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Coventry North West — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Coventry North West was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 11,174 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Coventry North West from Feb 1974 to 2024.

Full Election History, Feb 1974–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
Feb 1974 Maurice Edelman (Labour) 22,089 56.5% Charles Lawrence Wade (Conservative) 6,658 (17.0 pts) 79.8%
Oct 1974 Maurice Edelman (Labour) 19,205 51.9% Jonathan Guinness (Conservative) 7,488 (20.2 pts) 75.2%
1979 Geoffrey Robinson (Labour) 19,460 50.1% Derek William James Miles (Conservative) 3,971 (10.2 pts) 79.2%
1983 Geoffrey Robinson (Labour) 17,239 44.3% Anthony Coombs (Conservative) 3,038 (7.8 pts) 74.7%
1987 Geoffrey Robinson (Labour) 19,450 49.0% James Powell (Conservative) 5,663 (14.3 pts) 74.8%
1992 Geoffrey Robinson (Labour) 20,349 51.7% Agnes Hill (Conservative) 6,432 (16.4 pts) 77.6%
1997 Geoffrey Robinson (Labour) 30,901 56.9% Paul Barlett (Conservative) 16,601 (30.6 pts) 71.1%
2001 Geoffrey Robinson (Labour) 21,892 51.4% Andrew Fairburn (Conservative) 10,874 (25.6 pts) 55.5%
2005 Geoffrey Robinson (Labour) 20,942 48.2% Brian Connell (Conservative) 9,315 (21.4 pts) 59.4%
2010 Geoffrey Robinson (Labour) 19,936 42.8% Gary Ridley (Conservative) 6,288 (13.5 pts) 64.1%
2015 Geoffrey Robinson (Labour) 18,557 41.0% Parvez Akhtar (Conservative) 4,509 (10.0 pts) 61.7%
2017 Geoffrey Robinson (Labour) 26,894 54.0% Resham Kotecha (Conservative) 8,580 (17.2 pts) 66.4%
2019 Taiwo Owatemi (Labour) 20,918 43.8% Clare Golby (Conservative) 208 (0.4 pts) 63.6%
2024 Taiwo Owatemi (Labour) 19,696 46.9% Tom Mercer (Conservative) 11,174 (26.6 pts) 56.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Maurice Edelman Labour 22,08956.5% Yes
Charles Lawrence Wade Conservative 15,43139.5% No
Lesley Whittaker PEOPLE Party 1,5423.9% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Maurice Edelman Labour 19,20551.9% Yes
Jonathan Guinness Conservative 11,71731.6% No
Patricia Mary Newnham Liberal 5,79815.7% No
Lesley Whittaker PEOPLE Party 3130.8% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Robinson Labour 19,46050.1% Yes
Derek William James Miles Conservative 15,48939.9% No
John Christopher Poole Liberal 3,4138.8% No
Alan David Stewart National Front 3590.9% No
Tom Keen Campaign for a More Prosperous Britain 980.3% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Robinson Labour 17,23944.3% Yes
Anthony Coombs Conservative 14,20136.5% No
William John Talbot Liberal 7,47919.2% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Robinson Labour 19,45049.0% Yes
James Powell Conservative 13,78734.7% No
Hywel Tudor Jones Social Democratic Party 6,45516.3% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Robinson Labour 20,34951.7% Yes
Agnes Hill Conservative 13,91735.4% No
Ann Simpson Liberal Democrat 5,07012.9% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Robinson Labour 30,90156.9% Yes
Paul Barlett Conservative 14,30026.3% No
Gilbert Penlington Liberal Democrat 5,69010.5% No
Douglas Butler Referendum Party 1,2692.3% No
David Spencer Socialist Labour 9401.7% No
Robert Wheway Liberal 6871.3% No
Paul Mills ProLife Alliance 3590.7% No
Leslie Francis Rainbow Dream Ticket 1760.3% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Robinson Labour 21,89251.4% Yes
Andrew Fairburn Conservative 11,01825.9% No
Napier Penlington Liberal Democrat 5,83213.7% No
Christine Oddy Independent 3,1597.4% No
Mark Benson UKIP 6501.5% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Robinson Labour 20,94248.2% Yes
Brian Connell Conservative 11,62726.8% No
Iona Anderson Liberal Democrat 7,93218.3% No
David Clarke BNP 1,5563.6% No
Sandra List UKIP 7661.8% No
Nicky Downes Socialist Alternative 6151.4% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Robinson Labour 19,93642.8% Yes
Gary Ridley Conservative 13,64829.3% No
Vincent McKee Liberal Democrat 8,34417.9% No
Edward Sheppard BNP 1,6663.6% No
Mark Nattrass UKIP 1,2952.8% No
John Clarke Independent 6401.4% No
Justin Wood Green 4971.1% No
Nikki Downes Socialist Alternative 3700.8% No
William Sidhu Christian Movement for Great Britain 1640.4% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Robinson Labour 18,55741.0% Yes
Parvez Akhtar Conservative 14,04831.0% No
Harjinder Sehmi UKIP 7,10115.7% No
Laura Vesty Green 1,9614.3% No
Andrew Furse Liberal Democrat 1,8104.0% No
Dave Nellist Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1,7693.9% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Robinson Labour 26,89454.0% Yes
Resham Kotecha Conservative 18,31436.7% No
Michael Gee UKIP 1,5253.1% No
Andrew Hilton Liberal Democrat 1,2862.6% No
Ciaran Norris Independent 1,1642.3% No
Stephen Gray Green 6661.3% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Taiwo Owatemi Labour 20,91843.8% Yes
Clare Golby Conservative 20,71043.4% No
Greg Judge Liberal Democrat 2,7175.7% No
Joshua Richardson Brexit Party 1,9564.1% No
Stephen Gray Green 1,4433.0% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Taiwo Owatemi Labour 19,69646.9% Yes
Tom Mercer Conservative 8,52220.3% No
Holly-Mae Nelson Reform UK 7,95018.9% No
Esther Reeves Green 3,4208.1% No
Tom Holder Liberal Democrat 1,9314.6% No
Elizabeth Richards Independent 5111.2% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

Feb 1974: Labour margin 17.0 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 20.2 pts 1979: Labour margin 10.2 pts 1983: Labour margin 7.8 pts 1987: Labour margin 14.3 pts 1992: Labour margin 16.4 pts 1997: Labour margin 30.6 pts 2001: Labour margin 25.6 pts 2005: Labour margin 21.4 pts 2010: Labour margin 13.5 pts 2015: Labour margin 10.0 pts 2017: Labour margin 17.2 pts 2019: Labour margin 0.4 pts 2024: Labour margin 26.6 pts Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Coventry North West has been contested at 14 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 West in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Coventry North West in 2024 with 19,696 votes (46.9%), a majority of 11,174 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Coventry North West since Feb 1974?

Since Feb 1974, Coventry North West has been won by: Labour.

What was the closest result in Coventry North West?

The closest result on record for Coventry North West was 2019, when Labour beat Conservative by just 208 votes (0.4 percentage points).

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