Coventry South East (UK Parliament constituency)

Coventry South East
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County West Midlands
February 1974 (February 1974)–1997 (1997)
Number of members One
Replaced by Coventry South, Coventry North East

Coventry South East was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Coventry. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election.

Contents

Boundaries

The constituency included Coventry city centre, which had previously been part of the Coventry South seat; that constituency was recreated in 1997, with Jim Cunningham being elected as MP.

Members of Parliament

Election Member[1] Party
Feb 1974 Bill Wilson Labour
1983 Dave Nellist Labour
1992 Jim Cunningham Labour
1997 constituency abolished: see Coventry South and Coventry North East

Elections

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1992: Coventry South East[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Cunningham 11,902 32.58 -14.88
Conservative M Hyams 10,591 28.99 -9.9
Independent Labour Dave Nellist 10,551 28.88 N/A
Liberal Democrat A Armstrong 3,318 9.08 N/A
National Front Norman Tomkinson 173 0.47 N/A
Majority 1,311 3.59 -13.98
Turnout 36,533 74.87 +1.9

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Coventry South East[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dave Nellist 17,969 47.46 +6.37
Conservative A Grant 11,316 29.89 -4.0
SDP–Liberal Alliance F Devine 8,095 21.38 -3.64
Green N Hutchinson 479 1.27 N/A
Majority 6,653 17.57 +10.37
Turnout 37,856 72.97 +2.06
General Election 1983: Coventry South East[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dave Nellist 15,307 41.09
Conservative J Arnold 12,625 33.89
SDP–Liberal Alliance G Kilby 9,323 25.02
Majority 2,682 7.20
Turnout 37,255 70.91

Notes and references

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)
  2. ^ "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/i06.htm. Retrieved 19 March 2011. 
  3. ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge87/i06.htm
  4. ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge83/i06.htm