The Wrekin (UK Parliament constituency)
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of The Wrekin in Shropshire.
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Location of Shropshire within England.
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| County | Shropshire |
| Electorate | 66,111 (December 2010) |
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| Created | 1918 |
| Member of parliament | Mark Pritchard (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Mid Shropshire/Wellington |
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| European Parliament constituency | West Midlands |
Coordinates: 52°42′58″N 2°27′14″W / 52.716°N 2.454°W
The Wrekin is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Mark Pritchard, a Conservative.
Anthony Trafford (Conservative) went on after serving as MP to serve as a health minister, from the House of Lords in 1989.
Gerald Fowler (Labour) reached the frontbenches of government as the Minister for Education and Science from 1969 to 1970, again in 1974 and 1976 and as Minister for the Privy Council Office from 1974 to 1976.
Bruce Grocott (Labour) went on, after serving as MP for the newly created neighbouring seat from 1997 to 2001, to serve as the Government's Chief Whip in the House of Lords for six years.
The seat saw a first winning candidate from the Labour Party relatively early in the country's history, in 1923. The seat alternated between the two largest modern parties eight times between 1923 and 1979.
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