UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – Shrewsbury and Atcham
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Other | |
| Votes | 20,484 | 18,814 | 13,838 | 2,208 |
| Votes gained | +5,327 | -7,867 | -1,878 | +1,531 |
| Share of votes | 37.0% | 34.0% | 25.0% | 4.0% |
| Share of eligible voters | 27.8% | 25.6% | 18.8% | 3.0% |
| Gain in share of votes | +11.0% | -11.8% | -2.0% | +2.8% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +6.4% | -12.2% | -3.4% | +2.0% |
| Total votes: | 55,344 | |
| Electorate: | 73,563 | |
| Turnout: | 75.2% | |
| Outcome: | Labour gain from Conservative | |
| Swing: | 11.4% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Shrewsbury 9 June 1983 |
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | Other | UKIP | Green | ||
| 12 December 2019 | General Election | 31,021 | 19,804 | 5,906 | 572 | 1,762 | ||
| 8 June 2017 | General Election | 29,073 | 22,446 | 4,254 | 1,363 | 1,067 | ||
| 7 May 2015 | General Election | 24,628 | 15,063 | 4,268 | 83 | 7,813 | 2,247 | |
| 6 May 2010 | General Election | 23,313 | 10,915 | 15,369 | 1,256 | 1,627 | 565 | |
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 18,960 | 17,152 | 11,487 | 2,697 | |||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 18,674 | 22,253 | 6,173 | 2,809 | |||
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 18,814 | 20,484 | 13,838 | 2,208 | |||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 26,681 | 15,157 | 15,716 | 677 | |||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 26,027 | 10,797 | 16,963 | 660 | |||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 24,397 | 9,080 | 15,773 | ||||