Coventry North East is a constituency represented in the

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of the

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from the 2015 general election by Colleen Fletcher of the Labour Party.

Members of Parliament

Constituency profile

In the seat is a wide demographic mix, across it is scattered an above UK average level of

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and unemployment claimants however income is close to the UK average.2001 Census
/ref> The constituency has a large ethnic minority population, mainly Sikhs and Muslims and one ward,

Foleshill Foleshill is a suburb in the north of Coventry in the West Midlands of England. Longford, Courthouse Green and Rowley Green are to its north and Keresley is to its west. The population of the Ward at the 2011 census was 19,943. History Fole ...

, has a majority ethnic minority population.

Boundaries

Based entirely within the borough of Coventry, the seat of

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North East includes the Stoke, Walsgrave-on-Sowe, Wyken, Longford, and Foleshill areas of the

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. 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.

History

Since its 1974 creation the area has been a Labour Party

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with the Conservative Party finishing second. The Liberal Democrats including their two predecessor parties amassed their largest shares of the vote in 1983 and in 2010 on 16.6% of the vote. In 2010 between 2% and 5% of the vote were a

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and

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candidates completing the choice of seven was a Christian party's candidate who attracted the fewest votes.

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1970s

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Coventry North East (Uk Parliament Constituency) Parliamentary constituencies in Coventry Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1974