Coventry South West (UK Parliament constituency)

Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Infobox UK constituency main Coventry South West 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, when it was partially replaced by Coventry South.

Boundaries

1974–1983: The County Borough of Coventry wards of Cheylesmore, Earlsdon, Westwood, Whoberley, and Woodlands.

1983–1997: The City of Coventry wards of Earlsdon, Wainbody, Westwood, Whoberley, and Woodlands.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party	Notes
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	Feb 1974	Audrey Wise	Labour	Defeated at 1979 general election. Subsequently, MP for Preston 1987-2000
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1979	John Butcher	Conservative	Retired at 1997 general election, following boundary changes
	1997	constituency abolished: see Coventry South & Coventry North West

Elections

Elections in the 1970s

General election February 1974: Coventry South West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Audrey Wise	22,985	40.46
		JR Jeffrey	22,472	39.56
		NB Chapple	11,348	19.98
Majority			513	0.90
Turnout			56,805	84.15
	win (new seat)

General election October 1974: Coventry South West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Audrey Wise	23,225	43.11
		JR Jeffrey	21,107	39.18
		NB Chapple	8,579	15.92
		R Rickard	822	1.53
		Tom Keen	144	0.27
Majority			2,118	3.93
Turnout			53,877	79.42
	hold		Swing

General election 1979: Coventry South West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Butcher	27,928	49.27
		Audrey Wise	22,274	39.30
		NB Chapple	5,921	10.45
		M Williamson	482	0.85
		Tom Keen	79	0.14
Majority			5,654	9.97
Turnout			56,684	81.50
	gain from		Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Coventry South West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Butcher	22,223	45.00
		David Edwards	15,776	31.94
		Marjorie Lyle	11,174	22.63
		M Williamson	214	0.43
Majority			6,447	13.06
Turnout			49,387	75.89
	hold		Swing

General election 1987: Coventry South West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Butcher	Template:Replace	43.3
		Robert Slater	19,108	37.0
		Robert Wheway	10,166	19.70
Majority			3,210	6.3
Turnout			51,592	78.69
	hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Coventry South West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Butcher	Template:Replace	45.7
		Robert Slater	21,789	42.8
		Geoffrey Sewards	4,666	9.2
		Robert Wheway	989	1.9
		David S. Morris	204	0.4
Majority			1,436	2.9
Turnout			50,873	80.1
	hold		Swing	−1.7