North Shropshire: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat) is the MP for North Shropshire, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat) 26,214 votes and Simon Baynes (Conservative) 10,903, a majority of 15,311. 49,594 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 77,573, 63.9% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, North Shropshire has the 50th lowest population density (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (130.7 per sq km).
Median annual pay for full-time work was £34,501 for jobs in North Shropshire and £34,354 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £34,159. The residents' figure ranks 106th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
North Shropshire counted 43,469 households on Census day 2021; 28.3% of adults were retired and 23.0% of those in work were mostly working from home.
Workplaces in North Shropshire accounted for 40,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,330 local units for March 2026.
The ONS estimates 103,257 people lived in North Shropshire in mid-2024, up 6.6% on 2014. 26,498 were aged 65 or over and 16,737 were under 16.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 74.4% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 6.8 points. 22.6% were economically inactive.
The median price paid for a home was £250,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £168,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £261,700, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 223rd lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,290 sales were registered in the period, against 1,693 in the year to March 2025.
DWP figures count 4,239 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 25.3% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 18.0% in 2021/22 to 20.9% in 2024/25.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 1,600, or 2.7% of the working-age population. September 2025 had 1,465.
MP
Helen Morgan, Liberal Democrat
- MP for North Shropshire since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 16 December 2021
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Helen Morgan on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Helen Morgan's latest words in Parliament, from 20 October 2026 to 26 October 2026. Hansard search returns 467 spoken contributions by Helen Morgan since 4 July 2024.
Jane Austen’s Mr Knightley said: “Letters are no matter of indifference; they are generally a very positive curse”.
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West Mercia police have changed the hours of police community support officers, introducing an 8 pm finish in order to save money. Unsurprisingly, that has led to an increase in antisocial behaviour in my constituency after 8 pm.
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Three minutes is not a long time to represent over 1,000 North Shropshire farmers, many of whom have been in touch with me in the wake of the shambles of the second window of SFI 2026.
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Last week, ITV News uncovered devastating statistics showing that thousands of children are now being treated in hospital corridors. It shared the heartbreaking story of Finlay Roberts, whose parents spent hours in A&E waiting for help before he died—he was just two.
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This week, Matthew Hopkins, who, until November 2025, was the chief executive of one of the worst performing hospital trusts in the country and is now the acute and ambulance network director of NHS Alliance, was reported to have said that the closure of at least 20 rural …
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Morgan | Liberal Democrat | 26,214 | 52.9% | +42.4 |
| Simon Baynes | Conservative | 10,903 | 22.0% | −39.7 |
| Mark Whittle | Reform UK | 7,687 | 15.5% | |
| Natalie Rowley | Labour | 3,423 | 6.9% | −15.5 |
| Craig Emery | Green Party | 1,234 | 2.5% | −0.8 |
| Samuel Cladingbowl | Independent | 133 | 0.3% |
Result summary as published: LD gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Liberal Democrat 52.9% | Conservative 22.0% | 15,311 | 63.9% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 61.7% | Labour 22.4% | 20,543 | 67.8% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
North Shropshire lies within Shropshire.
- Shropshire E06000051
Who has power over North Shropshire
Every body that makes decisions for North Shropshire, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- North Shropshire this page: Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for North Shropshire?
Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in North Shropshire?
The House of Commons Library records 26,214 votes for Helen Morgan of Liberal Democrat and a majority of 15,311; 63.9% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in North Shropshire?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,600, 2.7% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in North Shropshire?
£250,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in North Shropshire?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £34,354 (April 2025).
How many children in North Shropshire live in low income families?
4,239 children under 16, 25.3%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of North Shropshire?
103,257 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.