who was elected that year. The Conservative majority at the 2024 election was 883 votes.

### Most prominent members in Parliament

Gerald Fowler (Labour) reached the frontbenches of government as the Minister for Education and Science from 1969 to 1970, again in 1974 and 1976 and as Minister for the Privy Council Office from 1974 to 1976.
Anthony Trafford (Conservative) went on after serving as MP to serve as a health minister, from the House of Lords in 1989.
Bruce Grocott (Labour) went on, after serving as MP for the newly created neighbouring seat from 1997 to 2001, to serve as the Government's Chief Whip in the House of Lords for six years.

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | Whip | Notes |
| 1918 | Sir Charles Henry | Coalition Liberal | MP for Wellington to 1918 |
| Feb 1920 | Charles Palmer | Independent Unionist |
| 1920 | Charles Palmer | Independent Parliamentary Group |
| Nov 1920 | Sir Charles Townshend | Independent Parliamentary Group | |
| 1922 | Howard Stransom Button | Unionist | |
| 1923 | Henry Nixon | Labour | |
| 1924 | Thomas Oakley | Unionist | |
| 1929 | Edith Picton-Turbervill | Labour | |
| 1931 | James Baldwin-Webb | Conservative | |
| 1941 | Arthur Colegate | Conservative | MP for Burton 1950–55 |
| 1945 | Ivor Owen Thomas | Labour | |
| 1955 | William Yates | Conservative | MP for Holt in the Australian House of Representatives 1975–80 |
| 1966 | Gerald Fowler | Labour | |
| 1970 | Anthony Trafford | Conservative | |
| 1974 | Gerald Fowler | Labour | |
| 1979 | Warren Hawksley | Conservative | MP for Halesowen and Stourbridge 1992–97 |
| 1987 | Bruce Grocott | Labour | MP for Telford 1997–2001 |
| 1997 | Peter Bradley | Labour | |
| 2005 | Mark Pritchard | Conservative | |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: The Wrekin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Pritchard | 16,320 | 32.6 | –32.1 |
| | Labour | Roh Yakobi | 15,437 | 30.9 | +6.6 |
| | Reform UK | Richard Leppington | 9,920 | 19.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Lowe | 4,757 | 9.5 | +1.5 |
| | Green | Patrick McCarthy | 3,028 | 6.1 | +3.2 |
| | Independent | Chris Shipley | 558 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 883 | 1.8 | −36.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,020 | 63.4 | –5.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 78,942 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -19.4 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: The Wrekin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Pritchard | 31,029 | 63.5 | +8.1 |
| | Labour | Dylan Harrison | 12,303 | 25.2 | –10.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Janke | 4,067 | 8.3 | +5.6 |
| | Green | Tim Dawes | 1,491 | 3.0 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,726 | 38.3 | +19.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,890 | 69.2 | –3.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +9.5 | |
General election 2017: The Wrekin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Pritchard | 27,451 | 55.4 | 5.7 |
| | Labour | Dylan Harrison | 17,887 | 36.1 | 10.1 |
| | UKIP | Denis Allen | 1,656 | 3.3 | 13.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rod Keyes | 1,345 | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| | Green | Pat McCarthy | 804 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| | Independent | Fay Easton | 380 | 0.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,564 | 19.3 | 4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,523 | 72.2 | 3.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.2 | |
General election 2015: The Wrekin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Pritchard | 22,579 | 49.7 | 2.0 |
| | Labour | Katrina Gilman | 11,836 | 26.0 | 1.1 |
| | UKIP | Jill Seymour | 7,620 | 16.8 | 12.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rod Keyes | 1,959 | 4.3 | 13.1 |
| | Green | Cath Edwards | 1,443 | 3.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,743 | 23.7 | 3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,437 | 68.9 | 1.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.55 | |
General election 2010: The Wrekin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Pritchard | 21,922 | 47.7 | 5.6 |
| | Labour Co-op | Paul Kalinauckas | 12,472 | 27.1 | 12.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alyson Cameron-Daw | 8,019 | 17.4 | 2.4 |
| | UKIP | Malcolm Hurst | 2,050 | 4.5 | 0.9 |
| | BNP | Susan Harwood | 1,505 | 3.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,450 | 20.6 | 18.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,968 | 70.1 | 3.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.9 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: The Wrekin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Pritchard | 18,899 | 41.9 | 3.5 |
| | Labour | Peter Bradley | 17,957 | 39.9 | 7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Tomlinson | 6,608 | 14.7 | 3.3 |
| | UKIP | Bruce Lawson | 1,590 | 3.5 | 0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 942 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,054 | 67.0 | 3.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 5.4 | |
General election 2001: The Wrekin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Bradley | 19,532 | 47.1 | 0.2 |
| | Conservative | Jacob Rees-Mogg | 15,945 | 38.4 | 1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Jenkins | 4,738 | 11.4 | 1.4 |
| | UKIP | Denis Brookes | 1,275 | 3.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,587 | 8.7 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,490 | 63.1 | 13.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.95 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: The Wrekin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Bradley | 21,243 | 46.9 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Bruinvels | 18,218 | 40.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Jenkins | 5,807 | 12.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,025 | 6.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,268 | 76.6 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Note: although The Wrekin was a Labour-held seat in the previous Parliament, boundary changes removed many Labour-leaning areas that now fall in the neighbouring seat of Telford, which Bruce Grocott decided to contest in 1997 instead of the new Wrekin seat. These changes made it notionally a Conservative seat, hence this is a gain rather than a hold.
General election 1992: The Wrekin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bruce Grocott | 33,865 | 48.3 | 5.5 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Holt | 27,217 | 38.8 | 1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony West | 8,032 | 11.5 | 5.1 |
| | Green | Robert Saunders | 1,008 | 1.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,648 | 9.5 | 7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,122 | 77.1 | 1.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.6 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: The Wrekin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bruce Grocott | 27,681 | 42.8 | 6.1 |
| | Conservative | Warren Hawksley | 26,225 | 40.6 | 1.6 |
| | SDP | George Cook | 10,737 | 16.6 | 7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,456 | 2.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,643 | 78.3 | 2.8 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 2.3 | |
General election 1983: The Wrekin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Warren Hawksley | 22,710 | 39.0 | 6.6 |
| | Labour | Bruce Grocott | 21,379 | 36.7 | 7.5 |
| | SDP | Mark Biltcliffe | 14,208 | 24.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,331 | 2.3 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,297 | 75.5 | 2.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.45 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: The Wrekin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Warren Hawksley | 32,672 | 45.6 | +7.8 |
| | Labour | Gerald Fowler | 31,707 | 44.2 | −4.5 |
| | Liberal | R. Yarnell | 7,331 | 10.2 | −3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 965 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,710 | 78.4 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: The Wrekin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gerald Fowler | 30,385 | 48.7 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | Philip Banks | 23,547 | 37.8 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal | Wally Dewsnip | 8,442 | 13.5 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,838 | 10.9 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,374 | 74.5 | −6.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: The Wrekin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gerald Fowler | 30,642 | 46.3 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Trafford | 24,121 | 36.4 | −14.1 |
| | Liberal | Ian George Powney | 11,487 | 17.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,521 | 9.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,250 | 80.8 | +2.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
General election 1970: The Wrekin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Trafford | 26,282 | 50.5 | +1.4 |
| | Labour | Gerald Fowler | 25,764 | 49.5 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 518 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,046 | 78.8 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: The Wrekin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gerald Fowler | 23,692 | 50.9 | +8.2 |
| | Conservative | William Yates | 22,846 | 49.1 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 846 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,538 | 81.3 | −0.7 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
General election 1964: The Wrekin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Yates | 21,765 | 48.7 | −4.9 |
| | Labour | Donald Bruce | 19,078 | 42.7 | −3.7 |
| | Liberal | John Nicholas Davies | 3,839 | 8.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,687 | 6.0 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,682 | 82.0 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: The Wrekin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Yates | 22,030 | 53.6 | +3.0 |
| | Labour | Donald Bruce | 19,052 | 46.4 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,978 | 7.2 | +6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,082 | 84.20 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1955: The Wrekin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Yates | 19,019 | 50.6 | +3.9 |
| | Labour | Ivor Owen Thomas | 18,541 | 49.4 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 478 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,560 | 80.1 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election 1951: The Wrekin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ivor Owen Thomas | 20,109 | 52.4 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative | John Cordle | 18,305 | 46.7 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,804 | 4.7 | −2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,414 | 83.1 | +1.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1950: The Wrekin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ivor Owen Thomas | 19,730 | 53.7 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative | F.G. Bibbings | 17,039 | 46.3 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,691 | 7.4 | −5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,769 | 81.3 | +9.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: The Wrekin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ivor Owen Thomas | 22,453 | 56.3 | +14.2 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Colegate | 17,422 | 43.7 | −14.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,031 | 12.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,875 | 72.3 | −6.2 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
1941 The Wrekin by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Colegate | 9,946 | 53.2 | 4.7 |
| | Ind. Conservative | Noel Pemberton Billing | 7,121 | 38.1 | New |
| | Independent | Arthur Patrick Kennedy | 1,638 | 8.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,825 | 15.1 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,705 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

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: James Baldwin-Webb
* Labour: Ivor Owen Thomas
General election 1935: The Wrekin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Baldwin-Webb | 20,665 | 57.9 | −3.2 |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Garratt | 15,040 | 42.1 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,625 | 15.8 | −6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,705 | 78.5 | −4.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1931: The Wrekin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Baldwin-Webb | 22,258 | 61.1 | +25.5 |
| | Labour | Edith Picton-Turbervill | 14,162 | 38.9 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,096 | 22.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,420 | 83.2 | +6.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: The Wrekin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edith Picton-Turbervill | 14,569 | 44.4 | 0.0 |
| | Unionist | Thomas Oakley | 11,707 | 35.6 | 20.1 |
| | Liberal | W. E. Boyes | 6,575 | 20.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,862 | 8.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,851 | 76.7 | 2.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 42,823 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | 10.1 | |
General election 1924: The Wrekin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Thomas Oakley | 14,003 | 55.7 | 8.9 |
| | Labour | Henry Nixon | 11,132 | 44.4 | 8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,871 | 11.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,135 | 74.2 | 8.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,866 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Labour | Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | 2.5 | |
General election 1923: The Wrekin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Henry Nixon | 11,657 | 53.2 | 5.6 |
| | Unionist | Arthur Nicholas Fielden | 10,274 | 46.8 | 5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,383 | 6.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,931 | 66.0 | 1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,253 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | 5.6 | |
General election 1922: The Wrekin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Howard Button | 11,652 | 52.4 | New |
| | Labour | Richard Edward Jones | 10,603 | 47.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,049 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,255 | 67.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 32,844 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Ind. Parliamentary Group | Unionist gain from Ind. Parliamentary Group | Swing | N/A | |
The Wrekin by-election, November 1920 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ind. Parliamentary Group | Charles Townshend | 14,565 | 57.9 | 17.2 |
| | Labour | Charles Duncan | 10,600 | 42.1 | 3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,965 | 15.8 | 13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,165 | 78.3 | 7.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 32,053 | | |
| | Ind. Parliamentary Group hold | Ind. Parliamentary Group hold | Swing | | |
The Wrekin by-election, February 1920 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ind. Parliamentary Group | Charles Palmer | 9,267 | 40.7 | New |
| | Labour | Charles Duncan | 8,729 | 38.4 | New |
| C | Liberal | John Bayley | 4,750 | 20.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 538 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,746 | 71.0 | N/A |
| | Ind. Parliamentary Group gain from Liberal | Ind. Parliamentary Group gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: The Wrekin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Liberal | Charles Henry | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||