- Enfield North (UK Parliament constituency)
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Enfield North Borough constituency for the House of Commons 
Boundary of Enfield North in Greater London.County Greater London Electorate 66,761 (December 2010)[1] Current constituency Created 1974 Member of Parliament Nick de Bois (Conservative) Number of members One Created from Enfield East and Enfield West Overlaps European Parliament constituency London Enfield North is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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Constituency Profile
The northernmost seat in Greater London, Enfield North is deeply suburban, almost village-like in parts where green belt legislation has kept housing development at bay, and has much in common with the adjoining county of Hertfordshire.
Deprivation levels are generally low, with the notable exception of Ponders End, an area subject to significant social housing overspill developments in the 1960s which subsequently suffered considerable neglect. Two miles beyond, the tree-lined avenues of Enfield Chase are quiet and affluent.
History
Boundary alterations in 2010 made the seat notionally Conservative, and victory for Nick de Bois on 6 May saw the seat go down as a Tory hold rather than a gain.
Boundaries
The current Enfield North 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.
The constituency is made up of seven electoral wards from the London Borough of Enfield:
- Chase, Enfield Highway, Enfield Lock, Highlands, Southbury, Town, Turkey Street
Boundary review
Following its review of parliamentary representation in North London, the Boundary Commission for England made some changes to Enfield North. 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.
Members of Parliament
Election Member [2] Party Feb 1974 Bryan Davies Labour 1979 Tim Eggar Conservative 1997 Joan Ryan Labour 2010 Nick de Bois Conservative Election results
Elections in the 2010s
General Election 2010: Enfield North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Nick de Bois 18,804 42.3 -0.8 Labour Joan Ryan 17,112 38.5 -2.3 Liberal Democrat 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 +1.1 Christian Anthony Williams 161 0.4 +0.4 English Democrats Raquel Weald 131 0.3 +0.3 Workers Revolutionary Anna Athow 96 0.2 +0.2 Independent Gonul Daniels 91 0.2 +0.2 Majority 1,692 3.8 Turnout 44,453 67.1 +6.8 Conservative hold Swing +0.7 Elections in the 2000s
General Election 2005: Enfield North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Joan Ryan 18,055 44.3 −2.4 Conservative Nick de Bois 16,135 39.6 −1.1 Liberal Democrat 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 Turnout 40,749 61.3 +4.3 Labour hold Swing −0.6 General Election 2001: Enfield North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Joan Ryan 17,888 46.7 -4.0 Conservative Nick de Bois 15,597 40.7 +4.4 Liberal Democrat Hilary Leighter 3,355 8.8 -0.2 BNP Ray Johns 605 1.6 +0.3 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 Turnout 38,323 57.0 -13.3 Labour hold Swing Elections in the 1990s
General Election 1997:Enfield North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Joan Ryan 24,138 50.65 Conservative Mark Field 17,326 36.35 Liberal Democrat Mike Hopkins 4,264 8.95 Referendum Party R Ellingham 857 1.8 BNP Jean Griffin 590 1.24 UKIP J O'Ware 484 1.02 Majority Turnout General Election 1992: Enfield North[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Tim Eggar 27,789 52.9 Labour Martin Upham 18,359 34.95 Liberal Democrat Sarah Tustin 5,817 11.07 Natural Law J Markham 565 1.08 Majority Turnout Elections in the 1980s
General Election 1987: Enfield North[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Tim Eggar 28,758 55.54 Labour Martin Upham 14,743 28.47 SDP–Liberal Alliance H Leighter 7,633 14.74 Green M Chantler 644 1.24 Majority Turnout General Election 1983: Enfield North[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Tim Eggar 25,456 51.7 Labour BG Grayson 13,740 27.91 SDP–Liberal Alliance J Daly 9,452 19.2 Ecology T Persighetti 320 0.65 BNP J Billingham 268 0.54 Majority Turnout Elections in the 1970s
General Election 1979: Enfield North[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Tim Eggar 24,927 48.06 Labour Bryan Davies 21,444 41.34 Liberal K Crawford 4,681 9.02 National Front Jeremy Wotherspoon 816 1.57 Majority 3,483 6.72 Turnout 51,866 78.08 General Election October 1974: Enfield North[8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Bryan Davies 20,880 43.66 Conservative C de H Parkinson 16,087 33.64 Liberal S Curtis 9,526 19.92 National Front R Burton 1,330 2.78 Majority 4,793 10.02 Turnout 47,825 70.52 General Election February 1974: Enfield North[9] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Bryan Davies 20,690 39.02 N/A Conservative C de H Parkinson 17,274 32.58 N/A Liberal S Curtis 13,682 25.81 N/A National Front KT Robinson 1,372 2.59 N/A Majority 3,416 6.44 N/A Turnout 53,015 78.77 N/A See also
Notes
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
- ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/constit/030.htm
- ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/i08.htm
- ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge87/i08.htm
- ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge83/i08.htm
- ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge79/i08.htm
- ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74b/i08.htm
- ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74a/i08.htm
Categories:- Politics of Enfield
- Parliamentary constituencies in London
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1974
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