Edmonton_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

Edmonton (UK Parliament constituency)

Edmonton (UK Parliament constituency)

UK Parliament constituency since 1918


Edmonton is a constituency[n 1] in Greater London, created in 1918 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Kate Osamor, who was elected for the Labour Co-operative party but has since lost the Labour whip.[2][n 2] Edmonton is a North London constituency based around district of Edmonton in the London Borough of Enfield.

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Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to boundary changes which will incorporate the areas of Winchmore Hill and Grange Park from the abolished constituency of Enfield Southgate, offset by the transfer of Ponders End back to Enfield North. As a consequence, it will be renamed Edmonton and Winchmore Hill, to be first contested at the next general election.[3]

History

Edmonton in Middlesex 1918–50

The seat dates back to 1918 at which time it was at an extremity of the largely urbanised London postal district outside of the County of London (1889–1965). It was a railway commuter town core outweighed by businesses beside the River Lea engaged in manufacturing, storage, distribution, and construction industries, among others.[4] Population and housing were significantly less before the middle of the 19th century.[5]

The seat was won by successive Labour party candidates since 1935 until narrowly gained by a Conservative at the 1983 United Kingdom general election. The latter's majority increased in 1987 then reduced to a marginal majority in 1992. After 1997 a trend of increased Labour majorities developed. Osamor's majority of 2015, 37.3%, made it the 43rd-safest Labour seat in ranking in 2015.[6] Likewise, save for a Conservative-leaning ward, Bush Hill Park, Edmonton's other wards usually elect Labour Party councillors since 1997.[citation needed]

Boundaries

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1918–1950: The Urban District of Edmonton.

1950–1974: The Municipal Borough of Edmonton.

1974–1983: The London Borough of Enfield wards of Angel Road, Bush Hill South, Church Street, Craig Park, Jubilee, New Park, Pymmes, St Alphege, St Peter's, and Silver Street.

1983–2010: The London Borough of Enfield wards of Angel Road, Craig Park, Huxley, Jubilee, Latymer, Raglan, St Alphege, St Mark's, St Peter's, Village, and Weir Hall.

2010–present: The London Borough of Enfield wards of Bush Hill Park, Edmonton Green, Haselbury, Jubilee, Lower Edmonton, Ponders End, and Upper Edmonton.

Boundary review

Following its review of parliamentary representation in North London, the Boundary Commission for England made some changes to Edmonton. Ponders End ward was transferred from the constituency of Enfield North to Edmonton. Part of Southbury ward was transferred to Enfield North. Parts of Grange ward, Palmers Green ward, and Bowes ward were transferred from Edmonton to Enfield, Southgate. Part of Bush Hill Park ward and a tiny part of Upper Edmonton ward were transferred from Enfield, Southgate to Edmonton.

Members of Parliament

Election results

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Elections in the 1910s

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See also

Notes

  1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

  1. "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. "Kate Osamor: Labour suspends MP over Gaza remarks in Holocaust message". BBC News. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  3. Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine'Edmonton: Economic History: Trade and Industry] A P Baggs, Diane K Bolton, Eileen P Scarff and G C Tyack – A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 5 ed. T F T Baker and R B Pugh (London, 1976), page 172. British History Online. Accessed 20 January 2017.
  4. 'Edmonton: Growth after 1851' Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine A P Baggs, Diane K Bolton, Eileen P Scarff and G C Tyack – A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 5 ed. T F T Baker and R B Pugh (London, 1976), pp. 142–149. British History Online. Accessed 20 January 2017.
  5. "Labour Members of Parliament 2015". UK Political.info. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018.
  6. "Edmonton parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015.
  7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  9. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  10. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  11. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  12. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  15. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  16. Election Expenses. Parliament of the United Kingdom. 1980. p. 12. ISBN 0102374805.
  17. "1948 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  18. "Politics Resources". Election 1945. Politics Resources. 5 July 1945. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  19. Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 134. ISBN 0-900178-01-9.
  20. "MPs in Enfield from 1885" (PDF). Enfield Council. Enfield Museum, Local Studies and Library Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  21. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig

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