# Coventry South West (UK Parliament constituency)

Coventry South West was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Coventry. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election, when it was partially replaced by Coventry South.

## Boundaries

1974–1983: The County Borough of Coventry wards of Cheylesmore, Earlsdon, Westwood, Whoberley, and Woodlands.
1983–1997: The City of Coventry wards of Earlsdon, Wainbody, Westwood, Whoberley, and Woodlands.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party | Notes |
| Feb 1974 | Audrey Wise | Labour | Defeated at 1979 general election. Subsequently, MP for Preston 1987-2000 |
| 1979 | John Butcher | Conservative | Retired at 1997 general election, following boundary changes |
| 1997 | constituency abolished: see Coventry South & Coventry North West | constituency abolished: see Coventry South & Coventry North West | constituency abolished: see Coventry South & Coventry North West |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1970s

General election February 1974: Coventry South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Audrey Wise | 22,985 | 40.46 | |
| | Conservative | JR Jeffrey | 22,472 | 39.56 | |
| | Liberal | NB Chapple | 11,348 | 19.98 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 513 | 0.90 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,805 | 84.15 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
General election October 1974: Coventry South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Audrey Wise | 23,225 | 43.11 | |
| | Conservative | JR Jeffrey | 21,107 | 39.18 | |
| | Liberal | NB Chapple | 8,579 | 15.92 | |
| | National Front | R Rickard | 822 | 1.53 | New |
| | More Prosperous Britain | Tom Keen | 144 | 0.27 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,118 | 3.93 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,877 | 79.42 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1979: Coventry South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Butcher | 27,928 | 49.27 | |
| | Labour | Audrey Wise | 22,274 | 39.30 | |
| | Liberal | NB Chapple | 5,921 | 10.45 | |
| | National Front | M Williamson | 482 | 0.85 | |
| | More Prosperous Britain | Tom Keen | 79 | 0.14 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,654 | 9.97 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,684 | 81.50 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Coventry South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Butcher | 22,223 | 45.00 | |
| | Labour | David Edwards | 15,776 | 31.94 | |
| | SDP | Marjorie Lyle | 11,174 | 22.63 | New |
| | Nationalist Party | M Williamson | 214 | 0.43 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,447 | 13.06 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,387 | 75.89 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1987: Coventry South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Butcher | 22,318 | 43.3 | −1.7 |
| | Labour | Robert Slater | 19,108 | 37.0 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal | Robert Wheway | 10,166 | 19.70 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,210 | 6.3 | −6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,592 | 78.69 | +2.80 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Coventry South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Butcher | 23,225 | 45.7 | +2.4 |
| | Labour | Robert Slater | 21,789 | 42.8 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Sewards | 4,666 | 9.2 | −10.5 |
| | Liberal | Robert Wheway | 989 | 1.9 | New |
| | Natural Law | David S. Morris | 204 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,436 | 2.9 | −3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,873 | 80.1 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −1.7 | |