1832–1868. Extract from 1837 result: the southern doubly blue area. The cumbersome enclaves (belonging to Herefordshire) of "Farlow" etc. were deemed inclusions, and formally united with Shropshire in 1844.
1832–1885: The Hundreds of Brimstey, Chirbury, Condover, Ford,Munslow, Overs, Purslow (including Clun) and Stoddesdon, and the Franchise of Wenlock.[2]
The re-established constituency is composed of the following:
The County of Shropshire electoral divisions of: Alveley and Claverley; Bishop’s Castle; Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts; Bridgnorth West and Tasley; Broseley; Brown Clee; Burnell; Chirbury and Worthen; Church Stretton and Craven Arms; Clee; Cleobury Mortimer; Clun; Corvedale; Highley; Ludlow East; Ludlow North; Ludlow South; Much Wenlock; Severn Valley; Worfield.[3]
It comprises the former constituency ofLudlow, with the addition of the Burnell and Severn Valley electoral division fromShrewsbury and Atcham (re-established asShrewsbury).
To assess impact of the boundary changes various organisation calculated results of the2019 election if it was conducted under boundaries established by 2023 Periodic review. Below is such assessment from theBBC for South Shropshire:
Notional result of 2019 election under new (2023) boundaries
UK General Election, 2019 Notional Result: South Shropshire[6]
Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977].British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 448–449.ISBN0-900178-26-4.
