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Shrewsbury
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Your member of parliament
Julia Buckley
LabourLabour won Shrewsbury at the 2024 general election with a majority of 11,355 votes, or 22.0 points. A swing of 11.0 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 469 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 181.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 22.0 points, which is larger than 469 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 11,355 votes.
Majority
11,355
22.0% of votes cast.
Turnout
67.3%
+7.6 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
51,560 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julia BuckleyElected | Labour | 22,932 | 44.5% | +10.8 |
| Daniel Kawczynski | Conservative | 11,577 | 22.5% | -1.3 |
| Victor Applegate | Reform UK | 7,524 | 14.6% | +0.3 |
| Alex Wagner | Liberal Democrat | 6,722 | 13.0% | +0.8 |
| Julian Dean | Green Party | 2,387 | 4.6% | -1.8 |
| Chris Bovill | English Democrats | 241 | 0.5% | +0.4 |
| James Gollins | Independent | 177 | 0.3% | -1.7 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. 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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