Ludlow (UK Parliament constituency)
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Ludlow in Shropshire.
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Location of Shropshire within England.
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| County | Shropshire |
| Electorate | 66,199 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Ludlow, Bridgnorth, Broseley, Clun, Bishop's Castle, Cleobury Mortimer, Much Wenlock, Craven Arms and Church Stretton |
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| Created | 1885 |
| Member of parliament | Philip Dunne (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Ludlow, Bridgnorth and South Shropshire |
| 1473–1885 | |
| Number of members | 1473–1868: Two 1868–1885: One |
| Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
| Replaced by | Ludlow |
| Created from | Shropshire |
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| European Parliament constituency | West Midlands |
Coordinates: 52°29′17″N 2°44′46″W / 52.488°N 2.746°W
Ludlow is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Philip Dunne, a Conservative.
From its 1473 creation until 1885, Ludlow was a parliamentary borough. It was represented by two burgesses until 1868, when it was reduced to one member.
The parliamentary borough was abolished in 1885, and the name transferred to the new county "division" (with lower electoral candidates' expenses and a different returning officer) whose boundaries were expanded greatly to become similar to (and a replacement to) the Southern division of Shropshire.
The seat was long considered safe for the Conservatives with the party winning by large majorities from the 1920s until 1997 when the majority was reduced to under 6,000. When the sitting Conservative MP stood down in 2001 it was won by a Liberal Democrat. Ludlow was regained by a Conservative in the 2005 general election, held with a greatly increased majority five years later which was almost doubled in 2015.
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