The Wrekin (UK Parliament constituency)
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| The Wrekin County constituency |
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| The Wrekin shown within Shropshire, and Shropshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1997 |
| MP: | Mark Pritchard |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Shropshire |
| EP constituency: | West Midlands |
The Wrekin is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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[edit] Boundaries
The Wrekin is a mixed constituency that wraps around the New Town of Telford, before stretching out to the Staffordshire border. Most of the constituency is covered by Telford and Wrekin Borough, including the towns of Wellington, Newport and the fairly suburban northern reaches of Telford (including Donnington). A small but significant area is in the Bridgnorth local government district and contains the town of Shifnal and the large village of Albrighton, along with a cluster of Wolverhampton commuter villages and RAF Cosford.
Boundary changes to realign the constituency boundaries to fit with the borough's new wards will result in the removal of Ketley.
The Wrekin should not be confused with the old Wrekin constituency.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1997 – 2005: Peter Bradley, Labour
- 2005 – present: Mark Pritchard, Conservative
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: The Wrekin | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Mark Pritchard | 18,899 | 41.9 | +3.5 | |
| Labour | Peter Bradley | 17,957 | 39.9 | −7.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Tomlinson | 6,608 | 14.7 | +3.3 | |
| UK Independence | Bruce Lawson | 1,590 | 3.5 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 942 | 2.1 | |||
| Turnout | 45,054 | 67.0 | +3.9 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +5.4 | |||
| General Election 2001: The Wrekin | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Peter Bradley | 19,532 | 47.1 | +0.1 | |
| Conservative | Jacob Rees-Mogg | 15,945 | 38.4 | -1.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Jenkins | 4,738 | 11.4 | -1.4 | |
| UK Independence | Denis Brookes | 1,275 | 3.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,587 | 8.7 | |||
| Turnout | 41,490 | 63.1 | -12.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: The Wrekin | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Peter Bradley | 21,243 | 46.9 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Peter Bruinvels | 18,218 | 40.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Jenkins | 5,807 | 12.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,025 | N/A | |||
| Turnout | 76.6 | N/A | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
