Coventry North West: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Coventry North West is represented in the House of Commons by Taiwo Owatemi (Labour). Taiwo Owatemi took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 19,696 votes (46.9%), ahead of Tom Mercer (Conservative) on 8,522. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 56.0% (42,030 of 75,036); the winning margin was 11,174 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
3,050 business sites were registered in Coventry North West in March 2026 (2,945 a year before), and employed 25,000 people in 2024.
Coventry North West had an estimated population of 111,692 in mid-2024, against 104,091 in 2014 (ONS). There were more children under 16 (22,396) than residents aged 65 and over (18,392).
6,533 children in Coventry North West were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 29.2% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 22.1% in 2024/25, from 21.2% in 2021/22.
Homes in Coventry North West sold for a median £235,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 55% on £151,250 ten years before. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 188th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,264 recorded sales.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 74.0% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 6.6 points. The economically inactive share was 21.9%.
Residents of Coventry North West earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £33,268 for workplace jobs and £38,982 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £38,146. The residents' figure ranks 279th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
3,815 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 5.4% of residents aged 16 to 64. A year earlier the count was 3,550.
Coventry North West counted 44,299 households on Census day 2021; 20.1% of adults were retired and 27.2% of those in work were mostly working from home.
MP
Taiwo Owatemi, Labour
- MP for Coventry North West since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 12 December 2019
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Taiwo Owatemi on this site
In Parliament
What Taiwo Owatemi said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 12 June 2025 to 7 July 2026). Hansard search returns 30 spoken contributions by Taiwo Owatemi since 4 July 2024.
I thank the hon. Member for raising that point, but I think I have been clear. I know that this is an issue that many Members feel strongly about, but the current position of the FCDO is clear, and it is abiding by the position it has had since the 1970s. The hon.
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The UK’s position has been clear since the 1970s that it is for India and Pakistan to find a lasting resolution to the situation in Kashmir, taking into account the views of the Kashmiri people.
I will take the compliment—I thank the shadow Minister very much. As this debate has made clear, this nation has a rich and proud history of breaking down barriers and opening doors for everyone to thrive—one that speaks directly to this year’s Black History Month theme …
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Absolutely. We have to be proactive in speaking out against racism in any area or situation in society in which we see it. It was disappointing and concerning to hear about of the police incident raised by my hon. Friend the Member for Brent East.
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I beg to move, That the debate be now adjourned.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwo Owatemi | Labour | 19,696 | 46.9% | +3.0 |
| Tom Mercer | Conservative | 8,522 | 20.3% | −23.1 |
| Holly-Mae Nelson | Reform UK | 7,950 | 18.9% | +14.8 |
| Esther Reeves | Green Party | 3,420 | 8.1% | +5.1 |
| Tom Holder | Liberal Democrat | 1,931 | 4.6% | −1.1 |
| Elizabeth Richards | Independent | 511 | 1.2% |
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 46.9% | Conservative 20.3% | 11,174 | 56.0% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 43.8% | Conservative 43.4% | 208 | 65.0% |
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 North West lies within Coventry.
- Coventry E08000026
Who has power over Coventry North West
Every body that makes decisions for Coventry North West, 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 North West this page: Taiwo Owatemi (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 North West?
UK Parliament lists Taiwo Owatemi, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Coventry North West since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Coventry North West?
Taiwo Owatemi (Labour) won with 19,696 votes, a majority of 11,174, on a turnout of 56.0% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Coventry North West?
5.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 3,815 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Coventry North West?
The median price paid was £235,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Coventry North West?
Median full-time pay of residents was £38,982 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Coventry North West live in low income families?
DWP counts 6,533 (29.2% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Coventry North West?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 111,692 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.