Coventry East: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Coventry East is Mary Creagh (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Mary Creagh (Labour) won 18,308 votes, 49.5% of the valid vote; Iddrisu Sufyan (Reform UK) came second with 6,685. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 48.8% (37,014 of 75,773); the winning margin was 11,623 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Coventry East has the 46th lowest share working mainly from home (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (19.2%); it also has the 51st highest population of the 575 constituencies with this figure (125,325).
About 125,300 people live in Coventry East: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 125,325. Children under 16 numbered 29,145; people aged 65 and over, 16,431.
In 2024/25, 37.6% of children under 16 in Coventry East (10,946) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 30.5% in 2024/25, from 30.8% in 2021/22.
Jobs based in Coventry East paid more than its residents earned in April 2025: median full-time pay was £38,560 for workplace jobs and £33,793 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £31,245. The residents' figure ranks 75th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Coventry East counted 46,379 households on Census day 2021; 16.4% of adults were retired and 19.2% of those in work were mostly working from home.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 70.5% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 6.7 points. The economically inactive share was 24.5%.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £210,000 and half for less. That is up 65% on £127,500 ten years before. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 115th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 837 recorded sales.
3,775 business sites were registered in Coventry East in March 2026 (3,695 a year before), and employed 55,000 people in 2024.
In September 2026, 7.0% of 16 to 64 year olds in Coventry East were claimants (5,575 people). A year earlier the count was 5,385.
MP
Mary Creagh, Labour
- MP for Coventry East since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Mary Creagh on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Mary Creagh in Hansard, from 13 July 2026 to 26 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 356 spoken contributions by Mary Creagh since 4 July 2024.
I thank my hon. Friend the Policing Minister for her visit to Coventry last month to see the brilliant work done by the Labour council’s trading standards officers, in partnership with Coventry police, to tackle crime and antisocial behaviour on Foleshill Road, and the public …
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
The actions taken by this Government stand in stark contrast to the actions of previous Conservative Governments, who were happy to watch the closure of the Massey Ferguson factory, the Alvis tank factory and Peugeot in Coventry in the ’80s, which led to 20% unemployment in the …
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
I welcome the Lord Chancellor to his place and congratulate him on the steps he has taken this summer to reduce prison populations while excluding the most dangerous offenders. We must never again be in the position of having more prisoners than prison places.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
My hon. Friend asks a great question. I said earlier that climate change is sexist; it also hits the poorest harder—a point he makes well.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
I commend my hon. Friend on getting through that quickly. She tempts me to go beyond my brief, and on to the subject of battery and solar energy.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Creagh | Labour | 18,308 | 49.5% | −2.6 |
| Iddrisu Sufyan | Reform UK | 6,685 | 18.1% | +12.9 |
| Sarah Lesadd | Conservative | 6,240 | 16.9% | −18.2 |
| Stephen Gray | Green Party | 2,730 | 7.4% | +5.0 |
| Mike Massimi | Liberal Democrat | 1,227 | 3.3% | −2.1 |
| Paul Bedson | Workers Party of Britain | 1,027 | 2.8% | |
| Dave Nellist | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 797 | 2.2% |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 49.5% | Reform UK 18.1% | 11,623 | 48.9% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 52.1% | Conservative 35.0% | 7,288 | 58.2% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Coventry East lies within Coventry.
- Coventry E08000026
Who has power over Coventry East
Every body that makes decisions for Coventry East, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Coventry East this page: Mary Creagh (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Coventry East?
UK Parliament lists Mary Creagh, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Coventry East since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Coventry East?
Mary Creagh (Labour) won with 18,308 votes, a majority of 11,623, on a turnout of 48.8% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Coventry East?
7.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 5,575 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Coventry East?
The median price paid was £210,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Coventry East?
Median full-time pay of residents was £33,793 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Coventry East live in low income families?
DWP counts 10,946 (37.6% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Coventry East?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 125,325 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.