England · Constituency
North Shropshire
Covers Ellesmere · Market Drayton · Whitchurch
Photograph shows Market Drayton, a town in this constituency, not the whole of North Shropshire.
Your member of parliament
Helen Morgan
Liberal DemocratLiberal Democrat won North Shropshire at the 2024 general election with a majority of 15,311 votes, or 30.9 points. A swing of 15.4 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 563 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 87.
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How safe is this seat?
Very safe
A majority of 30.9 points, which is larger than 563 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Liberal Democrat finished ahead of Conservative by 15,311 votes.
Majority
15,311
30.9% of votes cast.
Turnout
63.9%
+4.2 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
49,594 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen MorganElected | Liberal Democrat | 26,214 | 52.9% | +40.6 |
| Simon Baynes | Conservative | 10,903 | 22.0% | -1.7 |
| Mark Whittle | Reform UK | 7,687 | 15.5% | +1.2 |
| Natalie Rowley | Labour | 3,423 | 6.9% | -26.8 |
| Craig Emery | Green Party | 1,234 | 2.5% | -3.9 |
| Samuel Cladingbowl | Independent | 133 | 0.3% | -1.8 |
Very safe. Won by more than thirty points. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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