NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Enfield Southgate (UK Parliament constituency)

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. A borough constituency (in Scotland, a burgh constituency) is a type of parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... David Burrowes David John Barrington Burrowes (born 1969) is a British politician. ... This is a list of political parties in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and the oldest political party in the United Kingdom. ... In the United Kingdom each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly. ... Type Lower House Speaker of the House of Commons Leader of the House of Commons Michael Martin, (Non-affiliated) since October 23, 2000 Harriet Harman, QC, (Labour) since June 28, 2007 Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Theresa May, PC, (Conservative) since December 6, 2005 Members 646 Political groups... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... Established 1952, as the Common Assembly President Hans-Gert PÃ¶ttering (EPP) Since 16 January 2007 Vice-Presidents 14 Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou (EPP) Alejo Vidal-Quadras (EPP) GÃ©rard Onesta (Greens â€“ EFA) Edward McMillan-Scott (ED) Mario Mauro (EPP) Miguel Angel MartÃnez MartÃnez (PES) Luigi Cocilovo (ALDE) Mechtild... London is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... Type Lower House Speaker of the House of Commons Leader of the House of Commons Michael Martin, (Non-affiliated) since October 23, 2000 Harriet Harman, QC, (Labour) since June 28, 2007 Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Theresa May, PC, (Conservative) since December 6, 2005 Members 646 Political groups... Type Bicameral Houses House of Commons House of Lords Speaker of the House of Commons The Right Honourable Michael Martin MP Lord Speaker HÃ©lÃ¨ne Hayman, Baroness Hayman, PC Members 1377 (646 Commons, 731 Peers) Political groups (as of May 5, 2005 elections) Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrats... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... The plurality voting system, also known as first past the post, is a voting system used to elect a single winner in a given election. ...

Boundaries

The wards of Palmers Green and Bowes have Labour majorities (in general the regions to the South and East of the constituency). The wards of Grange, Winchmore Hill, Highlands, Cockfosters and to lesser extent Southgate Green and Southgate have Conservative majorities, being the district's more affluent areas. Strongly Conservative Grange Park ward has been moved to Enfield North, however, replaced by new voting districts in strong Labour voting districts. As such, Enfield Southgate remains an extremely marginal seat that will be hotly contested at the next general election.

History

Prior to the 1983 general election, this constituency was known as Southgate. The UK general election, 1983 was held on June 9, 1983 and gave the Conservatives and Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945. ...

Enfield Southgate had always been regarded as a safeConservative 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. The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... The Secretary of State for Defence is the senior United Kingdom government minister in charge of the Ministry of Defence. ... Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo PC (born 26 May 1953) is an English journalist, broadcaster, and former Conservative politician. ... Stephen Twigg (born 25 December 1966) is a British politician and former Labour Member of Parliament for Enfield Southgate. ... Tony Blair William Hague Charles Kennedy The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ...

However in the 2005 general election Twigg's majority was the largest overturned by a swing of 8.7% to the Conservatives. The minister paid dearly for his support of the Irak War, with the increased vote of the anti-war Liberal Democrat Party equivalent to the majority of the new Conservative MP, David Burrowes, whose total was far below what previous Conservative candidates had achieved, a reflection of the constituency's changing demographics as well as Mr. Burrrowes' profile in 2005 as a member of the very right wing Cornerstone faction and founder of the Conservative Christian Fellowship. It has been suggested that Marginal constituencies in the United Kingdom be merged into this article or section. ...

Members of Parliament (Southgate 1950-83, Enfield Southgate since 1983)

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Election results

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