Coventry North East
2010 Results:
Conservative: 9609 (22.15%)
Labour: 21384 (49.29%)
Liberal Democrat: 7210 (16.62%)
BNP: 1863 (4.29%)
UKIP: 1291 (2.98%)
Others: 2026 (4.67%)
Majority: 11775 (27.14%)
Notional 2005 Results:
Labour: 21694 (56.7%)
Conservative: 7208 (18.8%)
Liberal Democrat: 6338 (16.6%)
Other: 3002 (7.9%)
Majority: 14485 (37.9%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 6956 (18.7%)
Labour: 21178 (56.9%)
Liberal Democrat: 6123 (16.5%)
UKIP: 1064 (2.9%)
Other: 1874 (5%)
Majority: 14222 (38.2%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 6988 (18.8%)
Labour: 22739 (61%)
Liberal Democrat: 4163 (11.2%)
BNP: 737 (2%)
Other: 2638 (7.1%)
Majority: 15751 (42.3%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 9287 (19.3%)
Labour: 31856 (66.2%)
Liberal Democrat: 3866 (8%)
Referendum: 1125 (2.3%)
Other: 1951 (4.1%)
Majority: 22569 (46.9%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Current MP: Bob Ainsworth(Labour) born 1952, Coventry. Educated at Foxford Comprehensive School. Former Jaguar worker. Coventry councillor 1984-1993. First elected as MP for Coventry North East in 1992. Government whip 1997-2001. Under-secretary at the department of the environment 2001, then the Home Office 2001-2003. Deputy chief whip 2003-2007. Minister of state for armed forces 2007-2009. Secretary of State for Defence since 2009 (more information at They work for you)
Hazel Noonan (Conservative) Former senior care assistant. Coventry councillor since 2000.Bob Ainsworth(Labour) born 1952, Coventry. Educated at Foxford Comprehensive School. Former Jaguar worker. Coventry councillor 1984-1993. First elected as MP for Coventry North East in 1992. Government whip 1997-2001. Under-secretary at the department of the environment 2001, then the Home Office 2001-2003. Deputy chief whip 2003-2007. Minister of state for armed forces 2007-2009. Secretary of State for Defence since 2009 (more information at They work for you)
Russell Field (Liberal Democrat) Educated at De Montford University. Computer analyst. Coventry councillor since 2003. Contested Coventry North East 2005.
Christopher Forbes (UKIP) 
Tom Gower (BNP)Ron Lebar (Christian Movement for GB)
Dave Nellist (Socialist Alternative) Born 1952, Cleveland. Former Labour MP for Coventry South East between 1983 and 1992, he was deselected for the 1992 for his support of Militant. Contested Coventry South East 1992 as Independent Labour, Coventry South 1997 for the Socialist Party, Coventry North East 2001 for the Socialist Alliance, 2005 for the Socialist Party, West Midlands 2009 European election for No2EU. Coventry councillor.2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 105991
Male: 49.4%
Female: 50.6%
Under 18: 26.8%
Over 60: 18.1%
Born outside UK: 14.9%
White: 78.1%
Black: 2.3%
Asian: 16.4%
Mixed: 2.1%
Other: 1%
Christian: 61.3%
Hindu: 3.1%
Muslim: 6.1%
Sikh: 6.8%
Full time students: 5.9%
Graduates 16-74: 13.5%
No Qualifications 16-74: 36.9%
Owner-Occupied: 65.2%
Social Housing: 21.3% (Council: 9.5%, Housing Ass.: 11.8%)
Privately Rented: 9.1%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 13.9%
Lab maj 8,000
Labour 20000
Cons 9000
TUSC 7000 – Nellist is likely to get a rasonable vote as is well known here – only TUSC candidate who is likely to.
Lib Dem 6000 -posibly more through surge.
Christopher Forbes is standing here for UKIP.
The only question here is who will come 2nd.Russell Field and Hazel Noonan are good local Councillors,Dave Nellist is very persuasive but Bob is the Cabinet Minister and people round here like the mantel he holds.May be a smaller swing against him as a result with Lib Dems possibly taking 2nd
I am supporting Dave Nellist. He is standing as Socialist Alternative in Coventry North East. The Socialist Party is standing for the first time across the whole of the city and in all the council seats up for grabs on May 6th as well.
The people of Coventry have the option, therefore, of ditching corrupt establishment politicians and electing fighting MPs on a workers’ wage as well as socialist councillors.
LAB HOLD
I rather like Bob Ainsworth.
He is a proper Labour man,
and puts across his case well, and is straight forward.
I thought he did his best as Defence Secretary, although it’s not a subject I’m knowledgable in,
and the lack of money for troops was probably a wider blame.
Although we have plenty of interesting characters in this new House of Commons,
manufacturing and industrial backgrounds are pretty rare.
This is surely a safe seat.
That comment does you much credit Joe, and I haven’t forgotten that you also said that Kelvin Hopkins deserved to be returned. I will do my best to reciprocate when appropriate!
Thanks – in fact I think this must be one of the safest Labour seats in the Midlands.