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Coventry East
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Photograph shows Foleshill, a suburb in this constituency, not the whole of Coventry East.
Your member of parliament
Mary Creagh
LabourLabour won Coventry East at the 2024 general election with a majority of 11,623 votes, or 31.4 points. A swing of 15.7 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 565 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 85.
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How safe is this seat?
Very safe
A majority of 31.4 points, which is larger than 565 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Reform UK by 11,623 votes.
Majority
11,623
31.4% of votes cast.
Turnout
48.8%
-10.9 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
37,014 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary CreaghElected | Labour | 18,308 | 49.5% | +15.8 |
| Iddrisu Sufyan | Reform UK | 6,685 | 18.1% | +3.8 |
| Sarah Lesadd | Conservative | 6,240 | 16.9% | -6.8 |
| Stephen Gray | Green Party | 2,730 | 7.4% | +1.0 |
| Mike Massimi | Liberal Democrat | 1,227 | 3.3% | -8.9 |
| Paul Bedson | Workers Party of Britain | 1,027 | 2.8% | +2.0 |
| Dave Nellist | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 797 | 2.2% | +2.1 |
Very safe. Won by more than thirty points. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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