Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1974–1997
Coventry South West |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons |
County | West Midlands |
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February 1974–1997 |
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Seats | One |
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Created from | Coventry South, Coventry West, Warwick and Leamington |
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Replaced by | Coventry South, Coventry North West |
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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[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
Elections in the 1970s
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
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
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
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.