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Coventry South

Every general election in Coventry South since 1950. Latest: Zarah Sultana, Labour, majority 10,201.

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Member of Parliament

Zarah Sultana

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 10,201

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Zarah Sultana Elected sitting MPLabour20,36147.7%
Mattie HeavenConservative10,16023.8%
Chris BaddonReform UK5,71113.4%
Stephen RichmondLiberal Democrats2,5315.9%
Anne PattersonGreen2,3635.5%
Mohammed SyedWorkers Party of Britain7771.8%
Alastair MellonSocial Democratic Party3340.8%
Niko OmilanaIndependent2630.6%
Joshua MorlandIndependent2310.5%
Valid votes42,731
Majority10,20123.9%

Lab hold Turnout 56.1% of 76,232 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19501955196419702001201020172024Labour, 1950: 52.7%Labour, 1951: 55.2%Labour, 1955: 51.6%Labour, 1959: 48.4%Labour, 1964: 51.6%Labour, 1966: 54.9%Labour, 1970: 51.9%Labour, 1997: 50.9%Labour, 2001: 50.2%Labour, 2005: 45.8%Labour, 2010: 41.8%Labour, 2015: 42.3%Labour, 2017: 55.0%Labour, 2019: 43.4%Labour, 2024: 47.7%Conservative, 1950: 41.2%Conservative, 1951: 44.9%Conservative, 1955: 48.4%Conservative, 1959: 51.7%Conservative, 1964: 48.4%Conservative, 1966: 45.1%Conservative, 1970: 48.1%Conservative, 1997: 29.0%Conservative, 2001: 29.5%Conservative, 2005: 30.5%Conservative, 2010: 33.4%Conservative, 2015: 35.0%Conservative, 2017: 38.1%Conservative, 2019: 42.5%Conservative, 2024: 23.8%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 9.2%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 14.2%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 17.8%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 18.0%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 4.1%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.9%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 7.5%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 5.9%Others, 1997: 10.9%Others, 2001: 6.1%Others, 2005: 5.9%UK Independence Party, 2010: 3.9%UK Independence Party, 2015: 13.1%UK Independence Party, 2017: 2.2%Reform UK, 2024: 13.4%
Vote share in Coventry South at each general election Lab Con LD Oth UKIP Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Coventry South lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Coventry South (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Zarah SultanaCon10,20123.956.1%Lab hold
2019Lab Zarah SultanaCon4010.963.5%Lab hold
2017Lab Jim CunninghamCon7,94716.966.5%Lab hold
2015Lab Jim CunninghamCon3,1887.362.1%Lab hold
2010Lab Jim CunninghamCon3,8458.462.4%Lab hold
2005LabCon6,25515.460.5%
2001LabCon8,27920.755.3%Lab hold
1997LabCon10,95321.968.7%
1970LabCon2,1943.874.5%Lab hold
1966LabCon5,5409.780.2%Lab hold
1964LabCon1,8333.279.8%Lab gain from Con
1959ConLab1,8303.382.1%Con gain from Lab
1955LabCon1,6883.281.4%
1951LabCon5,46810.386.2%Lab hold
1950LabCon6,09211.587.2%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Coventry South?

Zarah Sultana (Labour) won Coventry South at the 2024 general election with a majority of 10,201.

Which parties have won Coventry South?

At the 15 general elections held under this name since 1950: Labour 14, Conservative 1.

Which region is Coventry South in?

Coventry South is in West Midlands.

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