History
A seat with a strong industrial and mining tradition, Nuneaton was held by the Labour Party for nearly 50 years until they lost it to the Conservatives in their heavy defeat in the 1983 general election.
Labour regained the constituency at the 1992 election, with Bill Olner beating the incumbent Conservative Lewis Stevens, and retaining the seat in 2001 and 2005. Bill Olner announced in 2007 that he would not be contesting the 2010 General Election and would be standing down at the end of the 2005-2010 parliament. Former Nuneaton and Bedworth Council Leader, Marcus Jones was successful in taking the seat for the Conservative Party at the 2010 election.
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