# Shrewsbury

The west of the West Midlands. About 104,238 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 334 square kilometres.

Julia Buckley has been the Labour MP for Shrewsbury since July 2024. They won by 11,355 votes on a 67.3% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001473. In: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)

## MP and the 2024 result

Julia Buckley has been the Labour MP for Shrewsbury since July 2024.
They won by 11,355 votes on a 67.3% turnout.

MP: [Julia Buckley](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5171) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Shrewsbury

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Julia Buckley (elected) | Labour | 22,932 | 44.5% |
| Daniel Kawczynski | Conservative | 11,577 | 22.5% |
| Victor Applegate | Reform UK | 7,524 | 14.6% |
| Alex Wagner | Liberal Democrat | 6,722 | 13.0% |
| Julian Dean | Green Party | 2,387 | 4.6% |
| Chris Bovill | English Democrats | 241 | 0.5% |
| James Gollins | Independent | 177 | 0.3% |

Electorate 76,599. Turnout 67.3%. Majority 11,355 (22.0%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3755

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 22.0%** (July 2024). The winner in Shrewsbury had a majority of 22.0% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). 181st largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/shrewsbury#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 67.3%** (July 2024). Turnout in Shrewsbury at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 67.3% (House of Commons Library). Joint 94th highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/shrewsbury#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 100,114** (2021). Shrewsbury had 100,114 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 302nd least populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/shrewsbury#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 81%** (2022). About 81% of people in Shrewsbury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/shrewsbury#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001473) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 81% of people in Shrewsbury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001473) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Shropshire, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Shrewsbury.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001473) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Shropshire, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Shrewsbury.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001473) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Shrewsbury had 100,114 usual residents at the census.

## How Shrewsbury compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Shrewsbury | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 22.0% | 181st largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 67.3% | joint 94th highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 100,114 | 302nd least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 81% | joint 155th most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Shrewsbury?

Shrewsbury had 100,114 usual residents at the census.
Shrewsbury is the 302nd least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Shropshire

Most of Shrewsbury lies in Shropshire. These figures are published for the whole of Shropshire, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Shrewsbury itself. [See Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire)

- **Average house price: £275,232** (July 2026). Shropshire’s average house price was £275,232 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,991** (2025). Full-time workers living in Shropshire earned a median of £36,991 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 122nd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.4×** (2025). A home in Shropshire costs 7.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 167th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 17.6** (2025). Shropshire has a deprivation score of 17.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 130th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Shrewsbury in brief

The winner in Shrewsbury had a majority of 22.0% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Shrewsbury at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 67.3%.
Shrewsbury had 100,114 usual residents at the census.
About 81% of people in Shrewsbury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001473
- Council: [Shropshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire)
- Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 334 km²
- People, mid-2024: 104,238*
- Wards: 22
- Middle areas: 12
- Neighbourhoods: 61
- Output areas: 324

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[South Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-shropshire), [North Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-shropshire), [Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/montgomeryshire-and-glyndwr), [The Wrekin](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/the-wrekin)

## Similar places

Constituencies with the closest mix of age and density. [Bridgwater](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bridgwater), [Tewkesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tewkesbury), [Dorking and Horley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dorking-and-horley), [St Austell and Newquay](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/st-austell-and-newquay), [East Grinstead and Uckfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-grinstead-and-uckfield), [Camborne and Redruth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/camborne-and-redruth).

## Latest updates for Shrewsbury

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001473

## How to cite

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