Election 97

Edmonton

Current MP Ian Twinn
Conservative 97 13,557
Labour 97 27,029
LibDem 97 2,847
Nationalist 97 0
Other 97 697
Elected party
Edmonton

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Edmonton
Conservative 92 22,076
Labour 92 21,483
LibDem 92 3,940
Nationalist 92 0
Other 92 207
Elected party Conservative

Edmonton has always been the most working-class and least Conservative part of the north London borough of Enfield, tucked in its south-eastern corner near the River Lea, adjoining strongly Labour Tottenham in the borough of Haringey to the south. Indeed, Edmonton was held by Labour continually from 1935 to 1979, before it fell to Ian Twinn in the Thatcher landslide of 1983. Further large swings have occurred in 1987 when Twinn increased his majority from 1,200 to 7,000; and in 1992 when it was dramatically reduced again, to just 593 votes - one of Labour's best performances in London.

With such volatility it is always hard to predict the next result. However, if the Conservative rule of 1979 to 1997 is about to come to an end, Edmonton will return to its older and more traditional allegiance to Labour.


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