Enfield Southgate (UK Parliament constituency)
Enfield Southgate | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Enfield Southgate in Greater London. | |
County | Greater London |
Electorate | 64,932 (December 2010)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1950 |
Member of parliament | David Burrowes (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | London |
Enfield Southgate is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by David Burrowes, a Conservative.[n 2]
History
Before the February 1974 general election, this constituency was known as Southgate.[n 3] Its best-known representative was Michael Portillo, now a television documentary and travel presenter who also appears on This Week facing Alan Johnson[n 4] and served the area 1984-1997.
The seat gained national attention in the 1997 general election when Michael Portillo, Secretary of State for Defence was unexpectedly defeated on a massive swing. Portillo had been widely expected to contest the Conservative leadership and his defeat the media took to epitomise the Labour landslide victory. The victorious candidate, Stephen Twigg, increased his majority at the following election.
In the 2005 general election Twigg's majority was the largest overturned, with a swing of 8.7% to the Conservative candidate David Burrowes.
Constituency profile
This is the affluent, leafy western part of the London Borough of Enfield. It is more cosmopolitan than the Conservative suburbs of south-east London - there are sizeable Jewish, Muslim and Cypriot communities.[n 5] The Bowes Park area to the south of the constituency has to date had a solid Labour preference, but overall Southgate has tended to give majorities to Conservatives and elects Conservative local councillors.[2] To the north the seat becomes semi-rural as it takes in Trent Park and the campus of Middlesex University, the Cockfosters terminus to the Piccadilly line and stretches into the markedly expensive Hadley Wood area.http://www.mouseprice.com/area-guide/en4 Small output areas (smaller than wards) have middle rankings when placed in a complete list of wards (such as the 2000 Index of Multiple Deprivation) found in the southwest of the constituency however all other output areas lack any significant deprivation.[3]
Boundaries
1950-1974: The Municipal Borough of Southgate.
1974-1983: The London Borough of Enfield wards of Arnos, Bowes, Cockfosters, Grange, Highfield, Oakwood, Palmers Green, Southgate Green, West, and Winchmore Hill.
1983-2010: The London Borough of Enfield wards of Arnos, Bowes, Grange, Grovelands, Highfield, Merryhills, Oakwood, Palmers Green, Southgate Green, Trent, and Winchmore Hill.
2010-present: The London Borough of Enfield wards of Bowes, Cockfosters, Grange, Palmers Green, Southgate, Southgate Green, and Winchmore Hill.
Boundary review
Following its review of parliamentary representation in North London, the Boundary Commission for England made some changes to Enfield, Southgate. Part of Highlands ward was transferred to the constituency of Enfield North, and part of Grange ward was transferred from Enfield North to Enfield, Southgate. Parts of Grange ward, Bowes ward and Palmers Green ward were transferred to Enfield, Southgate from Edmonton. Part of Bush Hill Park ward and a tiny part of Upper Edmonton ward were transferred to Edmonton.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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1950 | Sir Beverley Baxter | Conservative | |
1964 | Sir Anthony Berry | Conservative | |
1984 by-election | Michael Portillo | Conservative | |
1997 | Stephen Twigg | Labour | |
2005 | David Burrowes | Conservative | |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
General Election 2015: Enfield Southgate[4] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | David Burrowes | 22,624 | 49.4 | 0.0 | |
Labour | Bambos Charalambous | 17,871 | 39.0 | +6.8 | |
UKIP | David Schofield | 2,109 | 4.6 | +3.5 | |
Green | Jean Robertson-Molloy | 1,690 | 3.7 | +2.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Paul Smith | 1,518 | 3.3 | −10.5 | |
Majority | 4,753 | 10.4 | |||
Turnout | 45,812 | 70.5 | +1.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.4 | |||
General Election 2010: Enfield Southgate[5] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | David Burrowes | 21,928 | 49.4 | +5.7 | |
Labour | Bambos Charalambous | 14,302 | 32.2 | −8.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Johar Khan | 6,124 | 13.8 | +2.7 | |
Green | Peter Krakowiak | 632 | 1.4 | −1.4 | |
UKIP | Bob Brock | 505 | 1.1 | −0.1 | |
Independent | Asit Mukhopadhyay | 391 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Respect | Samad Billoo | 174 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
English Democrats | Ben Weald | 173 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Independent | Mal the Warrior Malakounides | 88 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Better Britain Party | Jeremy Sturgess | 35 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 7,626 | 17.2 | |||
Turnout | 44,352 | 69.2 | +5.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.2 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
General Election 2005: Enfield Southgate | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | David Burrowes | 18,830 | 44.6 | +6.0 | |
Labour | Stephen Twigg | 17,083 | 40.5 | −11.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ziz Kakoulakis | 4,724 | 11.2 | +4.2 | |
Green | Trevor Doughty | 1,083 | 2.6 | +1.0 | |
UKIP | Brian Hall | 490 | 1.2 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 1,747 | 4.1 | |||
Turnout | 42,210 | 66.4 | +2.9 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +8.7 | |||
General Election 2001: Enfield Southgate | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Stephen Twigg | 21,727 | 51.8 | +7.6 | |
Conservative | John Christopher Flack | 16,181 | 38.6 | −2.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Wayne Hoban | 2,935 | 7.0 | −3.7 | |
Green | Elaine Amanda Graham-Leigh | 662 | 1.6 | N/A | |
UKIP | Roy Andrew Freshwater | 298 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Independent | Andrew Malakouna | 105 | 0.3 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 5,546 | 13.2 | |||
Turnout | 41,908 | 63.5 | −7.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
General Election 1997: Enfield Southgate | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Stephen Twigg | 20,570 | 44.2 | +18.0 | |
Conservative | Michael Portillo | 19,137 | 41.1 | −16.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jeremy Browne | 4,966 | 10.7 | −3.8 | |
Referendum | Nicholas Luard | 1,342 | 2.9 | N/A | |
Christian Democrat | Alan Storkey | 289 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Mal - Voice of the People | Andrew Malakouna | 229 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,433 | 3.1 | |||
Turnout | 46,533 | 70.6 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +17.4 | |||
General Election 1992: Enfield, Southgate | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Michael Portillo | 28,422 | 58.0 | −0.8 | |
Labour | Karen Livney | 12,859 | 26.2 | +7.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Kevin Keane | 7,080 | 11.2 | −6.5 | |
Green | Mrs. Marghanita C.P.H. Hollands | 696 | 1.4 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 15,563 | 31.8 | −6.1 | ||
Turnout | 49,057 | 76.3 | +3.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −4.1 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
General Election 1987: Enfield, Southgate | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Michael Portillo | 28,445 | 58.8 | +9.2 | |
Liberal | Nick Harvey | 10,100 | 20.9 | −14.7 | |
Labour | A.W. Course | 9,114 | 18.9 | +7 | |
Green | Stephen Rooney | 696 | 1.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 18,345 | 37.9 | |||
Turnout | 48,355 | 72.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
1984 by-election: Enfield, Southgate | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Michael Portillo | 16,684 | 49.6 | -8.5 | |
Liberal | Timothy Willatt Slack | 11,973 | 35.6 | +12.2 | |
Labour | Peter Hamid | 4,000 | 11.9 | -6 | |
Turkish Troops Out of Cyprus | Andreas Polydrou | 687 | 2 | N/A | |
Nationalist Party | James Kershaw | 80 | 0.2 | N/A | |
English National | Raymond Shenton | 78 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Abolish Greater London, Restore Middlesex | Iain Burgess | 50 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Captain Rainbow's Universal Party | George Weiss | 48 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Death off Roads: Freight on Rail | Helen Mary Anscomb | 45 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,711 | ||||
Turnout | 33,645 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.27 | |||
General Election 1983: Enfield, Southgate | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Anthony George Berry | 26,451 | 58.09 | -3.55 | |
Liberal | D Morgan | 10,632 | 23.35 | +9.29 | |
Labour | Mary Honeyball | 8,132 | 17.86 | -4.69 | |
BNP | M Braithwaite | 318 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 15,819 | 34.74 | |||
Turnout | 69.58 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
General Election 1979: Enfield, Southgate | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Anthony George Berry | 31,663 | 61.64 | +7.74 | |
Labour | I S Wilson | 11,584 | 22.55 | -0.28 | |
Liberal | A Baker | 7,223 | 14.06 | -6.6 | |
National Front | R Pert | 895 | 1.74 | -0.87 | |
Majority | 20,079 | 39.09 | |||
Turnout | 76.26 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
General Election October 1974: Enfield, Southgate | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Anthony George Berry | 25,888 | 53.9 | +1.76 | |
Labour | J P Sheppard | 10,966 | 22.83 | +2.64 | |
Liberal | George J Bridge | 9,922 | 20.66 | -4.81 | |
National Front | B W Pell | 1,255 | 2.61 | +0.41 | |
Majority | 14,922 | 31.07 | |||
Turnout | 67.71 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
General Election February 1974: Enfield, Southgate | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Anthony George Berry | 28,620 | 52.14 | - | |
Liberal | George J Bridge | 13,806 | 25.47 | - | |
Labour | F Sealey | 10,945 | 20.19 | - | |
National Front | B W Pell | 1,192 | 2.2 | - | |
Majority | 14,454 | 26.67 | |||
Turnout | 77.02 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1970: Southgate | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Anthony George Berry | 22,963 | 60.74 | ||
Labour | R.B. Bastin | 9,389 | 24.84 | ||
Liberal | George J Bridge | 5,451 | 14.42 | ||
Majority | 13,574 | 35.91 | |||
Turnout | 67.61 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
General Election 1966: Southgate | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Anthony George Berry | 21,171 | 53.47 | ||
Labour | P.S. Gourgey | 9,743 | 24.61 | ||
Liberal | George J Bridge | 8,679 | 21.92 | ||
Majority | 11,428 | 28.86 | |||
Turnout | 75.12 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1964: Southgate | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Anthony George Berry | 22,251 | 54.75 | ||
Liberal | George J Bridge | 9,600 | 23.62 | ||
Labour | S.J. Chapman | 8,787 | 21.62 | ||
Majority | 12,651 | 31.13 | |||
Turnout | 76.39 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1950s
General Election 1959: Southgate | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Sir Arthur Beverley Baxter | 25,704 | 60.79 | ||
Liberal | George J Bridge | 8,968 | 21.21 | ||
Labour | S.J. Chapman | 7,613 | 18.00 | ||
Majority | 16,736 | 39.58 | |||
Turnout | 77.07 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1955: Southgate | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Sir Arthur Beverley Baxter | 26,794 | 62.32 | ||
Labour | G.L. Caunt | 8,584 | 19.97 | ||
Liberal | George J Bridge | 7,614 | 17.71 | ||
Majority | 18,210 | 42.36 | |||
Turnout | 77.12 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1951: Southgate | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Sir Arthur Beverley Baxter | 30,044 | 62.16 | ||
Labour | Miss Vera Dart | 10,889 | 22.53 | ||
Liberal | Edwin Thomas Malindine | 7,402 | 15.31 | ||
Majority | 19,155 | 39.63 | |||
Turnout | 84.12 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1950: Southgate | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Arthur Beverley Baxter | 30,302 | 61.1 | n/a | |
Labour | Miss Vera Dart | 11,023 | 22.2 | n/a | |
Liberal | Gershon Ellenbogen | 8,286 | 16.7 | n/a | |
Majority | 19,279 | 38.9 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 86.4 | n/a | |||
Conservative win | |||||
See also
Notes and references
- Notes
- ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Strictly a London Borough prefix to the constituency name (in this case Enfield) was introduced in 1974
- ↑ Previously facing Diane Abbott
- ↑ see 2011 census data release: Ethnicity
- References
- ↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ Enfield — Councillors
- ↑ 2001 Census
- ↑ Election Results for Enfield Southgate
- ↑ General Election Results from the Electoral Commission
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