South Shropshire: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Stuart Anderson (Conservative) is the MP for South Shropshire, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Stuart Anderson took the seat for Conservative in July 2024 with 17,628 votes (34.1%), ahead of Matthew Green (Liberal Democrat) on 16,004. 51,653 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 76,677, 67.4% of those registered. The majority was 1,624.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set South Shropshire apart: the 13th lowest population density (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (52.1 per sq km), and the 16th highest share of adults retired (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (32.5%).
The ONS estimates 96,401 people lived in South Shropshire in mid-2024, up 2.9% on 2014. 30,582 were aged 65 or over and 13,269 were under 16.
Workplaces in South Shropshire accounted for 31,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 6,405 local units for March 2026.
79.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±6.0 points). 18.8% were economically inactive.
Full-time employees living in South Shropshire had median pay of £37,433 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £35,735. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £37,964. The residents' figure ranks 266th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The median price paid for a home was £289,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £207,500. The highest March-year median in the series was £295,000, in the year to March 2024. It ranks 282nd highest of 575 constituencies. 1,020 sales were registered in the period, against 1,331 in the year to March 2025.
3,155 children in South Shropshire were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 23.8% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 16.5% in 2021/22 to 19.2% in 2024/25.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 1,225, or 2.3% of the working-age population. That is up from 1,125 twelve months before.
At the 2021 Census there were 41,990 households and 52.1 residents per square kilometre; 30.9% of workers mainly worked from home and 32.5% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
MP
Stuart Anderson, Conservative
- MP for South Shropshire since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 12 December 2019
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Stuart Anderson on this site
In Parliament
What Stuart Anderson said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 19 October 2026 to 27 October 2026). Hansard search returns 202 spoken contributions by Stuart Anderson since 4 July 2024.
In rural South Shropshire we face flooding and power cuts every year, so I welcome this campaign.
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I regularly meet South Shropshire farmers, who work night and day to put food on the table, and hear about the challenges that they face. Does the hon. Member agree that everything should be done to unlock all the red tape that the farmers have to deal with to produce food?
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I thank all my constituents who have contacted me about this vital point. Community diagnostic centres offer great resources to speed up screening. Does my hon. Friend agree that more emphasis should be put on those centres, particularly in rural areas like South Shropshire?
I thank the hon. Member for securing this important debate. I held a similar one earlier this year on 4 February, in which I raised issues regarding Royal Mail, particularly with respect to the WV15 and WV16 postcodes in my constituency, where people are waiting for two, three …
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The hon. Member raises some valid points. A lot of people here have first-hand experience, and the RUC and the military did exceptional work during the troubles—beyond what it is possible even to explain here.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Anderson | Conservative | 17,628 | 34.1% | −31.3 |
| Matthew Green | Liberal Democrat | 16,004 | 31.0% | +15.6 |
| Charles Shackerley-Bennett | Reform UK | 9,171 | 17.8% | |
| Simon Thomson | Labour | 6,939 | 13.4% | −2.4 |
| Hilary Wendt | Green Party | 1,911 | 3.7% | +0.2 |
Result summary as published: Con hold. 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 | Conservative 34.1% | Liberal Democrat 31.0% | 1,624 | 67.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 65.4% | Labour 15.8% | 28,636 | 75.0% |
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
South Shropshire lies within Shropshire.
- Shropshire E06000051
Who has power over South Shropshire
Every body that makes decisions for South 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
- South Shropshire this page: Stuart Anderson (Conservative) 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 South Shropshire?
Stuart Anderson (Conservative), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in South Shropshire?
The House of Commons Library records 17,628 votes for Stuart Anderson of Conservative and a majority of 1,624; 67.4% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in South Shropshire?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,225, 2.3% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in South Shropshire?
£289,000: 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 South Shropshire?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £37,433 (April 2025).
How many children in South Shropshire live in low income families?
3,155 children under 16, 23.8%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of South Shropshire?
96,401 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.