Coventry West (UK Parliament constituency)

Coventry West
Former borough constituency for the House of Commons
1945–1950
Seats	one
Created from	Coventry
Replaced by	Coventry North, Coventry South

Coventry West was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands of England. 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.

History

The constituency was created for the 1945 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.

Boundaries

The County Borough of Coventry wards of Bablake, Cheylesmore, Earlsdon, Greyfriars, Radford, and Westwood.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1945	Maurice Edelman	Labour
1950		constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Coventry West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maurice Edelman	38,249	62.2
	Conservative	William Strickland	23,236	37.8
Majority			15,013	24.4
Turnout			61,485	66.1
	Labour win (new seat)

References

• Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN   0-900178-06-X.
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)