Coventry North West (UK Parliament constituency)

Coventry North West
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Coventry North West in West Midlands.
Location of West Midlands within England.
County	West Midlands
Electorate	74,180 (December 2010)^[1]
Current constituency
Created	1974 (1974)
Member of parliament	Geoffrey Robinson (Labour)
Number of members	One
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	West Midlands

Coventry North West is a constituency^{[n 1]} in the city of Coventry represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1976 by Geoffrey Robinson of the Labour Party.^{[n 2]}

Boundaries

1974-1983: The County Borough of Coventry wards of Bablake, Holbrook, Radford, and Sherbourne.

1983-1997: The City of Coventry wards of Bablake, Holbrook, Radford, and Sherbourne.

1997-present: The City of Coventry wards of Bablake, Holbrook, Radford, Sherbourne, Whoberley, and Woodlands.

History

The area's electorate has roughly grown in line with national trends, leading to minimal boundary changes and has elected Labour MPs at every election since its first election in February 1974.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member^[2]	Party
	Feb 1974	Maurice Edelman	Labour
	1976 by-election	Geoffrey Robinson	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Coventry North West^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geoffrey Robinson	18,557	41.0	-1.8
	Conservative	Parvez Akhtar	14,048	31.0	+1.7
	UKIP	Harjinder Sehmi	7,101	15.7	+12.9
	Green	Laura Vesty^[5]	1,961	4.3	+3.3
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Furse	1,810	4.0	-13.9
	TUSC	Dave Nellist	1,769	3.9	+3.9
Majority			4,509	10.0	-3.5
Turnout			45,246	60.7	+2.9
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 2010: Coventry North West^[6]^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geoffrey Robinson	19,936	42.8	-5.2
	Conservative	Gary Ridley	13,648	29.3	+2.7
	Liberal Democrat	Vincent McKee	8,344	17.9	-0.5
	BNP	Edward Sheppard	1,666	3.6	-0.1
	UKIP	Mark Nattrass	1,295	2.8	+1.0
	Independent	Nobby Clarke	640	1.4	+1.4
	Green	Justin Wood	497	1.1	+1.1
	Socialist Alternative	Nicky Downes	370	0.8	-0.7
	Christian Movement for Great Britain	William Sidhu	164	0.4	+0.4
Majority			6,288	13.5
Turnout			46,560	63.9	+3.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.9

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Coventry North West^[9]
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
	BNP	David Clarke	1,556	3.6	N/A
	UKIP	Sandra List	766	1.8	+0.3
	Socialist Alternative	Nicky 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^[10]
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
	UKIP	Mark Benson	650	1.5	N/A
Majority			10,874	25.5
Turnout			42,551	55.5	-15.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Coventry North West^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geoffrey Robinson	30,901	56.86
	Conservative	P Bartlett	14,300	26.33
	Liberal Democrat	N Penlington	5,690	10.48
	Referendum	D Butler	1,269	2.34
	Socialist Labour	Dave Spencer	940	1.73
	Liberal	R Wheway	687	1.27
	ProLife Alliance	P Mills	359	0.66
	Rainbow Dream Ticket	L Francis	176	0.32
Majority			16,601	30.56
Turnout			54,322	70.69
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1992: Coventry North West^[12]^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geoffrey Robinson	20,349	51.7	+2.7
	Conservative	Mrs Agnes A.B. Hill	13,917	35.4	+0.6
	Liberal Democrat	Mrs Ann Simpson	5,070	12.9	−3.4
Majority			6,432	16.4	+2.1
Turnout			39,336	77.6	+2.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.0

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Coventry North West^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geoffrey Robinson	19,450	49.00
	Conservative	J Powell	13,787	34.73
	Social Democratic	T Jones	6,455	16.26
Majority			5,663	14.27
Turnout				74.76
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Coventry North West^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geoffrey Robinson	17,239	44.29
	Conservative	Anthony Michael Vincent Coombs	14,201	36.49
	Liberal	W Talbot	7,479	19.22
Majority			3,038	7.81
Turnout				74.74
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Coventry North West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geoffrey Robinson	19,460	50.13
	Conservative	D Miles	15,489	39.90
	Liberal	C Poole	3,413	8.79
	National Front	A Stewart	359	0.92
	More Prosperous Britain	T Keen	98	0.25
Majority			3,971	10.23
Turnout				79.21
	Labour hold		Swing

By Election 1976: Coventry North West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geoffrey Robinson	17,118	47.72	-4.14
	Conservative	Jonathan Guinness	13,424	37.42	+6.08
	Liberal	Alan Leighton	4,062	11.32	-4.34
	National Front	Andrew Fountaine	986	2.75	N/A
	National Party	John Kingsley Read	208	0.60	N/A
	More Prosperous Britain	Thomas Keen	40	0.11	N/A
	Logic Party	William Dunmore	33	0.09	N/A
Majority			3,694
Turnout			35,871
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election October 1974: Coventry North West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maurice Edelman	19,205	51.86
	Conservative	Jonathan Guinness	11,717	31.64
	Liberal	P Newnham	5,798	15.66
	People	A L Whittaker	313	0.85
Majority			7,488	20.22
Turnout				75.20
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election February 1974: Coventry North West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maurice Edelman	22,089	56.55
	Conservative	C L Wade	15,431	39.50
	People	A L Whittaker	1,542	3.95
Majority			6,658	17.04
Turnout				79.78
	Labour hold		Swing

Notes and references

Notes

↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)
↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000650
↑ https://my.greenparty.org.uk/candidates/105904
↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
↑ "Coventry North West". YourNextMP. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
↑ "UK > England > West Midlands > Coventry North West". Election 2010. BBC. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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Labour (25)	Birmingham, Edgbaston Birmingham, Erdington Birmingham, Hall Green Birmingham, Hodge Hill Birmingham, Ladywood Birmingham, Northfield Birmingham, Perry Barr Birmingham, Selly Oak Birmingham, Yardley Coventry North East Coventry North West Coventry South Dudley North Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke-on-Trent Central Stoke-on-Trent North Stoke-on-Trent South Walsall North Walsall South Warley West Bromwich East West Bromwich West Wolverhampton North East Wolverhampton South East Wolverhampton South West

West Midlands European constituency: Conservative (2) Labour (2) UKIP (3)

Coordinates: 52°26′N 1°34′W / 52.43°N 1.56°W / 52.43; -1.56

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