Result: Shropshire North
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 49.6% |
| Labour |  | 25.9% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 19.7% |
| Swing: 5.1% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Owen Paterson | Conservative | 23,061 | 49.6 | +1.0 |
| Sandra Samuels | Labour | 12,041 | 25.9 | -9.3 |
| Steve Bourne | Liberal Democrat | 9,175 | 19.7 | +6.9 |
| Ian Smith | UK Independence Party | 2,233 | 4.8 | +2.3 |
| Majority | 11,020 | 23.7 | ||
| Turnout | 46,510 | 61.4 | -1.7 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF WEST MIDLANDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR SHROPSHIRE NORTH | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 48.6% |
| Labour |  | 35.2% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 12.8% |
| Others |  | 3.4% |
