Enfield London Borough Council elections
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
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2002 results map
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2006 results map
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2010 results map
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2014 results map
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2018 results map
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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 | % | ±% | |
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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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