What constituency is Coventry?
What constituency is Coventry?
Coventry has three Parliamentary Constituencies, Coventry North East, Coventry North West and Coventry South, each represented by one Member of Parliament (MP).
Who is the Member of Parliament for Coventry North East?
Robert William Ainsworth (born 19 June 1952) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Coventry North East from 1992 to 2015, and was the Secretary of State for Defence from 2009 to 2010.
Who was Labour candidate for Coventry North East in 1987?
Ainsworth tried to become Labour candidate for Coventry North East in the run-up to the 1987 general election, after George Park MP announced his retirement, but only came third at the selection meeting, behind John Hughes and Ted Knight.
What was the constituency of Coventry in 1983?
1983–1997: The City of Coventry wards of Foleshill, Henley, Longford, Upper Stoke, and Wyken. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Coventry wards of Foleshill, Henley, Longford, Upper Stoke, and Wyken. Since its 1974 creation the area has been a Labour Party stronghold with the Conservative Party finishing second.
Where is the seat of Coventry North East?
Based entirely within the borough of Coventry, the seat of Coventry North East includes the Stoke, Walsgrave-on-Sowe, Wyken, Longford, and Foleshill areas of the cathedral city.
Who is the MP for Coventry North East?
Coventry North East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from the 2015 general election by Colleen Fletcher of the Labour Party. In the seat is a wide demographic mix, across it is scattered an above UK average level of social housing and unemployment claimants however income is close to the UK average.
1983–1997: The City of Coventry wards of Foleshill, Henley, Longford, Upper Stoke, and Wyken. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Coventry wards of Foleshill, Henley, Longford, Upper Stoke, and Wyken. Since its 1974 creation the area has been a Labour Party stronghold with the Conservative Party finishing second.
Based entirely within the borough of Coventry, the seat of Coventry North East includes the Stoke, Walsgrave-on-Sowe, Wyken, Longford, and Foleshill areas of the cathedral city.
What are the names of the wards in Coventry?
1997–present: The City of Coventry wards of Foleshill, Henley, Longford, Lower Stoke, Upper Stoke, and Wyken. 1983–1997: The City of Coventry wards of Foleshill, Henley, Longford, Upper Stoke, and Wyken. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Coventry wards of Foleshill, Henley, Longford, Upper Stoke, and Wyken.