Coventry South East (UK Parliament constituency)

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox UK constituency main Coventry South East was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Coventry. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election.

Boundaries

1974–1983: The County Borough of Coventry wards of Binley and Willenhall, Godiva, Lower Stoke, and St Michael's.

1983–1997: The City of Coventry wards of Binley and Willenhall, Cheylesmore, Lower Stoke, and St Michael's.

For its entire existence the constituency included Coventry city centre, which had previously been part of the Coventry South seat; in 1997 the city centre was transferred to the re-created Coventry South constituency, with Jim Cunningham being elected as MP.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	Feb 1974	Bill Wilson	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1983	Dave Nellist	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1991		Independent
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1992	Jim Cunningham	Labour
	1997	constituency abolished: see Coventry South & Coventry North East

Elections

Elections in the 1970s

General election February 1974: Coventry South East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Wilson	22,217	58.23
		Ian Taylor	11,466	30.05
		Dhani Prem	4,472	11.72
Majority			10,751	28.18
Turnout			38,155	75.53
	win (new seat)

General election October 1974: Coventry South East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Wilson	20,771	60.45
		C Hannington	8,640	25.14
		D Woodcock	4,952	14.41
Majority			12,131	35.31
Turnout			46,494	67.62
	hold		Swing

General election 1979: Coventry South East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Wilson	19,583	55.00
		T Sawdon	12,097	33.98
		M Brazier	2,984	8.38
		R Clarke	513	1.44
		A Wilkins	426	1.20
Majority			7,486	21.02
Turnout			35,603	69.86
	hold		Swing

Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1983: Coventry South East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Jacques Arnold	12,625	33.9
		Gordon Kilby	9,323	25.0
Majority			2,682	7.2
Turnout			37,255	70.9
	hold		Swing

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General election 1987: Coventry South East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Alan Grant	11,316	29.9
		Frank Devine	8,095	21.4
		Neil Hutchinson	479	1.3
Majority			6,653	17.6
Turnout			37,856	73.0
	hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Coventry South East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Jim Cunningham	11,902	32.6
		Martine Hyams	10,591	29.0
		Dave Nellist	10,551	28.9
		Tony Armstrong	3,318	9.1
		Norman Tomkinson	173	0.4
Majority			1,311	3.6
Turnout			36,535	74.9
	hold		Swing