Coventry North East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Infobox UK constituency main Coventry North East was a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to boundary changes. As a consequence, it will be renamed Coventry East, to be first contested at the 2024 general election.[1]

Constituency profile

In the seat is a wide demographic mix: across it is scattered an above UK average level of social housing and unemployment claimants. However, income is close to the UK average.[2] The constituency has a large ethnic minority population, consisting mainly of Sikhs and Muslims; one ward, Foleshill, has a majority ethnic minority population.

Boundaries

Template:Maplink Based entirely within the borough of Coventry, the seat of Coventry North East includes the Stoke, Walsgrave-on-Sowe, Wyken, Longford, and Foleshill areas of the cathedral city.

1974–1983: The County Borough of Coventry wards of Foleshill, Henley, Longford, Upper Stoke, and Wyken.

1983–1997: The City of Coventry wards of Foleshill, Henley, Longford, Upper Stoke, and Wyken.

1997–2024: The City of Coventry wards of Foleshill, Henley, Longford, Lower Stoke, Upper Stoke, and Wyken.

History

Since its 1974 creation, the area has been a Labour Party stronghold, with the Conservative Party finishing second. The Liberal Democrats (including their two predecessor parties) amassed their largest shares of the vote in 1983 and in 2010, on 16.6% of the vote. In 2010, between 2% and 5% of the vote went to British National Party, Socialist and UKIP candidates. Completing the choice of seven was a Christian party candidate, who attracted the fewest votes.

Members of Parliament

Election Member[3] Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Feb 1974 George Park Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1987 John Hughes Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1992 Bob Ainsworth Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 2015 Colleen Fletcher Labour
2024 Constituency abolished


Election results 1974–2024

Elections in the 1970s

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February 1974 general election: Coventry North East
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Nigel Forman 15,069 31.6
Script error: No such module "Political party". Alan Pickard[4] 1,332 2.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Hosey 838 1.8
Majority 15,427 32.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 47,735 75.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". win (new seat)

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October 1974 general election: Coventry North East
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Ian Clarke[5] 10,520 23.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Roy Dredge[5] 6,846 15.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Alan Wilkins[5] 352 0.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Hosey[5] 309 0.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 15,969 35.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 44,516 70.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing +1.8

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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1979 general election: Coventry North East
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice 16,487 35.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Raj-Mal Singh 2,291 4.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". H. Robbins 546 1.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Paul Corrigan 390 0.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". S. Perkin 378 0.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 10,523 22.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 47,062 72.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing −6.8

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Elections in the 1980s

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1983 general election: Coventry North East[6]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". David Weeks[7] 13,415 28.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". David Simmons[7] 10,251 22.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Robert Prince[7] 342 0.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Meacham[7] 193 0.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 8,775 18.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 46,389 69.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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1987 general election: Coventry North East[8]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Charles Prior 13,965 29.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Stephen Woods 7,502 15.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Michael McNally 310 0.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 11,867 25.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 47,573 70.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Elections in the 1990s

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1992 general election: Coventry North East[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Keith R. Perrin 13,220 27.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Vincent J. McKee 5,306 11.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Hughes 4,008 8.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 11,676 24.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 47,430 73.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing −0.2

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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1997 general election: Coventry North East[11]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Michael Burnett 9,287 19.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Geoffrey Sewards 3,866 8.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Nick Brown 1,181 2.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Ron Hurrell 1,125 2.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Hanna Khamis 597 1.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Christopher Sidwell 173 0.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 22,569 47.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 48,085 64.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Elections in the 2000s

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2001 general election: Coventry North East[12]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Gordon Bell 6,988 18.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Geoffrey Sewards 4,163 11.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Dave Nellist 2,638 7.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Edward Sheppard 737 2.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 15,751 42.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 37,265 50.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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2005 general election: Coventry North East[13]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jaswant Singh Birdi 6,956 18.70 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Russell Field 6,123 16.46 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Dave Nellist 1,874 5.04 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Paul Sootheran 1,064 2.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 14,222 38.24 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 37,195 52.97 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing −2.0

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Elections in the 2010s

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2010 general election: Coventry North East[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Hazel Noonan 9,609 22.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Russell Field 7,210 16.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Tom Gower 1,863 4.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Dave Nellist 1,592 3.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Chris Forbes 1,291 3.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Christian Movement for Great Britain Ron Lebar 434 1.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 11,775 27.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 43,383 59.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing −5.5

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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2015 general election: Coventry North East[16]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Michelle Lowe 9,751 23.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Avtar Taggar 6,278 14.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Russell Field 2,007 4.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Matthew Handley 1,245 2.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Nicky Downes 633 1.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Christian Movement for Great Britain William Sidhu 292 0.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 12,274 29.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 42,231 55.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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2017 general election: Coventry North East [17]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Timothy Mayer 13,919 29.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Avtar Taggar 1,350 2.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Russell Field 1,157 2.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Matthew Handley 502 1.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Afzal Mahmood 81 0.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 15,580 33.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 46,508 61.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing +2.25

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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2019 general election: Coventry North East[18]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Sophie Richards 15,720 35.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Iddrisu Sufyan 2,110 4.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Nukey Proctor 2,061 4.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Matthew Handley 1,141 2.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 7,692 17.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 44,444 58.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

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See also

Notes

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

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References

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External links

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