Enfield East (UK Parliament constituency)

Enfield East was a constituency which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1950 general election and abolished for the February 1974 general election.

Enfield East
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons
County	1950–1965: Middlesex 1965–1974: Greater London
1950–1974
Number of members	One
Replaced by	Edmonton and Enfield North
Created from	Enfield

Boundaries

The Urban District of Enfield wards of Central, North East, and South East.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1950	Ernest Davies	Labour
	1959	John Mackie	Labour
1974		constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Enfield East [1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ernest Davies	24,013	59.3
	Conservative	Colin Turner	13,110	32.4
	Liberal	Alfred Bramwell Tyler	3,368	8.3
Majority			10,903	26.9
Turnout			37,123
	Labour win (new seat)

General election 1951: Enfield East[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ernest Davies	25,298	63.42
	Conservative	Colin Turner	14,594	36.58
Majority			10,704	26.84
Turnout			39,892	82.58
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 1955: Enfield East[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ernest Davies	21,658	60.81
	Conservative	James Lionel Manning	13,957	39.19
Majority			7,701	21.62
Turnout			35,615	75.46
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 1959: Enfield East[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Mackie	20,101	54.95
	Conservative	Francis J V Brown	16,477	45.05
Majority			3,624	9.90
Turnout			36,578	77.52
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Enfield East[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Mackie	17,958	51.12
	Conservative	Francis J V Brown	11,447	32.59
	Liberal	Julian Francis Burnett	5,723	16.29	New
Majority			6,511	18.53
Turnout			35,128	76.29
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 1966: Enfield East[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Mackie	18.772	54.88
	Conservative	Robin Hubert Leach	11,245	32.87
	Liberal	Julian Francis Burnett	4,189	12.25	New
Majority			7,527	21.99
Turnout			30,017	75.20
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Enfield East[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Mackie	16,433	51.02
	Conservative	Trevor ET Weston	12,403	38.51
	Liberal	Anthony A Stowell	3,373	10.47
Majority			4,030	12.51
Turnout			32,209	66.68
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
2. British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
3. British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
4. F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
5. F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
6. British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
7. British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)