Enfield East
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1974
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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.
County1950–1965: Middlesex
1965–1974: Greater London
1965–1974: Greater London
SeatsOne
Created fromEnfield
Replaced byEdmonton and Enfield North
| Enfield East | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | 1950–1965: Middlesex 1965–1974: Greater London |
| 1950–1974 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Enfield |
| Replaced by | Edmonton and Enfield North |
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
| 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) | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | 34,206 | 75.20 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
| 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 | ||||