Wellington (Shropshire) (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Wellington (Shropshire) (UK Parliament constituency) should not be confused with Wellington (Somerset) (UK Parliament constituency).

Wellington (Shropshire)
Type:County
Parliament:uk
Year:1885
Abolished:1918
Elects Howmany:one
Next:The Wrekin

Wellington (Shropshire) is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency, formally known as The Mid (or Wellington) Division of Shropshire. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1918. It elected one Member of Parliament.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885Alexander BrownLiberal
1886Liberal Unionist
1906Charles HenryLiberal
1918Constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

See also