| Coventry West | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1945–1950 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | Coventry |
| Replaced by | Coventry North, Coventry South |
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.
The constituency was created for the 1945 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.
The County Borough of Coventry wards of Bablake, Cheylesmore, Earlsdon, Greyfriars, Radford, and Westwood.
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Maurice Edelman | Labour | |
| 1950 | constituency abolished | ||
| 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) | |||||