Southgate and Wood Green (UK Parliament constituency)
| Southgate and Wood Green | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Southgate and Wood Green in Greater London | |
| County | Greater London |
| Electorate | 76,034 (2023)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Bambos Charalambous (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Enfield Southgate, Hornsey and Wood Green & Tottenham |
Southgate and Wood Green is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament,[2] created by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies. It was first contested at the 2024 general election.[3]
Boundaries
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Map of boundaries from 2024
The constituency is composed of the following wards:
- The London Borough of Enfield wards of: Arnos Grove; Bowes; Cockfosters; New Southgate; Oakwood; Palmers Green; Southgate.
- The London Borough of Haringey wards of: Bounds Green; Noel Park; White Hart Lane; Woodside.[4]
It comprises the following areas:[5]
- The majority of the abolished constituency of Enfield Southgate in the Borough of Enfield.[6]
- Minority part (Wood Green) of the abolished constituency of Hornsey and Wood Green in the Borough of Haringey.[6]
- The White Hart Lane ward from the constituency of Tottenham in the Borough of Haringey.[6]
Constituency profile
[edit]This is an ethnically diverse seat which showed strong support for Remain in the 2016 EU referendum. Incomes and house prices are around average for Greater London.[7]
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bambos Charalambous | 23,337 | 51.1 | –6.7 | |
| Conservative | Eric Sukumaran | 8,037 | 17.6 | –11.0 | |
| Green | Charith Gunawardena | 5,607 | 12.3 | +9.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lauren Fulbright | 3,925 | 8.6 | –1.3 | |
| Reform UK | Lucy O'Sullivan | 3,147 | 6.9 | +5.6 | |
| Workers Party | Geoff Moseley | 833 | 1.8 | N/A | |
| TUSC | Karl Vidol | 785 | 1.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 15,300 | 33.5 | +4.3 | ||
| Turnout | 45,671 | 58.9 | –10.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 77,542 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing |  2.2
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Elections in the 2010s
[edit]| 2019 notional result[9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Labour | 30,465 | 57.8 | |
| Conservative | 15,051 | 28.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 5,242 | 9.9 | |
| Green | 1,294 | 2.5 | |
| Brexit Party | 660 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | 52,712 | 69.3 | |
| Electorate | 76,034 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ Dispatch, Enfield (2023-06-30). "New 'Southgate and Wood Green' and 'Edmonton and Winchmore Hill' seats agreed". Enfield Dispatch. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ^ "London | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
- ^ "London: New Constituency Boundaries 2023". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ^ a b c "New Seat Details - Southgate and Wood Green". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Southgate%20and%20Wood%20Green
- ^ "Statement of Person Nominated and Notice of Poll: Southgate and Wood Green Constituency" (PDF). Enfield Council. 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Southgate and Wood Green UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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