UK Polling History: Election of 11 June 1987 – Coventry South West
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Alliance | |
| Votes | 22,318 | 19,108 | 10,166 |
| Votes gained | +95 | +3,332 | -1,008 |
| Share of votes | 43.3% | 37.0% | 19.7% |
| Share of eligible voters | 34.0% | 29.1% | 15.5% |
| Gain in share of votes | -1.7% | +5.1% | -2.9% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +0.2% | +5.1% | -1.5% |
| Total votes: | 51,592 | |
| Electorate: | 65,567 | |
| Turnout: | 78.7% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 4.0% | Labour from Alliance |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 23,225 | 21,789 | 4,666 | 1,193 | ||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 22,318 | 19,108 | 10,166 | |||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 22,223 | 15,776 | 11,174 | 214 | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 27,928 | 22,274 | 5,921 | 561 | ||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 21,107 | 23,225 | 8,579 | 966 | ||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 22,472 | 22,985 | 11,348 | |||