County Shropshire Type of constituency Borough constituency | Number of members One Replaced by Shrewsbury and Atcham | |
Number of members 1290–1885: Two
1885–1918: One | ||
Shrewsbury was a parliamentary constituency in England, centred on the town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire.
Contents
- Boundaries
- Borough of Shrewsbury
- Elections in the 1880s
- Elections in the 1910s
- Elections in the 1940s
- References
It was founded in 1290 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. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, its representation was reduced to one Member of Parliament (MP).
The parliamentary borough was abolished at with effect from the 1918 general election, and the name transferred to a new county constituency. It was abolished in 1983 and renamed Shrewsbury and Atcham.
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.
Boundaries
1918-1950: The Municipal Borough of Shrewsbury, and the Rural Districts of Atcham and Chirbury.
1950-1983: The Municipal Borough of Shrewsbury, and the Rural District of Atcham.
Borough of Shrewsbury
Elections in the 1880s
Representation reduced to one Member
Elections in the 1910s
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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
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;
The outbreak of World War II in September 1939 caused general elections to be suspended until 1945.