Enfield Southgate in the 1997 general election
Result

Party
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
Majority
Majority
1,433
3.1
-
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
-
70.6
-
-
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative
Swing
+17.4
-

Question: What did Portillo's defeat mean for the Labour party?
Answer: Portillo's defeat represented a 17.4% swing to Labour.