Coventry North (UK Parliament constituency)

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Coventry North
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County Warwickshire
(West Midlands from 1974)
1950–1974 (1974)
Number of membersOne
Replaced by Coventry North West
Coventry North East
Created from Coventry East
Coventry West

Coventry North was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

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History

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election.

Throughout its history this constituency provided a reasonably safe seat for Labour backbencher, Maurice Edelman. His majority ranged between 1,241 (2.8%) in the 1959 election to 11,117 (22.2%) in 1950.

Boundaries

The County Borough of Coventry wards of Bablake, Foleshill, Holbrook, Radford, and Sherbourne.

The constituency was one of three divisions of Coventry, a parliamentary borough in the historic county of Warwickshire in the West Midlands region of England.

When Coventry was first divided for parliamentary purposes, in the 1945-50 Parliament, the area that later became this constituency was split between the then two seats of Coventry East and Coventry West.

In 1974 Coventry was split into four new constituencies, and this seat disappeared. Foleshill ward became part of Coventry North East, while the remaining four wards from this seat formed the whole of Coventry North West.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1950 Maurice Edelman Labour
Feb 1974 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Coventry North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maurice Edelman 28,92457.93
Conservative John Dalley17,80735.67
Liberal John Burns3,1956.40
Majority11,11722.26
Turnout 49,92687.78
Labour win (new seat)
General election 1951: Coventry North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maurice Edelman 29,82659.58
Conservative Harold Sydney Clippingdale20,23840.42
Majority9,58819.16
Turnout 50,06486.38
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: Coventry North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maurice Edelman 24,56553.45
Conservative John Poole21,60843.81
Majority3,1739.64
Turnout 46,17382.29
Labour hold Swing
General election 1959: Coventry North [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maurice Edelman 23,03551.38
Conservative Francis Charles Maynard21,79448.62
Majority1,2412.76
Turnout 44,82983.64
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Coventry North [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maurice Edelman 23,35552.73
Conservative Michael Heseltine 19,82544.76
Independent Ronald Robinson1,1122.51New
Majority3,5307.97
Turnout 44,29281.42
Labour hold Swing
General election 1966: Coventry North [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maurice Edelman 25,17059.32
Conservative David Henry J Martin-Jones17,26340.68
Majority7,90718.64
Turnout 42,43378.66
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Coventry North [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maurice Edelman 24,00456.68
Conservative Frederick Tuckman 18,34443.32
Majority5,66013.36
Turnout 42,34874.57
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  2. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  3. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  4. ↑ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
  5. ↑ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
  6. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  7. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
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