Constituency profile

Coventry North West

West Midlands · Borough constituency · Coventry borough

Taiwo Owatemi MP
Sitting MP

Taiwo Owatemi

Labour

First elected December 2019

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
West Midlands
Borough constituency, Coventry council
Last 5 GE winners
LLLLL
Labour 5/5
EU referendum 2016
58.4% Leave
UK average 51.9%; +6.5pp above mean
Current outlook
Labour +2.6pp
vs Reform UK 32.0%
MidlandsLeave-leaning

About the Coventry North West constituency

Coventry North West is a borough constituency in the West Midlands, covering most or all of Coventry. The sitting MP is Taiwo Owatemi (Labour), first elected in December 2019.

At the 2024 general election, Labour won Coventry North West with 46.9% of the vote, ahead of the Conservatives on 20.3%, a majority of 11,174 votes. Turnout was 56.0%.

If a general election were held today, PollCheck's projection at the current seven-poll average has Labour on 34.6% and Reform UK on 32.0% in Coventry North West, a margin of 2.6 points. The projection updates automatically as new polls are added.

Demographically, Coventry North West is a Leave-leaning area (an estimated 58.4% voted Leave in 2016). About 29.6% of residents hold a degree, 63.3% of homes are owner-occupied, and the seat has a median age of about 38 (2021 Census).

Across the most recent general elections on record here, the seat has been won by Labour each time.

Who lives in Coventry North West? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
58.4%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
29.6%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
19.3%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
63.3%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
35.9%
UK average ~36%
Median age
38.2
UK median ~40
Age 65+
20.6%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
33.3%
UK average ~28%

How did Coventry North West vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab hold · majority 11,174 votes (26.6pp) · turnout 56.0%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Coventry North West

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Coventry North West within Coventry

The Westminster constituency of Coventry North West sits entirely within Coventry Council. Local council elections are a separate ballot from Westminster general elections - the figures below are from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026.

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seatProjection
Coventry
66 LSOAs
100%View projection ›

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where the council held a May 2026 election, those results are shown; otherwise we show the most recent available ward result (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024), or, where the seat was uncontested at the last election, the current sitting councillor from OpenCouncilData. The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Coventry North West at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Coventry North West at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010Lab holdGeoffrey Robinson42.8%29.3%17.9%2.8% UKIP1.1%6.1%6,28863.9%
2015Lab holdGeoffrey Robinson41.0%31.0%4.0%15.7% UKIP4.3%3.9%4,50961.5%-2.4
2017Lab holdGeoffrey Robinson54.0%36.7%2.6%3.1% UKIP1.3%2.3%8,58066.3%+4.8
2019notionalLabour winnerTaiwo Owatemi 2019 MP, pre-review boundary43.8%43.4%5.7%-3.0%4.1%20865.0%-1.3
2024Lab holdTaiwo Owatemi46.9%20.3%4.6%18.9% Ref8.1%1.2%11,17456.0%-9.0

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like Coventry North West

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Coventry North West. Politics shown for context.

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