West Midlands · England · 75,773Boundary · 2023

Coventry East

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Created in the 2023 boundary review, replacing Coventry North East.

Dispatch
May 2026

Won by Lab in its first election in 2024. Centred on Coventry. Population 117,656, notably young (median age 35 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 43% above the national average. Median income £25K (below average).

Coventry East's MP holds a ministerial post -- Nature Minister at DEFRA -- and that role dominates her recent activity. In March 2026 she led the announcement of stronger protections for threatened wild bird species, and environment accounts for nearly a quarter of her 249 parliamentary contributions since 2024. Her most notable departures from Labour's line came on the assisted dying bill in June 2025, where she backed amendments to close a loophole that would have allowed voluntary self-starvation to qualify someone as terminally ill -- voting against her party majority on five divisions clustered around that question. She sits notably to the left of her party average on immigration control and NHS funding, where her voting alignment is zero against a party average above 40%.

Her participation rate of 64% sits below the Commons average, which is typical for ministers who are constrained by government business and departmental duties. Where she does vote, she is a 96.4% party-line MP. Her speeches cluster heavily around environment, local government, and agriculture -- consistent with her ministerial brief -- but she has also spoken on crime (13 debates) and the economy. News coverage highlights her backing for a faster Coventry-Leicester rail link and an unusual degree of responsiveness to the Police Federation, which praised her as one of only two MPs to engage positively with their outreach.

331
Commons votes
This parliament
£25k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
75.8k
Electorate
2024 GE

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§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Creagh’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.331 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Creagh has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
74
Economy
61
Employment
41
Crime & Policing
29
Welfare and Benefits
26
Education
24
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1620 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 7720 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 9420 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
§ 08The local picture.6 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Binley WillenhallChristine Thomas1,478Labour P
FoleshillShakila Nazir2,027Labour P
HenleyEd Ruane2,234Labour P
LongfordGeorge Duggins2,289Labour P
Upper StokeKamran Asif Caan2,049Labour P
WykenAngela Hopkins1,682Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
117,656
Electorate 75,773 · 2024 register
Median income
£24,800
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
22.5%
England average 20.0%
Schools
48
35 primary · 8 secondary
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