Shrewsbury: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Shrewsbury is Julia Buckley (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Julia Buckley (Labour) 22,932 votes and Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative) 11,577, a majority of 11,355. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 67.3% (51,560 of 76,599).
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Shrewsbury has the 47th lowest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£31,765 a year).
81.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±5.2 points). The economically inactive share was 17.2%.
Full-time employees living in Shrewsbury had median pay of £35,633 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £31,765. A year before, the residents' median was £34,883. The residents' figure ranks 170th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
About 104,200 people live in Shrewsbury: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 104,230. Children under 16 numbered 17,743; people aged 65 and over, 24,495.
5,035 business sites were registered in Shrewsbury in March 2026 (4,955 a year before), and employed 53,000 people in 2024.
Census 2021: 43,659 households, 299.8 people per square kilometre, 25.0% of workers based at home, 26.2% of adults retired.
DWP figures count 4,071 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 22.9% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 17.8% in 2024/25, from 15.7% in 2021/22.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £270,000 and half for less. That is up 47% on £183,500 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £275,495, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 266th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,315 recorded sales.
In September 2026, 2.5% of 16 to 64 year olds in Shrewsbury were claimants (1,535 people). That is up from 1,480 twelve months before.
MP
Julia Buckley, Labour
- MP for Shrewsbury since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Julia Buckley on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Julia Buckley's latest words in Parliament, from 15 July 2026 to 26 October 2026. Hansard search returns 89 spoken contributions by Julia Buckley since 4 July 2024.
My hon. Friend is being generous. This is such an important debate. I have a constituent who had exactly that problem—they received delayed post for scans and cancer treatment plans. That is unacceptable and distressing.
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Does the Minister agree that much progress has been made in regard to rainwater harvesting, not just by MHCLG but by the Minister’s Department—not least the landmark report, published this March, by the Drinking Water Inspectorate?
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Water privatisation and climate change have left us with the twin resilience challenges of water scarcity and flooding.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Alec. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard (Alex Mayer) on the securing the first of two stimulating Westminster Hall debates.
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Q12. Watching the Prime Minister secure his legacy this week, with the NATO summit and the Hillsborough law, I wondered if he wanted to make it a hat-trick, and support Shrewsbury college’s bid for a new construction skills centre?
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Read from the Hansard API on 28 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julia Buckley | Labour | 22,932 | 44.5% | +9.0 |
| Daniel Kawczynski | Conservative | 11,577 | 22.5% | −26.9 |
| Victor Applegate | Reform UK | 7,524 | 14.6% | |
| Alex Wagner | Liberal Democrat | 6,722 | 13.0% | +2.2 |
| Julian Dean | Green Party | 2,387 | 4.6% | +1.4 |
| Chris Bovill | English Democrats | 241 | 0.5% | |
| James Gollins | Independent | 177 | 0.3% |
Result summary as published: Lab 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 | Labour 44.5% | Conservative 22.5% | 11,355 | 67.3% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 49.4% | Labour 35.5% | 7,175 | 68.6% |
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
Shrewsbury lies within Shropshire.
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Who has power over Shrewsbury
Every body that makes decisions for Shrewsbury, 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
- Shrewsbury this page: Julia Buckley (Labour) 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 Shrewsbury?
UK Parliament lists Julia Buckley, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Shrewsbury?
Julia Buckley (Labour) won with 22,932 votes, a majority of 11,355, on a turnout of 67.3% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Shrewsbury?
2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,535 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Shrewsbury?
The median price paid was £270,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Shrewsbury?
Median full-time pay of residents was £35,633 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Shrewsbury live in low income families?
DWP counts 4,071 (22.9% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Shrewsbury?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 104,230 residents.
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.