Enfield North is a peripheral Greater London constituency created in 1974 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Feryal Clark of the Labour Party.

Constituency profile The Enfield North constituency is located on the outskirts of Greater London, forming the northern part of the Borough of Enfield. Neighbourhoods covered by the constituency include Ponders End, Bullsmoor, Gordon Hill, Brimsdown and Enfield town centre. Enfield is a historic market town and the central parts of the town are generally affluent. Area Guide from Mouseprice] The residential area to the east in the Lea Valley has an industrial heritage and was the site of the Royal Small Arms Factory. This part of the constituency has high levels of deprivation. House prices in Enfield North are generally higher than the national average but lower than the rest of London.

In general, residents of the constituency are young and have low levels of education. Compared to the rest of London, they are less likely to work in professional occupations and household income is low. The constituency is ethnically diverse; White people made up 52% of residents at the 2021 census with 36% being White British. Black people were the largest ethnic minority group at 20% and Asians were 10%. The Borough of Enfield has the highest proportion of Turkish and Albanian speakers in the country. At the local council, the western, more suburban parts of the constituency are represented by Conservatives whilst the eastern areas elected Labour Party councillors. An estimated 52% of voters in Enfield North supported remaining in the European Union in the 2016 referendum, a higher rate than the rest of the country but lower than the rest of London.

History The seat was created for the February 1974 election from the former seats of Enfield West and Enfield East. The former was a safe Conservative seat, at one point represented by Iain Macleod, whereas the latter was a secure Labour seat.

From its creation up until 2015, Enfield North was somewhat a bellwether of the national result; it elected Labour MPs at both the 1974 elections, was taken by the Conservatives and held by comfortable margins in every election from 1979 to 1992, before being won back by Labour in 1997 (albeit with relatively narrow majorities throughout the party's time in government) and narrowly going to the Conservatives in 2010 in an election which nationally saw a hung Parliament. In 2015, however, the Conservatives lost the seat to Labour in an election which nationally saw them win an overall majority. Since 2015, it has been retained by Labour with comfortable majorities.

Boundary alterations based on an increased population within the existing area made the seat notionally Conservative before the 6 May 2010 election, and Nick de Bois won the seat. However, the former Labour MP Joan Ryan, who sat for the constituency from 1997 to 2010, regained it in 2015. The 2015 result gave the seat the 13th most marginal majority of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority. De Bois and Ryan stood against each other in this seat over five general elections, between 2001 and 2017, with Ryan winning four of those five. Ryan left the Labour Party in 2019 to join Change UK, being replaced by Feryal Clark as the successful Labour Party candidate in the 2019 General Election.

Boundaries

Historic 1974–1983: The London Borough of Enfield wards of Bullsmoor, Bush Hill, Cambridge Road, Chase, Enfield Wash, Green Street, Ordnance, Ponders End, Town, and Willow.

1983–2010: The London Borough of Enfield wards of Bullsmoor, Chase, Enfield Lock, Enfield Wash, Green Street, Hoe Lane, Ponders End, Southbury, Town, Willow, and Worcesters.

2010–2024: The London Borough of Enfield wards of Chase, Enfield Highway, Enfield Lock, Highlands, Southbury, Town, and Turkey Street. 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.

Current Further to the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of:

The London Borough of Enfield wards of Brimsdown, Bullsmoor, Carterhatch, Enfield Lock, Ponders End, Ridgeway, Southbury, Town, and Whitewebbs. The new boundaries reflect the local government boundary review for Enfield which came into effect in May 2022. In order to bring the electorate within the permitted electoral range, the Ponders End ward was transferred back from Edmonton. The 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.

Members of Parliament ElectionMember PartyNotes Feb 1974 Bryan Davies 1979 Tim Eggar 1997 Joan Ryan Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Nationality, Citizenship and Immigration (2006–2007) 2010 Nick de Bois 2015 Joan Ryan Feb 2019 Dec 2019 Feryal Clark Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for AI and Digital Government (2024–2025)

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s 2019 notional result Party Vote % Labour 27,103 53.3 Conservative 18,250 35.9 Liberal Democrats 3,319 6.5 Green 1,228 2.4 Brexit Party 908 1.8Turnout50,80866.1Electorate76,824

Elections in the 2000s 2005 notional result Party Vote % Conservative 17,167 43.1 Labour 16,230 40.8 Liberal Democrats 4,548 11.4 BNP 1,004 2.5 UKIP 711 1.8 Others 163 0.4Turnout39,82360.3Electorate66,014

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1970s 1979 notional result Party Vote % Conservative 25,078 48.6 Labour 20,999 40.7 Liberal 4,756 9.2 Others 816 1.6Turnout51,649Electorate

1970 notional result Party Vote % Labour 21,100 45.5 Conservative 20,100 43.3 Liberal 5,200 11.2Turnout46,40067.3Electorate68,909

See also List of parliamentary constituencies in London

Notes

References

External links Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards) Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards) Enfield North UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK Enfield North UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK Enfield North UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK