Coventry West
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1945–1950
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Coventry West was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands of England. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
| Coventry West | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1945–1950 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | Coventry |
| Replaced by | Coventry North, Coventry South |
History
The constituency was created for the 1945 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.
Boundaries
The County Borough of Coventry wards of Bablake, Cheylesmore, Earlsdon, Greyfriars, Radford, and Westwood.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Maurice Edelman | Labour | |
| 1950 | constituency abolished | ||
Election results
Elections in the 1940s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Maurice Edelman | 38,249 | 62.2 | ||
| Conservative | William Strickland | 23,236 | 37.8 | ||
| Majority | 15,013 | 24.4 | |||
| Turnout | 61,485 | 66.1 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
References
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)