Coventry North West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Coventry North West
Borough constituency
Coventry North West shown within West Midlands, and West Midlands shown within England
Created: 1974
MP: Geoffrey Robinson
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
County: West Midlands
EP constituency: West Midlands

Coventry North West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the First Past The Post system of election. So far it has elected Labour MPs at every election since its creation in 1974.

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[edit] Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
Feb. 1974 Maurice Edelman Labour
1976 by-election Geoffrey Robinson Labour

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Coventry North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Geoffrey Robinson 20,942 48.2 −3.2
Conservative Brian Connell 11,627 26.8 +0.9
Liberal Democrat Iona Anderson 7,932 18.3 +4.6
British National Party David Clarke 1,556 3.6 N/A
UK Independence Sandra List 766 1.8 +0.3
Socialist Alternative Nicola Downes 615 1.4 N/A
Majority 9,315 21.4
Turnout 43,438 59.4 +3.9
Labour hold Swing −2.0
General Election 2001: Coventry North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Geoffrey Robinson 21,892 51.4 -5.4
Conservative Andrew Fairburn 11,018 25.9 -0.4
Liberal Democrat Napier Penlington 5,832 13.7 +3.2
Independent (politician) Christine Oddy 3,159 7.4 N/A
UK Independence Mark Benson 650 1.5 N/A
Majority 10,874 25.5
Turnout 42,551 55.5 -15.2
Labour hold Swing

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