Coventry South West (UK Parliament constituency)
| Coventry South West | |
|---|---|
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | West Midlands |
| February 1974–1997 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Coventry South, Coventry North West |
Coventry South West 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, when it was partially replaced by Coventry South.
Boundaries
1974-1983: The County Borough of Coventry wards of Cheylesmore, Earlsdon, Westwood, Whoberley, and Woodlands.
1983-1997: The City of Coventry wards of Earlsdon, Wainbody, Westwood, Whoberley, and Woodlands.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[1] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1974 | Audrey Wise | Labour | |
| 1979 | John Butcher | Conservative | |
| 1997 | constituency abolished: see Coventry South and Coventry North West
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Elections
Elections in the 1990s
| General Election 1992: Coventry South West[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Butcher | 23,225 | 45.7 | +2.4 | |
| Labour | Robert Ernest Gregory Slater | 21,789 | 42.8 | +5.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Geoffrey Brian Sewards | 4,666 | 9.2 | −10.5 | |
| Liberal | Robert Wheway | 989 | 1.9 | −17.8 | |
| Natural Law | David S. Morris | 204 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,436 | 2.8 | −3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 50,873 | 80.1 | +1.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −1.7 | |||
Notes and references
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.