Shropshire is guaranteed at least two new MPs after the general election on 4 July.
Owen Paterson had been the Conservative MP for North Shropshire since 1997in 2021 after Conservative MP Owen Paterson resigned.by meeting government ministers on behalf of companies that paid him for private work.But Helen Morgan overturned a 23,000 majority to win the seat by 6,000 votes.
The main moves are between The Wrekin and North Shropshire, and the renamed Shrewsbury and South Shropshire seats.Members of the public in Wem told the BBC how they were feeling in the aftermath of the announcement.
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