Coventry North West

Coventry North West
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries from 1997
Boundary of Coventry North West in West Midlands region
County	West Midlands
Electorate	73,431 (2023) [1]
Current constituency
Created	1974 (1974)
Member of Parliament	Taiwo Owatemi (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Coventry North

Coventry North West is a constituency ^{[n 1]} in the city of Coventry represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Taiwo Owatemi of the Labour Party. ^{[n 2]}

Constituency profile

Coventry North West is a mostly urban and suburban constituency which covers the north-western neighbourhoods of Coventry, a city in the West Midlands. Areas of the city contained within the constituency include Earlsdon, Eastern Green, Allesley, Coundon, Radford and Holbrooks. Coventry is a historic cathedral city which became an important centre for the British motor industry in the mid-20th century, but suffered a decline after the closure of most factories in the 1980s. ^[2] The constituency contains some areas of deprivation in Radford and Holbrooks, whilst Allesley and the rural parts of the constituency are generally affluent. ^[3] House prices in the area are low. ^[4]

Residents' levels of income, education and professional employment are marginally lower than national averages. ^[4] White people make up 75% of the population with Asians, primarily Indians, forming the largest ethnic minority group at 13%. ^[5] At the city council level, most of the constituency is represented by Labour Party councillors, although Eastern Green and the rural parts elected Conservatives. An estimated 57% of voters in Coventry North West supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, higher than the nationwide figure of 52%. ^[4]

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. ^[6]

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, but the seat swung strongly to Labour in 2024, the largest majority they have had in the constituency since 1997.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member [7]	Party	Notes
	Feb 1974	Maurice Edelman	Labour	Died December 1975
	1976 by-election	Geoffrey Robinson	Labour	Paymaster General 1997–1998
	2019	Taiwo Owatemi	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Coventry North West ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Taiwo Owatemi	19,696	46.9	3.1
	Conservative	Tom Mercer	8,522	20.3	23.1
	Reform	Holly-Mae Nelson	7,950	18.9	14.8
	Green	Esther Reeves	3,420	8.1	5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Holder	1,931	4.6	1.1
	Independent	Elizabeth Richard	511	1.2	New
Majority			11,174	26.6	26.2
Turnout			42,030	56.5	9.0
	Labour hold		Swing	13.1

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Coventry North West ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Taiwo Owatemi	20,918	43.8	10.2
	Conservative	Clare Golby	20,710	43.4	6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Greg Judge	2,717	5.7	4.1
	Brexit Party	Joshua Richardson	1,956	4.1	New
	Green	Stephen Gray	1,443	3.0	1.7
Majority			208	0.4	16.9
Turnout			47,744	63.5	2.8
	Labour hold		Swing	8.4

General election 2017: Coventry North West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geoffrey Robinson	26,894	54.0	13.0
	Conservative	Resham Kotecha	18,314	36.7	5.7
	UKIP	Michael Gee	1,525	3.1	12.6
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Hilton	1,286	2.6	1.4
	Independent	Ciaran Norris	1,164	2.3	New
	Green	Stephen Gray	666	1.3	3.0
Majority			8,580	17.3	7.3
Turnout			49,849	66.3	5.6
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 2015: Coventry North West ^{[10] [11]}

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 [12]	1,961	4.3	3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Furse	1,810	4.0	13.9
	TUSC	Dave Nellist	1,769	3.9	New
Majority			4,509	10.0	3.5
Turnout			45,246	60.7	2.8
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 2010: Coventry North West ^{[13] [14] [15]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geoffrey Robinson	19,936	42.8	5.2
	Conservative	Gary Ridley	13,648	29.3	2.7
	Liberal Democrats	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	New
	Green	Justin Wood	497	1.1	New
	Socialist Alternative	Nicky Downes	370	0.8	0.7
	Christian Movement for Great Britain	William Sidhu	164	0.4	New
Majority			6,288	13.5	7.9
Turnout			46,560	63.9	3.8
	Labour hold		Swing	3.9

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Coventry North West ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geoffrey Robinson	20,942	48.2	3.2
	Conservative	Brian Connell	11,627	26.8	0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Iona Anderson	7,932	18.3	4.6
	BNP	David Clarke	1,556	3.6	New
	UKIP	Sandra List	766	1.8	0.3
	Socialist Alternative	Nicky Downes	615	1.4	New
Majority			9,315	21.4	4.1
Turnout			43,438	59.4	3.9
	Labour hold		Swing	2.0

General election 2001: Coventry North West ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geoffrey Robinson	21,892	51.4	5.5
	Conservative	Andrew Fairburn	11,018	25.9	0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Napier Penlington	5,832	13.7	3.2
	Independent	Christine Oddy	3,159	7.4	New
	UKIP	Mark Benson	650	1.5	New
Majority			10,874	25.5	5.0
Turnout			42,551	55.5	15.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Coventry North West ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geoffrey Robinson	30,901	56.86
	Conservative	Paul Bartlett	14,300	26.33
	Liberal Democrats	Napier Penlington	5,690	10.48
	Referendum	Douglas Butler	1,269	2.34	New
	Socialist Labour	Dave Spencer	940	1.73	New
	Liberal	Rob Wheway	687	1.27	New
	ProLife Alliance	Paul Mills	359	0.66	New
	Rainbow Dream Ticket	Leslie Francis	176	0.32	New
Majority			16,601	30.53
Turnout			54,322	70.69
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 1992: Coventry North West ^{[19] [20]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geoffrey Robinson	20,349	51.7	2.7
	Conservative	Agnes A. B. Hill	13,917	35.4	0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Simpson	5,070	12.9	3.4
Majority			6,432	16.3	2.0
Turnout			39,336	77.6	2.8
	Labour hold		Swing	1.0

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Coventry North West ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geoffrey Robinson	19,450	49.0	4.7
	Conservative	James Powell	13,787	34.7	1.8
	SDP	Hywel Jones	6,455	16.3	2.9
Majority			5,663	14.3	6.5
Turnout			39,692	74.8	0.1
	Labour hold		Swing	3.2

General election 1983: Coventry North West ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geoffrey Robinson	17,239	44.3	5.7
	Conservative	Anthony Coombs	14,201	36.5	3.4
	Liberal	Bill Talbot [23]	7,479	19.2	10.4
Majority			3,038	7.8	2.4
Turnout			38,919	74.7	4.5
	Labour hold		Swing	1.1

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Coventry North West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geoffrey Robinson	19,460	50.13
	Conservative	Derek Miles [24]	15,489	39.90
	Liberal	Chris Poole [24]	3,413	8.79
	National Front	Alan Stewart [24]	359	0.92	N/A
	More Prosperous Britain	Tom Keen	98	0.25	N/A
Majority			3,971	10.23
Turnout			38,819	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	New
	National Party	John Kingsley Read	208	0.60	New
	More Prosperous Britain	Thomas Keen	40	0.11	New
	Logic Party	William Dunmore	33	0.09	New
Majority			3,694	10.30
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	Patricia Newnham [25]	5,798	15.66	New
	PEOPLE	Lesley Whittaker	313	0.85
Majority			7,488	20.22
Turnout			37,033	75.20
	Labour hold		Swing

General election February 1974: Coventry North West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maurice Edelman	22,089	56.55
	Conservative	Charles L. Wade [26]	15,431	39.50
	PEOPLE	Lesley Whittaker	1,542	3.95
Majority			6,658	17.05
Turnout			39,062	79.78
	Labour win (new seat)

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county)
• List of parliamentary constituencies in West Midlands (region)

Notes

1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
2. 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

1. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – West Midlands". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
2. Walters, Peter (2019). The Little History of Coventry. History Press Limited. ISBN   978-0-7509-8908-4.
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7. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)
8. Coventry North West
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12. "General Election 2017 Candidate – Green Party". Green Party Members' Website.
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15. "UK > England > West Midlands > Coventry North West". Election 2010. BBC. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
16. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
17. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
18. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
19. "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
20. "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.
21. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
22. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
23. "Billion to One Chance for Two". Coventry Evening Telegraph . 3 June 1983. p. 18.
24. "City Returns". Coventry Evening Telegraph . 4 May 1979. p. 9.
25. "Liberal Plea for Unity". Coventry Evening Telegraph . 28 September 1974. p. 3.
26. "Election 74". Coventry Evening Telegraph . 13 February 1974. p. 28.

External links

• Coventry North West UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
• Coventry North West UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
• Coventry North West UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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