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Telford (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 52°40′41″N 2°26′56″W / 52.678°N 2.449°W / 52.678; -2.449
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Telford
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Map of constituency
Boundary of Telford in West Midlands region
CountyShropshire
Electorate65,938 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created1997
Member of ParliamentLucy Allan (Independent)
SeatsOne
Created fromThe Wrekin

Telford is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Lucy Allan, formerly a Conservative,[n 2] but now independent after being suspended by the Party in May 2024.

Boundaries

Telford is made up of several old industrial towns to the north of the River Severn and on the eastern flanks of the Wrekin (including Madeley, Dawley and the small townships in the Ironbridge Gorge) and numerous New Town developments including Woodside. However, not all of the Telford New Town developments are in the constituency; the northern parts and some western areas (including the town of Wellington) which pre-dates Telford, are in The Wrekin constituency.

All of the constituency is covered by Telford and Wrekin Council.

2010–present: The Borough of Telford and Wrekin wards of Brookside, Cuckoo Oak, Dawley Magna, Horsehay and Lightmoor, Ironbridge Gorge, Ketley and Oakengates, Lawley and Overdale, Madeley, Malinslee, Priorslee, St George's, The Nedge, Woodside, Wrockwardine Wood, and Trench.

1997–2010: The District of The Wrekin wards of Brookside, Cuckoo Oak, Dawley Magna, Hollinswood/Randlay, Ironbridge (The Gorge), Ketley Bank, Langley, Lawley, Madeley, Malinslee, Priorslee, Stirchley, Wombridge, Woodside, and Wrockwardine Wood.

Boundary changes to realign the constituency boundaries to fit with the borough's most recent ward revisions resulted in the addition of Ketley (from the constituency of The Wrekin) for the 2010 general election.

2024-: Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the constituency has been composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

  • The Borough of Telford and Wrekin wards of: Brookside; Dawley & Aqueduct; Horsehay & Lightmoor; Ironbridge Gorge; Ketley & Overdale; Madeley & Sutton Hill; Malinslee & Dawley Bank; Oakengates & Ketley Bank; Priorslee; St. Georges; The Nedge; Woodside; Wrockwardine Wood & Trench.[2]

Minor change to align the boundaries with those of revised wards and to bring the electorate within the permitted range.

Following a further local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023,[3][4] the constituency will now comprise the following wards of the Borough of Telford and Wrekin from the next general election:

  • Brookside; Dawley & Aqueduct; Horsehay & Lightmoor; Ironbridge Gorge; Ketley; Lawley (most); Madeley & Sutton Hill; Malinslee & Dawley Bank; Oakengates & Ketley Bank; Overdale & The Rock; Priorslee; St. Georges; The Nedge; Woodside; Wrockwardine Wood & Trench; and a very small part of Donnington.[5]

Constituency profile

The constituency is generally urban and covers Telford New Town. There is a significant technology sector.[6] Residents are slightly poorer than the UK average.[7]

History

Created from the more rural Wrekin constituency for the 1997 general election, Telford was continuously held by the Labour Party, with a change in candidate in 2001, until the 2015 general election when the Conservatives took the seat from David Wright. Bruce Grocott was its first-ever MP, serving for the first four years. In 2010 Wright's majority fell to a marginal figure of 981 votes, and he lost in 2015 by 730 votes[8] – one of the small number of Conservative gains from Labour in that election, which in turn helped to give the Conservatives an overall parliamentary majority. The seat was retained by Lucy Allan in 2017 with an almost identical majority of 720, and again by Allan in December 2019 with a majority of 10,941, one of the most significant Conservative marginal seat holds in that election.[9]

Members of Parliament

Election Member[10] Party
1997 Bruce Grocott Labour
2001 David Wright Labour
2015 Lucy Allan Conservative
May 2024 Independent

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Telford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform UK Alan Adams[11]
Green John Adams[12]
Conservative Hannah Campbell[13]
Labour Shaun Davies[14]
Liberal Democrats Jo McKenna[15]
Majority
Turnout

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Telford[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lucy Allan 25,546 59.7 +11.0
Labour Katrina Gilman 14,605 34.1 –13.0
Liberal Democrats Shana Roberts 2,674 6.2 +4.1
Majority 10,941 25.6 +25.0
Turnout 42,825 62.1 –4.2
Conservative hold Swing +12.0
Results of UK House of Commons seat Telford, created in 1997, since 2005.
General election 2017: Telford[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lucy Allan 21,777 48.7 +9.1
Labour Kuldip Sahota 21,057 47.1 +9.3
Liberal Democrats Susan King 954 2.1 −0.2
Green Luke Shirley 898 2.0 –0.3
Majority 720 1.6 –0.2
Turnout 44,686 66.3 +4.9
Conservative hold Swing –0.1
General election 2015: Telford[18][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lucy Allan 16,094 39.6 +3.3
Labour David Wright 15,364 37.8 –0.9
UKIP Denis Allen 7,330 18.0 +12.1
Green Peter Hawkins 930 2.3 New
Liberal Democrats Ian Croll 927 2.3 –13.2
Majority 730 1.8 N/A
Turnout 40,645 61.4 –2.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +2.1
General election 2010: Telford[20][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Wright 15,974 38.7 –9.5
Conservative Tom Biggins 14,996 36.3 +3.2
Liberal Democrats Phillip Bennion 6,399 15.5 +1.4
UKIP Denis Allen 2,428 5.9 +1.2
BNP Phil Spencer 1,513 3.7 New
Majority 978 2.4 –13.4
Turnout 41,313 63.5 +4.8
Labour hold Swing –6.3

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Telford[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Wright 16,506 48.3 –6.3
Conservative Stella Kyriazis 11,100 32.5 +5.1
Liberal Democrats Ian Jenkins 4,941 14.4 +1.5
UKIP Tom McCartney 1,659 4.9 +1.3
Majority 5,406 15.8 –11.4
Turnout 34,206 57.7 +5.7
Labour hold Swing –5.7
General election 2001: Telford[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Wright 16,854 54.6 –3.2
Conservative Andrew Henderson 8,471 27.4 0.0
Liberal Democrats Sallyann Wiggin 3,983 12.9 +1.1
UKIP Nicola Brookes 1,098 3.6 New
Socialist Alliance Michael Jeffries 469 1.5 New
Majority 8,383 27.2 –3.2
Turnout 30,875 52.0 –13.6
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Telford[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bruce Grocott 21,456 57.8
Conservative Bernard Gentry 10,166 27.4
Liberal Democrats Nathaniel Green 4,371 11.8
Referendum Christopher Morris 1,119 3.0
Majority 11,290 30.4
Turnout 37,112 65.6
Labour win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

  1. ^ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 8 West Midlands region.
  3. ^ LGBCE. "Telford and Wrekin | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  4. ^ "The Telford & Wrekin (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
  5. ^ "New Seat Details - Telford". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  6. ^ UK Polling Report http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/telford/
  7. ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Telford
  8. ^ "Surprise result as Labour stalwart Wright loses out to Conservative candidate Allan". Shropshire Star. 8 May 2015. p. 5.Election 2015 report.
  9. ^ "Conservatives hold Shropshire seats". BBC News. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  10. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 1)
  11. ^ "Telford Constituency - Alan Adams". Reform UK. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Full list of all Green Party candidates at the next general election". Bright Green. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Conservatives announce new candidate for Telford seat at next election". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Candidate for Telford". Labour Party. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Telford". BBC News. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Telford Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  17. ^ "Shrewsbury & Atcham Parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
  18. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  19. ^ "BBC NEWS – Election 2015 – Telford". BBC News.
  20. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  21. ^ "BBC NEWS – Election 2010 – Telford". BBC News.
  22. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  23. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  24. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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