Coventry North West


Coventry North West is a constituency in the city of Coventry represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Taiwo Owatemi of the Labour Party.

Constituency profile

Coventry North West is a mostly urban and suburban constituency which covers the north-western neighbourhoods of Coventry, a city in the West Midlands. Areas of the city contained within the constituency include Earlsdon, Eastern Green, Allesley, Coundon, Radford and Holbrooks. Coventry is a historic cathedral city which became an important centre for the British motor industry in the mid-20th century, but suffered a decline after the closure of most factories in the 1980s. The constituency contains some areas of deprivation in Radford and Holbrooks, whilst Allesley and the rural parts of the constituency are generally affluent. House prices in the area are low.
Residents' levels of income, education and professional employment are marginally lower than national averages. White people make up 75% of the population with Asians, primarily Indians, forming the largest ethnic minority group at 13%. At the city council level, most of the constituency is represented by Labour Party councillors, although Eastern Green and the rural parts elected Conservatives. An estimated 57% of voters in Coventry North West supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, higher than the nationwide figure of 52%.

Boundaries

1974–1983: The County Borough of Coventry wards of Bablake, Holbrook, Radford, and Sherbourne.
1983–1997: The City of Coventry wards of Bablake, Holbrook, Radford, and Sherbourne.
1997–present: The City of Coventry wards of Bablake, Holbrook, Radford, Sherbourne, Whoberley, and Woodlands.
The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies left the boundaries unchanged.

History

The area's electorate has roughly grown in line with national trends, leading to minimal boundary changes and has elected Labour MPs at every election since its first election in February 1974.
In 2019, the long-time incumbent Geoffrey Robinson retired, and at the ensuing general election the Conservatives achieved a swing of more than 8% in their favour, with the Labour majority falling to three figures for the first time in the seat's history, but the seat swung strongly to Labour in 2024, the largest majority they have had in the constituency since 1997.