Edmonton (UK Parliament constituency)

For the Canadian electoral districts, see Edmonton (disambiguation) § Electoral districts.

Edmonton
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Edmonton in Greater London
County	Greater London
Electorate	64,356 (December 2010) [1]
Major settlements	Bush Hill Park, Edmonton and Ponders End
Current constituency
Created	1918
Member of Parliament	Kate Osamor (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Enfield

Edmonton is a constituency ^{[n 1]} in Greater London, created in 1918 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Kate Osamor, who was elected for the Labour Co-operative party; she briefly lost the Labour whip between January and May 2024. ^{[2] [n 2]} Edmonton is a North London constituency based around district of Edmonton in the London Borough of Enfield.

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to boundary changes which will incorporate the areas of Winchmore Hill and Grange Park from the abolished constituency of Enfield Southgate, offset by the transfer of Ponders End back to Enfield North. As a consequence, it will be renamed Edmonton and Winchmore Hill , to be first contested at the next general election. ^[3]

History

Edmonton in Middlesex 1918–50

The seat dates back to 1918 at which time it was at an extremity of the largely urbanised London postal district outside of the County of London (1889–1965). It was a railway commuter town core outweighed by businesses beside the River Lea engaged in manufacturing, storage, distribution, and construction industries, among others. ^[4] Population and housing were significantly less before the middle of the 19th century. ^[5]

The seat was won by successive Labour party candidates since 1935 until narrowly gained by a Conservative at the 1983 United Kingdom general election. The latter's majority increased in 1987 then reduced to a marginal majority in 1992. After 1997 a trend of increased Labour majorities developed. Osamor's majority of 2015, 37.3%, made it the 43rd-safest Labour seat in ranking in 2015. ^[6] Likewise, save for a Conservative-leaning ward, Bush Hill Park, Edmonton's other wards usually elect Labour Party councillors since 1997.^{[ citation needed ]}

Boundaries

Map of present boundaries

1918–1950: The Urban District of Edmonton.

1950–1974: The Municipal Borough of Edmonton.

1974–1983: The London Borough of Enfield wards of Angel Road, Bush Hill South, Church Street, Craig Park, Jubilee, New Park, Pymmes, St Alphege, St Peter's, and Silver Street.

1983–2010: The London Borough of Enfield wards of Angel Road, Craig Park, Huxley, Jubilee, Latymer, Raglan, St Alphege, St Mark's, St Peter's, Village, and Weir Hall.

2010–present: The London Borough of Enfield wards of Bush Hill Park, Edmonton Green, Haselbury, Jubilee, Lower Edmonton, Ponders End, and Upper Edmonton.

Boundary review

Following its review of parliamentary representation in North London, the Boundary Commission for England made some changes to Edmonton. Ponders End ward was transferred from the constituency of Enfield North to Edmonton. Part of Southbury ward was transferred to Enfield North. Parts of Grange ward, Palmers Green ward, and Bowes ward were transferred from Edmonton to Enfield, Southgate. Part of Bush Hill Park ward and a tiny part of Upper Edmonton ward were transferred from Enfield, Southgate to Edmonton.

Members of Parliament

Year		Member	Party
	1918	Alfred Warren	Conservative
	1922	Frank Broad	Labour
	1931	John Rutherford	Conservative
	1935	Frank Broad	Labour Co-op
	1945	Evan Durbin	Labour
	1948	Austen Albu	Labour
	1974	Ted Graham	Labour Co-op
	1983	Ian Twinn	Conservative
	1997	Andy Love	Labour Co-op
	2015	Kate Osamor	Labour Co-op

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Edmonton ^{[7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Kate Osamor	26,217	65.0	-6.5
	Conservative	James Hockney	10,202	25.3	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	David Schmitz	2,145	5.3	+3.3
	Green	Benjamin Maydon	862	2.1	+0.7
	Brexit Party	Sauchin Sehgal	840	2.1	New
	Independent	Sabriye Warsame	75	0.2	New
Majority			16,015	39.7	-8.7
Turnout			40,341	61.5	-4.9
Registered electors			65,568
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	-4.3

General election 2017: Edmonton ^{[9] [10]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Kate Osamor	31,221	71.5	+10.1
	Conservative	Gonul Daniels	10,106	23.1	-1.0
	UKIP	Nigel Sussman	860	2.0	-6.1
	Liberal Democrats	David Schmitz	858	2.0	-0.2
	Green	Benjamin Gill	633	1.4	-1.9
Majority			21,115	48.4	+11.1
Turnout			43,676	66.4	+3.8
Registered electors			65,777
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	+5.5

General election 2015: Edmonton ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Kate Osamor	25,388	61.4	+7.7
	Conservative	Gonul Daniels	9,969	24.1	-5.7
	UKIP	Neville Watson	3,366	8.1	+5.5
	Green	Douglas Coker	1,358	3.3	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats	David Schmitz	897	2.2	-8.3
	TUSC	Lewis Peacock	360	0.9	New
Majority			15,419	37.3	+13.4
Turnout			41,338	62.6	-0.6
Registered electors			66,016
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	+7.7

General election 2010: Edmonton ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Andy Love	21,665	53.7	−2.3
	Conservative	Andrew Charalambous	12,052	29.8	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Iarla Kilbane-Dawe	4,252	10.5	−1.5
	UKIP	Roy Freshwater	1,036	2.6	+0.3
	Green	Jack Johnson	516	1.3	−1.0
	Reform 2000	Erol Basarik	379	0.9	New
	Christian	Clive Morrison	350	0.9	New
	Independent	David McLean	127	0.3	New
Majority			9,613	23.9	-4.6
Turnout			40,377	63.2	+5.7
Registered electors			63,904
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	−2.3

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Edmonton ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Andy Love	18,456	53.2	−5.7
	Conservative	Lionel Zetter	10,381	29.9	−0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Iarla Kilbane-Dawe	4,162	12.0	+5.0
	Green	Nina Armstrong	889	2.6	New
	UKIP	Gwyneth Rolph	815	2.3	+1.1
Majority			8,075	23.3	-4.8
Turnout			34,703	59.1	+2.8
Registered electors			59,050
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	−2.4

General election 2001: Edmonton ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Andy Love	20,481	58.9	−1.4
	Conservative	David Burrowes	10,709	30.8	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Douglas Taylor	2,438	7.0	+0.7
	UKIP	Gwyneth Rolph	406	1.2	+0.6
	Reform 2000	Erol Basarik	344	1.0	New
	Socialist Alliance	Howard Medwell	296	0.9	New
	Independent	Ram Saxena	100	0.3	New
Majority			9,772	28.1	-2.0
Turnout			34,774	56.3	−14.0
Registered electors			61,788
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	−1.0

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Edmonton ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Andy Love	27,029	60.3	+15.2
	Conservative	Ian Twinn	13,557	30.2	-16.0
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Wiseman	2,847	6.3	-1.9
	Referendum	James Wright	708	1.6	New
	BNP	Bruce Cowd	437	1.0	New
	UKIP	Penelope Weald	260	0.6	New
Majority			13,472	30.1	N/A
Turnout			44,838	70.3	-5.4
Registered electors			63,793
	Labour Co-op gain from Conservative		Swing	+15.6

General election 1992: Edmonton ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Twinn	22,076	46.3	-4.9
	Labour Co-op	Andy Love	21,483	45.0	+9.0
	Liberal Democrats	Elwyn V. Jones	3,940	8.3	-4.5
	Natural Law	Elizabeth Solley	207	0.4	New
Majority			593	1.3	-13.7
Turnout			47,706	75.6	+3.1
Registered electors			63,052
	Conservative hold		Swing	-7.0

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Edmonton ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Twinn	24,556	51.2	+8.7
	Labour	Brian Grayston	17,270	36.0	-3.8
	SDP	Michael Lawson	6,115	12.8	-4.0
Majority			7,286	15.2	+12.5
Turnout			47,941	72.5	+3.6
Registered electors			66,080
	Conservative hold		Swing	+6.2

General election 1983: Edmonton ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Twinn	18,968	42.5	-0.1
	Labour Co-op	Ted Graham	17,775	39.8	-7.3
	Liberal	Laurence Brass	7,523	16.9	+9.4
	BNP	David J. Bruce	372	0.8	-2.0
Majority			1,193	2.7	N/A
Turnout			44,638	68.9	-5.7
Registered electors			64,809
	Conservative gain from Labour Co-op		Swing	+3.6

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Edmonton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Ted Graham	20,713	47.14	-1.93
	Conservative	John Attwood [19]	18,733	42.64	+10.13
	Liberal	William Wintle [19]	3,726	7.46	-6.36
	National Front	David J. Bruce [19]	1,213	2.76	-1.84
Majority			1,980	4.50	-12.06
Turnout			44,385	74.64	+7.58
Registered electors			58,860
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

General election October 1974: Edmonton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Ted Graham	20,229	49.07	+3.77
	Conservative	J. Attwood	13,401	32.51	-0.35
	Liberal	J. Dawnay	5,699	13.82	-3.98
	National Front	D.J. Bruce	1,895	4.60	+0.76
Majority			6,828	16.56	+4.12
Turnout			41,224	67.06	-8.37
Registered electors			61,476
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

General election February 1974: Edmonton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Ted Graham	20,837	45.30	-3.76
	Conservative	J. Gordon	15,114	32.86	-11.10
	Liberal	P. Greenwood	8,186	17.80	+10.81
	National Front	David J. Bruce	1,765	3.84	New
	Independent	L.R. Pittard	98	0.21	New
Majority			5,723	12.44	+7.34
Turnout			46,000	75.43	+8.99
Registered electors			60,985
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

General election 1970: Edmonton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Austen Albu	20,626	49.06	-9.50
	Conservative	Edwin P. Hubbard	18,481	43.96	+2.52
	Liberal	Graham Longley	2,937	6.99	New
Majority			2,145	5.10	-12.02
Turnout			42,044	66.44	+5.73
Registered electors			63,277
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Edmonton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Austen Albu	26,422	58.56	+9.36
	Conservative	Edwin P. Hubbard	18,697	41.44	+2.59
Majority			7,725	17.12	+6.77
Turnout			45,109	72.17	-4.81
Registered electors			62,520
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 1964: Edmonton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Austen Albu	24,373	49.20	-1.25
	Conservative	Ross McWhirter	19,245	38.85	-10.70
	Liberal	Denis Coberman	5,917	11.95	New
Majority			5,128	10.35	+9.45
Turnout			49,535	76.98	+1.13
Registered electors			64,348
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Edmonton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Austen Albu	25,958	50.45	-6.14
	Conservative	William H. Bishop	25,497	49.55	+6.14
Majority			461	0.90	-12.28
Turnout			51,095	75.85	+1.38
Registered electors			67,837
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 1955: Edmonton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Austen Albu	30,232	56.59	-1.84
	Conservative	Elsie S. Olsen	23,194	43.41	+1.84
Majority			7,038	13.18	-3.68
Turnout			53,426	74.47	-8.06
Registered electors			71,739
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 1951: Edmonton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Austen Albu	36,023	58.43	+3.36
	Conservative	Elsie S. Olsen	25,631	41.57	+4.67
Majority			10,392	16.86	-1.38
Turnout			61,654	82.53	-1.97
Registered electors			74,707
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 1950: Edmonton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Austen Albu	34,897	55.07	-13.13
	Conservative	Edwin P. Hubbard	23,325	36.81	-2.19
	Liberal	George E. Thornton	5,143	8.12	New
Majority			11,572	18.26	-20.94
Turnout			63,365	84.50	+15.5
Registered electors			74,988
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1948 Edmonton by-election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Austen Albu	26,164	53.4	-14.8
	Conservative	Edwin P. Hubbard	22,837	46.6	+17.6
Majority			3,327	6.8	-32.4
Turnout			49,001	62.7	-6.3
Registered electors			78,204
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 1945: Edmonton ^{[21] [22]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Evan Durbin	33,163	68.2	+13.01
	Conservative	Geoffrey Sparrow	14,094	29.0	-15.81
	Independent Progressive	JA Ward	1,382	2.8	New
Majority			19,069	39.2	+28.82
Turnout			48,639	69.0	+4.51
Registered electors			70,470
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Edmonton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Frank Broad	21,940	55.19	+11.99
	Conservative	John Rutherford	17,813	44.81	-11.99
Majority			4,127	10.38	N/A
Turnout			39,753	64.49	-5.71
Registered electors			61,640
	Labour Co-op gain from Conservative		Swing

General election 1931: Edmonton ^{[22] [23]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Chalmers	18,774	56.8	+16.1
	Labour Co-op	Frank Broad	14,250	43.2	−16.1
Majority			4,524	13.6	N/A
Turnout			33,024	70.2	+0.7
Registered electors			47,044
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+16.1

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Edmonton ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Broad	17,555	59.3	+6.2
	Unionist	George Jarrett	12,044	40.7	-6.2
Majority			5,511	18.6	+12.4
Turnout			29,599	69.5	-1.1
Registered electors			42,586
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.2

General election 1924: Edmonton ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Broad	11,614	53.1	-11.3
	Unionist	George Jarrett	10,278	46.9	+11.3
Majority			1,336	6.2	-22.6
Turnout			21,892	70.6	+15.8
Registered electors			31,020
	Labour hold		Swing	-11.3

General election 1923: Edmonton ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Broad	10,735	64.4	+19.3
	Unionist	Robert Skirving Brown	5,943	35.6	-0.4
Majority			4,792	28.8	+19.7
Turnout			16,678	54.8	-8.0
Registered electors			30,423
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.9

General election 1922: Edmonton ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Broad	8,407	45.1	+19.4
	Unionist	Alfred Warren	6,698	36.0	-13.4
	Liberal	Edmund Thomas Rhymer	3,522	18.9	+3.8
Majority			1,709	9.1	N/A
Turnout			18,627	62.8	+14.6
Registered electors			29,662
	Labour gain from Unionist		Swing	+16.4

Elections in the 1910s

Vivian

General election 1918: Edmonton ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
C	Unionist	Alfred Warren	6,891	49.4
	Labour	Frank Broad	3,575	25.7
	Liberal	Henry Harvey Vivian	2,245	16.1
	Edmonton Pro-Ally & Labour	Henry Barrass	1,223	8.8
Majority			3,316	23.7
Turnout			13,934	48.2
Registered electors			28,930
	Unionist 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)
2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

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External links

• Iain Dale, ed. (2003). The Times House of Commons 1929, 1931, 1935. Politico's (reprint). ISBN   1-84275-033-X.
• The Times House of Commons 1945. 1945.
• The Times House of Commons 1950. 1950.
• The Times House of Commons 1955. 1955.
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 1)
• Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards)
• Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards)

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