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North Shropshire

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Apr 2026

A safe LD seat, won with 53% of the vote in 2024. Covers Oswestry, Market Drayton and Whitchurch (Shropshire). Population 102,381, notably older (median age 48 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 37% below the national average.

Helen Morgan's most notable recent deviation from her party came in May 2025, when she was one of a small number of Liberal Democrat MPs to vote for a Conservative amendment that would have curbed the Human Rights Act's application to immigration cases -- a significant break from a party that voted firmly against. More recently, in April 2026 she consistently backed Lords amendments to both the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill and the Pension Schemes Bill, opposing Labour's attempts to overturn upper chamber changes and publicly accusing the government of a "power grab" over pension fund investment decisions. On planning, she has made similar arguments, criticising government reforms as bypassing local communities in North Shropshire.

Morgan participates in 74% of votes -- somewhat below the Commons average -- and votes with the Liberal Democrats 99.7% of the time, making her rebel vote on immigration notable. Her stance data reveals she is consistently pro-business (80%), strongly supportive of Lords and parliamentary scrutiny (96% and 95% respectively), and markedly more supportive of immigration controls than her party average (40% versus 21%). Her speeches are dominated by health, local government, economy and social care themes, and she has led parliamentary debates on rural mobile connectivity and cost-of-living pressures for off-grid households, reflecting the particular character of a large, rural constituency.

359
Commons votes
This parliament
£27k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
77.6k
Electorate
2024 GE

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§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Morgan’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.375 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Morgan has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
79
Economy
66
Employment
40
Crime & Policing
35
Education
34
Welfare and Benefits
25
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1412 May 2025
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§ 08The local picture.18 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Ellesmere UrbanGeoff Elner517Conserva
LlanymynechVince Hunt601Conserva
Market Drayton EastRoy Aldcroft772Conserva
Market Drayton WestDavid Minnery701Independ
Market Drayton WestIan Charles Nellins751Conserva
Oswestry EastChris Schofield667Conserva
Oswestry EastJohn Price889Conserva
Oswestry SouthDuncan Kerr760Green Pa
Oswestry WestMike Isherwood548Green Pa
PreesPaul Wynn991Conserva
Ruyton BaschurchNick Bardsley652Conserva
Selattyn GobowenRobert Macey813Conserva
Population (2021 Census)
102,381
Electorate 77,573 · 2024 register
Median income
£26,900
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
16.9%
England average 20.0%
Schools
57
39 primary · 6 secondary
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