Coventry North West (UK Parliament constituency)
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Borough constituency | |
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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] Boundaries
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[edit] Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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Feb. 1974 | Maurice Edelman | Labour | |
1976 by-election | Geoffrey Robinson | Labour |
[edit] Election results
General Election 2005: Coventry North West | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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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