Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Coventry North East was won by Labour at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 7,692 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Coventry North East from Feb 1974 to 2019.
Full Election History, Feb 1974–2019
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
Feb 1974
George Park (Labour)
30,496
63.9%
Francis Forman (Conservative)
15,427 (32.3 pts)
75.5%
Oct 1974
George Park (Labour)
26,489
59.5%
Ian Christopher Clarke (Conservative)
15,969 (35.9 pts)
70.0%
1979
George Park (Labour)
27,010
57.3%
Earl of Shelburne (Conservative)
10,523 (22.3 pts)
72.7%
1983
George Park (Labour)
22,190
47.8%
David Peter Weeks (Conservative)
8,775 (18.9 pts)
69.2%
1987
John Hughes (Labour)
25,832
54.3%
Charles Prior (Conservative)
11,867 (24.9 pts)
70.6%
1992
Bob Ainsworth (Labour)
24,896
52.5%
Keith Perrin (Conservative)
11,676 (24.6 pts)
73.2%
1997
Bob Ainsworth (Labour)
31,856
66.2%
Michael Burnett (Conservative)
22,569 (46.9 pts)
64.7%
2001
Bob Ainsworth (Labour)
22,739
61.0%
Gordon Bell (Conservative)
15,751 (42.3 pts)
50.4%
2005
Bob Ainsworth (Labour)
21,178
56.9%
Jaswant Birdi (Conservative)
14,222 (38.2 pts)
53.0%
2010
Bob Ainsworth (Labour)
21,384
49.3%
Hazel Noonan (Conservative)
11,775 (27.1 pts)
59.6%
2015
Colleen Fletcher (Labour)
22,025
52.2%
Michelle Lowe (Conservative)
12,274 (29.1 pts)
56.2%
2017
Colleen Fletcher (Labour)
29,499
63.4%
Timothy Mayer (Conservative)
15,580 (33.5 pts)
61.6%
2019
Colleen Fletcher (Labour)
23,412
52.7%
Sophie Richards (Conservative)
7,692 (17.3 pts)
58.6%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
Feb 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
George Park
Labour
30,496
63.9%
Yes
Francis Forman
Conservative
15,069
31.6%
No
Alan Harold Pickard
PEOPLE Party
1,332
2.8%
No
John Hosey
Communist
838
1.8%
No
Oct 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
George Park
Labour
26,489
59.5%
Yes
Ian Christopher Clarke
Conservative
10,520
23.6%
No
Geoffrey Roy Dredge
Liberal
6,846
15.4%
No
Alan Arthur Wilins
Workers Revolutionary
352
0.8%
No
John Hosey
Communist
309
0.7%
No
1979
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
George Park
Labour
27,010
57.3%
Yes
Earl of Shelburne
Conservative
16,487
35.0%
No
Raj-Mal Singh
Liberal
2,291
4.9%
No
Hugh Robbins
National Front
546
1.2%
No
Paul Corrigan
Communist
390
0.8%
No
Stephen Perkin
Workers Revolutionary
378
0.8%
No
1983
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
George Park
Labour
22,190
47.8%
Yes
David Peter Weeks
Conservative
13,415
28.9%
No
David Norman Simmons
Social Democratic Party
10,251
22.1%
No
Robert James Prince
Workers Revolutionary
342
0.7%
No
John Meacham
Communist
193
0.4%
No
1987
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Hughes
Labour
25,832
54.3%
Yes
Charles Prior
Conservative
13,965
29.3%
No
Stephen Woods
Liberal
7,502
15.8%
No
Michael McNally
Communist
310
0.7%
No
1992
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Bob Ainsworth
Labour
24,896
52.5%
Yes
Keith Perrin
Conservative
13,220
27.9%
No
Vincent McKee
Liberal Democrat
5,306
11.2%
No
John Hughes
Independent Labour
4,008
8.5%
No
1997
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Bob Ainsworth
Labour
31,856
66.2%
Yes
Michael Burnett
Conservative
9,287
19.3%
No
Geoffrey Sewards
Liberal Democrat
3,866
8.0%
No
Nick Brown
Liberal
1,181
2.5%
No
Ron Hurrell
Referendum Party
1,125
2.3%
No
Hanna Khamis
Socialist Labour
597
1.2%
No
Christopher Sidwell
Rainbow Dream Ticket
173
0.4%
No
2001
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Bob Ainsworth
Labour
22,739
61.0%
Yes
Gordon Bell
Conservative
6,988
18.8%
No
Geoffrey Sewards
Liberal Democrat
4,163
11.2%
No
Dave Nellist
Socialist Alliance
2,638
7.1%
No
Edward Sheppard
BNP
737
2.0%
No
2005
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Bob Ainsworth
Labour
21,178
56.9%
Yes
Jaswant Birdi
Conservative
6,956
18.7%
No
Russell Field
Liberal Democrat
6,123
16.5%
No
Dave Nellist
Socialist Alternative
1,874
5.0%
No
Paul Sootheran
UKIP
1,064
2.9%
No
2010
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Bob Ainsworth
Labour
21,384
49.3%
Yes
Hazel Noonan
Conservative
9,609
22.1%
No
Rob Field
Liberal Democrat
7,210
16.6%
No
Tom Gower
BNP
1,863
4.3%
No
Dave Nellist
Socialist Alternative
1,592
3.7%
No
Chris Forbes
UKIP
1,291
3.0%
No
Ron Lebar
Christian Movement for Great Britain
434
1.0%
No
2015
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Colleen Fletcher
Labour
22,025
52.2%
Yes
Michelle Lowe
Conservative
9,751
23.1%
No
Avtar Taggar
UKIP
6,278
14.9%
No
Russell Field
Liberal Democrat
2,007
4.8%
No
Matthew Handley
Green
1,245
2.9%
No
Nicky Downes
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
633
1.5%
No
William Sidhu
Christian Movement for Great Britain
292
0.7%
No
2017
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Colleen Fletcher
Labour
29,499
63.4%
Yes
Timothy Mayer
Conservative
13,919
29.9%
No
Avtar Taggar
UKIP
1,350
2.9%
No
Russell Field
Liberal Democrat
1,157
2.5%
No
Matthew Handley
Green
502
1.1%
No
Afzal Mahmood
Independent
81
0.2%
No
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Colleen Fletcher
Labour
23,412
52.7%
Yes
Sophie Richards
Conservative
15,720
35.4%
No
Iddrisu Sufyan
Brexit Party
2,110
4.7%
No
Nukey Proctor
Liberal Democrat
2,061
4.6%
No
Matthew Handley
Green
1,141
2.6%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Coventry North East has been contested at 13 general elections on record since Feb 1974. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Coventry North East in the 2019 general election?
Labour won Coventry North East in 2019 with 23,412 votes (52.7%), a majority of 7,692 votes over Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won Coventry North East since Feb 1974?
Since Feb 1974, Coventry North East has been won by: Labour.
What was the closest result in Coventry North East?
The closest result on record for Coventry North East was 2019, when Labour beat Conservative by just 7,692 votes (17.3 percentage points).