Coventry South West | |
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Former
Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | West Midlands |
February 1974– 1997 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Coventry South, Coventry West, Warwick and Leamington |
Replaced by | Coventry South, Coventry North West |
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.
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.
Election | Member [1] | Party | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 1974 | Audrey Wise | Labour | Defeated at 1979 general election. Subsequently, MP for Preston 1987-2000 | |
1979 | John Butcher | Conservative | Retired at 1997 general election, following boundary changes | |
1997 | constituency abolished: see Coventry South & Coventry North West |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Audrey Wise | 22,985 | 40.46 | ||
Conservative | JR Jeffrey | 22,472 | 39.56 | ||
Liberal | NB Chapple | 11,348 | 19.98 | ||
Majority | 513 | 0.90 | |||
Turnout | 56,805 | 84.15 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Audrey Wise | 23,225 | 43.11 | ||
Conservative | JR Jeffrey | 21,107 | 39.18 | ||
Liberal | NB Chapple | 8,579 | 15.92 | ||
National Front | R Rickard | 822 | 1.53 | New | |
More Prosperous Britain | Tom Keen | 144 | 0.27 | New | |
Majority | 2,118 | 3.93 | |||
Turnout | 53,877 | 79.42 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Butcher | 27,928 | 49.27 | ||
Labour | Audrey Wise | 22,274 | 39.30 | ||
Liberal | NB Chapple | 5,921 | 10.45 | ||
National Front | M Williamson | 482 | 0.85 | ||
More Prosperous Britain | Tom Keen | 79 | 0.14 | ||
Majority | 5,654 | 9.97 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 56,684 | 81.50 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Butcher | 22,223 | 45.00 | ||
Labour | David Edwards | 15,776 | 31.94 | ||
SDP | Marjorie Lyle | 11,174 | 22.63 | New | |
Nationalist Party | M Williamson | 214 | 0.43 | New | |
Majority | 6,447 | 13.06 | |||
Turnout | 49,387 | 75.89 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Butcher | 22,318 | 43.3 | -1.7 | |
Labour | Robert Slater | 19,108 | 37.0 | +5.1 | |
Liberal | Robert Wheway | 10,166 | 19.70 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 3,210 | 6.3 | -6.8 | ||
Turnout | 51,592 | 78.69 | +2.80 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Butcher | 23,225 | 45.7 | +2.4 | |
Labour | Robert Slater | 21,789 | 42.8 | +5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Sewards | 4,666 | 9.2 | −10.5 | |
Liberal | Robert Wheway | 989 | 1.9 | New | |
Natural Law | David S. Morris | 204 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 1,436 | 2.9 | −3.4 | ||
Turnout | 50,873 | 80.1 | +1.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.7 |
Coventry South West | |
---|---|
Former
Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | West Midlands |
February 1974– 1997 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Coventry South, Coventry West, Warwick and Leamington |
Replaced by | Coventry South, Coventry North West |
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.
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.
Election | Member [1] | Party | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 1974 | Audrey Wise | Labour | Defeated at 1979 general election. Subsequently, MP for Preston 1987-2000 | |
1979 | John Butcher | Conservative | Retired at 1997 general election, following boundary changes | |
1997 | constituency abolished: see Coventry South & Coventry North West |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Audrey Wise | 22,985 | 40.46 | ||
Conservative | JR Jeffrey | 22,472 | 39.56 | ||
Liberal | NB Chapple | 11,348 | 19.98 | ||
Majority | 513 | 0.90 | |||
Turnout | 56,805 | 84.15 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Audrey Wise | 23,225 | 43.11 | ||
Conservative | JR Jeffrey | 21,107 | 39.18 | ||
Liberal | NB Chapple | 8,579 | 15.92 | ||
National Front | R Rickard | 822 | 1.53 | New | |
More Prosperous Britain | Tom Keen | 144 | 0.27 | New | |
Majority | 2,118 | 3.93 | |||
Turnout | 53,877 | 79.42 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Butcher | 27,928 | 49.27 | ||
Labour | Audrey Wise | 22,274 | 39.30 | ||
Liberal | NB Chapple | 5,921 | 10.45 | ||
National Front | M Williamson | 482 | 0.85 | ||
More Prosperous Britain | Tom Keen | 79 | 0.14 | ||
Majority | 5,654 | 9.97 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 56,684 | 81.50 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Butcher | 22,223 | 45.00 | ||
Labour | David Edwards | 15,776 | 31.94 | ||
SDP | Marjorie Lyle | 11,174 | 22.63 | New | |
Nationalist Party | M Williamson | 214 | 0.43 | New | |
Majority | 6,447 | 13.06 | |||
Turnout | 49,387 | 75.89 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Butcher | 22,318 | 43.3 | -1.7 | |
Labour | Robert Slater | 19,108 | 37.0 | +5.1 | |
Liberal | Robert Wheway | 10,166 | 19.70 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 3,210 | 6.3 | -6.8 | ||
Turnout | 51,592 | 78.69 | +2.80 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Butcher | 23,225 | 45.7 | +2.4 | |
Labour | Robert Slater | 21,789 | 42.8 | +5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Sewards | 4,666 | 9.2 | −10.5 | |
Liberal | Robert Wheway | 989 | 1.9 | New | |
Natural Law | David S. Morris | 204 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 1,436 | 2.9 | −3.4 | ||
Turnout | 50,873 | 80.1 | +1.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.7 |