Enfield London Borough Council elections
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Enfield London Borough Council in London, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2022, 63 councillors have been elected from 25 wards.[1]
Political control
[edit]Since 1964 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Election | Overall Control | Labour | Conservative | Lib Dem | S.C.F. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1964 | Labour | 31 | 29 | - | - | |
1968 | Conservative | 9 | 51 | - | - | |
1971 | Conservative | 28 | 32 | - | - | |
1974 | Conservative | 29 | 30 | 1 | - | |
1978 | Conservative | 19 | 41 | - | - | |
1982 | Conservative | 19 | 47 | - | - | |
1986 | Conservative | 28 | 38 | - | - | |
1990 | Conservative | 32 | 34 | - | - | |
1994 | Labour | 41 | 25 | - | - | |
1998 | Labour | 43 | 23 | - | - | |
2002 | Conservative | 24 | 39 | - | - | |
2006 | Conservative | 27 | 34 | - | 2 | |
2010 | Labour | 36 | 27 | - | - | |
2014 | Labour | 41 | 22 | - | - | |
2018 | Labour | 46 | 17 | - | - | |
2022 | Labour | 38 | 25 | - | - |
Council elections
[edit]- 1964 Enfield London Borough Council election
- 1968 Enfield London Borough Council election
- 1971 Enfield London Borough Council election
- 1974 Enfield London Borough Council election
- 1978 Enfield London Borough Council election
- 1982 Enfield London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by six)[3]
- 1986 Enfield London Borough Council election
- 1990 Enfield London Borough Council election
- 1994 Enfield London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[n 1][n 2][n 3]
- 1998 Enfield London Borough Council election
- 2002 Enfield London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by three)[4][5]
- 2006 Enfield London Borough Council election
- 2010 Enfield London Borough Council election
- 2014 Enfield London Borough Council election
- 2018 Enfield London Borough Council election
- 2022 Enfield London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[1]
Borough result maps
[edit]- 2002 results map
- 2006 results map
- 2010 results map
- 2014 results map
- 2018 results map
- 2022 results map
By-election results
[edit]1964-1968
[edit]There were no by-elections.[6]
1968-1971
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. A. Alcock | 1,120 | |||
Labour | M. W. Langford | 332 | |||
Liberal | R. A. J. Eames | 209 | |||
Turnout | 27.4% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. W. Fenn | 1,296 | |||
Labour | J. E. Lightfoot | 405 | |||
Liberal | J. E. Cross | 119 | |||
Turnout | 25.5% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. G. G. Joel | 1,350 | |||
Liberal | J. P. J. Ellis | 186 | |||
Labour | H. Hayward | 70 | |||
Turnout | 25.1% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. G. S. Groves | 1,410 | |||
Conservative | W. Robinson | 1,403 | |||
Liberal | Mrs A. M. Lloyd | 266 | |||
Liberal | E. D. Staunton | 235 | |||
Labour | Mrs A. M. Herbert | 82 | |||
Labour | B. M. Barbuk | 79 | |||
Turnout | 23.9% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. Solomons | 1,357 | |||
Liberal | J. G. Bathe | 386 | |||
Labour | R. Harley | 80 | |||
Turnout | 28.3% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs E. C. Cousins | 1,259 | |||
Labour | R. Daultry | 548 | |||
Liberal | Mrs L. C. I. Barrows | 144 | |||
Turnout | 27.8% |
1971-1974
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. D. Veitch | 1,241 | |||
Conservative | H. A. Farbey | 1,164 | |||
Liberal | D. C. Jaggers | 79 | |||
Turnout | 37.7% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. A. Wyatt | 991 | |||
Labour | A. E. Kerr | 469 | |||
Liberal | Mrs L. C. I. Barrows | 127 | |||
Turnout | 25.7% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. C. Goldwater | 1,409 | |||
Labour | M. R. Tarling | 1,290 | |||
Liberal | E. King | 82 | |||
Turnout | 37.3% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. J. Stiles | 1,236 | |||
Labour | H. Hayward | 247 | |||
Liberal | Mrs S. M. Macleod | 151 | |||
Turnout | 20.2% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. E. L. Moulder | 1,168 | |||
Labour | F. J. Brown | 1,149 | |||
Liberal | J. O. Howson | 671 | |||
Turnout | 40.7% |
1974-1978
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Guy R. Stainton | 1,363 | |||
Liberal | David A. Dearing | 536 | |||
Labour | Edith P. B. Sinclair | 173 | |||
National Front | Richard Prince | 92 | |||
Turnout | 33.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Walter J. Sheffield | 778 | |||
Liberal | Beryl J. Hamilton | 654 | |||
Conservative | Robert H. Millward | 433 | |||
National Front | Royston C. Pert | 117 | |||
Turnout | 33.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dorothy M. Simmons | 1,124 | |||
Conservative | Winifred A. Reardon | 326 | |||
National Front | Mark W. Lavine | 196 | |||
Liberal | Steven L. Watts | 100 | |||
Turnout | 30.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Wilfred E. Davies | 1,196 | |||
Liberal | Beryl J. Hamilton | 932 | |||
Conservative | Robert H. Millward | 572 | |||
National Front | Royston C. Pert | 157 | |||
Turnout | 46.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert J. G. Hamer | 981 | |||
Labour | Leonard V. Nicolls | 903 | |||
Liberal | John R. G. Dibble | 460 | |||
National Front | Steven W. Hook | 361 | |||
Independent Ratepayers Association | Dennis J. E. Keighley | 141 | |||
Turnout | 45.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Winifred A. Reardon | 1,317 | |||
Labour | Peter Perryman | 853 | |||
National Front | John C. Welford | 328 | |||
Liberal | Laurna C. I. Barrows | 127 | |||
Turnout | 44.1 |
1978-1982
[edit]1982-1986
[edit]1986-1990
[edit]1990-1994
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul A. Watts | 887 | 48.2 | ||
Labour | Vera A. B. Horridge | 852 | 46.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sheila M. Macleod | 58 | 3.2 | ||
Green | Marghanita C. P. H. Hollands | 43 | 2.3 | ||
Turnout | 27.7 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Vladimir C. Goddard.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Audrey D. Thacker | 1,377 | 58.3 | ||
Labour | Nigel S. Twose | 685 | 29.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Boris Whycer | 247 | 10.5 | ||
Green | Frederick W. Clark | 54 | 2.3 | ||
Turnout | 39.8 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Roger D. Brooke.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David M. Evans | 1,230 | 48.8 | ||
Labour | Paul Forrest | 1,130 | 44.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John K. Hall | 162 | 6.4 | ||
Turnout | 40.3 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. James E. Porter.
1994-1998
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John W. Gorton | 1,348 | |||
Conservative | Richard C. Stacy | 645 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Timothy E. R. Hoof | 729 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Labour Co-op | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Patrick R. Horridge.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Derek StL. Goddard | 1,218 | 67.1 | ||
Conservative | Roger D. Vince | 530 | 29.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen A. Savva | 66 | 3.6 | ||
Majority | 688 | 37.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,814 | 29.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Leonard V. Nicholls.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stephen Allen | 641 | 48.6 | −5.8 | |
Conservative | Celia P. McNeice | 529 | 40.1 | +3.5 | |
UKIP | Gwyneth W. Rolph | 85 | 6.5 | +6.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sarah E. Lea | 63 | 4.8 | −5.8 | |
Majority | 112 | 8.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,318 | 25.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. David J. Mason.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Dey | 967 | |||
Conservative | Austin F. Spreadbury | 936 | |||
Labour | Edward W. Parsons | 792 | |||
Labour | George R. Reeve | 790 | |||
UKIP | Jose H. O'Ware | 185 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Fiona J. Macleod | 98 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth J. Keen | 83 | |||
Turnout | 3,851 | 29.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllrs. William C. Chapman and Mark Evans.
1998-2002
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Vivien M. Giladi | 608 | 44.0 | −19.3 | |
Conservative | Martin C. Robertson | 499 | 36.1 | +20.0 | |
Independent Labour | Richard Course | 190 | 13.8 | +0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | David R. S. Peters | 85 | 6.2 | −2.1 | |
Majority | 109 | 7.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,382 | 24.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ian H. Borkett.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Matthew Laban | 937 | 53.5 | +8.4 | |
Labour | Terence McManus | 461 | 26.3 | −15.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher J. A. Jephcott | 318 | 18.2 | +5.3 | |
Green | Laura E. Davenport | 35 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 476 | 27.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,751 | 30.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Peggy Ford.
2002-2006
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Annette Dreblow | 1,365 | 65.3 | +4.8 | |
Labour | Barry Schwartz | 409 | 19.6 | −5.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Thomas Oswald | 319 | 15.2 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 956 | 45.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,093 | 23.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Alasdair C. M. Macphail.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ahmet Oykener | 1,325 | 41.5 | +1.3 | |
Conservative | Kamuran M. Kadir | 901 | 28.3 | −2.3 | |
UKIP | Frederick J. Rolph | 491 | 15.4 | +15.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Doreen Dankyi | 472 | 14.8 | ||
Majority | 424 | 13.2 | |||
Turnout | 3,189 | 36.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Gerard M. McAllister.
2006-2010
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Matthew W. Laban | 877 | 40.1 | −0.2 | |
Labour | Derek Levy | 874 | 40.0 | +11.3 | |
UKIP | Madeline Jones | 174 | 8.0 | +8.0 | |
Save Chase Farm | Sujal Zaveri | 133 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | David R. S. Peters | 77 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
Green | William A. Linton | 51 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 3 | 0.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,186 | 24.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Margaret R. Holt.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Adrian W. Croshaw | 1,320 | 63.4 | +25.4 | |
Labour | Ivor Wiggett | 413 | 19.8 | +6.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul D. Smith | 129 | 6.2 | −3.0 | |
UKIP | Frederick J. Rolph | 123 | 5.9 | +0.9 | |
Green | Jack Johnson | 97 | 4.7 | −5.5 | |
Majority | 907 | 43.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,082 | 20.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John W. E. Jackson.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rohini Simbodyal | 1,346 | 51.3 | +7.8 | |
Conservative | Ricky G. G. Deller | 1,049 | 40.0 | −3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Dawn C. Barnes | 69 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Green | Douglas Coker | 60 | 2.3 | −10.9 | |
UKIP | Madge Jones | 59 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Independent | Sarah McDonald | 41 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 297 | 11.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,624 | 29.2 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Christopher Andrew.
2010-2014
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lee Chamberlain | 1,108 | 44.5 | +6.1 | |
Labour | Ivor Wiggett | 668 | 26.8 | +2.0 | |
Independent | Tony Kingsworth | 230 | 9.2 | +9.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Smith | 177 | 7.1 | −12.3 | |
Green | Douglas Coker | 100 | 4.0 | −6.5 | |
UKIP | Gwyneth Rolph | 70 | 2.8 | −4.1 | |
BNP | Stephen Squire | 61 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Christian | Clive Morrison | 45 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
English Democrat | Ben Weald | 29 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 440 | 17.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,488 | 23.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Eleftherios Savva.
2014-2018
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Nesil Cazimoglu | 3,313 | 59.2% | ||
Conservative | Nazim Celebi | 1,339 | 23.9% | ||
UKIP | Sharon Downer | 602 | 10.8% | ||
Green | Benjamin Maydon | 229 | 4.2% | ||
Liberal Democrats | Matt McLaren | 108 | 1.9% | ||
Majority | 1,974 | 11.3 | |||
Turnout | 5,591 | 59.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Rohini Simbodyal of Labour. It was held on 7 May 2015, concurrent with the UK general election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elif Erbil | 2,155 | 63.8% | ||
Conservative | Christine Bellas | 973 | 28.8% | ||
Green | Kate McGeevor | 104 | 3.1% | ||
UKIP | Sharon Downer | 91 | 2.7% | ||
Liberal Democrats | Matt McLaren | 54 | 1.6% | ||
Majority | 1,182 | 35% | |||
Turnout | 3,377 | 32.21% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Ozzie Uzoanya of Labour.[24]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ergun Eren | 1,619 | 69.8% | ||
Conservative | Andrew James Thorp | 620 | 26.7% | ||
Green | Andreea Malin | 79 | 3.4% | ||
Majority | 999 | 43.1% | |||
Turnout | 2,318 | 22.00% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Turgut Esendagli of Labour.[26]
2018-2022
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Fallart | 1,694 | 55.2% | ||
Labour | Nia Stevens | 875 | 28.5% | ||
Green | Benjamin Maydon | 233 | 7.6% | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ade Adetula | 225 | 7.3% | ||
TUSC | John Dolan | 27 | 0.9% | ||
Taking the Initiative | Clive Morrison | 15 | 0.5% | ||
Majority | 819 | 26.7% | |||
Turnout | 3,069 | 29.1% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
2022-2026
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Destiny Karakus | 1,056 | 55.8 | ||
Conservative | Christine Bellas | 686 | 36.2 | ||
Green | Isobel Whittaker | 81 | 4.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Tim Martin | 50 | 2.6 | ||
TUSC | John Dolan | 20 | 1.1 | ||
Majority | 370 | 19.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,893 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
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