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Shropshire Oswestry

Every general election in Shropshire Oswestry since 1918 (until 1951). Latest: Conservative, majority 9,372.

1951 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Conservative Won23,84362.2%
Labour14,47137.8%
Valid votes38,314
Majority9,37224.5%

Con hold Turnout 76.9% of 49,830 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1918192219231924192919311935194519501951Conservative, 1918: 59.2%Conservative, 1922: 50.1%Conservative, 1923: 46.6%Conservative, 1924: 55.1%Conservative, 1929: 47.0%Conservative, 1931: 74.0%Conservative, 1945: 54.7%Conservative, 1950: 61.8%Conservative, 1951: 62.2%Labour, 1918: 40.8%Labour, 1922: 23.9%Labour, 1923: 14.1%Labour, 1924: 21.2%Labour, 1929: 21.0%Labour, 1931: 26.0%Labour, 1945: 30.9%Labour, 1950: 38.2%Labour, 1951: 37.8%Liberal, 1922: 26.0%Liberal, 1923: 39.3%Liberal, 1924: 23.7%Liberal, 1929: 32.0%Liberal, 1945: 14.5%
Vote share in Shropshire Oswestry at each general election Con Lab Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1951ConLab9,37224.576.9%Con hold
1950ConLab9,00623.678.3%
1945ConLab8,30523.871.7%
1935Con—unopposed——Con hold
1931ConLab15,39748.074.7%Con hold
1929ConLib4,98915.178.8%Con hold
1924ConLib8,17331.578.9%Con hold
1923ConLib1,8157.375.8%Con hold
1922ConLib6,17724.180.2%Con hold
1918ConLab3,80918.464.9%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Shropshire Oswestry?

The Conservatives won Shropshire Oswestry at the 1951 general election with a majority of 9,372.

Which parties have won Shropshire Oswestry?

At the 10 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 10.

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