Recent Members of Parliament History
Members of Parliament elected at each general election since 1992 for each constituency in the county. The present-day incumbent MPs are shown in bold.
| Constituency | 1992 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludlow | CON Christopher Gill | LD Matthew Green | CON Philip Dunne | ||
| North Shropshire | CON John Biffen | CON Owen Paterson | |||
| Shrewsbury & Atcham | CON Derek Conway | LAB Paul Marsden | LD Paul Marsden† | CON Daniel Kawczynski | |
| Telford‡ | LAB Bruce Grocott | LAB Bruce Grocott | LAB David Wright | ||
| The Wrekin‡ | LAB Peter Bradley | CON Mark Pritchard | |||
† Paul Marsden won the 2001 election as a Labour Party candidate but defected to the Liberal Democrats and remained with that party for much of the following Parliament.
‡ The Wrekin (historic UK Parliament constituency) was split at the 1997 election, into The Wrekin and Telford constituencies.
Read more about this topic: Parliamentary Constituencies In Shropshire
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