Enfield was a
constituency for the
House of Commons of the
UK Parliament from 1885 until 1950. The area sloping to the
River Lea in the east was in the far north of
Middlesex centred on the town of
Enfield. The area formed part of the
London conurbation and was much reduced over the course of its existence, in 1918 and then insignificantly in 1945 due to suburbanisation and urbanisation. It returned one
Member of Parliament (MP).
1885–1918: The parishes of
Edmonton, Enfield,
Friern Barnet,
Monken Hadley, and
South Mimms.[1][2] These reflected ancient parishes and the smallest in the non-metropolitan county, Monken Hadley was a small rectangle in the south-centre of the seat. Friern Barnet formed a projection in the south-west running north-west reflecting the eccentric shape of this part of the county border. The latter adjoined Barnet in
Hertfordshire as much of the rest did and joined the parishes of Hornsey and Finchley to the south.
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
^Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Seventh Schedule—Counties at Large, Part I—England
^Youngs, Frederic A Jr. (1979). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol.I: Southern England. London:
Royal Historical Society. pp. 748–750.
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