General Election 2010

The General Election in Enfield

Constituencies

• The London Borough of Enfield is divided into three Parliamentary Constituencies.

• They are:• Edmonton • Enfield North• Enfield Southgate

Local Constituencies

Enfield North

EnfieldSouthgate

Edmonton

Edmonton• What area does it cover? Edmonton is in north London, above

Tottenham, with Chingford and Woodford Green to the east, and Enfield North and Enfield Southgate to the north and west.

• What are transport connections there? There are no London Underground stations in the constituency, but there are two railway lines to Liverpool Street in the City.

• What is the history of elections here? Labour held the Edmonton seat from 1945 and 1983, when the Conservatives won. In 1997 it was retaken for Labour by the current MP, Andy Love.

• Who lives there? Cypriots, both Greek and Turkish, are a sizeable local community. A substantial number of people are of Bangladeshi, Afro-Caribbean and African origin.

• How are things getting better? A £110 million improvement scheme for the Edmonton Green and Barbot estates was agreed in 1999, with the transfer of 1,300 council houses to two housing trusts. The development of a new shopping centre in Edmonton Green has been important to the area.

Edmonton At the last General Election in 2005…

Party Candidate Votes % of Vote

Difference from last election

Labour

Andy Love 18,456 53.2 - 5.7%

ConservativeLionel Zetter 10,381 29.9 -0.9%

Liberal Democrat

Iarla Kilbane-Dawe

4,162 12.0 +5.0%

GreenNina

Armstrong889 2.6 Not in last

election

UKIPGwyneth

Rolph815 2.3 +1.1%

Member of Parliament

• Andy Love• Born 12th

March 1949• MP for

Edmonton since 1997

The Labour Party held (kept) the seat.

Edmonton Candidates 2010

Conservative Party

Andrew Charalambous

Green Party

Jack Johnson

Liberal Democrats

Iarla Kilbane-Dawe

Labour Party

Andy Love

Enfield North • What area does it cover? Enfield North is the northernmost constituency

in London, with industrial and urban centres giving way to more rural green belt areas in the north of the region.

• This seat is partly industrial, mainly in the area east of the Cambridge Road. In contrast it also adjoins the open countryside of Enfield Chase, bordering Hertfordshire.

• Engineering, chemicals, printing and food processing are the main industries. Enfield Business Centre, within the constituency, supports local business activity, and Enfield Education Business Partnership has sought to strengthen private investment in schools in the area.

• What is the history of elections here? The Conservatives held the seat from 1979 to 1997, when Enfield North joined the two other Enfield parliamentary constituencies moving to Labour. Labour's Joan Ryan has held the seat since then.

• Who lives there? It includes large Turkish, Bangladeshi, Cypriot and Italian communities.

• How are things getting better? Expansion of the busy North Circular Road (A406), various traffic-calming schemes and improvement of Enfield rail stations and train services are controversial local transport issues.

Enfield North At the last General Election in 2005…

Party Candidate Votes % of Vote

Difference from last election

Labour

Joan Ryan 18,055 44.3 - 2.4%

ConservativeNick de Bois 16,135 39.6 -1.1%

Liberal Democrat

Simon Radford

4,642 11.4 +2.6%

BNPTerence Farr 1,004 2.5 +0.9

UKIPGary Robbens 750 1.8 +0.7

Member of Parliament

• Joan Ryan• Born 8th

September 1955• MP for Enfield

North since 1997

The Labour Party held (kept) the seat.

Enfield North Candidates 2010

BNPTony Avery

Green Party

Bill Linton

Liberal Democrats

Paul Smith

Labour Party

Joan Ryan

Conservative Party

Nick de Bois

Enfield Southgate • What area does it cover? Enfield Southgate is is in north London,

above Haringey, with Enfield North and Enfield Southgate to the east and Barnet to the west.

• What are transport connections there? The area is served by First Capital Connect trains and the Piccadilly Line on the underground.

• What is the history of elections here? Enfield Southgate was a Conservative seat since 1950 until Michael Portillo was defeated by Labour's Stephen Twigg at the 1997 election. However, Conservative David Burrowes took back the constituency in 2005, by a majority of 1,747 an 8.7% swing against Labour.

• Who lives there? Cypriots, both Greek and Turkish, are a sizeable local community.

• What are issues there? Local transport services are under pressure and further investment is needed. The North Circular Road (A406) has been the subject of controversial expansion proposals.

Enfield Southgate At the last General Election in 2005…

Party Candidate Votes % of Vote

Difference from last election

Conservative

David Burrowes

18,830 44.6 +6.0%

LabourStephen

Twigg17,083 40.5 -11.3%

Liberal Democrat

Ziz Kakoulakis 4,724 11.2 +4.2%

GreenTrevor

Doughty1,083 2.6 +1.0

UKIPBrian Hall 490 1.2 +0.5

Member of Parliament

• David Burrowes• Born 12th June

1969• MP for Enfield

Southgate since 2005

The Conservative Party took the seat from the Labour Party.

Enfield Southgate Candidates 2010

Green Party

Peter Krakowiak

Liberal Democrats

Johar Khan

Labour Party

Bambos Charalambous

Conservative Party

David Burrowes

English Democrat

Ben Weald

Predictions 2010• Some people think that:

• Edmonton will be kept by the Labour Party – a LOT more people will have to vote for the Conservative Party for them to win there.

• Enfield North will be taken from the Conservative Party from the Labour Party, because the borders of the area have changed and more Conservative supporters now live in the area.

• Enfield Southgate will be kept by the Conservative Party.

Thinking

• Which constituency do you live in?

• Who is your local MP?

• Which candidate would you vote for in the election?