Enfield Southgate (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox alt
Name = Enfield, Southgate


Type = Borough
Entity = Greater London
DivisionType = County
Division = Greater London
Year = 1983
MP = David Burrowes
Party = Conservative
EP = London

Enfield, Southgate is a 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.The current MP is David Burrowes (Conservative), and its best-known representative was Michael Portillo (1984-1997).

Boundaries

The seat covers seven of the 21 council wards in the Borough of Enfield.

Bowes ward is marginally Labour and Palmers Green is split between Labour and Conservative (in general the regions to the South-East of the constituency). The wards of Grange, Winchmore Hill, Cockfosters, Southgate Green and Southgate have very healthy Conservative majorities. There are minor boundary changes and Enfield Southgate is predicted to have a notional 1,300 Conservative Majority after the next General Election.

History

Prior to the February 1974 general election, this constituency was known as Southgate. Strictly a London Borough prefix to the constituency name (in this case Enfield) was introduced in 1974. It is not incorrect to use the prefix for the 1974-1983 period, but it is not customary to do so. The seat is normally referred to as Enfield Southgate from 1983. This is the explanation why the infobox in this article dates the current comstituency from 1983, although the area has essentially been one seat since 1950.

Enfield Southgate had always been regarded as a safe Conservative seat, up until 1997.

It gained especial attention in the 1997 general election when the Secretary of State for Defence Michael Portillo was unexpectedly defeated on a massive swing. Portillo had been widely expected to contest the Conservative leadership and his defeat was taken by many to epitomise the Labour party landslide victory. The victorious candidate, Stephen Twigg, increased his majority at the following election and began to rise through the ministerial ranks.

However in the 2005 general election Twigg's majority was the largest overturned, with a swing of 8.7% to the Conservatives. David Burrowes the current MP was born in the constituency, both his and his wife's extended families reside in the area and his 6 children all attend local schools. David is a founder of the Conservative Christian Fellowship.

Members of Parliament (Southgate 1950-74, Enfield Southgate since 1974)

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Burrowes
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Bambos Charalambous
votes =
percentage =
change =

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: Enfield, SouthgateElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Burrowes
votes = 18,830
percentage = 44.6
change = +6.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Twigg
votes = 17,083
percentage = 40.5
change = −11.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ziz Kakoulakis
votes = 4,724
percentage = 11.2
change = +4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Trevor Doughty
votes = 1,083
percentage = 2.6
change = +1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Brian Hall
votes = 490
percentage = 1.2
change = +0.5Election box majority
votes = 1,747
percentage = 4.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 42,210
percentage = 66.4
change = +2.9Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +8.7

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Enfield, SouthgateElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Twigg
votes = 21,727
percentage = 51.8
change = +7.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Flack
votes = 16,181
percentage = 38.6
change = -2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Wayne Hoban
votes = 2,935
percentage = 7.0
change = -3.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Elaine Graham-Leigh
votes = 662
percentage = 1.6
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Roy Freshwater
votes = 298
percentage = 0.7
change = "N/A"Election box candidate
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Andrew Malakouna
votes = 105
percentage = 0.3
change = -0.2Election box majority
votes = 5,546
percentage = 13.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 41,908
percentage = 63.5
change = -7.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

"Note:" Malakouna described himself as 'Mal - Voice of the People'.

Election box begin
title=General Election 1997: Enfield, SouthgateElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Twigg
votes = 20,570
percentage = 44.2
change = +18.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Portillo
votes = 19,137
percentage = 41.1
change = -16.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jeremy Browne
votes = 4,966
percentage = 10.7
change = -3.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = N.L. Luard
votes = 1,342
percentage = 2.9
change = "N/A"Election box candidate
party = Independent Democrat
candidate = A.J. Storkey
votes = 289
percentage = 0.6
change = "N/A"Election box candidate
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Andrew Malakouna
votes = 229
percentage = 0.5
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 1,433
percentage = 3.1
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 70.6
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +17.4

"Note:" Malakouna described himself as 'Mal - Voice of the People'.

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Portillo
votes = 28,422
percentage = 58.0
change = -0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Karen Livney
votes = 12.859
percentage = 26.2
change = +7.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Kevin Keane
votes = 7,080
percentage = 11.2
change = -6.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Mrs. M.C.P.H. Hollands
votes = 696
percentage = 1.4
change = 0.0Election box majority
votes = 15,563
percentage = 31.8
change = -6.1Election box turnout
votes = 49,057
percentage = 76.3
change = +3.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -4.1

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Portillo
votes = 28,445
percentage = 58.8
change = +9.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Nick Harvey
votes = 10,100
percentage = 20.9
change = -14.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = R. Course
votes = 9,114
percentage = 18.9
change = +7Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = S. Rooney
votes = 696
percentage = 1.4
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 18,345
percentage = 37.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 48,355
percentage = 72.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Portillo
votes = 16,684
percentage = 49.6
change = -8.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Timothy Slack
votes = 11,973
percentage = 35.6
change = +12.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Hamid
votes = 4,000
percentage = 11.9
change = -6Election box candidate
party = Turkish Troops Out of Cyprus
candidate = Andreas Polydrou
votes = 687
percentage = 2
change = N/AElection box candidate
party = Nationalist Party
candidate = James Kershaw
votes = 80
percentage = 0.2
change = N/AElection box candidate
party = English National Party
candidate = Raymond Shenton
votes = 78
percentage = 0.2
change = N/AElection box candidate
party = Abolish Gt. London, Restore Middlesex
candidate = Iain Burgess
votes = 50
percentage = 0.2
change = N/AElection box candidate
party = Captain Rainbow's Universal Party
candidate = George Weiss
votes = 48
percentage = 0.2
change = N/AElection box candidate
party = Death off Roads: Freight on Rail
candidate = Helen Anscomb
votes = 45
percentage = 0.1
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 4,711
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 33,645
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -1.27

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London

References