From 1950 to the 1983 general election, this constituency was known as Southgate. The prefix of the seat's London Borough was added to some parts of the legislation, but not others, in 1974.
The 2015 result gave the seat the 60th most marginal majority of the Conservative Party's 331 seats by percentage of majority,[2] with Labour gaining the seat in the 2017 general election on a substantial 9.7% swing. Enfield Southgate is one of five constituencies, the others being Croydon Central, Leeds North West, Peterborough and Reading East, which elected Labour MPs in 2017 having not done so since 2001. Bambos Charalambous in 2019 became the first Labour MP in Enfield Southgate to be re-elected with a reduced share of the vote.
Constituency profile
This constituency is located in the western parts of the London Borough of Enfield. Less out-of-work benefits (7.4%) are claimed here than the average for London (8.4%, which compares to 6.4% nationally in April 2021) and among those aged 18 to 24 the percentage is 10.4% in the seat during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] For the year 2020, 71.3% of employees fell into the top three occupation groups of nine assessed by government, which is above the London and national average.[3] It has significant Jewish, Muslim and Cypriot communities.[n 1]
In recent years[when?], the south-eastern and southern wards of the constituency, including Bowes and Palmers Green have returned Labourlocal councillors, with some councillors also in Southgate Green and Winchmore Hill. These wards tend to give the bulk of the Labour vote. The remaining wards generally elect Conservative councillors.[4]
To the north, the seat is semi-rural taking in Trent Park and the former campus of Middlesex University, and the Cockfosters terminus of the Piccadilly line, stretching into the wealthy Hadley Wood area. Some areas (smaller than local government wards) in the south of the constituency have middle rankings of deprivation when placed in a complete list of wards (such as the 2000 Index of Multiple Deprivation), however all other output areas lack any significant deprivation.[5]
Boundaries
Map of present boundaries
Map that gives each named seat and any constant electoral success for national (Westminster) elections for Middlesex, 1955 to 1974.
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
5th Boundary review 2000–2007
Pre-2010 form of the seat, at centre. (Results shown: 2001)
The Boundary Commission for England recommended changes, which were approved, to the seat and effective from 2010. Part of Highlands ward went to Enfield North; part of Grange ward came in reverse. Parts of Grange; Bowes; and Palmers Green wards were added to the seat from Edmonton. Part of wards: Bush Hill Park and Upper Edmonton supplemented Edmonton.
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Enfield Southgate is a constituency in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament It was created in 1950 as Southgate and has been represented since 2017 by Bambos Charalambous a member of the Labour Party Enfield SouthgateBorough constituencyfor the House of CommonsBoundary of Enfield Southgate in Greater LondonCountyGreater LondonElectorate64 932 December 2010 1 Current constituencyCreated1950Member of ParliamentBambos Charalambous Labour Party UK Created fromEnfield western minority on abolition and Wood Green bulk of on abolition Contents 1 History 2 Constituency profile 3 Boundaries 3 1 Boundary review 3 1 1 5th Boundary review 2000 2007 4 Members of Parliament 5 Elections 5 1 Elections in the 2010s 5 2 Elections in the 2000s 5 3 Elections in the 1990s 5 4 Elections in the 1980s 5 5 Elections in the 1970s 5 6 Elections in the 1960s 5 7 Elections in the 1950s 5 8 Graphical representation 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditFrom 1950 to the 1983 general election this constituency was known as Southgate The prefix of the seat s London Borough was added to some parts of the legislation but not others in 1974 It was regarded as a safe seat for the Conservative party but it gained national attention in the 1997 general election when Michael Portillo Secretary of State for Defence was unexpectedly defeated on a massive swing the Portillo moment 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 The 2015 result gave the seat the 60th most marginal majority of the Conservative Party s 331 seats by percentage of majority 2 with Labour gaining the seat in the 2017 general election on a substantial 9 7 swing Enfield Southgate is one of five constituencies the others being Croydon Central Leeds North West Peterborough and Reading East which elected Labour MPs in 2017 having not done so since 2001 Bambos Charalambous in 2019 became the first Labour MP in Enfield Southgate to be re elected with a reduced share of the vote Constituency profile EditThis constituency is located in the western parts of the London Borough of Enfield Less out of work benefits 7 4 are claimed here than the average for London 8 4 which compares to 6 4 nationally in April 2021 and among those aged 18 to 24 the percentage is 10 4 in the seat during the COVID 19 pandemic 3 For the year 2020 71 3 of employees fell into the top three occupation groups of nine assessed by government which is above the London and national average 3 It has significant Jewish Muslim and Cypriot communities n 1 In recent years when the south eastern and southern wards of the constituency including Bowes and Palmers Green have returned Labour local councillors with some councillors also in Southgate Green and Winchmore Hill These wards tend to give the bulk of the Labour vote The remaining wards generally elect Conservative councillors 4 To the north the seat is semi rural taking in Trent Park and the former campus of Middlesex University and the Cockfosters terminus of the Piccadilly line stretching into the wealthy Hadley Wood area Some areas smaller than local government wards in the south of the constituency have middle rankings of deprivation when placed in a complete list of wards such as the 2000 Index of Multiple Deprivation however all other output areas lack any significant deprivation 5 Boundaries Edit Map of present boundaries Map that gives each named seat and any constant electoral success for national Westminster elections for Middlesex 1955 to 1974 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 Edit 5th Boundary review 2000 2007 Edit Pre 2010 form of the seat at centre Results shown 2001 The Boundary Commission for England recommended changes which were approved to the seat and effective from 2010 Part of Highlands ward went to Enfield North part of Grange ward came in reverse Parts of Grange Bowes and Palmers Green wards were added to the seat from Edmonton Part of wards Bush Hill Park and Upper Edmonton supplemented Edmonton Members of Parliament EditElection Member Party1950 Sir Beverley Baxter Conservative1964 Sir Anthony Berry Conservative1984 by election Michael Portillo Conservative1997 Stephen Twigg Labour2005 David Burrowes Conservative2017 Bambos Charalambous LabourElections EditElections in the 2010s Edit General election 2019 Enfield Southgate 6 Party Candidate Votes Labour Bambos Charalambous 22 923 48 5 3 2Conservative David Burrowes 18 473 39 1 3 6Liberal Democrats Rob Wilson 4 344 9 2 5 2Green Luke Balnave 1 042 2 2 0 6Brexit Party Parag Shah 494 1 0 NewMajority 4 450 9 3 0 3Turnout 47 726 72 7 1 4Registered electors 65 055Labour hold Swing 0 2General election 2017 Enfield Southgate 7 8 Party Candidate Votes Labour Bambos Charalambous 24 989 51 7 12 7Conservative David Burrowes 20 634 42 7 6 7Liberal Democrats Pippa Morgan 1 925 4 0 0 7Green David Flint 780 1 6 2 1Majority 4 355 9 0 N ATurnout 48 328 74 1 3 6Registered electors 65 210Labour gain from Conservative Swing 9 7General election 2015 Enfield Southgate 9 10 Party Candidate Votes Conservative David Burrowes 22 624 49 4 0 0Labour Bambos Charalambous 17 871 39 0 6 8UKIP David Schofield 2 109 4 6 3 5Green Jean Robertson Molloy 1 690 3 7 2 3Liberal Democrats Paul Smith 1 518 3 3 10 5Majority 4 753 10 4 6 8Turnout 45 812 70 5 1 3Registered electors 64 937Conservative hold Swing 3 4General election 2010 Enfield Southgate 11 12 Party Candidate Votes Conservative David Burrowes 21 928 49 4 5 7Labour Bambos Charalambous 14 302 32 2 8 8Liberal Democrats Johar Khan 6 124 13 8 2 7Green Peter Krakowiak 632 1 4 1 4UKIP Bob Brock 505 1 1 0 1Independent Asit Mukhopadhyay 391 0 9 NewRespect Samad Billoo 174 0 4 NewEnglish Democrat Ben Weald 173 0 4 NewIndependent Mal the Warrior Malakounides 88 0 2 NewBetter Britain Party Jeremy Sturgess 35 0 1 NewMajority 7 626 17 2 13 1Turnout 44 352 69 2 5 7Registered electors 64 139Conservative hold Swing 7 2Elections in the 2000s Edit General election 2005 Enfield Southgate 13 Party Candidate Votes Conservative David Burrowes 18 830 44 6 6 0Labour Stephen Twigg 17 083 40 5 11 3Liberal Democrats Ziz Kakoulakis 4 724 11 2 4 2Green Trevor Doughty 1 083 2 6 1 0UKIP Brian Hall 490 1 2 0 5Majority 1 747 4 1 N ATurnout 42 210 66 4 2 9Registered electors 63 720Conservative gain from Labour Swing 8 7General election 2001 Enfield Southgate 14 Party Candidate Votes Labour Stephen Twigg 21 727 51 8 7 6Conservative John Flack 16 181 38 6 2 5Liberal Democrats Wayne Hoban 2 935 7 0 3 7Green Elaine Graham Leigh 662 1 6 NewUKIP Roy Freshwater 298 0 7 NewIndependent Andrew Malakouna 105 0 3 0 2Majority 5 546 13 2 10 1Turnout 41 908 63 5 7 1Registered electors 65 957Labour hold Swing 5 1Elections in the 1990s Edit Main article Enfield Southgate in the 1997 general election General election 1997 Enfield Southgate 15 Party Candidate Votes Labour Stephen Twigg 20 570 44 2 18 0Conservative Michael Portillo 19 137 41 1 16 9Liberal Democrats Jeremy Browne 4 966 10 7 3 8Referendum Nicholas Luard 1 342 2 9 NewChristian Democrat Alan Storkey 289 0 6 NewMal Voice of the People Andrew Malakouna 229 0 5 NewMajority 1 433 3 1 N ATurnout 46 533 70 6 5 7Registered electors 65 887Labour gain from Conservative Swing 17 4General election 1992 Enfield Southgate 16 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Michael Portillo 28 422 58 0 0 8Labour Karen Livney 12 859 26 2 7 3Liberal Democrats Kevin Keane 7 080 11 2 6 7Green Marghanita Hollands 696 1 4 0 0Majority 15 563 31 8 6 1Turnout 49 057 76 3 3 7Registered electors 64 311Conservative hold Swing 4 1Elections in the 1980s Edit General election 1987 Enfield Southgate 17 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Michael Portillo 28 445 58 8 0 7Liberal Nick Harvey 10 100 20 9 2 4Labour Allan Course 9 114 18 9 1 0Green Stephen Rooney 696 1 4 NewMajority 18 345 37 9 3 2Turnout 48 355 72 6 3 0Registered electors 66 600Conservative hold Swing1984 Enfield Southgate by election 18 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Michael Portillo 16 684 49 6 8 5Liberal Timothy Slack 11 973 35 6 12 3Labour Peter Hamid 4 000 11 9 6 0Turkish Troops Out of Cyprus Andreas Polydrou 687 2 0 NewNationalist Party James Kershaw 80 0 2 NewEnglish National Raymond Shenton 78 0 2 NewAbolish Greater London Restore Middlesex Iain Burgess 50 0 2 NewCaptain Rainbow s Universal Party George Weiss 48 0 2 NewDeath off Roads Freight on Rail Helen Anscomb 45 0 1 NewMajority 4 711 14 0 20 7Turnout 33 645 50 6 19 0Registered electors 66 473Conservative hold Swing 1 3General election 1983 Enfield Southgate 19 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Anthony Berry 26 451 58 1 3 5Liberal D Morgan 10 632 23 3 9 3Labour Mary Honeyball 8 132 17 9 4 7BNP M Braithwaite 318 0 7 NewMajority 15 819 34 8 4 3Turnout 51 365 69 6 6 7Registered electors 65 438Conservative hold SwingElections in the 1970s Edit General election 1979 Southgate Party Candidate Votes Conservative Anthony Berry 31 663 61 64 7 74Labour I S Wilson 11 584 22 55 0 28Liberal A Baker 7 223 14 06 6 60National Front R Pert 895 1 74 0 87Majority 20 079 39 09 8 02Turnout 51 365 76 26 8 55Registered electors 67 355Conservative hold SwingGeneral election October 1974 Southgate Party Candidate Votes Conservative Anthony Berry 25 888 53 90 1 76Labour J P Sheppard 10 966 22 83 2 64Liberal George J Bridge 9 922 20 66 4 81National Front B W Pell 1 255 2 61 0 41Majority 14 922 31 07 4 40Turnout 48 031 67 71 9 31Registered electors 70 935Conservative hold SwingGeneral election February 1974 Southgate Party Candidate Votes Conservative Anthony Berry 28 620 52 14 8 60Liberal George J Bridge 13 806 25 47 11 05Labour F Sealey 10 945 20 19 4 65National Front B W Pell 1 192 2 2 NewMajority 14 454 26 67 9 24Turnout 54 563 77 02 10 41Registered electors 70 372Conservative hold SwingGeneral election 1970 Southgate Party Candidate Votes Conservative Anthony Berry 22 963 60 74 7 27Labour Co op Robert Brian Bastin 9 389 24 84 0 23Liberal George J Bridge 5 451 14 42 7 50Majority 13 574 35 90 7 04Turnout 37 803 67 61 7 51Registered electors 55 913Conservative hold SwingElections in the 1960s Edit General election 1966 Southgate Party Candidate Votes Conservative Anthony Berry 21 171 53 47 1 28Labour Percy Sassoon Gourgey 9 743 24 61 2 99Liberal George J Bridge 8 679 21 92 1 70Majority 11 428 28 86 2 27Turnout 39 593 75 12 1 27Registered electors 52 705Conservative hold SwingGeneral election 1964 Southgate Party Candidate Votes Conservative Anthony Berry 22 251 54 75 6 04Liberal George J Bridge 9 600 23 62 2 41Labour S John Chapman 8 787 21 62 3 62Majority 12 651 31 13 8 45Turnout 40 638 76 39 0 68Registered electors 53 198Conservative hold SwingElections in the 1950s Edit General election 1959 Southgate Party Candidate Votes Conservative Beverley Baxter 25 704 60 79 1 53Liberal George J Bridge 8 968 21 21 3 50Labour S John Chapman 7 613 18 00 1 97Majority 16 736 39 58 2 77Turnout 42 285 77 07 0 05Registered electors 54 869Conservative hold SwingGeneral election 1955 Southgate Party Candidate Votes Conservative Beverley Baxter 26 794 62 32 0 16Labour George Louis Caunt 8 584 19 97 2 56Liberal George J Bridge 7 614 17 71 2 40Majority 18 210 42 35 2 72Turnout 42 992 77 12 7 0Registered electors 55 745Conservative hold SwingGeneral election 1951 Southgate Party Candidate Votes Conservative Beverley Baxter 30 044 62 16 1 06Labour Vera Dart 10 889 22 53 0 33Liberal Edwin Malindine 7 402 15 31 1 39Majority 19 155 39 63 0 73Turnout 48 335 84 12 2 28Registered electors 57 462Conservative hold SwingGeneral election 1950 Southgate Party Candidate Votes Conservative Beverley Baxter 30 302 61 1Labour Vera Dart 11 023 22 2Liberal Gershon Ellenbogen 8 286 16 7Majority 19 279 38 9Turnout 49 611 86 4Registered electors 57 447Conservative win new seat Graphical representation Edit 1992 26 2 11 2 58 0 G Labour Lib Dems Conservative1997 44 2 10 7 41 1 2 9Labour Lib Dems Conservative Re2001 51 8 7 0 38 6 G Labour Lib Dem Conservative2005 2 6 40 5 11 2 44 6 G Labour Lib Dems Conservative2010 32 2 13 8 49 4 Labour Lib Dems I Conservative2015 3 7 39 0 3 3 49 4 4 6 Gn Labour LD Conservative UKIP2017 51 7 4 0 42 7 G Labour LD Conservative2019 48 5 9 2 39 1 G Labour LD Conservative BSee also EditList of parliamentary constituencies in LondonNotes Edit see 2011 census data release EthnicityReferences Edit Electorate Figures Boundary Commission for England 2011 Electorate Figures Boundary Commission for England 4 March 2011 Archived from the original on 6 November 2010 Retrieved 13 March 2011 Conservative Members of Parliament 2015 UK Political info Archived from the original on 8 June 2017 Retrieved 12 February 2017 a b Labour Market Profile Nomis Official Labour Market Statistics Home Enfield Council www enfield gov uk Local statistics Office for National Statistics neighbourhood statistics gov uk Archived from the original on 11 February 2003 Retrieved 17 January 2022 Enfield Southgate Parliamentary constituency BBC News BBC Retrieved 23 November 2019 Enfield Southgate parliamentary constituency BBC News Commons Briefing Paper 7979 General Election 2017 results and analysis PDF Second ed House of Commons Library 29 January 2019 7 April 2018 Archived PDF from the original on 12 November 2019 Election Data 2015 Electoral Calculus Archived from the original on 17 October 2015 Retrieved 17 October 2015 Election Results for Enfield Southgate 7 May 2015 7 May 2015 Election Data 2010 Electoral Calculus Archived from the original on 26 July 2013 Retrieved 17 October 2015 Electoral Commission Enfield Southgate www electoralcommission org uk Election Data 2005 Electoral Calculus Archived from the original on 15 October 2011 Retrieved 18 October 2015 Election Data 2001 Electoral Calculus Archived from the original on 15 October 2011 Retrieved 18 October 2015 Election Data 1997 Electoral Calculus Archived from the original on 15 October 2011 Retrieved 18 October 2015 Election Data 1992 Electoral Calculus Archived from the original on 15 October 2011 Retrieved 18 October 2015 Election Data 1987 Electoral Calculus Archived from the original on 15 October 2011 Retrieved 18 October 2015 Boothroyd David Results of Byelections in the 1983 87 Parliament United Kingdom Election Results Archived from the original on 5 April 2018 Retrieved 19 September 2015 Election Data 1983 Electoral Calculus Archived from the original on 15 October 2011 Retrieved 18 October 2015 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with E part 2 External links EditPolitics Resources Election results from 1922 onwards Electoral Calculus Election results from 1955 onwards Coordinates 51 38 49 N 0 07 19 W 51 647 N 0 122 W 51 647 0 122 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Enfield Southgate UK Parliament constituency amp oldid 1115326411, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
