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South Shropshire

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Created in the 2023 boundary review, replacing Ludlow.

Dispatch
Apr 2026

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review. Won by Con in its first election in 2024 by 3.2%. Covers Bridgnorth, Ludlow and Broseley. Population 93,133, notably older (median age 53 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 52% below the national average.

A consistently loyal Conservative with no rebel votes, Stuart Anderson has nonetheless been active in opposition work -- most visibly in the April 2026 ping-pong battles over the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill and Pension Schemes Bill, where he voted repeatedly to uphold House of Lords amendments against the Labour government's attempts to overturn them. On pensions, he backed Lords changes protecting smaller pension schemes from forced mergers and opposing ministers' powers to direct where private funds invest -- positions aligned with his 100% rating on pro-Lords scrutiny and his full opposition to employer NI increases. Locally, he has grabbed positive coverage by championing the scrapping of a 600-acre solar farm, securing two Westminster debates on rural road potholes, and publicly attacking cuts to the Historic England church grant scheme -- all framed as direct constituency advocacy.

Anderson votes in lockstep with his party -- a 100% alignment record across all recorded divisions -- but his participation rate of 65% sits below the Commons average, meaning he attends fewer votes than most MPs. His stance profile marks him out as strongly pro-business (92%), tough on crime (84%), and opposed to progressive taxation (0% alignment with pro-taxation votes). He deviates from fellow Conservatives most notably on pension protection (0% versus a 47% party average) and criminal justice reform (8% versus 25%). His speeches cluster heavily around economy and jobs, defence, and fiscal policy, with social care and cost-of-living also featuring regularly.

315
Commons votes
This parliament
£27k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
76.7k
Electorate
2024 GE

One of the oldest constituencies — median age 53.

Current Member of Parliament

Stuart Anderson

Stuart Anderson

Conservative and Unionist Party

Stuart Anderson is the Conservative MP for South Shropshire, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019.

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Voting at a Glance

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review. Won by Con in its first election in 2024 by 3.2%. Covers Bridgnorth, Ludlow and Broseley. Population 93,133, notably older (median age 53 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 52% below the national average.

2024 General Election

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.315 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Anderson 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
74
Economy
59
Crime & Policing
38
Employment
36
Education
33
Welfare and Benefits
19
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 08The local picture.20 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Alveley ClaverleyColin Taylor662Liberal
Bishops CastleRuth Houghton1,087Liberal
Bridgnorth East Astley AbbottsChristian Lea847Conserva
Bridgnorth East Astley AbbottsKirstie Hurst-Knight892Conserva
Bridgnorth West TasleyRachel Connolly887Labour P
BroseleyCaroline Emma Bagnall882Labour P
Brown CleeRobert Tindall742Conserva
BurnellDan Morris1,110Conserva
Chirbury WorthenHeather Kidd1,069Liberal
Church Stretton Craven ArmsDavid Evans1,363Conserva
Church Stretton Craven ArmsHilary Mary Luff1,175Conserva
CleeRichard Mark Huffer756Liberal
Population (2021 Census)
93,133
Electorate 76,677 · 2024 register
Median income
£27,400
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
18.1%
England average 20.0%
Schools
61
48 primary · 7 secondary
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