Coventry West (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Coventry West Borough constituency |
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| Created: | 1945 |
| Abolished: | 1950 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | one |
Coventry West was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
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[edit] History
The constituency was created for the 1945 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.
[edit] Boundaries
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[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1945 | Maurice Edelman | Labour | |
| 1950 | constituency abolished | ||
[edit] Election results
| General Election February 1945: Coventry West | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Maurice Edelman | 38,249 | 62.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | W.F. Strickland | 23,236 | 37.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 15,013 | 24.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 61,485 | 66.1 | N/A | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
[edit] References
- Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
