Coventry North West (UK Parliament constituency)

Coventry North West (UK Parliament constituency)
Coventry North West
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Coventry North West in West Midlands.
Outline map
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 borough constituency in the city of Coventry which is 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

It has elected Labour MPs at every election since its creation in February 1974.

Contents

Boundaries

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 2010: Coventry North West[3][4]
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 Nikki Downes 370 0.8 -0.7
Christian Movement for Great Britain William Sindhu 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
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 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
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 1992: Coventry North West[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Geoffrey Robinson 20,349 51.7 +2.7
Conservative Mrs AAB Hill 13,917 35.4 +0.6
Liberal Democrat Mrs EA 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

See also

  • List of Parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county)

Notes and references

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



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