# Electoral history of Michael Portillo

This is a summary of the electoral history of Michael Portillo, who was a prominent Conservative Party politician who served as a cabinet minister under John Major and was an MP from 1984 to 1997 and again from 1999 to 2005.

## 1983 General Election, Birmingham Perry Barr

General Election 1983: Birmingham Perry Barr :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jeff Rooker | 27,061 | 52.6 |
| | Conservative | Michael Portillo | 19,659 | 38.2 |
| | Liberal | C.E.G. Williams | 4,773 | 9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,402 | 14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,493 | 69.2 |

## By-election 1984, Enfield Southgate

1984 by-election: Enfield, Southgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Portillo | 16,684 | 49.6 | −8.5 |
| | Liberal | Timothy Slack | 11,973 | 35.6 | +12.2 |
| | Labour | Peter Hamid | 4,000 | 11.9 | −6 |
| | Turkish Troops Out of Cyprus | Andreas Polydrou | 687 | 2.0 | N/A |
| | Nationalist Party | James Kershaw | 80 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | English National | Raymond Shenton | 78 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Abolish Gt. London, Restore Middlesex | Iain Burgess | 50 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Captain Rainbow's Universal Party | George Weiss | 48 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Death off Roads: Freight on Rail | Helen Anscomb | 45 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,711 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,645 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -1.27 | |

## 1987 General Election, Enfield Southgate

General Election 1987: Enfield, Southgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Portillo | 28,445 | 58.8 | +9.2 |
| | Liberal | Nick Harvey | 10,100 | 20.9 | −14.7 |
| | Labour | R. Course | 9,114 | 18.9 | +7 |
| | Green | S. Rooney | 696 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,345 | 37.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,355 | 72.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## 1992 General Election, Enfield Southgate

General Election 1992: Enfield, Southgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Portillo | 28,422 | 58.0 | −0.8 |
| | Labour | Karen Livney | 12.859 | 26.2 | +7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Keane | 7,080 | 11.2 | −6.5 |
| | Green | Mrs. M.C.P.H. Hollands | 696 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,563 | 31.8 | −6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,057 | 76.3 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -4.1 | |

## 1997 General Election, Enfield Southgate

General Election 1997: Enfield, Southgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Twigg | 20,570 | 44.2 | +18.0 |
| | Conservative | Michael Portillo | 19,137 | 41.1 | −16.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | |

## By-election 1999, Kensington and Chelsea

1999 by-election: Kensington and Chelsea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Portillo | 11,004 | 56.4 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | Robert Atkinson | 4,298 | 22.0 | –5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Woodthorpe Browne | 1,831 | 9.4 | –5.9 |
| | Pro-Euro Conservative | John Stevens | 740 | 3.8 | |
| | UKIP | Damian Hockney | 450 | 2.3 | +0.9 |
| | Green | Hugo Charlton | 446 | 2.3 | |
| | Democratic Party | Earl of Burford | 182 | 0.9 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Colin Paisley | 141 | 0.7 | |
| | Independent | Dr. Michael Irwin | 97 | 0.5 | |
| | UK Pensioners Party | Paul Oliver | 75 | 0.4 | –0.1 |
| | Independent Referendum Party | Stephen Scott-Fawcett | 57 | 0.3 | |
| | Independent | Louise Hodges | 48 | 0.3 | |
| | Natural Law | Ged Valente | 35 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | People's Net Dream Ticket Party | Lisa Lovebucket | 26 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | John Davies | 24 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | Peter May | 24 | 0.1 | |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Alan Hope | 20 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | Tony Samuelson | 15 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,706 | 34.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## 2001 General Election, Kensington and Chelsea

General Election 2001: Kensington and Chelsea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Portillo | 15,270 | 54.5 | +0.8 |
| | Labour | Simon Stanley | 6,499 | 23.2 | –4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kishwer Falkner | 4,416 | 15.8 | +0.5 |
| | Green | Julia Stephenson | 1,158 | 4.1 | n/a |
| | UKIP | Damian Hockney | 416 | 1.5 | n/a |
| | ProLife Alliance | Josephine Quintavalle | 179 | 0.6 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,771 | 31.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,038 | 43.3 | –11.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |