Enfield North (UK Parliament constituency)

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Enfield North
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Enfield North (UK Parliament constituency)
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Boundary within Greater London
County Greater London
51°40′01″N0°04′30″W / 51.667°N 0.075°W / 51.667; -0.075
Electorate 76,824 (2023) [1]
Current constituency
Created 1974 (1974)
Member of Parliament Feryal Clark (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from Enfield East and Enfield West

Enfield North is a peripheral Greater London constituency [n 1] created in 1974 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Feryal Clark of the Labour Party.

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Constituency profile

The northernmost seat in Greater London, Enfield North is deeply suburban, almost village-like in parts, particularly its rolling terrain, including Gordon Hill and Carterhatch. Green belt legislation has kept housing development at bay, and the area has much in common with the adjoining county of Hertfordshire. The tree-lined avenues of Enfield Chase are also quiet and affluent. [2] However, much of the eastern part of the constituency is in the Lea Valley industrial area, and includes some small areas with significant levels of multiple deprivation. [3]

History

The seat was created for the February 1974 election from the former seats of Enfield West and Enfield East. The former was a safe Conservative seat, at one point represented by Iain Macleod, whereas the latter was a secure Labour seat.

From its creation up until 2015, Enfield North was somewhat a bellwether of the national result; it elected Labour MPs at both the 1974 elections, was taken by the Conservatives and held by comfortable margins in every election from 1979 to 1992, before being won back by Labour in 1997 (albeit with relatively narrow majorities throughout the party's time in government) and narrowly going to the Conservatives in 2010 in an election which nationally saw a hung Parliament. In 2015, however, the Conservatives lost the seat to Labour in an election which nationally saw them win an overall majority.

Boundary alterations based on an increased population within the existing area made the seat notionally Conservative before the 6 May 2010 election, and Nick de Bois won the seat. However, the former Labour MP Joan Ryan, who sat for the constituency from 1997 to 2010, regained it in 2015. The 2015 result gave the seat the 13th most marginal majority of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority. [4] De Bois and Ryan stood against each other in this seat over five general elections, between 2001 and 2017, with Ryan winning four of those five.

Boundaries

The constituency is set in the northern third of the London Borough of Enfield, stretching from Enfield Chase in the west, and the King George V Reservoir in the east, incorporating Brimsdown, Enfield Lock, and the M25 motorway interchange at the boundary with the borough of Broxbourne to the north.

1974–1983: The London Borough of Enfield wards of Bullsmoor, Bush Hill, Cambridge Road, Chase, Enfield Wash, Green Street, Ordnance, Ponders End, Town, and Willow.

1983–2010: The London Borough of Enfield wards of Bullsmoor, Chase, Enfield Lock, Enfield Wash, Green Street, Hoe Lane, Ponders End, Southbury, Town, Willow, and Worcesters.

2010–2024: The London Borough of Enfield wards of Chase, Enfield Highway, Enfield Lock, Highlands, Southbury, Town, and Turkey Street.

Part of Highlands ward was transferred to Enfield North from the constituency of Enfield, Southgate. Part of Grange ward was transferred to Enfield, Southgate. Ponders End ward was transferred to Edmonton, and part of Southbury ward was transferred from Edmonton to Enfield North.

2024–present: The London Borough of Enfield wards of Brimsdown, Bullsmoor, Carterhatch, Enfield Lock, Ponders End, Ridgeway, Southbury, Town, and Whitewebbs. [5]

The contents reflect the local government boundary review for Enfield which came into effect in May 2022. In order to bring the electorate within the permitted electoral range, the Ponders End ward was transferred back from Edmonton.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [6] Party
Feb 1974 Bryan Davies Labour
1979 Tim Eggar Conservative
1997 Joan Ryan Labour
2010 Nick de Bois Conservative
2015 Joan Ryan Labour
February 2019 The Independent Group for Change
2019 Feryal Clark Labour

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Enfield North [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Feryal Clark 21,368 49.1 −4.2
Conservative Chris Dey8,63219.8−16.1
Reform UK Stephen Bird5,14611.8+10.0
Green Isobel Whittaker3,7138.5+6.1
Liberal Democrats Guy Russo2,5175.8−0.7
Independent Ertan Karpazli1,4483.3N/A
Workers Party Aishat Anifowoshe6681.5N/A
Majority12,73629.3+14.9
Turnout 43,49255.2−10.9
Registered electors 78,770
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg6.0

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [9]
PartyVote %
Labour 27,10353.3
Conservative 18,25035.9
Liberal Democrats 3,3196.5
Green 1,2282.4
Brexit Party 9081.8
Turnout50,80866.1
Electorate76,824
General election 2019: Enfield North [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Feryal Clark 23,340 51.8 −6.2
Conservative Joanne Laban16,84837.4+0.5
Liberal Democrats Guy Russo2,9506.5+4.4
Green Isobel Whittaker1,1152.5+1.3
Brexit Party Ike Ijeh7971.8N/A
Majority6,49214.4−6.7
Turnout 45,05066.2−5.1
Registered electors 68,066
Labour hold Swing -3.3
General election 2017: Enfield North [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Ryan 28,177 58.0 +14.3
Conservative Nick de Bois 17,93036.9−4.5
Liberal Democrats Nicholas da Costa1,0362.1−0.2
UKIP Deborah Cairns8481.7−7.3
Green Bill Linton5741.2−1.6
Majority10,24721.1+18.7
Turnout 48,56571.3+3.6
Registered electors 68,076
Labour hold Swing +9.4
General election 2015: Enfield North [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Ryan [16] 20,172 43.7 +5.2
Conservative Nick de Bois 19,08641.4−0.9
UKIP Deborah Cairns4,1339.0+6.9
Green David Flint [17] 1,3032.8+1.7
Liberal Democrats Cara Jenkinson1,0592.3−9.9
CPA Yemi Awolola [18] 2070.4N/A
TUSC Joe Simpson [19] 1770.4N/A
Majority1,0862.3N/A
Turnout 46,13767.7+0.6
Registered electors 68,118
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.1
General election 2010: Enfield North [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nick de Bois 18,804 42.3 −0.8
Labour Joan Ryan 17,11238.5−2.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Smith5,40312.2+0.7
BNP Tony Avery1,2282.8+0.2
UKIP Madge Jones9382.1+0.3
Green Bill Linton4891.1N/A
Christian Anthony Williams1610.4N/A
English Democrat Raquel Weald1310.3N/A
Workers Revolutionary Anna Athow960.2N/A
Independent Gonul Daniels910.2N/A
Majority1,6923.8N/A
Turnout 44,45367.1+6.8
Registered electors 66,261
Conservative hold Swing +0.7 [lower-alpha 1]
  1. ↑ Boundary changes before the 2010 election meant that this seat was notionally Conservative, and hence de Bois's win was a Conservative hold rather than a gain. [21]

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Enfield North [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Ryan 18,055 44.3 −2.4
Conservative Nick de Bois 16,13539.6−1.1
Liberal Democrats Simon Radford4,64211.4+2.6
BNP Terence Farr1,0042.5+0.9
UKIP Gary Robbens7501.8+0.7
Independent Patrick Burns1630.4N/A
Majority1,9204.7−1.3
Turnout 40,74961.3+4.3
Registered electors 63,720
Labour hold Swing −0.6
General election 2001: Enfield North [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Ryan 17,888 46.7 −4.0
Conservative Nick de Bois 15,59740.7+4.3
Liberal Democrats Hilary Leighter3,3558.8−0.2
BNP Ray Johns6051.6+0.4
UKIP Brian Hall4271.1+0.1
ProLife Alliance Michael Akerman2410.6N/A
Independent Richard Course2100.5N/A
Majority2,2916.0−8.3
Turnout 38,32357.0−13.3
Registered electors 67,204
Labour hold Swing -4.2

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Enfield North [24] [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Ryan 24,138 50.7 +15.7
Conservative Mark Field 17,32636.4−16.5
Liberal Democrats Mike Hopkins4,2649.0−2.1
Referendum Robert Ellingham8571.8N/A
BNP Jean Griffin 5901.2N/A
UKIP Jose O'Ware4841.0N/A
Majority6,81214.3N/A
Turnout 47,65970.4−7.5
Registered electors 67,748
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -16.1
General election 1992: Enfield North [26] [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tim Eggar 27,789 52.9 −2.6
Labour Martin Upham18,35935.0+6.5
Liberal Democrats Sarah Tustin5,81711.1−3.7
Natural Law John Markham5651.1N/A
Majority9,43017.9−5.1
Turnout 52,53077.9+3.4
Registered electors 67,421
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Enfield North [28] [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tim Eggar 28,758 55.5 +3.8
Labour Martin Upham14,74328.5+0.6
Alliance Hilary Leighter7,63314.7−4.4
Green Eric Chantler6441.2+0.6
Majority14,01527.1+3.3
Turnout 51,77874.5+2.1
Registered electors 69,488
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1983: Enfield North [30] [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tim Eggar 25,456 51.7 +3.6
Labour Brian Grayson13,74027.9−13.4
Alliance James Daly9,45219.2+10.2
Ecology T Persighetti3200.7N/A
BNP J Billingham2680.5N/A
Majority11,71623.8+17.1
Turnout 49,23672.4−5.6
Registered electors 67,980
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Enfield North [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tim Eggar 24,927 48.06 +14.42
Labour Bryan Davies 21,44441.34−2.32
Liberal Keith Crawford [33] 4,6819.02−10.9
National Front Jeremy Wotherspoon8161.57−1.21
Majority3,4836.72N/A
Turnout 51,86678.08+7.58
Registered electors 66,427
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +8.37
General election October 1974: Enfield North [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bryan Davies 20,880 43.66 +4.66
Conservative C de H Parkinson16,08733.64+1.04
Liberal S Curtis9,52619.92−15.88
National Front R Burton1,3302.78+0.18
Majority4,79310.02+3.62
Turnout 47,82570.50−8.30
Registered electors 67,818
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Enfield North [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bryan Davies 20,690 39.0
Conservative C de H Parkinson17,27432.6
Liberal S. Curtis13,68225.8
National Front K.T. Robinson1,3722.6
Majority3,4166.4
Turnout 53,01578.8
Registered electors 67,304
Labour win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

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