election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected; Conservative: Arthur Duckworth Liberal: John Share Jones Labour: S N Chapman The outbreak of World War II in September 1939 caused general elections to be suspended until 1945. Elections in the 1950s Elections in the 1960s Elections in the 1970s References Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. . Sources See also Parliamentary constituencies in Shropshire#Historical constituencies List of former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies Unreformed House of Commons The History of Parliament: the House of Commons - Shrewsbury, Borough, 1386 to 1831 Parliamentary constituencies in Shropshire (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1290 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1983 Shrewsbury