Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1974–2024
- Coventry East
- Coventry South (minor part)
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.[2]
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.[3] The constituency has a large ethnic minority population, consisting mainly of Sikhs and Muslims; one ward, Foleshill, has a majority ethnic minority population.
Boundaries
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Map of boundaries 1997-2024
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[4] | Party |
| Feb 1974 | George Park | Labour |
| 1987 | John Hughes | Labour |
| 1992 | Bob Ainsworth | Labour |
| 2015 | Colleen Fletcher | Labour |
| 2024 | Constituency abolished |
Election results 1974-2024
Elections in the 1970s
October 1974 general election: Coventry North East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | George Park | 26,489 | 59.5 | –4.4 |
| Conservative | Ian Clarke[6] | 10,520 | 23.6 | –8.0 |
| Liberal | Roy Dredge[6] | 6,846 | 15.4 | New |
| Workers Revolutionary | Alan Wilkins[6] | 352 | 0.8 | New |
| Communist | John Hosey[6] | 309 | 0.7 | –1.1 |
Majority | 15,969 | 35.9 | +3.6 |
Turnout | 44,516 | 70.0 | –5.5 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.8 | |
1979 general election: Coventry North East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | George Park | 27,010 | 57.3 | –2.2 |
| Conservative | Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice | 16,487 | 35.0 | +11.4 |
| Liberal | Raj-Mal Singh | 2,291 | 4.9 | –10.5 |
| National Front | H. Robbins | 546 | 1.2 | New |
| Communist | Paul Corrigan | 390 | 0.8 | +0.1 |
| Workers Revolutionary | S. Perkin | 378 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Majority | 10,523 | 22.3 | –13.6 |
Turnout | 47,062 | 72.7 | +2.7 |
| Labour hold | Swing | –6.8 | |
Elections in the 1980s
1983 general election: Coventry North East[7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | George Park | 22,190 | 47.8 | –9.5 |
| Conservative | David Weeks[8] | 13,415 | 28.9 | –6.1 |
| SDP | David Simmons[8] | 10,251 | 22.1 | +18.1 |
| Workers Revolutionary | Robert Prince[8] | 342 | 0.7 | –0.1 |
| Communist | John Meacham[8] | 193 | 0.4 | –0.4 |
Majority | 8,775 | 18.9 | –3.4 |
Turnout | 46,389 | 69.2 | +1.3 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
1987 general election: Coventry North East[9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Hughes | 25,832 | 54.3 | +6.5 |
| Conservative | Charles Prior | 13,965 | 29.3 | +0.4 |
| Liberal | Stephen Woods | 7,502 | 15.8 | –6.3 |
| Communist | Michael McNally | 310 | 0.7 | +0.3 |
Majority | 11,867 | 25.0 | +6.1 |
Turnout | 47,573 | 70.5 | +1.3 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Elections in the 1990s
1992 general election: Coventry North East[10][11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Bob Ainsworth | 24,896 | 52.5 | –1.8 |
| Conservative | Keith R. Perrin | 13,220 | 27.9 | –1.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Vincent J. McKee | 5,306 | 11.2 | –4.6 |
| Independent Labour | John Hughes | 4,008 | 8.5 | New |
Majority | 11,676 | 24.6 | –0.4 |
Turnout | 47,430 | 73.2 | +2.7 |
| Labour hold | Swing | –0.2 | |
1997 general election: Coventry North East[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Bob Ainsworth | 31,856 | 66.3 | +16.6 |
| Conservative | Michael Burnett | 9,287 | 19.3 | –8.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Sewards | 3,866 | 8.0 | –2.5 |
| Liberal | Nick Brown | 1,181 | 2.5 | New |
| Referendum | Ron Hurrell | 1,125 | 2.3 | New |
| Socialist Labour | Hanna Khamis | 597 | 1.2 | New |
| Rainbow Dream Ticket | Christopher Sidwell | 173 | 0.4 | New |
Majority | 22,569 | 47.0 | +25.3 |
Turnout | 48,085 | 64.8 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Elections in the 2000s
2001 general election: Coventry North East[13] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Bob Ainsworth | 22,739 | 61.0 | –5.3 |
| Conservative | Gordon Bell | 6,988 | 18.8 | –0.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Sewards | 4,163 | 11.2 | +3.2 |
| Socialist Alliance | Dave Nellist | 2,638 | 7.1 | New |
| BNP | Edward Sheppard | 737 | 2.0 | New |
Majority | 15,751 | 42.2 | –4.8 |
Turnout | 37,265 | 50.3 | –14.5 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
2005 general election: Coventry North East[14] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Bob Ainsworth | 21,178 | 56.94 | –4.1 |
| Conservative | Jaswant Singh Birdi | 6,956 | 18.70 | –0.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Russell Field | 6,123 | 16.46 | +5.3 |
| Socialist Alternative | Dave Nellist | 1,874 | 5.04 | –2.1 |
| UKIP | Paul Sootheran | 1,064 | 2.9 | New |
Majority | 14,222 | 38.24 | +4.0 |
Turnout | 37,195 | 52.97 | +2.61 |
| Labour hold | Swing | –2.0 | |
Elections in the 2010s
2010 general election: Coventry North East[15][16] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Bob Ainsworth | 21,384 | 49.3 | –7.6 |
| Conservative | Hazel Noonan | 9,609 | 22.1 | +3.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Russell Field | 7,210 | 16.6 | +0.1 |
| BNP | Tom Gower | 1,863 | 4.3 | New |
| Socialist Alternative | Dave Nellist | 1,592 | 3.7 | –1.2 |
| UKIP | Chris Forbes | 1,291 | 3.0 | –0.1 |
| Christian Movement for Great Britain | Ron Lebar | 434 | 1.0 | New |
Majority | 11,775 | 27.2 | –11.0 |
Turnout | 43,383 | 59.4 | +6.0 |
| Labour hold | Swing | –5.5 | |
2015 general election: Coventry North East[17] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Colleen Fletcher | 22,025 | 52.2 | +2.9 |
| Conservative | Michelle Lowe | 9,751 | 23.1 | +1.0 |
| UKIP | Avtar Taggar | 6,278 | 14.9 | +11.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Russell Field | 2,007 | 4.8 | –11.8 |
| Green | Matthew Handley | 1,245 | 2.9 | New |
| TUSC | Nicky Downes | 633 | 1.5 | New |
| Christian Movement for Great Britain | William Sidhu | 292 | 0.7 | –0.3 |
Majority | 12,274 | 29.1 | +1.9 |
Turnout | 42,231 | 55.3 | –4.1 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
2017 general election: Coventry North East [18] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Colleen Fletcher | 29,499 | 63.4 | +11.2 |
| Conservative | Timothy Mayer | 13,919 | 29.9 | +6.8 |
| UKIP | Avtar Taggar | 1,350 | 2.9 | –12.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Russell Field | 1,157 | 2.5 | –2.3 |
| Green | Matthew Handley | 502 | 1.1 | –1.8 |
| Independent | Afzal Mahmood | 81 | 0.2 | New |
Majority | 15,580 | 33.5 | +4.4 |
Turnout | 46,508 | 61.4 | +6.1 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.25 | |
2019 general election: Coventry North East[19] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Colleen Fletcher | 23,412 | 52.7 | –10.7 |
| Conservative | Sophie Richards | 15,720 | 35.4 | +5.5 |
| Brexit Party | Iddrisu Sufyan | 2,110 | 4.7 | New |
| Liberal Democrats | Nukey Proctor | 2,061 | 4.6 | +2.1 |
| Green | Matthew Handley | 1,141 | 2.6 | +1.5 |
Majority | 7,692 | 17.3 | –16.2 |
Turnout | 44,444 | 58.5 | –2.9 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county)
Notes
References
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – West Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "2001 Census". Archived from the original on 11 February 2003. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)
- ^ "Election Notebook". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 20 February 1974. p. 31.
- ^ a b c d "Park bounces back - as Clarke vows he will fight again". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 10 October 1973. p. 73.
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d "I'll care for everyone, vows Park". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 10 June 1983. pp. 20–21.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "UK > England >West Midlands > Coventry North East". Election 2010. BBC. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Coventry Green Party 2017 Election Candidates". Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ "Coventry North East Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
External links
- Coventry North East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
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