West Midlands · England · 76,232Boundary · 2023

Coventry South

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Apr 2026

A safe Lab seat, won with 48% of the vote in 2024. Centred on Coventry. Population 116,736, notably young (median age 31 vs 41 nationally).

One of the more active voices on Your Party's backbenches, Zarah Sultana has recently drawn attention both inside and outside Westminster. In parliament, her most notable recent stance came on 15 April, when she broke from her party's position on several Lords amendments -- backing the upper chamber's push to strip ministers of powers to direct how private pension funds invest savers' money, a policy critics have labelled a government "power grab." She also sided with Lords changes to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill on two of three relevant votes, suggesting a pattern of supporting parliamentary scrutiny when she judges the Lords amendments to be substantively worthwhile. Outside Westminster, she publicly opposed Coventry Council's renewal of a contract with data firm Palantir, positioning herself as a vocal advocate on digital ethics for her constituents.

Her parliamentary participation sits at 70% -- somewhat below the Commons average -- and her voting record shows no rebel votes against Your Party's majority positions, making her a 100% party-line voter by that measure. Her speeches cluster heavily around defence (20 contributions), social care, and the economy, with a secondary focus on crime and immigration. Stance data shows strong alignment with progressive taxation (96%) and public ownership (100%), but notably low alignment with pro-business positions (0%) and tough-on-crime measures (28%).

341
Commons votes
This parliament
£28k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
76.2k
Electorate
2024 GE

Lab held for 5 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

Zarah Sultana

Zarah Sultana

Your Party

Zarah Sultana is the Your Party MP for Coventry South, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019.

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Voting at a Glance

A safe Lab seat, won with 48% of the vote in 2024. Centred on Coventry. Population 116,736, notably young (median age 31 vs 41 nationally).

2024 General Election

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.341 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Sultana 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
69
Economy
63
Employment
48
Education
33
Crime & Policing
32
Welfare and Benefits
28
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 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
CheylesmoreBarbara Catharina Mosterman1,726Conserva
EarlsdonAntony James Tucker2,688Labour P
Lower StokeCatherine Elizabeth Miks2,677Labour P
St MichaelsNaeem Akhtar2,222Labour P
WainbodyJohn Anthony Blundell1,869Conserva
WestwoodGrace Lewis1,936Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
116,736
Electorate 76,232 · 2024 register
Median income
£28,100
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
28.7%
England average 20.0%
Schools
41
21 primary · 8 secondary
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