Enfield Southgate in the 1997 general election
Result

Enfield Southgate in the 1997 general election

Section Title: Result
Table Section Text: None

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Labour	Stephen Twigg	20,570	44.2	+18.0

Conservative	Michael Portillo	19,137	41.1	16.8

Liberal Democrat	Jeremy Browne	4,966	10.7	3.8

Referendum	Nicholas Luard	1,342	2.9	N/A

Christian Democrat	Alan Storkey	289	0.6	N/A

Mal - Voice of the People	Andrew Malakouna	229	0.5	N/A

Majority	1,433	3.1

Turnout	70.6

Labour gain from Conservative	Swing	+17.4

Sentence(s)

Portillo's defeat represented a 17.4% swing to Labour.

final_sentence: Portillo's defeat represented a 17.4% swing to Labour.