Coventry UK Constituency

Coventry
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Coventry in Warwickshire, 1885-1918
County	Warwickshire
Major settlements	Coventry
1298–1945
Number of members	1298–1885: Two 1885–1945: One
Replaced by	Coventry East Coventry West

Coventry was a borough constituency which was represented in the House of Commons of England and its successors, the House of Commons of Great Britain and the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

Centred on the City of Coventry in Warwickshire, it returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) from 1295 until the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, when its representation was reduced to one. The Coventry constituency was abolished for the 1945 general election, when it was split into two new constituencies: Coventry East and Coventry West.

Elections were held using the bloc vote system when electing two MPs (until 1885), and then first-past-the-post to elect one MP thereafter.

From 1885-1918 the constituency consisted of the city of Coventry and the parish of Stoke. From 1918 until the constituency disappeared in 1945, it consisted of the County Borough of Coventry.

Ellice's death caused a by-election.

Paxton's death caused a by-election.

Treherne's death caused a by-election.

The by-election was declared void on petition due to bribery by Jackson's agent.

Jackson resigned after being appointed a judge on the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice, causing a by-election.

Eaton was elevated to the peerage, becoming Lord Cheylesmore, causing a by-election.

Mason had opposed the war and was replaced as Liberal candidate by Mansel who supported the Coalition Government. Bannington was the candidate of the National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers.