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Shrewsbury and Atcham (UK Parliament constituency)
Shrewsbury and Atcham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
The constituency lies at the centre of Shropshire , a large inland county of England , bordering Wales . It is the only English constituency to be profiled on the Better Know a District American television show The Colbert Report
Geography The constituency exactly mirrors that of the Shrewsbury and Atcham borough. At its heart lies the town of Shrewsbury (population 70,000), which is the county town of Shropshire. It is otherwise a rural constituency. Villages such as Bayston Hill , Ford , Dorrington , Condover , Minsterley , Pontesbury , Bomere Heath and of course Atcham are included.
No boundary changes occurred to this constituency with the latest review of boundaries in England, despite the large population (estimated at 95,900 for mid-2006).
Members of Parliament
Election results Daniel Kawczynski won the most recent election in May 2005 with a majority of 1,808.
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