UK Explained

North Shropshire

Represented in Parliament by Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Helen Morgan, Liberal Democrat. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How North Shropshire compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 471 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £701£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 198 areas and lower than 450.

UK 3.9%This area 2.6%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
North Shropshire£7012.6%
South Dorset£6982.7%
Hereford and South Herefordshire£7052.7%
Carlisle£7062.5%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in North Shropshire

From the 2021 Census, next to the figure for England and Wales as a whole. Census day was 21 March 2021, so some things will have changed.

About the areaThis areaEngland and WalesCompared
Number of people100,95159,597,740 in total
Aged under 1616%18%2 points lower
Aged 65 and over25%19%6 points higher
Adults with a degree or higher30%34%4 points lower
Households that own their home70%62%7 points higher
Households renting from a council or housing association13%17%4 points lower
Households renting privately17%20%3 points lower

Source: ONS, Census 2021 (England and Wales), via the UK Data Service statistics portal. Fetched 2026-10-04. These describe who lives here. They do not explain how anyone votes.

WINNER, 2024
Helen Morgan

Liberal Democrat

MAJORITY
15,311

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
64%

of people who could vote did

Helen Morgan won with 53% of the votes, and Simon Baynes (Conservative) came second with 22%.

Votes for each party

Liberal Democrat53% · 26,214
Conservative22% · 10,903
Reform UK15% · 7,687
Labour7% · 3,423
Green Party2% · 1,234
Independent0% · 133
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Helen MorganLiberal Democrat26,21452.9%
Simon BaynesConservative10,90322.0%
Mark WhittleReform UK7,68715.5%
Natalie RowleyLabour3,4236.9%
Craig EmeryGreen Party1,2342.5%
Samuel CladingbowlIndependent1330.3%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£701 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
2.6%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026