Ludlow (UK Parliament constituency)

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Ludlow
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
Ludlow2007Constituency.svg
2010–2024 boundary of Blaydon in Shropshire
EnglandShropshire.svg
Location of Shropshire within England
County Shropshire
Electorate 66,199 (December 2010) [1]
Major settlements Ludlow, Bridgnorth
1885–2024
SeatsOne
Created fromLudlow, Bridgnorth and South Shropshire
Replaced by South Shropshire
1473–1885
Seats1473–1868: Two
1868–1885: One
Type of constituency Borough constituency
Created from Shropshire
Replaced byLudlow

Ludlow was a constituency [n 1] in Shropshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. [n 2]

Contents

Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency was abolished. Subject to minor boundary changes, it was reformed as South Shropshire , first contested in the 2024 general election. [2]

History

From its 1473 creation until 1885, Ludlow was a parliamentary borough. [n 3] It was represented by two burgesses until 1868, when it was reduced to one member.

The seat saw a big reduction in voters between 1727 when 710 people voted to the next contested election in 1812 when the electorate was below 100. The Reform Act 1832 (2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 45) raised the electorate to 300-400. [3]

The parliamentary borough was abolished in 1885, and the name transferred to the new county "division" (with lower electoral candidates' expenses and a different returning officer) whose boundaries were expanded greatly to become similar to (and a replacement to) the Southern division of Shropshire. [n 4]

The seat was long considered safe for the Conservatives with the party winning by large majorities from the 1920s until 1997 when the majority was reduced to under 6,000. When the sitting Conservative MP stood down in 2001 it was won by a Liberal Democrat. Ludlow was regained by a Conservative in the 2005 general election, held with a greatly increased majority five years later which was almost doubled in 2015.

In the 2016 referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union, Shropshire, which the constituency entirely forms a part of, voted to leave the European Union by 56.9%. [4]

Boundaries and profile

Ludlow (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries 2010–2024

1885–1918: Parts of the Boroughs of Ludlow, Bridgnorth, and Wenlock, the Sessional Divisions of Bishop's Castle, Brinstree South and Stottesden Chelmarsh, Burford, Clun and Purslow, Munslow Lower and Upper, and Stottesden Cleobury, and parts of the Sessional Divisions of Ovens and Stottesden.

1918–1950: The Boroughs of Ludlow, Bridgnorth, and Bishop's Castle, the Urban District of Church Stretton, and the Rural Districts of Bridgnorth, Burford, Church Stretton, Cleobury Mortimer, Clun, Ludlow, and Teme.

1950–1974: The Boroughs of Ludlow, Bridgnorth, Bishop's Castle, and Wenlock, the Urban District of Church Stretton, and the Rural Districts of Bridgnorth, Clun, and Ludlow.

1974–1983: The Rural Districts of Bridgnorth, Clun and Bishop's Castle, and Ludlow.

1983–1997: The District of South Shropshire, and the District of Bridgnorth.

1997–2010: The District of South Shropshire, and the District of Bridgnorth wards of Alveley, Bridgnorth Castle, Bridgnorth East, Bridgnorth Morfe, Bridgnorth West, Broseley, Claverley, Ditton Priors, Glazeley, Harrington, Highley, Kinlet, Much Wenlock, Morville, Stottesdon, and Worfield.

2010–2024: The District of South Shropshire, and the District of Bridgnorth wards of Alveley, Bridgnorth Castle, Bridgnorth East, Bridgnorth Morfe, Bridgnorth West, Broseley East, Broseley West, Claverley, Ditton Priors, Glazeley, Harrington, Highley, Much Wenlock, Morville, Stottesdon, and Worfield.

nb. in April 2009 the districts of South Shropshire and Bridgnorth (together with their wards) were abolished; the constituency's extent was still constituted by reference to them.

The Ludlow constituency was situated entirely within the county of Shropshire in England.

It covered a large, rural area dotted with market towns, the largest of which are Ludlow and Bridgnorth (which was a borough constituency until 1885), each having a population of just over 10,000. The other towns — all with a population of under 5,000 — are Broseley, Clun, Bishop's Castle (a 'rotten borough' constituency until 1832), Cleobury Mortimer, Much Wenlock (former seat of the borough constituency of Wenlock until 1885 and notable for its part in the history of the modern Olympic Games movement), Craven Arms and Church Stretton.

On its northeast border (just beyond Broseley) is the Ironbridge Gorge (notable for its part in the Industrial Revolution), just to the south of the large new town of Telford. The Guardian encapsulates the seat in a nutshell as "Big, rural, hills and small towns, increasingly middle class." [5] Other than the Telford borough constituency, Ludlow borders onto similarly rural county constituencies, including Montgomery on the other side of the border with Wales.

The constituency covered most of the south area of Shropshire Council (without Shifnal and Albrighton). [n 5]

The most recent boundary changes took place at the 1997 general election, when a part of the Bridgnorth district was removed to The Wrekin constituency.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1473–1660

ParliamentFirst memberSecond member
1510–1515No names known [6]
1523 ?William Foxe  ?John Cother [6]
1529 William Foxe John Cother [6]
1536 ?John Cother [6]
1539 Charles Foxe Thomas Wheeler [6]
1542 Edmund Foxe [6]
1545 John Bradshaw Thomas Wheeler [6]
1547 Robert Blount Charles Foxe [6]
1553 (Mar) Thomas Wheeler
1553 (Oct) John Passey [6]
1554 (Apr) Sir John Price Thomas Blashefield [6]
1554 (Nov) James Warnecombe John Allsop [6]
1555 William Heath Thomas Croft [6]
1558 Richard Prince Robert Mason [6]
1559 William Poughmill Robert Mason I [7]
1562–3 Richard Langford William Poughmill [7]
1571 William Poughmill Robert Mason I [7]
1572 Robert Mason II, died
and replaced Jan 1581 by Philip Sidney
who sat for Shrewsbury
and was replaced by Robert Berry [7]
1584 Robert Berry Richard Farr [7]
1586 Thomas Canland [7]
1588
1593
1597 Hugh Sanford, election declared void
and was repl. 1597 by Robert Berry
1601 Thomas Canland Robert Berry [7]
1604 Robert Berry Richard Benson
1614 Sir Henry Townshend Robert Berry
unseated on petition- replaced by Robert Lloyd
1621 Henry Spencer, Lord Compton Richard Tomlins
1624 Richard Tomlins Ralph Goodwin
1625
1626
1628
1629–1640No Parliaments summoned
1640 (Apr) Charles Baldwin Ralph Goodwin
1640 (Nov)
1645Thomas Mackworth Thomas Moor
1648
1653Ludlow not represented in Barebones Parliament
1654 John Aston (one seat only)
1656
1659 Job Charlton Samuel Baldwyn

MPs 1660–1868

YearFirst member [8] First partySecond member [8] Second party
1660 Timothy Littleton Job Charlton
1670 Somerset Fox
Febr. 1679 Francis Charlton
Sept. 1679 Thomas Walcot
1681 Charles Baldwyn
Apr. 1685 Sir Edward Herbert William Charlton
Jn. 1685 Sir Josiah Child
Nov. 1685 Sir Edward Lutwyche
1689 Francis Herbert Charles Baldwyn
1690 Thomas Hanmer William Gower
1691 Silius Titus Francis Lloyd
1695 Thomas Newport Charles Baldwyn
1698 Francis Herbert William Gower
1699 Thomas Newport
Jan. 1701Sir Thomas Powys William Gower
Dec. 1701 Francis Herbert
1705 Acton Baldwyn
1713 Humphrey Walcot
1715 Francis Herbert
1719 Sir Robert Raymond
1722 Abel Ketelby Acton Baldwyn
Febr. 1727 Richard Herbert
Sept. 1727 Henry Herbert
1741 Sir William Corbet, Bt
1743 Richard Herbert
1748 Henry Bridgeman
1754 Edward Herbert
1768 William Fellowes
1770 Thomas Herbert
1774 George Mason-Villiers Tory [9] Edward Clive Tory [9]
1780 Frederick Cornewall
1783 Somerset Davies
1784 Richard Payne Knight Whig [9]
1794 Robert Clive Tory [9]
1806 Edward Herbert Tory [9]
1807 Henry Clive
1818 Robert Clive
1832 Edward Romilly Whig [9]
1834 Conservative [9]
1835 Edmund Lechmere Charlton Conservative [9]
1837 Henry Salwey Whig [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
1839 Thomas Alcock Whig [9] [15] [16]
1840 Beriah Botfield Conservative [9]
1841 James Ackers Conservative [9]
1847 Henry Bayley Clive Conservative Henry Salwey Whig [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
1852 Hon. Robert Windsor-Clive Lord William Powlett Conservative
1854 Percy Egerton Herbert
1857 Beriah Botfield
1860 George Windsor-Clive
1863 Sir William Fraser
1865 John Edmund Severne

MPs 1868–1885

MPs since 1885

YearMember [8] Whip
1885 Jasper More Liberal
1886 Liberal Unionist
1903 Rowland Hunt
1917 National Party
1918 Unionist
1918 Sir Beville Stanier
1922 Ivor Windsor-Clive
1923 George Windsor-Clive
1945 Uvedale Corbett Conservative
1951 Christopher Holland-Martin
1960 Jasper More
1979 Eric Cockeram
1987 Christopher Gill
2001 Matthew Green Liberal Democrat
2005 Philip Dunne Conservative
2024 Constituency abolished

Election results 1918–2024

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Ludlow [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist Beville Stanier Unopposed
Unionist hold
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

1922 Ludlow by-election [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist Ivor Windsor-Clive Unopposed
Unionist hold
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
1922 general election: Ludlow [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Ivor Windsor-Clive 11,785 66.4 N/A
National Liberal Edward Calcott Pryce 5,97933.7New
Majority5,80832.7N/A
Turnout 17,76471.6N/A
Unionist hold Swing
1923 Ludlow by-election [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist George Windsor-Clive 9,956 55.0 −11.4
Liberal Edward Calcott Pryce 6,74037.2+3.5
Labour Percy F. Pollard 1,4207.8New
Majority3,21617.8−14.9
Turnout 18,11673.0+1.4
Unionist hold Swing -7.5
1923 general election: Ludlow [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist George Windsor-Clive Unopposed N/AN/A
Unionist hold
General election 1924: Ludlow [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist George Windsor-Clive Unopposed N/AN/A
Unionist hold
General election 1929: Ludlow [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist George Windsor-Clive 14,066 57.1 N/A
Labour T. Hardwick5,32321.6New
Liberal Arthur Alan Hanbury-Sparrow5,25921.3New
Majority8,74335.5N/A
Turnout 24,64876.5N/A
Unionist hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Ludlow [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Windsor-Clive 19,700 80.8 +23.7
Labour T. Hardwick4,68319.2−2.4
Majority15,01761.6+26.1
Turnout 24,38374.4−2.1
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1935: Ludlow [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Windsor-Clive 16,355 72.7 −8.1
Labour T. Hardwick6,15127.3+8.1
Majority10,20445.4−16.2
Turnout 22,50167.9−6.5
Conservative hold Swing

General election 1939–40: Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Ludlow [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Uvedale Corbett 13,928 54.4 −18.3
Labour Aneurin Glanmor Parry-Jones6,35824.8−2.5
Liberal C. Grant Cameron4,30716.8New
AgriculturalistCharles E. Edwards9893.9New
Majority7,57029.6−15.8
Turnout 25,58271.1+3.2
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Ludlow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Uvedale Corbett 22,340 60.52
Labour I. A. Jack Williams14,57339.48
Majority7,76721.04
Turnout 36,91379.92
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1951: Ludlow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Holland-Martin 22,073 60.20
Labour Reginald J. Barker14,59639.80
Majority7,47720.40
Turnout 36,66977.74
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1955: Ludlow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Holland-Martin 20,816 61.67
Labour Reginald J. Barker12,93738.33
Majority7,87923.34
Turnout 33,75371.75
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1959: Ludlow [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Holland-Martin 21,464 60.3 −1.4
Labour John Garwell14,13839.7+1.4
Majority7,32620.6−2.7
Turnout 35,60276.2+4.5
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

1960 Ludlow by-election [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jasper More 13,777 46.4 −13.9
Liberal Denis G. Rees 8,12727.3New
Labour John Garwell7,81226.3−13.4
Majority5,65019.1−1.5
Turnout 29,71663.7−12.5
Conservative hold Swing -20.6
General election 1964: Ludlow [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jasper More 17,290 47.0 −13.3
Labour Michael K. Prendergast10,76329.2−10.5
Liberal John Griffiths 8,76823.8N/A
Majority6,52717.8−2.8
Turnout 36,82177.55+1.3
Conservative hold Swing -1.4
General election 1966: Ludlow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jasper More 19,603 54.87 +7.92
Labour John Gilbert 16,12345.13+15.90
Majority3,4809.74−7.98
Turnout 35,72673.86−1.49
Conservative hold Swing -3.99

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Ludlow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jasper More 22,104 54.78 −0.09
Labour David Nagington12,80031.72−13.41
Liberal Christopher R. Oddie5,44413.49New
Majority9,30423.06+13.32
Turnout 40,34873.27−0.59
Conservative hold Swing +6.66
General election February 1974: Ludlow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jasper More 18,674 48.64 −6.12
Liberal E. Robinson10,68727.83+14.34
Labour Geoffrey Martin 9,03523.53−7.19
Majority7,98720.81−2.25
Turnout 38,39679.55+7.28
Conservative hold Swing -10.23
General election October 1974: Ludlow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jasper More 17,124 47.09 −1.55
Liberal E. Robinson10,88829.94+2.11
Labour John Marek 8,35322.97−0.56
Majority6,23617.15−3.66
Turnout 36,36574.79−4.66
Conservative hold Swing -1.83
General election 1979: Ludlow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eric Cockeram 20,906 52.78 +5.69
Liberal E. Robinson12,52431.62+1.68
Labour I. K. Wymer5,71714.43−8.54
National Front R. J. Adshead3540.89New
IndependentF. Turner1060.27New
Majority8,38221.16+4.01
Turnout 39,60778.57+2.78
Conservative hold Swing +2.01

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Ludlow [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eric Cockeram 26,278 55.7 +2.9
SDP David Lane14,97531.7+0.1
Labour Philip Davis5,94912.6−1.8
Majority11,30324.0+2.8
Turnout 47,65274.6−4.0
Conservative hold Swing +1.4
General election 1987: Ludlow [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Gill 27,499 53.9 −1.8
Liberal Ivor Phillips15,80031.0−0.7
Labour Keith Harrison7,72415.1+2.5
Majority11,69922.9−1.1
Turnout 51,02377.1+3.5
Conservative hold Swing –0.5

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Ludlow [22] [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Gill 28,719 51.5 −2.4
Liberal Democrats David Phillips14,56726.1−4.9
Labour Beryl Mason11,70921.0+5.9
Green Nick Appleton-Fox7581.4New
Majority14,15225.4+2.5
Turnout 55,75380.9+3.8
Conservative hold Swing +1.2
General election 1997: Ludlow [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Gill 19,633 42.4 −9.1
Liberal Democrats Ian Huffer13,72429.7+3.6
Labour Nuala O'Kane11,74525.4+4.4
Green Tim Andrewes7981.7+0.3
UKIP Eric Freeman-Keel3850.8New
Majority5,90912.7−12.7
Turnout 46,28575.5−5.4
Conservative hold Swing -6.3

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2001: Ludlow [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Matthew Green 18,620 43.2 +13.5
Conservative Martin Taylor-Smith16,99039.4−3.0
Labour Nigel Knowles5,78513.4−12.0
Green Jim Gaffney8712.0+0.3
UKIP Phil Gutteridge8582.0+1.2
Majority1,6303.8N/A
Turnout 43,12467.9−7.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +8.3
General election 2005: Ludlow [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Philip Dunne 20,979 45.1 +5.7
Liberal Democrats Matthew Green 18,95240.7−2.5
Labour Nigel Knowles4,97410.7−2.7
Green Jim Gaffney8521.8−0.2
UKIP Michael Zuckerman7831.7−0.3
Majority2,0274.4N/A
Turnout 46,54072.1+4.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +4.1

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2010: Ludlow [27] [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Philip Dunne 25,720 52.8 +7.7
Liberal Democrats Heather Kidd15,97132.8−7.9
Labour Tony Hunt3,2726.7−4.0
UKIP Christopher Gill 2,1274.4+2.7
BNP Christina Evans1,0162.1New
Green Jacqui Morrish4470.9−0.9
Monster Raving Loony Alan Powell1790.4New
Majority9,74920.0+15.6
Turnout 48,73273.1+1.0
Conservative hold Swing +7.8
General election 2015: Ludlow [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Philip Dunne 26,093 54.3 +1.5
UKIP David Kelly7,16414.9+10.5
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Barnes6,46913.5−19.3
Labour Simon Slater5,90212.3+5.6
Green Janet Phillips2,4355.1+4.2
Majority18,92939.4+19.4
Turnout 48,06372.4−0.7
Conservative hold Swing −4.5
General election 2017: Ludlow [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Philip Dunne 31,433 62.9 +8.6
Labour Julia Buckley12,14724.3+12.0
Liberal Democrats Heather Kidd5,33610.7−2.8
Green Hilary Wendt1,0542.1−3.0
Majority19,28638.6−0.8
Turnout 49,97073.4+1.0
Conservative hold Swing −1.7
General election 2019: Ludlow [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Philip Dunne 32,185 64.1 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Heather Kidd8,53717.0+6.3
Labour Kuldip Sahota 7,59115.1−9.2
Green Hilary Wendt1,9123.8+1.7
Majority23,64847.1+8.5
Turnout 50,22572.3−1.1
Conservative hold Swing −2.6

Election results 1868–1918

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: Ludlow [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Windsor-Clive 428 71.6 −4.8
Liberal William Yardley17028.4+4.9
Majority25843.2+30.8
Turnout 59875.8−14.1
Registered electors 789
Conservative hold Swing −4.9

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Ludlow [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Windsor-Clive Unopposed
Registered electors 840
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Ludlow [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Windsor-Clive 525 60.5 N/A
Liberal Lewis E. Glyn [33] 34339.5New
Majority18221.0N/A
Turnout 86887.8N/A
Registered electors 989
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1885: Ludlow [34] [35] [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jasper More 4,642 53.2 +13.7
Conservative Bryan Leighton 4,07846.8−13.7
Majority5646.4N/A
Turnout 8,72081.2−6.6
Registered electors 10,735
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +13.7
General election 1886: Ludlow [34] [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Jasper More Unopposed
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal

Elections in the 1890s

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General election 1892: Ludlow [34] [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Jasper More 5,965 73.5 N/A
Liberal Frederick Sydney Morris [37] 2,14626.5New
Majority3,81947.0N/A
Turnout 8,11171.9N/A
Registered electors 11,276
Liberal Unionist hold Swing N/A
General election 1895: Ludlow [34] [36] [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Jasper More Unopposed
Liberal Unionist hold

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Ludlow [36] [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Jasper More Unopposed
Liberal Unionist hold
1903 Ludlow by-election [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Rowland Hunt 4,393 56.2 N/A
Liberal Frederic Horne3,42343.8New
Majority97012.4N/A
Turnout 7,81675.3N/A
Registered electors 10,382
Liberal Unionist hold Swing N/A
General election 1906: Ludlow [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Rowland Hunt 4,978 54.1 N/A
Liberal Frederic Horne4,21845.9N/A
Majority7608.2N/A
Turnout 9,19685.4N/A
Registered electors 10,765
Liberal Unionist hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Ludlow [36] [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Rowland Hunt 5,769 63.2 +9.1
Liberal George Frederick Forsdike3,36536.8−9.1
Majority2,40426.4+18.2
Turnout 9,13486.7+1.3
Registered electors 10,530
Liberal Unionist hold Swing +9.1
General election December 1910: Ludlow [36] [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Rowland Hunt Unopposed
Liberal Unionist hold

General election 1914–15:

Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

Election results 1832–1868

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1832: Ludlow [9] [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Tory Edward Herbert 198 29.7
Whig Edward Romilly 185 27.7
Tory Robert Clive 16925.3
Whig William Davies11517.2
Turnout 33994.4
Registered electors 359
Majority132.0
Tory hold
Majority162.4
Whig gain from Tory
General election 1835: Ludlow [9] [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Herbert 234 42.8 +13.1
Conservative Edmund Lechmere Charlton 159 29.1 +3.8
Whig Edward Romilly 15428.2−16.7
Majority50.9−1.1
Turnout 33292.2−2.2
Registered electors 360
Conservative hold Swing +10.7
Conservative gain from Whig Swing +6.1
General election 1837: Ludlow [9] [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Herbert 193 35.8 −36.1
Whig Henry Salwey 188 34.9 +20.8
Whig Thomas Alcock 15829.3+15.2
Majority50.9±0.0
Turnout 35193.6+1.4
Registered electors 375
Conservative hold Swing −36.1
Whig gain from Conservative Swing +19.4

Clive succeeded to the peerage, becoming 2nd Earl of Powis and causing a by-election.

By-election, 6 June 1839: Ludlow [9] [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Thomas Alcock 186 50.5 −13.7
Conservative Henry Clive18249.5+13.7
Majority41.0N/A
Turnout 36891.1−2.5
Registered electors 404
Whig gain from Conservative Swing −13.7

Elections in the 1840s

Alcock's election was declared void on petition, due to treating, on 12 May 1840, causing a by-election. [40]

By-election, 23 May 1840: Ludlow [9] [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Beriah Botfield 194 54.8 +19.0
Whig George Larpent 16045.2−19.0
Majority349.6+8.7
Turnout 35483.9−9.7
Registered electors 422
Conservative hold Swing +19.0
General election 1841: Ludlow [9] [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Beriah Botfield 222 37.2 +19.3
Conservative James Ackers 219 36.7 +18.8
Whig Henry Salwey 15626.1−38.1
Majority6310.6+9.7
Turnout 37289.6−4.0
Registered electors 415
Conservative hold Swing +19.2
Conservative gain from Whig Swing +18.9
General election 1847: Ludlow [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Bayley Clive 207 34.7 −2.0
Whig Henry Salwey 206 34.6 +8.5
Conservative Beriah Botfield 18330.7−6.5
Turnout 390 (est)86.2 (est)−3.4
Registered electors 452
Majority10.1−10.5
Conservative hold Swing −3.1
Majority233.9N/A
Whig gain from Conservative Swing +8.5

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Ludlow [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Clive 250 40.3 +5.6
Conservative William Powlett 214 34.5 +3.8
Whig Henry Salwey 15725.3−9.3
Majority579.2+9.1
Turnout 389 (est)86.4 (est)+0.2
Registered electors 450
Conservative hold Swing +5.1
Conservative gain from Whig Swing +4.2

Clive resigned to contest the 1854 by-election in South Shropshire, causing a by-election.

By-election, 7 February 1854: Ludlow [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Percy Egerton Herbert Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1857: Ludlow [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Percy Egerton Herbert Unopposed
Conservative Beriah Botfield Unopposed
Registered electors 407
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
General election 1859: Ludlow [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Percy Egerton Herbert Unopposed
Conservative Beriah Botfield Unopposed
Registered electors 394
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1860s

Herbert resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.

By-election, 4 September 1860: Ludlow [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Windsor-Clive Unopposed
Conservative hold

Botfield's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 28 August 1863: Ludlow [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Fraser Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1865: Ludlow [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Windsor-Clive 236 40.5 N/A
Conservative John Edmund Severne 209 35.9 N/A
Liberal William Yardley [41] 13723.5New
Majority7212.4N/A
Turnout 360 (est)89.9 (est)N/A
Registered electors 400
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Elections before 1832

General election 1831: Ludlow [9] [42]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Tory Edward Herbert Unopposed
Tory Robert Clive Unopposed
Tory hold
Tory hold
General election 1830: Ludlow [9] [42]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Tory Edward Herbert Unopposed
Tory Robert Clive Unopposed
Tory hold
Tory hold

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer).
  2. ↑ As with all UK Parliament constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
  3. ↑ From 1473 to 1707 of the House of Commons of England, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801.
  4. ↑ A separate seat from 1832 to 1885.
  5. ↑ Prior to the 2009 re-organisation of local government in Shropshire, it comprised the former South Shropshire district together with the southern part of the former Bridgnorth district.

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