Clwyd South MP selected as North Shropshire candidate for next general election

Simon Baynes MP has been selected as the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for North Shropshire in the next general election.

The Clwyd South Member of Parliament was elected in 2019 – becoming the first Conservative candidate to represent the constituency.

However Simon Baynes MP has confirmed that he will stand as the parliamentary candidate for North Shropshire at the next general election.

The Clwyd South constituency will no longer exist when voters head to the polls to vote for their parliamentary representative.

It comes after the Boundary Commission confirmed that that the ward will be replaced with Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr, which will see residents in the likes of Rhostyllen and Ruabon represented by the same MP as Machynlleth and mid-Wales.

In a statement, Simon Baynes MP said: “I am very honoured to have been selected as the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for North Shropshire given that, under the boundary changes, my Clwyd South constituency will cease to exist at the next general election.

“Having grown up on the Welsh borders at Lake Vyrnwy, been to school in Shrewsbury and through my work as the neighbouring MP, I know North Shropshire very well.

“I will continue to represent Clwyd South as the MP and then look forward to being the Conservative candidate at the next general election for North Shropshire.”

Three candidates for Wrexham have already been confirmed, with Conservative MP Sarah Atherton, Labour’s Andrew Ranger and Plaid Cymru’s Rebecca Martin all standing for the next election.

A date for the next general election has not yet been announced – however it must take place before January 28 2025.

Simon Baynes will continue to serve at the MP for Clwyd South until the next election.