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Coventry South West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Coventry South West
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyWest Midlands
February 1974–1997
SeatsOne
Created fromCoventry South, Coventry West, Warwick and Leamington
Replaced byCoventry 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.

Boundaries

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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

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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

Elections

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Elections in the 1970s

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General election February 1974: Coventry South 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)
General election October 1974: Coventry South West
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
General election 1979: Coventry South West
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

Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1983: Coventry South West[2]
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
General election 1987: Coventry South West[3]
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

Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1992: Coventry South West[4][5]
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

Notes and references

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)
  2. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
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