COVENTRY
& WARWICKSHIRE MPs
Geoffrey Robinson MP [Labour]MP for
Coventry North West
ELECTION RESULT - MAY 1997
[LABOUR HOLD -
16,601 MAJORITY; 8.1% SWING FROM CON TO LAB; TURNOUT 32.54%]
| Geoffrey Robinson MP |
LABOUR |
30,901 |
56.9% |
| Paul Bartlett |
CONSERVATIVE |
14,300 |
26.3% |
| Napier Penlington |
LIBERAL DEMOCRAT |
5,690 |
10.5% |
| Douglas Butler |
REFERENDUM |
1,269 |
2.3% |
| Dave Spencer |
SOCIALIST LABOUR |
940 |
1.7% |
| Robert Wheway |
LIBERAL |
687 |
1.3% |
| Paul Mills |
PRO LIFE |
359 |
0.7% |
| Leslie Francis |
DREAM |
176 |
0.3% |
ELECTION RESULT - APRIL 1992
[NOTE - THIS CONSTITUENCY HAS BEEN AFFECTED
BY BOUNDARY CHANGES]
| Geoffrey Robinson MP |
LABOUR |
31,083 |
51.2% |
| |
CONSERVATIVE |
22,425 |
37.0% |
| |
LIBERAL DEMOCRAT |
7,152 |
11.8% |
BIOGRAPHY
Labour MP for Coventry North West since March 1976. Born
1938 and married with one son and one daughter. Educated at Emanuel School and Cambridge
and Yale Universities.
Labour Party Research Assistant 1965-68; Senior Executive,
Industrial Reorganisation Corporation 1968-70; Financial Controller, British Leyland
1971-72; Managing Director, Leyland Innocenti (Milan) 1972-73; Chief Executive, Jaguar
Cars 1973-75; Chief Executive (unpaid), Meriden Motor Cycle Workers' Co-op 1978-80
(Director 1980-82); Director West Midlands Enterprise Board 1980-85.
Member of the Transport and General Workers Union and the
Fabian Society. Special interests: economy, industry and regional policy. Recreations:
reading, squash.
SURGERIES
CONTACT
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
Phone 0171 219 4083 [House of Commons office]
Phone 01203 257870 [Coventry office: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm]
Fax 01203 257813 [Coventry office]
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