1976 Coventry North West by-election

1976 Coventry North West by-election

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Constituency of Coventry North West
First party Second party Third party   Con Lib Candidate Geoffrey Robinson Jonathan Guinness Alan Leighton Party Labour Conservative Liberal Popular vote 17,118 13,424 4,062 Percentage 47.72% 37.42% 11.32% Swing 4.14% 6.08% 4.34%
MP before election Maurice Edelman Labour Elected MP Geoffrey Robinson Labour

The Coventry North West by-election, in Coventry on 4 March 1976, was held after the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Maurice Edelman. A safe Labour seat, it was won by Geoffrey Robinson, who retained the seat until 2019.