Coventry South covers much of southern and central Coventry. It includes the city centre and neighbourhoods such as Earlsdon, Cheylesmore, Wainbody, Westwood and parts of Whoberley. The constituency contains several of Coventry’s principal civic, commercial and educational areas, including the central urban core and university-related districts, before extending into more residential suburbs toward the south and west. Major roads and rail routes converge on the city centre, while parks and green spaces become more prominent in outer neighbourhoods. The seat is almost entirely urban but has a clear transition from dense central development to lower-density suburban communities closer to the city boundary.
Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.
People and place
A population and household snapshot for Coventry South, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population132,009
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationWest Midlands
Age profile
0 to 1719.7% · 25,963 people
18 to 2419.7% · 25,955 people
25 to 3417.1% · 22,585 people
35 to 4917.6% · 23,170 people
50 to 6413.5% · 17,859 people
65 and over12.5% · 16,477 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
43,462 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners56.5% · 24,555 households
Private renters27.0% · 11,756 households
Social renters15.8% · 6,857 households
Other tenure0.7% · 294 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
43,464 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households30.0% · 13,030 households
Families with dependent children29.3% · 12,742 households
Other single-family households30.4% · 13,221 households
Other household types10.3% · 4,471 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
119,752 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot6.2% · 7,400 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little9.0% · 10,766 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act84.8% · 101,586 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
Petitions
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026
Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership
Signatures in this constituency349
Signatures nationally244,689
Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded129
Total awarded£12,892,720
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 29 June 2026
St James Fit Elders Project
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St James Fletchamstead Coventry
£7,044
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will deliver 46 weeks of twice weekly, two hour, physical activity sessions for older people aged 60 plus in the Tile Hill area of Birmingham. Each session will be for two hours. Activities will include walking, Tai Chi, dancing, stretching and croquet. Funding will cover the cost of contracting of a project team leader and equipment.
National Lottery grantAwarded 9 June 2026
Extension 2027-28: National Association for Gallery Education (engage)
National Association for Gallery Education
£249,692
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Extension 2027-28: National Association for Gallery Education (engage) - Visual arts - NPO 2023-26
National Lottery grantAwarded 9 June 2026
Extension 2027-28: University of Warwick
University of Warwick
£534,699
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Extension 2027-28: University of Warwick - Combined arts - NPO 2023-26
National Lottery grantAwarded 9 June 2026
Extension 2027-28: Culture Central
Culturecentral
£293,399
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Extension 2027-28: Culture Central - Not discipline specific - NPO 2023-26
National Lottery grantAwarded 9 June 2026
Extension 2027-28: Arts and Homelessness International
Arts and Homelessness International
£96,021
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Extension 2027-28: Arts and Homelessness International - Combined arts - NPO 2023-26
124 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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