Enfield North (UK Parliament constituency)

Enfield North
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
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)
Seats	One
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.

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

Election		Member [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

Election results 1974-2024

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Enfield North ^{[7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Feryal Clark	21,368	49.1	−4.2
	Conservative	Chris Dey	8,632	19.8	−16.1
	Reform UK	Stephen Bird	5,146	11.8	+10.0
	Green	Isobel Whittaker	3,713	8.5	+6.1
	Liberal Democrats	Guy Russo	2,517	5.8	−0.7
	Independent	Ertan Karpazli	1,448	3.3	N/A
	Workers Party	Aishat Anifowoshe	668	1.5	N/A
Majority			12,736	29.3	+14.9
Turnout			43,492	55.2	−10.9
Registered electors			78,770
	Labour hold		Swing	6.0

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [9]
Party		Vote	%
	Labour	27,103	53.3
	Conservative	18,250	35.9
	Liberal Democrats	3,319	6.5
	Green	1,228	2.4
	Brexit Party	908	1.8
Turnout		50,808	66.1
Electorate		76,824

General election 2019: Enfield North ^{[10] [11]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Feryal Clark	23,340	51.8	−6.2
	Conservative	Joanne Laban	16,848	37.4	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Guy Russo	2,950	6.5	+4.4
	Green	Isobel Whittaker	1,115	2.5	+1.3
	Brexit Party	Ike Ijeh	797	1.8	N/A
Majority			6,492	14.4	−6.7
Turnout			45,050	66.2	−5.1
Registered electors			68,066
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.3

General election 2017: Enfield North ^{[12] [13]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joan Ryan	28,177	58.0	+14.3
	Conservative	Nick de Bois	17,930	36.9	−4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas da Costa	1,036	2.1	−0.2
	UKIP	Deborah Cairns	848	1.7	−7.3
	Green	Bill Linton	574	1.2	−1.6
Majority			10,247	21.1	+18.7
Turnout			48,565	71.3	+3.6
Registered electors			68,076
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.4

General election 2015: Enfield North ^{[14] [15]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joan Ryan [16]	20,172	43.7	+5.2
	Conservative	Nick de Bois	19,086	41.4	−0.9
	UKIP	Deborah Cairns	4,133	9.0	+6.9
	Green	David Flint [17]	1,303	2.8	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Cara Jenkinson	1,059	2.3	−9.9
	CPA	Yemi Awolola [18]	207	0.4	N/A
	TUSC	Joe Simpson [19]	177	0.4	N/A
Majority			1,086	2.3	N/A
Turnout			46,137	67.7	+0.6
Registered electors			68,118
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+3.1

See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Enfield North

General election 2010: Enfield North ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nick de Bois	18,804	42.3	−0.8
	Labour	Joan Ryan	17,112	38.5	−2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Smith	5,403	12.2	+0.7
	BNP	Tony Avery	1,228	2.8	+0.2
	UKIP	Madge Jones	938	2.1	+0.3
	Green	Bill Linton	489	1.1	N/A
	Christian	Anthony Williams	161	0.4	N/A
	English Democrat	Raquel Weald	131	0.3	N/A
	Workers Revolutionary	Anna Athow	96	0.2	N/A
	Independent	Gonul Daniels	91	0.2	N/A
Majority			1,692	3.8	N/A
Turnout			44,453	67.1	+6.8
Registered electors			66,261
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.7 [a]

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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joan Ryan	18,055	44.3	−2.4
	Conservative	Nick de Bois	16,135	39.6	−1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Radford	4,642	11.4	+2.6
	BNP	Terence Farr	1,004	2.5	+0.9
	UKIP	Gary Robbens	750	1.8	+0.7
	Independent	Patrick Burns	163	0.4	N/A
Majority			1,920	4.7	−1.3
Turnout			40,749	61.3	+4.3
Registered electors			63,720
	Labour hold		Swing	−0.6

General election 2001: Enfield North ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joan Ryan	17,888	46.7	−4.0
	Conservative	Nick de Bois	15,597	40.7	+4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Hilary Leighter	3,355	8.8	−0.2
	BNP	Ray Johns	605	1.6	+0.4
	UKIP	Brian Hall	427	1.1	+0.1
	ProLife Alliance	Michael Akerman	241	0.6	N/A
	Independent	Richard Course	210	0.5	N/A
Majority			2,291	6.0	−8.3
Turnout			38,323	57.0	−13.3
Registered electors			67,204
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.2

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Enfield North ^{[24] [25]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joan Ryan	24,138	50.7	+15.7
	Conservative	Mark Field	17,326	36.4	−16.5
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Hopkins	4,264	9.0	−2.1
	Referendum	Robert Ellingham	857	1.8	N/A
	BNP	Jean Griffin	590	1.2	N/A
	UKIP	Jose O'Ware	484	1.0	N/A
Majority			6,812	14.3	N/A
Turnout			47,659	70.4	−7.5
Registered electors			67,748
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-16.1

General election 1992: Enfield North ^{[26] [27]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tim Eggar	27,789	52.9	−2.6
	Labour	Martin Upham	18,359	35.0	+6.5
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Tustin	5,817	11.1	−3.7
	Natural Law	John Markham	565	1.1	N/A
Majority			9,430	17.9	−5.1
Turnout			52,530	77.9	+3.4
Registered electors			67,421
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Enfield North ^{[28] [29]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tim Eggar	28,758	55.5	+3.8
	Labour	Martin Upham	14,743	28.5	+0.6
	Alliance	Hilary Leighter	7,633	14.7	−4.4
	Green	Eric Chantler	644	1.2	+0.6
Majority			14,015	27.1	+3.3
Turnout			51,778	74.5	+2.1
Registered electors			69,488
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1983: Enfield North ^{[30] [31]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tim Eggar	25,456	51.7	+3.6
	Labour	Brian Grayson	13,740	27.9	−13.4
	Alliance	James Daly	9,452	19.2	+10.2
	Ecology	T Persighetti	320	0.7	N/A
	BNP	J Billingham	268	0.5	N/A
Majority			11,716	23.8	+17.1
Turnout			49,236	72.4	−5.6
Registered electors			67,980
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Enfield North ^[32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tim Eggar	24,927	48.06	+14.42
	Labour	Bryan Davies	21,444	41.34	−2.32
	Liberal	Keith Crawford [33]	4,681	9.02	−10.9
	National Front	Jeremy Wotherspoon	816	1.57	−1.21
Majority			3,483	6.72	N/A
Turnout			51,866	78.08	+7.58
Registered electors			66,427
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+8.37

General election October 1974: Enfield North ^[34]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bryan Davies	20,880	43.66	+4.66
	Conservative	Christopher de H Parkinson	16,087	33.64	+1.04
	Liberal	Sarah Curtis	9,526	19.92	−15.88
	National Front	R Burton	1,330	2.78	+0.18
Majority			4,793	10.02	+3.62
Turnout			47,825	70.50	−8.30
Registered electors			67,818
	Labour hold		Swing

General election February 1974: Enfield North ^[35]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bryan Davies	20,690	39.0
	Conservative	Christopher de H Parkinson	17,274	32.6
	Liberal	Sarah Curtis	13,682	25.8
	National Front	K.T. Robinson	1,372	2.6
Majority			3,416	6.4
Turnout			53,015	78.8
Registered electors			67,304
	Labour win (new seat)

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in London

Notes

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

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External links

• Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards)
• Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards)
• Enfield North UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
• Enfield North UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
• Enfield North UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK