South Shropshire (UK Parliament constituency)

South Shropshire
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of South Shropshire in West Midlands region
CountyWest Midlands county
Major settlementsBridgnorth, Ludlow
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentStuart Anderson (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created from
18321885
SeatsTwo
Created fromBishop's Castle and Shropshire
Replaced byLudlow and Wellington

South Shropshire is a county constituency in Shropshire. It was first created in 1832 and was represented by two Knights of the Shire.

The constituency was abolished, along with North Shropshire, under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, with effect from the 1885 general election. The county was then split into four single-member constituencies: Ludlow, Newport, Oswestry and Wellington.

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was re-established for the 2024 general election, formed from the current constituency of Ludlow with only minor boundary changes.[1]

  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – West Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2023.