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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

Election | Member[11] | Party

|
|

| 1997 | Bruce Grocott | Labour
| 2001 | David Wright | Labour
| 2015 | Lucy Allan | Conservative
| May 2024 | Independent
| 2024 | Shaun Davies | Labour

## Elections

[edit]

### Elections in the 2020s

[edit]

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

[edit]

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 | 41,310  | 63.5  | +4.8
| Labour hold | Swing | –6.3  |

### Elections in the 2000s

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

## Notes

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

* 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

* v
* t
* e

Constituencies in the West Midlands (57)

Labour (37)|

* Birmingham Edgbaston
* Birmingham Erdington
* Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
* Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
* Birmingham Ladywood
* Birmingham Northfield
* Birmingham Selly Oak
* Birmingham Yardley
* Burton and Uttoxeter
* Cannock Chase
* Coventry East
* Coventry North West
* Dudley
* Halesowen
* Lichfield
* Newcastle-under-Lyme
* North Warwickshire and Bedworth
* Nuneaton
* Redditch
* Rugby
* Shrewsbury
* Smethwick
* Stafford
* Stoke-on-Trent Central
* Stoke-on-Trent North
* Stoke-on-Trent South
* Stourbridge
* Tamworth
* Telford
* Tipton and Wednesbury
* Walsall and Bloxwich
* Warwick and Leamington
* West Bromwich
* Wolverhampton North East
* Wolverhampton South East
* Wolverhampton West
* Worcester

Conservative (15)|

* Aldridge-Brownhills
* Bromsgrove
* Droitwich and Evesham
* Hereford and South Herefordshire
* Kenilworth and Southam
* Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
* Meriden and Solihull East
* Solihull West and Shirley
* South Shropshire
* Staffordshire Moorlands
* Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
* Sutton Coldfield
* The Wrekin
* West Worcestershire
* Wyre Forest

Liberal Democrats (2)|

* North Shropshire
* Stratford-on-Avon

Independent (2)|

* Birmingham Perry Barr
* Coventry South

Green Party (1)|

* North Herefordshire

Authority control databases: People |

* UK Parliament

|

52°40′41″N 2°26′56″W﻿ / ﻿52.678°N 2.449°W﻿ / 52.678; -2.449
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template