Riding profile

North Shropshire

UK constituency — England · Mixed · west midlands

The question

North Shropshire: a safe seat for the Lib Dems?

Editorial read

North Shropshire, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with the Lib Dems in the previous cycle, with a 31-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Lib Dems ahead at 40% vote share, against 26% for Reform UK, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Helen Morgan

Sits with Lib Dems

Since
2021-12-16
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Lib Dems

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
13.3
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Lib Dems 39.7%
  • Reform UK 26.4%
  • Conservative 18.1%
  • Green 7.0%
  • Labour 6.9%
  • Other 1.7%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Lib Dems Reform UK Conservative Green
HereNorth Shropshire 39.7%26.4%18.1%7.0%
National averageUnited Kingdom 11.6% +28.0 25.3% +1.1 18.9% −0.8 11.8% −4.9

Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Lib Dems
Margin
30.9 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-17.6 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Helen Morgan Elected Lib Dems 26,214 52.9
Simon Baynes Conservative 10,903 22.0
Mark Whittle Reform UK 7,687 15.5
Natalie Rowley Labour 3,423 6.9
Craig Emery Green 1,234 2.5
Samuel Cladingbowl Other 133 0.3

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
102,001
Median age
48
Employment rate
75.2%

Data source : ONS mid-2022 population + Jan 2026 labour market

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029