Coventry North West (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1974 onwards}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = Coventry North West
|parliament = uk
|image = {{maplink|frame=yes|frame-align=center|plain=yes|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Coventry North West (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame-height=200|frame-width=250}}
|caption = Interactive map of boundaries from 1997
|image2 = File:West Midlands - Coventry North West constituency.svg
|caption2 = Boundary of Coventry North West in West Midlands region
|year = 1974
|abolished =
|type = Borough
|elects_howmany = One
|previous = Coventry North
|next =
|title= The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – West Midlands
|publisher=Boundary Commission for England
|access-date=30 July 2024
|df=dmy
}}
|region = England
|county = West Midlands
|mp = Taiwo Owatemi
|party = Labour Party (UK)
}}
Coventry North West is a constituency{{#tag:ref|A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)|group= n}} in the city of Coventry represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Taiwo Owatemi of the Labour Party.{{#tag:ref|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.|group= n}}
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.
The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies left the boundaries unchanged.{{cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |at=Schedule 1 Part 8 West Midlands region}}
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.
In 2019, the long-time incumbent Geoffrey Robinson retired, and at the ensuing general election the Conservatives achieved a swing of more than 8% in their favour, with the Labour majority falling to three figures for the first time in the seat's history.
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member{{Rayment-hc|c|6|date=March 2012}}
!Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| Feb 1974 | {{Party shortname linked|Labour Party (UK)}} | Died December 1975 | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| {{Party shortname linked|Labour Party (UK)}} | Paymaster General 1997–1998 | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 2019 | {{Party shortname linked|Labour Party (UK)}} | |
Elections
= Elections in the 2020s =
{{Election box begin|title=General election 2024: Coventry North West[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001181 Coventry North West] }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Taiwo Owatemi
|votes = 19,696
|percentage = 46.9
|change = {{increase}} 3.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Tom Mercer
|votes = 8,522
|percentage = 20.3
|change = {{decrease}} 23.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Reform UK
|candidate = Holly-Mae Nelson
|votes = 7,950
|percentage = 18.9
|change = {{increase}} 14.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Esther Reeves
|votes = 3,420
|percentage = 8.1
|change = {{increase}} 5.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Tom Holder
|votes = 1,931
|percentage = 4.6
|change = {{decrease}} 1.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Elizabeth Richard
|votes = 511
|percentage = 1.2
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 11,174
|percentage = 26.6
|change = {{increase}} 26.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 42,030
|percentage = 56.5
|change = {{decrease}} 9.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}} 13.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 2010s=
{{Election box begin|
|title=General election 2019: Coventry North West{{cite news |title=Coventry North West Parliamentary constituency |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000650 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=1 December 2019}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Taiwo Owatemi
|votes = 20,918
|percentage = 43.8
|change = {{decrease}} 10.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Clare Golby
|votes = 20,710
|percentage = 43.4
|change = {{increase}} 6.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Greg Judge
|votes = 2,717
|percentage = 5.7
|change = {{increase}} 4.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Brexit Party
|candidate = Joshua Richardson
|votes = 1,956
|percentage = 4.1
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Stephen Gray
|votes = 1,443
|percentage = 3.0
|change = {{increase}} 1.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 208
|percentage = 0.4
|change = {{decrease}} 16.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 47,744
|percentage = 63.5
|change = {{decrease}} 2.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}} 8.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
|title=General election 2017: Coventry North West}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Robinson
|votes = 26,894
|percentage = 54.0
|change = {{increase}} 13.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Resham Kotecha
|votes = 18,314
|percentage = 36.7
|change = {{increase}} 5.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Michael Gee
|votes = 1,525
|percentage = 3.1
|change = {{decrease}} 12.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Hilton
|votes = 1,286
|percentage = 2.6
|change = {{decrease}} 1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Ciaran Norris
|votes = 1,164
|percentage = 2.3
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate =Stephen Gray
|votes = 666
|percentage = 1.3
|change = {{decrease}} 3.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,580
|percentage = 17.3
|change = {{increase}} 7.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 49,849
|percentage = 66.3
|change = {{increase}} 5.6
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 2015: Coventry North West{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000650|title=Coventry North West parliamentary constituency – Election 2017|via=BBC}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Robinson
|votes = 18,557
|percentage = 41.0
|change = {{decrease}} 1.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Parvez Akhtar
|votes = 14,048
|percentage = 31.0
|change = {{increase}} 1.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Harjinder Sehmi
|votes = 7,101
|percentage = 15.7
|change = {{increase}} 12.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Laura Vesty{{cite web|url=https://my.greenparty.org.uk/candidates/105904|title=General Election 2017 Candidate – Green Party|website=Green Party Members' Website}}
|votes = 1,961
|percentage = 4.3
|change = {{increase}} 3.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Furse
|votes = 1,810
|percentage = 4.0
|change = {{decrease}} 13.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Dave Nellist
|votes = 1,769
|percentage = 3.9
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 4,509
|percentage = 10.0
|change = {{decrease}} 3.5
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 45,246
|percentage = 60.7
|change = {{increase}} 2.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 2010: Coventry North West{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.yournextmp.com/seats/coventry_north_west |title=Coventry North West |publisher=YourNextMP |access-date=6 April 2010 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401164137/http://www.yournextmp.com/seats/coventry_north_west |archive-date=1 April 2012 |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/b22.stm|title=UK > England > West Midlands > Coventry North West|date=7 May 2010|work=Election 2010|publisher=BBC|access-date=14 May 2010}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Robinson
|votes = 19,936
|percentage = 42.8
|change = {{decrease}} 5.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Gary Ridley
|votes = 13,648
|percentage = 29.3
|change = {{increase}} 2.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Vincent McKee
|votes = 8,344
|percentage = 17.9
|change = {{decrease}} 0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Edward Sheppard
|votes = 1,666
|percentage = 3.6
|change = {{decrease}} 0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Mark Nattrass
|votes = 1,295
|percentage = 2.8
|change = {{increase}} 1.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Nobby Clarke
|votes = 640
|percentage = 1.4
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Justin Wood
|votes = 497
|percentage = 1.1
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Party (England and Wales)
|candidate = Nicky Downes
|votes = 370
|percentage = 0.8
|change = {{decrease}} 0.7
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Christian Movement for Great Britain
|candidate = William Sidhu
|votes = 164
|percentage = 0.4
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,288
|percentage = 13.5
|change = {{decrease}} 7.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 46,560
|percentage = 63.9
|change = {{increase}} 3.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}} 3.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 2000s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 2005: Coventry North West{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Robinson
|votes = 20,942
|percentage = 48.2
|change = {{decrease}} 3.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Brian Connell
|votes = 11,627
|percentage = 26.8
|change = {{increase}} 0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Iona Anderson
|votes = 7,932
|percentage = 18.3
|change = {{increase}} 4.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = David Clarke
|votes = 1,556
|percentage = 3.6
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Sandra List
|votes = 766
|percentage = 1.8
|change = {{increase}} 0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Party (England and Wales)
|candidate = Nicky Downes
|votes = 615
|percentage = 1.4
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,315
|percentage = 21.4
|change = {{decrease}} 4.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 43,438
|percentage = 59.4
|change = {{increase}} 3.9
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}} 2.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 2001: Coventry North West{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Robinson
|votes = 21,892
|percentage = 51.4
|change = {{decrease}} 5.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Fairburn
|votes = 11,018
|percentage = 25.9
|change = {{decrease}} 0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Napier Penlington
|votes = 5,832
|percentage = 13.7
|change = {{increase}} 3.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Christine Oddy
|votes = 3,159
|percentage = 7.4
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Mark Benson
|votes = 650
|percentage = 1.5
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 10,874
|percentage = 25.5
|change = {{decrease}} 5.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 42,551
|percentage = 55.5
|change = {{decrease}} 15.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1990s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1997: Coventry North West{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Robinson
|votes = 30,901
|percentage = 56.86
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Paul Bartlett
|votes = 14,300
|percentage = 26.33
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Napier Penlington
|votes = 5,690
|percentage = 10.48
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Referendum Party (UK)
|candidate = Douglas Butler
|votes = 1,269
|percentage = 2.34
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Dave Spencer
|votes = 940
|percentage = 1.73
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
|candidate = Rob Wheway
|votes = 687
|percentage =1.27
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = ProLife Alliance
|candidate = Paul Mills
|votes = 359
|percentage =0.66
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Vote For Yourself Rainbow Dream Ticket
|candidate = Leslie Francis
|votes = 176
|percentage =0.32
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 16,601
|percentage = 30.53
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 54,322
|percentage = 70.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1992: Coventry North West{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/i06.htm|title=UK General Election results April 1992|date=9 April 1992|work=Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=2010-12-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113234/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/i06.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Robinson
|votes = 20,349
|percentage = 51.7
|change = {{increase}} 2.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Agnes A. B. Hill
|votes = 13,917
|percentage = 35.4
|change = {{increase}} 0.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ann Simpson
|votes = 5,070
|percentage = 12.9
|change = {{decrease}} 3.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,432
|percentage = 16.3
|change = {{increase}} 2.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 39,336
|percentage = 77.6
|change = {{increase}} 2.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}} 1.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1980s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1987: Coventry North West{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Robinson
|votes = 19,450
|percentage = 49.0
|change = {{increase}} 4.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = James Powell
|votes = 13,787
|percentage = 34.7
|change = {{decrease}} 1.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
|candidate = Hywel Jones
|votes = 6,455
|percentage = 16.3
|change = {{decrease}} 2.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,663
|percentage = 14.3
|change = {{increase}} 6.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 39,692
|percentage = 74.8
|change = {{increase}} 0.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}} 3.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1983: Coventry North West{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Robinson
|votes = 17,239
|percentage = 44.3
|change = {{decrease}} 5.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Anthony Coombs
|votes = 14,201
|percentage = 36.5
|change = {{decrease}} 3.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Bill Talbot{{cite news|title=Billion to One Chance for Two|newspaper=Coventry Evening Telegraph|date=3 June 1983|page=18}}
|votes = 7,479
|percentage = 19.2
|change = {{increase}} 10.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,038
|percentage = 7.8
|change = {{decrease}} 2.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 38,919
|percentage = 74.7
|change = {{decrease}} 4.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}} 1.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1970s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1979: Coventry North West
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Robinson
|votes = 19,460
|percentage = 50.13
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Derek Miles{{cite news|title=City Returns|newspaper=Coventry Evening Telegraph|date=4 May 1979|page=9}}
|votes = 15,489
|percentage = 39.90
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|votes = 3,413
|percentage = 8.79
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Front (UK)
|votes = 359
|percentage = 0.92
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Campaign for a More Prosperous Britain
|candidate = Tom Keen
|votes = 98
|percentage = 0.25
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,971
|percentage = 10.23
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 38,819
|percentage = 79.21
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title= By-election 1976: Coventry North West}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Robinson
|votes = 17,118 | percentage = 47.72 | change = {{decrease}} 4.14
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jonathan Guinness
|votes = 13,424 | percentage = 37.42 | change = {{increase}} 6.08
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Alan Leighton
|votes = 4,062 | percentage = 11.32 | change = {{decrease}} 4.34
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Front (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Fountaine
|votes = 986 | percentage = 2.75 | change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Party (UK, 1976)
|candidate = John Kingsley Read
|votes = 208 | percentage = 0.60 | change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Campaign for a More Prosperous Britain
|candidate = Thomas Keen
|votes = 40 | percentage = 0.11 | change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Logic Party
|candidate = William Dunmore
|votes = 33 | percentage = 0.09 | change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,694
|percentage = 10.30
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 35,871
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election October 1974: Coventry North West
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Maurice Edelman
|votes = 19,205
|percentage = 51.86
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jonathan Guinness
|votes = 11,717
|percentage = 31.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Patricia Newnham{{cite news|title=Liberal Plea for Unity|newspaper=Coventry Evening Telegraph|date=28 September 1974|page=3}}
|votes = 5,798
|percentage = 15.66
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = PEOPLE Party
|candidate = Lesley Whittaker
|votes = 313
|percentage = 0.85
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,488
|percentage = 20.22
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 37,033
|percentage = 75.20
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election February 1974: Coventry North West
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Maurice Edelman
|votes = 22,089
|percentage = 56.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles L. Wade{{cite news|title=Election 74|newspaper=Coventry Evening Telegraph|date=13 February 1974|page=28}}
|votes = 15,431
|percentage = 39.50
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = PEOPLE Party
|candidate = Lesley Whittaker
|votes = 1,542
|percentage = 3.95
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,658
|percentage = 17.05
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 39,062
|percentage = 79.78
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/13022.html Coventry North West UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/65575.html Coventry North West UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168854.html Coventry North West UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Coventry
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1974