Coventry North West (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Coventry North West | |
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| Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Coventry North West in West Midlands. |
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 Location of West Midlands within England. |
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| County | West Midlands |
| Electorate | 74,180 (December 2010)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1974 |
| Member of Parliament | Geoffrey Robinson (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | West Midlands |
Coventry North West is a borough constituency in the city of Coventry which is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the First Past The Post system of election
It has elected Labour MPs at every election since its creation in February 1974.
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[edit] Boundaries
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[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member [2] | Party | |
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| Feb 1974 | Maurice Edelman | Labour | |
| 1976 by-election | Geoffrey Robinson | Labour | |
[edit] Elections
[edit] Elections in the 2010s
| General Election 2010: Coventry North West[3][4] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Geoffrey Robinson | 19,936 | 42.8 | -5.2 | |
| Conservative | Gary Ridley | 13,648 | 29.3 | +2.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 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 | +1.4 | |
| Green | Justin Wood | 497 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
| Socialist Alternative | Nikki Downes | 370 | 0.8 | -0.7 | |
| Christian Movement for Great Britain | William Sindhu | 164 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 6,288 | 13.5 | |||
| Turnout | 46,560 | 63.9 | +3.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -3.9 | |||
[edit] Elections in the 2000s
| General Election 2005: Coventry North West | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Geoffrey Robinson | 20,942 | 48.2 | −3.2 | |
| Conservative | Brian Connell | 11,627 | 26.8 | +0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Iona Anderson | 7,932 | 18.3 | +4.6 | |
| BNP | David Clarke | 1,556 | 3.6 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Sandra List | 766 | 1.8 | +0.3 | |
| Socialist Alternative | Nicola Downes | 615 | 1.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,315 | 21.4 | |||
| Turnout | 43,438 | 59.4 | +3.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −2.0 | |||
| General Election 2001: Coventry North West | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Geoffrey Robinson | 21,892 | 51.4 | -5.4 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Fairburn | 11,018 | 25.9 | -0.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Napier Penlington | 5,832 | 13.7 | +3.2 | |
| Independent (politician) | Christine Oddy | 3,159 | 7.4 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Mark Benson | 650 | 1.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10,874 | 25.5 | |||
| Turnout | 42,551 | 55.5 | -15.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Elections in the 1990s
| General Election 1992: Coventry North West[5] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Geoffrey Robinson | 20,349 | 51.7 | +2.7 | |
| Conservative | Mrs AAB Hill | 13,917 | 35.4 | +0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Mrs EA Simpson | 5,070 | 12.9 | −3.4 | |
| Majority | 6,432 | 16.4 | +2.1 | ||
| Turnout | 39,336 | 77.6 | +2.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.0 | |||
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)
- ^ "Coventry North West". YourNextMP. http://www.yournextmp.com/seats/coventry_north_west. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
- ^ "UK > England > West Midlands > Coventry North West". Election 2010. BBC. 7 May 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/b22.stm. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/i06.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
Coordinates: 52°26′N 1°34′W / 52.43°N 1.56°W
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