2021 North Shropshire by-election

2021 North Shropshire by-election
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North Shropshire constituency
Turnout46.2% (Decrease 21.7 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Lab
Candidate Helen Morgan Neil Shastri-Hurst Ben Wood
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour
Last election 10.0% 62.7% 22.1%
Popular vote 17,957 12,032 3,686
Percentage 47.2% 31.6% 9.7%
Swing Increase37.2 pp Decrease31.1 pp Decrease12.4 pp
MP before election

Owen Paterson
Conservative

Elected MP

Helen Morgan
Liberal Democrats

A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of North Shropshire was held on 16 December 2021. It was triggered by the resignation of the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Owen Paterson on 5 November 2021. The by-election was won by Helen Morgan, with a 34% swing from the Conservatives to the Liberal Democrats.

It was the party's second gain from the Conservatives since the 2019 general election following their victory at Chesham and Amersham in June 2021.[1] The party gained a third seat from the Conservatives at Tiverton and Honiton, in June 2022.[2]

  1. ^ "Tories lose North Shropshire seat they held for nearly 200 years". BBC News. 17 December 2021. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ^ Walker, Peter (24 June 2022). "Tories lose two key byelections on same night in Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 July 2022.