Coventry North East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Coventry North East
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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2010–2024 boundary of Coventry North East in West Midlands
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Location of West Midlands within England
County West Midlands
Electorate 74,870 (December 2010) [1]
Major settlements Coventry
1974 (1974)–2024
SeatsOne
Created from Coventry North, Coventry East
Replaced by

Coventry North East was a constituency [n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.

Contents

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to boundary changes. As a consequence, it will be renamed Coventry East , to be first contested at the 2024 general election. [2]

Constituency profile

In the seat is a wide demographic mix: across it is scattered an above UK average level of social housing and unemployment claimants. However, income is close to the UK average. [3] The constituency has a large ethnic minority population, consisting mainly of Sikhs and Muslims; one ward, Foleshill, has a majority ethnic minority population.

Boundaries

Coventry North East (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries 1997–2024

Based entirely within the borough of Coventry, the seat of Coventry North East includes the Stoke, Walsgrave-on-Sowe, Wyken, Longford, and Foleshill areas of the cathedral city.

1974–1983: The County Borough of Coventry wards of Foleshill, Henley, Longford, Upper Stoke, and Wyken.

1983–1997: The City of Coventry wards of Foleshill, Henley, Longford, Upper Stoke, and Wyken.

1997–2024: The City of Coventry wards of Foleshill, Henley, Longford, Lower Stoke, Upper Stoke, and Wyken.

History

Since its 1974 creation, the area has been a Labour Party stronghold and their safest seat in Coventry, with the Conservative Party finishing second. The Liberal Democrats (including their two predecessor parties) amassed their largest shares of the vote in 1983 and in 2010, on 16.6% of the vote. In 2010, between 2% and 5% of the vote went to British National Party, Socialist and UKIP candidates. Completing the choice of seven was a Christian party candidate, who attracted the fewest votes.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [4] Party
Feb 1974 George Park Labour
1987 John Hughes Labour
1992 Bob Ainsworth Labour
2015 Colleen Fletcher Labour
2024 Constituency abolished


Election results 1974–2024

Elections in the 1970s

February 1974 general election: Coventry North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Park 30,496 63.9
Conservative Nigel Forman 15,06931.6
PEOPLE Alan Pickard [5] 1,3322.8
Communist John Hosey8381.8
Majority 15,42732.3
Turnout 47,73575.5
Labour win (new seat)
October 1974 general election: Coventry North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Park 26,489 59.5 −4.4
Conservative Ian Clarke [6] 10,52023.6−8.0
Liberal Roy Dredge [6] 6,84615.4New
Workers Revolutionary Alan Wilkins [6] 3520.8New
Communist John Hosey [6] 3090.7−1.1
Majority 15,96935.9+3.6
Turnout 44,51670.0−5.5
Labour hold Swing +1.8
1979 general election: Coventry North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Park 27,010 57.3 −2.2
Conservative Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice 16,48735.0+11.4
Liberal Raj-Mal Singh2,2914.9−10.5
National Front H. Robbins5461.2New
Communist Paul Corrigan 3900.8+0.1
Workers Revolutionary S. Perkin3780.80.0
Majority 10,52322.3−13.6
Turnout 47,06272.7+2.7
Labour hold Swing −6.8

Elections in the 1980s

1983 general election: Coventry North East [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Park 22,190 47.8 −9.5
Conservative David Weeks [8] 13,41528.9−6.1
SDP David Simmons [8] 10,25122.1+18.1
Workers Revolutionary Robert Prince [8] 3420.7−0.1
Communist John Meacham [8] 1930.4−0.4
Majority 8,77518.9−3.4
Turnout 46,38969.2+1.3
Labour hold Swing
1987 general election: Coventry North East [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Hughes 25,832 54.3 +6.5
Conservative Charles Prior13,96529.3+0.4
Liberal Stephen Woods7,50215.8−6.3
Communist Michael McNally3100.7+0.3
Majority 11,86725.0+6.1
Turnout 47,57370.5+1.3
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

1992 general election: Coventry North East [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bob Ainsworth 24,896 52.5 −1.8
Conservative Keith R. Perrin13,22027.9−1.4
Liberal Democrats Vincent J. McKee5,30611.2−4.6
Independent Labour John Hughes 4,0088.5New
Majority 11,67624.6−0.4
Turnout 47,43073.2+2.7
Labour hold Swing −0.2
1997 general election: Coventry North East [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bob Ainsworth 31,856 66.3 +16.6
Conservative Michael Burnett9,28719.3−8.7
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Sewards3,8668.0−2.5
Liberal Nick Brown1,1812.5New
Referendum Ron Hurrell1,1252.3New
Socialist Labour Hanna Khamis5971.2New
Rainbow Dream Ticket Christopher Sidwell1730.4New
Majority 22,56947.0+25.3
Turnout 48,08564.8
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 2000s

2001 general election: Coventry North East [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bob Ainsworth 22,739 61.0 −5.3
Conservative Gordon Bell6,98818.8−0.5
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Sewards4,16311.2+3.2
Socialist Alliance Dave Nellist 2,6387.1New
BNP Edward Sheppard7372.0New
Majority 15,75142.2−4.8
Turnout 37,26550.3−14.5
Labour hold Swing
2005 general election: Coventry North East [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bob Ainsworth 21,178 56.94 −4.1
Conservative Jaswant Singh Birdi6,95618.70−0.1
Liberal Democrats Russell Field6,12316.46+5.3
Socialist Alternative Dave Nellist 1,8745.04−2.1
UKIP Paul Sootheran1,0642.9New
Majority 14,22238.24+4.0
Turnout 37,19552.97+2.61
Labour hold Swing −2.0

Elections in the 2010s

2010 general election: Coventry North East [15] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bob Ainsworth 21,384 49.3 −7.6
Conservative Hazel Noonan9,60922.1+3.3
Liberal Democrats Russell Field7,21016.6+0.1
BNP Tom Gower1,8634.3New
Socialist Alternative Dave Nellist 1,5923.7−1.2
UKIP Chris Forbes1,2913.0−0.1
Christian Movement for Great BritainRon Lebar4341.0New
Majority 11,77527.2−11.0
Turnout 43,38359.4+6.0
Labour hold Swing −5.5
2015 general election: Coventry North East [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colleen Fletcher 22,025 52.2 +2.9
Conservative Michelle Lowe9,75123.1+1.0
UKIP Avtar Taggar6,27814.9+11.9
Liberal Democrats Russell Field2,0074.8−11.8
Green Matthew Handley1,2452.9New
TUSC Nicky Downes6331.5New
Christian Movement for Great BritainWilliam Sidhu2920.7−0.3
Majority 12,27429.1+1.9
Turnout 42,23155.3−4.1
Labour hold Swing
2017 general election: Coventry North East [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colleen Fletcher 29,499 63.4 +11.2
Conservative Timothy Mayer13,91929.9+6.8
UKIP Avtar Taggar1,3502.9−12.0
Liberal Democrats Russell Field1,1572.5−2.3
Green Matthew Handley5021.1−1.8
Independent Afzal Mahmood810.2New
Majority 15,58033.5+4.4
Turnout 46,50861.4+6.1
Labour hold Swing +2.25
2019 general election: Coventry North East [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colleen Fletcher 23,412 52.7 −10.7
Conservative Sophie Richards15,72035.4+5.5
Brexit Party Iddrisu Sufyan2,1104.7New
Liberal Democrats Nukey Proctor2,0614.6+2.1
Green Matthew Handley1,1412.6+1.5
Majority 7,69217.3−16.2
Turnout 44,44458.5−2.9
Labour hold Swing

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

References

  1. ↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – West Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "2001 Census". Archived from the original on 11 February 2003. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  4. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)
  5. ↑ "Election Notebook". Coventry Evening Telegraph . 20 February 1974. p. 31.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Park bounces back - as Clarke vows he will fight again". Coventry Evening Telegraph . 10 October 1973. p. 73.
  7. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "I'll care for everyone, vows Park". Coventry Evening Telegraph . 10 June 1983. pp. 20–21.
  9. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  12. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  16. ↑ "UK > England >West Midlands > Coventry North East". Election 2010. BBC. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  17. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  18. ↑ "Coventry Green Party 2017 Election Candidates". Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  19. ↑ "Coventry North East Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
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