West Midlands · England · 75,773Boundary · 2023

Coventry East

Follow⇄ Compare

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

Dispatch
Apr 2026

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

Mary Creagh's most notable parliamentary act in recent months was her clear opposition to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill -- voting against its Third Reading and backing restrictive amendments while opposing liberalising ones -- placing her among the minority of Labour MPs who voted against legalising assisted dying when the party's majority backed it. This was her only cluster of rebel votes. Outside Parliament, her ministerial role at DEFRA has generated significant attention: she is serving as Nature Minister, most recently leading a government announcement on stronger protections for threatened wild bird species in March 2026.

At 63% voting participation, Creagh is below the Commons average, though ministerial duties can reduce floor attendance. Where she does vote, she is a 96% party-line MP -- fully aligned with the government on taxation, climate, and fiscal matters. Her stance profile shows she is notably more sceptical of assisted dying access than her Labour peers (13% vs the party's 59%), slightly more pro-climate than average (+8 percentage points), and more fiscally orthodox (+9 percentage points). She has shown little appetite for backing parliamentary scrutiny motions or business flexibility measures.

292
Commons votes
This parliament
£25k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
75.8k
Electorate
2024 GE

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review.

Current Member of Parliament

Mary Creagh

Mary Creagh

Labour Party

Mary Creagh is the Labour MP for Coventry East, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs).

Notable Votes

Vote on whether to prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the assisted dying bill solely because they have voluntarily stopped eating and drinking. The amendment aimed to close a potential loophole where a person might use self-starvation to meet the terminal illness criteria they would not otherwise meet.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

A procedural vote on whether to allow New Clause 16 to be formally considered as part of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Report Stage, after proceedings had been interrupted on 13 June when an objection was raised. The debate excerpts do not reveal the substantive content of New Clause 16.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

Vote on whether to prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the assisted dying bill solely because they have chosen to stop eating and drinking. The amendment would close a potential loophole where a person who is not otherwise terminally ill could meet the bill's eligibility criteria by voluntarily starving themselves.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

Sign up free to read the full briefing on Mary Creagh.

Sign up free

Voting at a Glance

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

2024 General Election

§ 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.323 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: Amendment 9420 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1620 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 2420 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
§ 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
Next · dig deeperEvery division, question, speech and committee record

Mine the full
record → Data view

Filter divisions, search written questions, read every speech since the election. Sortable, searchable, downloadable.

More constituency data is being added, including local issue analysis and historical trends. Learn about our methodology. View data sources & attribution.