Coventry South (UK Parliament constituency)

Coventry South
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Coventry South in West Midlands.
Location of West Midlands within England.
County	West Midlands
Electorate	75,705 (December 2010)
Current constituency
Created	1997 (1997)
Member of Parliament	Jim Cunningham (Labour)
Number of members	One
Created from	Coventry South East, Coventry South West
1950 (1950)–1974 (1974)
Number of members	One
Type of constituency	Borough constituency
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	West Midlands

Coventry South is a borough constituency 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.

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, abolished for the February 1974 general election and recreated for the 1997 general election by the merger of the former seats of Coventry South East and Coventry South West. It is normally inclined to elect Labour MPs, but the Conservatives can win in their better election results.

Boundaries

The constituency is presently made up of six electoral wards of the City of Coventry: Binley and Willenhall, Cheylesmore, Earlsdon, St Michael's, Wainbody, and Westwood. It includes the city centre, which from 1974 to 1997 had been part of Coventry South East.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1950–1974

Election		Member	Party
	1950	Elaine Burton	Labour
	1959	Philip Hocking	Conservative
	1964	Bill Wilson	Labour
	Feb 1974	constituency abolished

MPs 1997–present

Election		Member	Party
	1997	Jim Cunningham	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Coventry South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim Cunningham	19,197	41.8	-4.0
	Conservative	Kevin Foster	15,352	33.4	+2.8
	Liberal Democrat	Brian Patton	8,278	18.0	+0.4
	UKIP	Mark Taylor	1,767	3.8	+1.8
	Socialist Alternative	Judy Griffiths	691	1.5	-1.2
	Green	Stephen Gray	639	1.4	N/A
Majority			3,845	8.4
Turnout			45,924	62.4	+3.0
	Labour hold		Swing	−3.4

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Coventry South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim Cunningham	18,649	45.8	−4.4
	Conservative	Heather Wheeler	12,394	30.5	+1.0
	Liberal Democrat	Vincent McKee	7,228	17.8	+3.7
	Socialist Alternative	Rob Windsor	1,097	2.7	N/A
	UKIP	William Brown	829	2.0	N/A
	Independent	Irene Rogers	344	0.8	−0.6
	Families First	James Rooney	144	0.4	N/A
Majority			6,255	15.4
Turnout			40,685	59.1	+3.8
	Labour hold		Swing	−2.7

General Election 2001: Coventry South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim Cunningham	20,125	50.2	-0.7
	Conservative	Heather Wheeler	11,846	29.5	+0.5
	Liberal Democrat	Vincent McKee	5,672	14.1	+4.9
	Socialist Alliance	Rob Windsor	1,475	3.7	N/A
	Independent	Irene Rogers	564	1.4	N/A
	Socialist Labour	Timothy Logan	414	1.0	N/A
Majority			8,279	20.7
Turnout			40,096	55.3	-13.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Coventry South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim Cunningham	25,511	50.9	N/A
	Conservative	Paul Ivey	14,558	29.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Gordon MacDonald	4,617	9.2	N/A
	Socialist Alternative	Dave Nellist	3,262	6.5	N/A
	Referendum Party	P. Garratt	943	1.9	N/A
	Liberal	R. Jenking	725	1.4	N/A
	BNP	J. Ashberry	328	0.7	N/A
	Rainbow Dream Ticket	A. Bradshaw	180	0.4	N/A
Majority			10,953		N/A
Turnout				69.8	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in West Midlands