Telford (UK Parliament constituency)

Telford
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Telford in West Midlands region
County	Shropshire
Electorate	65,938 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of Parliament	Shaun Davies (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	The Wrekin

Telford is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Shaun Davies of the Labour Party^{[n 2]}.

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.

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.

2010–2024: 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.

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–present: The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies resulted in a slight boundary adjustment to accommodate changes in ward boundaries. Following a further local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023,^[2][3] the constituency now comprises the following wards of the Borough of Telford and Wrekin from the 2024 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.^[4]

Constituency profile

The constituency is generally urban and covers Telford New Town. There is a significant technology sector.^[5] Residents are slightly poorer than the UK average.^[6]

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^[7] – 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 2019 with a majority of 10,941, one of the most significant Conservative marginal seat holds in that election.^[8]

In June 2023 Allan announced she would not stand at the forthcoming general election,^[9] and in May 2024, 3 days before the end of her term, she was suspended from the Conservative Party for publicly supporting the Reform UK candidate, Alan Adams.^[10] The subsequent election was won by Shaun Davies of the Labour Party, with a majority of 8,102 over Adams who beat the Conservative candidate into third place.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[11]	Party
	1997	Bruce Grocott	Labour
	2001	David Wright	Labour
	2015	Lucy Allan	Conservative
	May 2024		Independent
	2024	Shaun Davies	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Telford^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shaun Davies	18,212	44.7	+10.4
	Reform UK	Alan Adams	10,110	24.8	N/A
	Conservative	Hannah Campbell	8,728	21.4	–38.0
	Green	John Adams	2,120	5.2	+5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jo McKenna	1,560	3.8	−2.4
Majority			8,102	19.9	−5.7
Turnout			40,730	55.4	–6.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Telford^[13]

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^[14]

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^[15]^[16]

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^[17]^[18]

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^[19]

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^[20]

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^[21]

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

• Parliamentary constituencies in Shropshire
• List of parliamentary constituencies in West Midlands (region)

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. LGBCE. "Telford and Wrekin | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
3. "The Telford & Wrekin (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
4. "New Seat Details - Telford". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
5. UK Polling Report http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/telford/
6. Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Telford
7. "Surprise result as Labour stalwart Wright loses out to Conservative candidate Allan". Shropshire Star. 8 May 2015. p. 5.Election 2015 report.
8. "Conservatives hold Shropshire seats". BBC News. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
9. "Telford MP Lucy Allan to stand down at next election". BBC News. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
10. "MP suspended after endorsing Reform UK candidate". BBC. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
11. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 1)
12. "Telford". BBC News. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
13. "Telford Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
14. "Shrewsbury & Atcham Parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
15. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
16. "BBC NEWS – Election 2015 – Telford". BBC News.
17. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
18. "BBC NEWS – Election 2010 – Telford". BBC News.
19. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
20. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
21. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

External links

• Telford UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
• Telford UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
• Telford UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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