Coventry North West (UK Parliament constituency)
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]
Coventry North West | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Coventry North West in West Midlands | |
![]() Location of West Midlands within England | |
County | West Midlands |
Electorate | 74,180 (December 2010)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1974 |
Member of Parliament | Taiwo Owatemi (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Coventry North |
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[2] | Party | Notes | |
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Feb 1974 | Maurice Edelman | Labour | Died December 1975 | |
1976 by-election | Geoffrey Robinson | Labour | Paymaster General 1997-98 | |
2019 | Taiwo Owatemi | Labour | ||
Boundaries
1997–present: The City of Coventry wards of Bablake, Holbrook, Radford, Sherbourne, Whoberley, and Woodlands
1983–1997: The City of Coventry wards of Bablake, Holbrook, Radford, and Sherbourne
1974–1983: The County Borough of Coventry wards of Bablake, Holbrook, Radford, and Sherbourne
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.
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Taiwo Owatemi | 20,918 | 43.8 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Clare Golby | 20,710 | 43.4 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Greg Judge | 2,717 | 5.7 | ![]() | |
Brexit Party | Joshua Richardson | 1,956 | 4.1 | New | |
Green | Stephen Gray | 1,443 | 3.0 | ![]() | |
Majority | 208 | 0.4 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 47,744 | 63.5 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Geoffrey Robinson | 26,894 | 54.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Resham Kotecha | 18,314 | 36.7 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Michael Gee | 1,525 | 3.1 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Hilton | 1,286 | 2.6 | ![]() | |
Independent | Ciaran Norris | 1,164 | 2.3 | New | |
Green | Stephen Gray | 666 | 1.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 8,580 | 17.3 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 49,849 | 66.3 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Geoffrey Robinson | 18,557 | 41.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Parvez Akhtar | 14,048 | 31.0 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Harjinder Sehmi | 7,101 | 15.7 | ![]() | |
Green | Laura Vesty[6] | 1,961 | 4.3 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Furse | 1,810 | 4.0 | ![]() | |
TUSC | Dave Nellist | 1,769 | 3.9 | New | |
Majority | 4,509 | 10.0 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 45,246 | 60.7 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Geoffrey Robinson | 19,936 | 42.8 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Gary Ridley | 13,648 | 29.3 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Vincent McKee | 8,344 | 17.9 | ![]() | |
BNP | Edward Sheppard | 1,666 | 3.6 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Mark Nattrass | 1,295 | 2.8 | ![]() | |
Independent | Nobby Clarke | 640 | 1.4 | New | |
Green | Justin Wood | 497 | 1.1 | New | |
Socialist Alternative | Nicky Downes | 370 | 0.8 | ![]() | |
Christian Movement for Great Britain | William Sidhu | 164 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 6,288 | 13.5 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 46,560 | 63.9 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
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Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Geoffrey Robinson | 20,942 | 48.2 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Brian Connell | 11,627 | 26.8 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Iona Anderson | 7,932 | 18.3 | ![]() | |
BNP | David Clarke | 1,556 | 3.6 | New | |
UKIP | Sandra List | 766 | 1.8 | ![]() | |
Socialist Alternative | Nicky Downes | 615 | 1.4 | New | |
Majority | 9,315 | 21.4 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 43,438 | 59.4 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Geoffrey Robinson | 21,892 | 51.4 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Andrew Fairburn | 11,018 | 25.9 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Napier Penlington | 5,832 | 13.7 | ![]() | |
Independent | Christine Oddy | 3,159 | 7.4 | New | |
UKIP | Mark Benson | 650 | 1.5 | New | |
Majority | 10,874 | 25.5 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 42,551 | 55.5 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Geoffrey Robinson | 20,349 | 51.7 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Agnes A. B. Hill | 13,917 | 35.4 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Ann Simpson | 5,070 | 12.9 | ![]() | |
Majority | 6,432 | 16.3 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 39,336 | 77.6 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
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Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Geoffrey Robinson | 19,450 | 49.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | James Powell | 13,787 | 34.7 | ![]() | |
SDP | Hywel Jones | 6,455 | 16.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 5,663 | 14.3 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 39,692 | 74.8 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Geoffrey Robinson | 17,239 | 44.3 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Anthony Coombs | 14,201 | 36.5 | ![]() | |
Liberal | Bill Talbot[17] | 7,479 | 19.2 | ![]() | |
Majority | 3,038 | 7.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 38,919 | 74.7 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
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Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Geoffrey Robinson | 19,460 | 50.13 | ||
Conservative | Derek Miles[18] | 15,489 | 39.90 | ||
Liberal | Chris Poole[18] | 3,413 | 8.79 | ||
National Front | Alan Stewart[18] | 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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Geoffrey Robinson | 17,118 | 47.72 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Jonathan Guinness | 13,424 | 37.42 | ![]() | |
Liberal | Alan Leighton | 4,062 | 11.32 | ![]() | |
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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Maurice Edelman | 19,205 | 51.86 | ||
Conservative | Jonathan Guinness | 11,717 | 31.64 | ||
Liberal | Patricia Newnham[19] | 5,798 | 15.66 | New | |
PEOPLE | Lesley Whittaker | 313 | 0.85 | ||
Majority | 7,488 | 20.22 | |||
Turnout | 37,033 | 75.20 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Maurice Edelman | 22,089 | 56.55 | ||
Conservative | Charles L. Wade[20] | 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) |
Notes
- A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- 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.
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