Coventry South
2010 Results:
Conservative: 15352 (33.43%)
Labour: 19197 (41.8%)
Liberal Democrat: 8278 (18.03%)
UKIP: 1767 (3.85%)
Green: 639 (1.39%)
Others: 691 (1.5%)
Majority: 3845 (8.37%)
Notional 2005 Results:
Labour: 19170 (46.1%)
Conservative: 12618 (30.3%)
Liberal Democrat: 7327 (17.6%)
Other: 2471 (5.9%)
Majority: 6552 (15.8%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 12394 (30.5%)
Labour: 18649 (45.8%)
Liberal Democrat: 7228 (17.8%)
UKIP: 829 (2%)
Other: 1585 (3.9%)
Majority: 6255 (15.4%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 11846 (29.5%)
Labour: 20125 (50.2%)
Liberal Democrat: 5672 (14.1%)
Other: 2453 (6.1%)
Majority: 8279 (20.6%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 14558 (29%)
Labour: 25511 (50.9%)
Liberal Democrat: 4617 (9.2%)
Referendum: 943 (1.9%)
Other: 4495 (9%)
Majority: 10953 (21.9%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Current MP: Jim Cunningham(Labour) Born 1941, Coatbridge. Educated at Columba High School. Former Rolls Royce engineer. Coventry councillor 1972-1992. Leader of Coventry council 1988-1992. MP for Coventry South East since 1992, Coventry South since 1997 (more information at They work for you)






2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 97572
Male: 49.8%
Female: 50.2%
Under 18: 21.8%
Over 60: 20.2%
Born outside UK: 13.4%
White: 85.5%
Black: 1.6%
Asian: 9.3%
Mixed: 1.6%
Other: 2%
Christian: 64.7%
Hindu: 2.6%
Muslim: 3.7%
Sikh: 3.2%
Full time students: 15%
Graduates 16-74: 20.7%
No Qualifications 16-74: 26.6%
Owner-Occupied: 67.8%
Social Housing: 19.7% (Council: 8.4%, Housing Ass.: 11.2%)
Privately Rented: 8.6%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 10.4%