Ludlow (UK Parliament constituency)
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Ludlow in Shropshire.
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Location of Shropshire within England.
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County | Shropshire |
Electorate | 66,199 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Ludlow, Bridgnorth, Broseley, Clun, Bishop's Castle, Cleobury Mortimer, Much Wenlock, Craven Arms and Church Stretton |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1885 |
Member of parliament | Philip Dunne (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Ludlow, Bridgnorth and South Shropshire |
1473–1885 | |
Number of members | 1473–1868: Two 1868–1885: One |
Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Replaced by | Ludlow |
Created from | Shropshire |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | West Midlands |
Ludlow is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Philip Dunne, a Conservative.[n 2]
Contents
History
From its 1473 creation until 1885, Ludlow was a parliamentary borough.[n 3] It was represented by two burgesses until 1868, when it was reduced to one member.
The parliamentary borough was abolished in 1885, and the name transferred to the new county "division" (with lower electoral candidates' expenses and a different returning officer) whose boundaries were expanded greatly to become similar to (and a replacement to) the Southern division of Shropshire.[n 4]
The seat was long considered safe for the Conservatives with the party winning by large majorities from the 1920s until 1997 when the majority was reduced to under 6,000. When the sitting Conservative MP stood down in 2001 it was won by a Liberal Democrat. Ludlow was regained by a Conservative in the 2005 general election, held with a greatly increased majority five years later which was almost doubled in 2015.
Boundaries and profile
The Ludlow constituency is situated entirely within the county of Shropshire, in England.
It covers a large, rural area dotted with market towns, the largest of which are Ludlow and Bridgnorth (which was a borough constituency until 1885), each having a population of just over 10,000. The other towns — all with a population of under 5,000 — are Broseley, Clun, Bishop's Castle (a 'rotten borough' constituency until 1832), Cleobury Mortimer, Much Wenlock (former seat of the borough constituency of Wenlock until 1885 and notable for its part in the history of the modern Olympic Games movement), Craven Arms and Church Stretton.
On its northeast border (just beyond Broseley) is the Ironbridge Gorge (notable for its part in the Industrial Revolution), just to the south of the large new town of Telford. The Guardian encapsulates the seat in a nutshell as "Big, rural, hills and small towns, increasingly middle class."[2] Other than the Telford borough constituency, Ludlow borders onto similarly rural county constituencies, including Montgomery on the other side of the border with Wales.
The constituency covers most of the south area of Shropshire Council (without Shifnal and Albrighton).[n 5]
Extent
The most recent boundary changes took place at the 1997 general election, when a part of the Bridgnorth district was removed to The Wrekin constituency.
1983-1997: The District of South Shropshire; and the District of Bridgnorth.
1997-2010: The District of South Shropshire; and the District of Bridgnorth wards of Alveley, Bridgnorth Castle, Bridgnorth East, Bridgnorth Morfe, Bridgnorth West, Broseley, Claverley, Ditton Priors, Glazeley, Harrington, Highley, Kinlet, Much Wenlock, Morville, Stottesdon, and Worfield.
2010–present: The District of South Shropshire; and the District of Bridgnorth wards of Alveley, Bridgnorth Castle, Bridgnorth East, Bridgnorth Morfe, Bridgnorth West, Broseley East, Broseley West, Claverley, Ditton Priors, Glazeley, Harrington, Highley, Much Wenlock, Morville, Stottesdon, and Worfield.
nb. in April 2009 the districts of South Shropshire and Bridgnorth (together with their wards) were abolished; the constituency's extent however is still constituted by reference to them, and will be until the next completed review of constituencies in England.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1473–1660
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- Constituency created (1473)
MPs 1660–1868
MPs 1868–1885
- Constituency reduced to one Member (1868)
- 1868-1885 George Windsor-Clive,
- Constituency reorganized (1885)
MPs since 1885
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Philip Dunne | 26,093 | 54.3 | +1.5 | |
UKIP | David Kelly[7] | 7,164 | 14.9 | +10.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Charlotte Barnes[8] | 6,469 | 13.5 | -19.3 | |
Labour | Simon Slater[9] | 5,902 | 12.3 | +5.6 | |
Green | Janet Phillips[10] | 2,435 | 5.1 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 18,929 | 39.4 | |||
Turnout | 48,063 | 72.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -4.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Philip Dunne | 25,720 | 52.8 | +7.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Heather Kidd | 15,971 | 32.8 | -7.9 | |
Labour | Tony Hunt | 3,272 | 6.7 | -4.0 | |
UKIP | Christopher Gill | 2,127 | 4.4 | +2.7 | |
BNP | Christina Evans | 1,016 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Green | Jacqui Morrish | 447 | 0.9 | -0.9 | |
Monster Raving Loony | Alan Powell | 179 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 9,749 | 20.0 | |||
Turnout | 48,732 | 73.1 | +1.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.8 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Philip Dunne | 20,979 | 45.1 | +5.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Matthew Green | 18,952 | 40.7 | −2.5 | |
Labour | Nigel Knowles | 4,974 | 10.7 | −2.7 | |
Green | Jim Gaffney | 852 | 1.8 | −0.2 | |
UKIP | Michael Zuckerman | 783 | 1.7 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 2,027 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 46,540 | 72.1 | +4.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | 4.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrat | Matthew Green | 18,620 | 43.2 | +13.5 | |
Conservative | Martin Taylor-Smith | 16,990 | 39.4 | −3.0 | |
Labour | Nigel Knowles | 5,785 | 13.4 | −12.0 | |
Green | Jim Gaffney | 871 | 2.0 | +0.3 | |
UKIP | Phil Gutteridge | 858 | 2.0 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 1,630 | 3.8 | |||
Turnout | 43,124 | 67.9 | −7.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Christopher Gill | 19,633 | 42.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Ian Huffer | 13,724 | 29.7 | ||
Labour | Nuala O'Kane | 11,745 | 25.4 | ||
Green | Tim Andrewes | 798 | 1.7 | ||
UKIP | E Freeman-Keel | 385 | 0.8 | ||
Majority | 5,909 | 12.8 | |||
Turnout | 46,285 | 75.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Christopher Gill | 28,719 | 51.5 | -2.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | David Phillips | 14,567 | 26.1 | -4.8 | |
Labour | Mrs Beryl O. Mason | 11,709 | 21.0 | +5.9 | |
Green | Nick H. Appleton-Fox | 758 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 14,152 | 25.4 | +2.5 | ||
Turnout | 55,753 | 80.9 | +3.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.2 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Christopher Gill | 27,499 | 53.90 | ||
Liberal | D Phillips | 15,800 | 30.97 | ||
Labour | K Harrison | 7,724 | 15.14 | ||
Majority | 11,699 | 22.93 | |||
Turnout | 77.09 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Eric Cockeram | 26,278 | 55.67 | ||
Social Democratic | D Lane | 14,975 | 31.73 | ||
Labour | PM Davis | 5,949 | 12.60 | ||
Majority | 11,303 | 23.95 | |||
Turnout | 74.62 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Eric Cockeram | 20,906 | 52.78 | ||
Liberal | E Robinson | 12,524 | 31.62 | ||
Labour | IK Wymer | 5,717 | 14.43 | ||
National Front | RJ Adshead | 354 | 0.89 | ||
Independent | F Turner | 106 | 0.27 | ||
Majority | 8,382 | 21.16 | |||
Turnout | 78.57 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jasper More | 17,124 | 47.09 | ||
Liberal | E Robinson | 10,888 | 29.94 | ||
Labour | John Marek | 8,353 | 22.97 | ||
Majority | 6,236 | 17.15 | |||
Turnout | 74.79 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jasper More | 18,674 | 48.64 | ||
Liberal | E Robinson | 10,687 | 27.83 | ||
Labour | TG Martin | 9,035 | 23.53 | ||
Majority | 7,987 | 20.80 | |||
Turnout | 79.55 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jasper More | 22,104 | 54.78 | ||
Labour | David Nagington | 12,800 | 31.72 | ||
Liberal | Christopher R Oddie | 5,444 | 13.49 | ||
Majority | 9,304 | 23.06 | |||
Turnout | 73.27 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jasper More | 19,603 | 54.87 | ||
Labour | John William Gilbert | 16,123 | 45.13 | ||
Majority | 3,480 | 9.74 | |||
Turnout | 73.86 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jasper More | 17,290 | 47.0 | ||
Labour | Michael K Prendergast | 10,763 | 29.2 | ||
Liberal | John C Griffiths | 8,768 | 23.8 | ||
Majority | 6,527 | 17.7 | |||
Turnout | 36,821 | 77.55 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jasper More | 13,777 | 46.4 | ||
Liberal | Denis G Rees | 8,127 | 27.3 | ||
Labour | John Garwell | 7,812 | 26.3 | ||
Majority | 5,650 | 19.0 | |||
Turnout | 29,716 | 63.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Christopher John Holland-Martin | 21,464 | 60.3 | ||
Labour | John Garwell | 14,138 | 39.7 | ||
Majority | 7,326 | 20.6 | |||
Turnout | 35,602 | 76.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Christopher John Holland-Martin | 20,816 | 61.67 | ||
Labour | Reginald J Barker | 12,937 | 38.33 | ||
Majority | 7,879 | 23.34 | |||
Turnout | 71.75 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Christopher John Holland-Martin | 22,073 | 60.20 | ||
Labour | Reginald J Barker | 14,596 | 39.80 | ||
Majority | 7,477 | 20.39 | |||
Turnout | 77.74 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Uvedale Corbett | 22,340 | 60.52 | ||
Labour | J Williams | 14,573 | 39.48 | ||
Majority | 7,767 | 21.04 | |||
Turnout | 79.92 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Lt-Col. Uvedale Corbett | 13,928 | 54.4 | ||
Labour | Sq-Ldr. Aneurin Glanmor Parry-Jones | 6,358 | 24.8 | ||
Liberal | C Grant Cameron | 4,307 | 16.8 | ||
Independent | CE Edwards | 989 | 3.9 | ||
Majority | 7,570 | 29.6 | |||
Turnout | 71.1 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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: George Windsor-Clive
- Liberal:
- Labour:
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | George Windsor-Clive | 16,355 | 72.7 | ||
Labour | T Hardwick | 6,146 | 27.3 | ||
Majority | 10,204 | 45.4 | |||
Turnout | 22,501 | 67.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | George Windsor-Clive | 19,700 | 80.8 | ||
Labour | T Hardwick | 4,683 | 19.2 | ||
Majority | 15,017 | 61.6 | |||
Turnout | 74.4 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | George Windsor-Clive | 14,066 | 57.1 | n/a | |
Labour | T. Hardwick | 5,323 | 21.6 | n/a | |
Liberal | Arthur Alan Hanbury-Sparrow | 5,259 | 21.3 | n/a | |
Majority | 8,743 | 35.5 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 76.5 | n/a | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | n/a |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | George Windsor-Clive | unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Unionist hold | Swing | n/a |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | George Windsor-Clive | unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Unionist hold | Swing | n/a |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | George Windsor-Clive | 9,956 | 55.0 | -11.4 | |
Liberal | Edward Calcott Pryce | 6,740 | 37.2 | +3.5 | |
Labour | Percy Frederick Pollard | 1,420 | 7.8 | n/a | |
Majority | 17.8 | -14.8 | |||
Turnout | 73.0 | +1.4 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | -7.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Ivor Miles Windsor-Clive | 11,785 | 66.4 | ||
National Liberal | Edward Calcott Pryce | 5,979 | 33.7 | ||
Majority | 5,808 | 32.6 | |||
Turnout | 71.6 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Ivor Miles Windsor-Clive | unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Unionist hold | Swing | n/a |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | ‡Capt. Sir Beville Stanier | unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Unionist hold | Swing | n/a |
‡ endorsed by the Coalition Government
See also
Notes and references
- Notes
- ↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer).
- ↑ As with all UK Parliament constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- ↑ From 1473 to 1707 of the House of Commons of England, 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.
- ↑ A separate seat from 1832 to 1885.
- ↑ Prior to the 2009 re-organisation of local government in Shropshire, it comprised the former South Shropshire district together with the southern part of the former Bridgnorth district.
- References
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- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 4)[self-published source][better source needed]
- ↑ http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/Ludlow/
- ↑ Ludlow Advertiser
- ↑ Liberal Democrats
- ↑ West Midlands Labour
- ↑ West Midlands Greens
- ↑ Shropshire Council
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- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1949
Sources
- UK Polling Report Ludlow constituency
- The Guardian Ludlow constituency profile and election results
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- Accuracy disputes from March 2012
- Articles lacking reliable references from March 2012
- Wikipedia articles incorporating an LRPP-MP template with two unnamed parameters
- Incomplete lists from August 2008
- Parliamentary constituencies in Shropshire
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1473
- Ludlow