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The Wrekin

Every general election in The Wrekin since 1955. Latest: Mark Pritchard, Conservative, majority 883.

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Member of Parliament

Mark Pritchard

Conservative · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 883

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Mark Pritchard Elected sitting MPConservative16,32032.6%
Roh YakobiLabour15,43730.9%
Richard LeppingtonReform UK9,92019.8%
Anthony LoweLiberal Democrats4,7579.5%
Pat McCarthyGreen3,0286.1%
Chris ShipleyIndependent5581.1%
Valid votes50,020
Majority8831.8%

Con hold Turnout 63.4% of 78,942 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974201020172024Conservative, 1955: 50.6%Conservative, 1959: 53.6%Conservative, 1964: 48.7%Conservative, 1966: 49.1%Conservative, 1970: 50.5%Conservative, February 1974: 36.4%Conservative, October 1974: 37.8%Conservative, 1979: 45.6%Conservative, 2010: 47.7%Conservative, 2015: 49.7%Conservative, 2017: 55.4%Conservative, 2019: 63.5%Conservative, 2024: 32.6%Labour, 1955: 49.4%Labour, 1959: 46.4%Labour, 1964: 42.7%Labour, 1966: 50.9%Labour, 1970: 49.5%Labour, February 1974: 46.3%Labour, October 1974: 48.7%Labour, 1979: 44.2%Labour, 2010: 27.1%Labour, 2015: 26.1%Labour, 2017: 36.1%Labour, 2019: 25.2%Labour, 2024: 30.9%Liberal, 1964: 8.6%Liberal, February 1974: 17.3%Liberal, October 1974: 13.5%Liberal, 1979: 10.2%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 17.4%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 4.3%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.7%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 8.3%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 9.5%UK Independence Party, 2010: 4.5%UK Independence Party, 2015: 16.8%UK Independence Party, 2017: 3.3%Reform UK, 2024: 19.8%
Vote share in The Wrekin at each general election Con Lab Lib LD UKIP Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s The Wrekin lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old The Wrekin (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Con Mark PritchardLab8831.863.4%Con hold
2019Con Mark PritchardLab18,72638.369.2%Con hold
2017Con Mark PritchardLab9,56419.372.2%Con hold
2015Con Mark PritchardLab10,74323.668.9%Con hold
2010Con Mark PritchardLab9,45020.670.1%Con hold
1979ConLab9651.477.4%Con gain from Lab
October 1974LabCon6,83811.075.5%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon6,5219.880.8%
1970ConLab5181.078.8%Con gain from Lab
1966LabCon8461.881.3%Lab gain from Con
1964ConLab2,6876.082.0%Con hold
1959ConLab2,9787.384.2%Con hold
1955ConLab4781.380.1%

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 is the MP for The Wrekin?

Mark Pritchard (Conservative) won The Wrekin at the 2024 general election with a majority of 883.

Which parties have won The Wrekin?

At the 13 general elections held under this name since 1955: Conservative 10, Labour 3.

Which region is The Wrekin in?

The Wrekin is in West Midlands.

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