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Enfield North is a peripheral Greater London constituency created in 1974 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Feryal Clark of the Labour Party.

Constituency profile

The Enfield North constituency is located on the outskirts of Greater London, forming the northern part of the Borough of Enfield. Neighbourhoods covered by the constituency include Ponders End, Bullsmoor, Gordon Hill, Brimsdown and Enfield town centre. Enfield is a historic market town and the central parts of the town are generally affluent. The residential area to the east in the Lea Valley has an industrial heritage and was the site of the Royal Small Arms Factory. This part of the constituency has high levels of deprivation. House prices in Enfield North are generally higher than the national average but lower than the rest of London. The constituency is ethnically diverse; White people made up 52% of residents at the 2021 census with 36% being White British. Black people were the largest ethnic minority group at 20% and Asians were 10%. The Borough of Enfield has the highest proportion of Turkish and Albanian speakers in the country. At the local council, the western, more suburban parts of the constituency are represented by Conservatives whilst the eastern areas elected Labour Party councillors. An estimated 52% of voters in Enfield North supported remaining in the European Union in the 2016 referendum, a higher rate than the rest of the country but lower than the rest of London. De Bois and Ryan stood against each other in this seat over five general elections, between 2001 and 2017, with Ryan winning four of those five. Ryan retired for the 2019 election, being replaced by Feryal Clark as the successful Labour Party candidate.

Boundaries

Historic

1974–1983: The London Borough of Enfield wards of Bullsmoor, Bush Hill, Cambridge Road, Chase, Enfield Wash, Green Street, Ordnance, Ponders End, Town, and Willow.

1983–2010: The London Borough of Enfield wards of Bullsmoor, Chase, Enfield Lock, Enfield Wash, Green Street, Hoe Lane, Ponders End, Southbury, Town, Willow, and Worcesters.

2010–2024: The London Borough of Enfield wards of Chase, Enfield Highway, Enfield Lock, Highlands, Southbury, Town, and Turkey Street.

:Part of Highlands ward was transferred to Enfield North from the constituency of Enfield, Southgate. Part of Grange ward was transferred to Enfield, Southgate. Ponders End ward was transferred to Edmonton, and part of Southbury ward was transferred from Edmonton to Enfield North.

Current

Further to the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of:

The London Borough of Enfield wards of Brimsdown, Bullsmoor, Carterhatch, Enfield Lock, Ponders End, Ridgeway, Southbury, Town, and Whitewebbs.

:The new boundaries reflect the local government boundary review for Enfield which came into effect in May 2022. In order to bring the electorate within the permitted electoral range, the Ponders End ward was transferred back from Edmonton.

The constituency is set in the northern third of the London Borough of Enfield, stretching from Enfield Chase in the west, and the King George V Reservoir in the east, incorporating Brimsdown, Enfield Lock, and the M25 motorway interchange at the boundary with the borough of Broxbourne to the north.