# Enfield West (UK Parliament constituency)

Enfield West was a constituency which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1950 general election and abolished for the February 1974 general election.

## Boundaries

The Urban District of Potters Bar, and the Urban District of Enfield wards of South West and West.
Potters Bar Urban District (comprising that town, South Mimms and North Mimms, namely the western half of the seat) became part of Hertfordshire in 1965 however no change was made then to Westminster representation. The other district's wards having also been Middlesex became parts of Greater London, under the same Act passed in 1963 following a Royal Commission.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party | Notes |
| | 1950 | Iain Macleod | Conservative | Chancellor of the Exchequer 1970. Died July 1970 |
| | 1970 by-election | Cecil Parkinson | Conservative |
| Feb 1974 | Feb 1974 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Enfield West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Iain Macleod | 20,588 | 57.80 | |
| | Labour | Hugh Jenkins | 11,395 | 31.99 | |
| | Liberal | William Primrose Campbell | 3,638 | 10.21 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,193 | 25.81 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,621 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
General election 1951: Enfield West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Iain Macleod | 22,351 | 64.83 |
| | Labour | Kythe Caroline Hendy | 12,126 | 35.17 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,225 | 29.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,477 | 82.54 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1955: Enfield West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Iain Macleod | 22,021 | 67.71 |
| | Labour | William A Court | 10,503 | 32.29 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,518 | 35.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,524 | 78.19 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1959: Enfield West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Iain Macleod | 24,861 | 69.21 |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Hickman | 11,058 | 30.79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,803 | 38.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,919 | 79.85 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Enfield West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Iain Macleod | 19,612 | 51.63 | |
| | Liberal | Robert Glenton | 8,885 | 23.39 | New |
| | Labour | Alan E Hale | 8,853 | 23.31 | |
| | Ind. Conservative | Warwick Arthur Claremont Mowbray | 635 | 1.67 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,727 | 28.24 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,985 | 81.02 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1966: Enfield West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Iain Macleod | 20,675 | 53.85 |
| | Labour Co-op | Ted Graham | 10,518 | 27.39 |
| | Liberal | Charles T Ross | 7,202 | 18.76 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,157 | 26.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,395 | 80.09 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Enfield West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Iain Macleod | 21,858 | 57.90 | |
| | Labour | Herbert C King | 9,896 | 26.22 | |
| | Liberal | Julian Francis Burnett | 4,820 | 12.77 | |
| | National Front | Kenneth Taylor | 1,175 | 3.11 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,962 | 31.68 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,749 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1970 Enfield West by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cecil Parkinson | 15,205 | 57.18 | −0.72 |
| | Labour | Herbert C King | 6,926 | 26.05 | −0.17 |
| | Liberal | Anthony Stowell | 3,283 | 12.35 | −0.42 |
| | National Front | Kenneth Taylor | 1,176 | 4.42 | +1.31 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,279 | 31.13 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,590 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |