Edmonton (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Edmonton Borough constituency |
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| Edmonton shown within Greater London | |
| Created: | 1918 |
| MP: | Andy Love |
| Party: | Labour Co-operative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Greater London |
| EP constituency: | London |
Edmonton is a borough 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.
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[edit] Boundaries
Generally a good area for Labour since World War II, it was gained narrowly, and surprisingly, by the Tories in 1983. They had a much increased majority in 1987 before winning it sparsely in 1992. It has had safe Labour majorities since 1997; this is probably their best area within the London Borough of Enfield.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1918 | Alfred Warren | Conservative | |
| 1922 | Frank Broad | Labour Co-operative | |
| 1931 | John Rutherford | Conservative | |
| 1935 | Frank Broad | Labour Co-operative | |
| 1945 | Evan Durbin | Labour | |
| 1948 by-election | Austen Albu | Labour | |
| Feb. 1974 | Ted Graham | Labour Co-operative | |
| 1983 | Ian Twinn | Conservative | |
| 1997 | Andy Love | Labour Co-operative | |
Ross McWhirter, co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records, contested the seat for the Conservatives in the 1964 general election.
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Edmonton | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour Co-op | Andy Love | 18,456 | 53.2 | −5.7 | |
| Conservative | Lionel Zetter | 10,381 | 29.9 | −0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Iarla Kilbane-Dawe | 4,162 | 12.0 | +5.0 | |
| Green | Nina Armstrong | 889 | 2.6 | N/A | |
| UK Independence | Gwyneth Rolph | 815 | 2.3 | +1.1 | |
| Majority | 8,075 | 23.3 | |||
| Turnout | 34,703 | 59.1 | +2.8 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −2.4 | |||
| General Election 2001: Edmonton | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour Co-op | Andy Love | 20,481 | 58.9 | -1.4 | |
| Conservative | David Burrowes | 10,709 | 30.8 | +0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Douglas Taylor | 2,438 | 7.0 | +0.7 | |
| UK Independence | Gwyneth Rolph | 406 | 1.2 | +0.6 | |
| Reform 2000 | Erol Basarik | 344 | 1.0 | N/A | |
| Socialist Alliance | Howard Medwell | 296 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Independent (politician) | Ram Saxena | 100 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,772 | 28.1 | |||
| Turnout | 34,774 | 56.3 | -14.0 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- (2003) in Iain Dale: The Times House of Commons 1929, 1931, 1935. Politico's (reprint). ISBN 1-84275-033-X.
- (1945) The Times House of Commons 1945.
- (1950) The Times House of Commons 1950.
- (1955) The Times House of Commons 1955.
