South Shropshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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| caption = 1832–1868. Extract from 1837 result: the southern doubly blue area. The cumbersome enclaves (belonging to Herefordshire) of "Farlow" etc. were deemed inclusions, and formally united with Shropshire in 1844.

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1832–1885: The Hundreds of Brimstey, Chirbury, Condover, Ford, Munslow, Overs, Purslow (including Clun) and Stoddesdon, and the Franchise of Wenlock.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uq0uAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA300|title= The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 2 & 3 William IV. Cap. LXIV. An Act to settle and describe the Divisions of Counties, and the Limits of Cities and Boroughs, in England and Wales, in so far as respects the Election of Members to serve in Parliament.|location= London |publisher= His Majesty's statute and law printers |date= 1832 |pages= 300–383 |access-date=27 July 2017}}

The re-established constituency is composed of the following:

• The County of Shropshire electoral divisions of: Alveley and Claverley; Bishop’s Castle; Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts; Bridgnorth West and Tasley; Broseley; Brown Clee; Burnell; Chirbury and Worthen; Church Stretton and Craven Arms; Clee; Cleobury Mortimer; Clun; Corvedale; Highley; Ludlow East; Ludlow North; Ludlow South; Much Wenlock; Severn Valley; Worfield.{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |at=Schedule 1 Part 8 West Midlands region}}

:It comprises the former constituency of Ludlow, with the addition of the Burnell and Severn Valley electoral division from Shrewsbury and Atcham (re-established as Shrewsbury).

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Ludlow prior to 2024

{{Election box begin|title=General election 2024: South Shropshire{{cite web |title=UK parliamentary election - 4 July 2024 |url=https://www.shropshire.gov.uk/elections-and-electoral-registration/election-results/uk-parliamentary-election-4-july-2024/ |website=Shropshire Council |access-date=7 July 2024}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party=Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate=Stuart Anderson

|votes=17,628

|percentage=34.1

|change=−31.3

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate=Matthew Green

|votes=16,004

|percentage=31.0

|change=+15.6

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party=Reform UK

|candidate=Charles Shackerley-Bennett

|votes=9,171

|percentage=17.8

|change=N/A

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party=Labour Party (UK)

|candidate=Simon Thomson

|votes=6,939

|percentage=13.4

|change=−2.4

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party=Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate=Hilary Wendt

|votes=1,911

|percentage=3.7

|change=+0.2

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{{Election box majority

|votes=1,624

|percentage=3.1

|change=N/A

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{{Election box turnout

|votes=51,653

|percentage=67.6

|change=N/A

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{{Election box registered electors

|reg. electors=76,723

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{{Election box new seat win|

|winner=Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

To assess impact of the boundary changes various organisation calculated results of the 2019 election if it was conducted under boundaries established by 2023 Periodic review. Below is such assessment from the BBC for South Shropshire:

{{collapse top |Notional result of 2019 election under new (2023) boundaries |bg=#eaecf0 |width=25% |clear=none |padding=auto }}

{{Election box begin|title=UK General Election, 2019 Notional Result: South Shropshire{{cite web |title=Results spreadsheet (download) |url=https://downloads.bbc.co.uk/news/nol/shared/spl/xls_spreadsheets/results_spreadsheet.ods |accessdate=19 January 2024 |website=BBC}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=|votes=37,752|percentage=65.4|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=|votes= 9,116|percentage=15.8|change=|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=|votes= 8,869|percentage=15.4|change=|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=|votes=1,999|percentage=3.5|change=|}}

{{Election box majority|votes=28,636|percentage=49.6|change=|}}

{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Conservative Party (UK)|loser=|swing=}}

{{Election box end}}

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For more information see Notional results of the 2019 United Kingdom general election by 2024 constituency.

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1880: South Shropshire{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=F. W. S.|editor-link=F. W. S. Craig|title=British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885|date=1977|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=978-1-349-02349-3|edition=1st|type=e-book|pages=448–449}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Baldwyn Leighton

|votes = 2,491

|percentage = 29.3

|change = N/A

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Edmund Severne

|votes = 2,216

|percentage = 26.1

|change = N/A

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Jasper More

|votes = 2,149

|percentage = 25.3

|change = New

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = John William Handley Davenport{{cite news|title=South Shropshire Election|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000401/18800416/190/0008|access-date=22 December 2017|work=Shrewsbury Chronicle|date=16 April 1880|page=8|via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}

|votes = 1,634

|percentage = 19.2

|change = New

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{{Election box majority

|votes = 67

|percentage = 0.8

|change = N/A

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{{Election box turnout

|votes = 4,245 (est)

|percentage = 74.6 (est)

|change = N/A

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{{Election box registered electors

|reg. electors = 5,690

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{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = N/A

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{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = N/A

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=By-election, 10 August 1877: South Shropshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Baldwyn Leighton

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=By-election, 3 November 1876: South Shropshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Edmund Severne

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

Corbett resigned, triggering a by-election.

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1874: South Shropshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Corbett

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Percy Egerton Herbert

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{{Election box registered electors

|reg. electors = 5,710

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

Herbert's death triggered a by-election.

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1868: South Shropshire

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Percy Egerton Herbert

|votes = 2,703

|percentage = 36.6

|change = +2.4

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Corbett

|votes = 2,514

|percentage = 34.1

|change = +5.6

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Jasper More

|votes = 2,161

|percentage = 29.3

|change = −8.0

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{{Election box majority

|votes = 353

|percentage = 4.8

|change = N/A

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{{Election box turnout

|votes = 4,770 (est)

|percentage = 81.6 (est)

|change = +1.3

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{{Election box registered electors

|reg. electors = 5,847

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{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +3.2

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{{Election box gain with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = +4.8

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=By-election, 8 March 1867: South Shropshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Percy Egerton Herbert

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1865: South Shropshire

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Jasper More

|votes = 1,819

|percentage = 37.3

|change = New

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Percy Egerton Herbert

|votes = 1,669

|percentage = 34.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Baldwin Leighton

|votes = 1,388

|percentage = 28.5

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 431

|percentage = 8.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 3,348 (est)

|percentage = 80.3 (est)

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box registered electors

|reg. electors = 4,170

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{{Election box gain with party link no swing

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

Herbert was appointed Treasurer of the Household, triggering a by-election.

{{Election box begin| title=By-election, 12 April 1865: South Shropshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Percy Egerton Herbert

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=By-election, 14 September 1859: South Shropshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Baldwin Leighton

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

Bridgeman succeeded to the peerage, becoming 3rd Earl of Bradford, triggering a by-election.

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1859: South Shropshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Orlando Bridgeman

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Robert Windsor-Clive

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{{Election box registered electors

|reg. electors = 3,380

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

Windsor-Clive's death triggered a by-election.

{{Election box begin| title=By-election, 9 March 1858: South Shropshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Orlando Bridgeman

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1857: South Shropshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Orlando Bridgeman

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Robert Windsor-Clive

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{{Election box registered electors

|reg. electors = 3,183

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

Bridgeman was appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, triggering a by-election.

{{Election box begin| title=By-election, 8 February 1854: South Shropshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Robert Windsor Clive

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1852: South Shropshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Orlando Bridgeman

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Robert Clive

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{{Election box registered electors

|reg. electors = 3,571

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

Clive's death triggered a by-election.

{{Election box begin| title=By-election, 23 March 1852: South Shropshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Orlando Bridgeman

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1847: South Shropshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Orlando Bridgeman

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Robert Clive

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{{Election box registered electors

|reg. electors = 3,678

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

Bridgeman was appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, triggering a by-election.

{{Election box begin| title=By-election, 3 March 1842: South Shropshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Orlando Bridgeman

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1841: South Shropshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Henry Vane

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Robert Clive

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{{Election box registered electors

|reg. electors = 3,831

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

Vane succeeded to the peerage, becoming 2nd Duke of Cleveland, triggering a by-election.

{{Election box begin no change| title=General election 1837: South Shropshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Henry Vane

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Robert Clive

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{{Election box registered electors no change

|reg. electors = 3,240

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=General election 1835: South Shropshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Henry Vane

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Robert Clive

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{{Election box registered electors no change

|reg. electors = 2,852

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=General election 1832: South Shropshire

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Tories (British political party)

|candidate = Henry Vane

|votes = 642

|percentage = 52.0

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Tories (British political party)

|candidate = Robert Clive

|votes = 573

|percentage = 46.4

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Tories (British political party)

|candidate = Thomas Whitmore

|votes = 20

|percentage = 1.6

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{{Election box majority no change

|votes = 553

|percentage = 44.8

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{{Election box turnout no change

|votes = 661

|percentage = 23.7

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{{Election box registered electors no change

|reg. electors = 2,791

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{{Election box new seat win

|winner = Tories (British political party)

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{{Election box new seat win

|winner = Tories (British political party)

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{{Election box end}}

• Whitmore retired in favour of Clive before the poll concluded.

{{Incomplete list|date=August 2008}}

• Parliamentary constituencies in Shropshire
• List of former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies
• Unreformed House of Commons

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• {{cite book

|last=Craig

|first=F. W. S.

|author-link= F. W. S. Craig

|title=British parliamentary election results 1832–1885

|orig-year=1977

|edition= 2nd

|year=1989

|publisher= Parliamentary Research Services

|location=Chichester

|isbn= 0-900178-26-4

|pages=448–449

}}

• [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168855.html South Shropshire UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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