| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F |
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| 2 | Enfield Southgate in the 1997 general election - Result |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| 4 | - | Labour | Stephen Twigg | 20,570 | 44.2 | +18.0 |
| 5 | - | Conservative | Michael Portillo | 19,137 | 41.1 | 16.8 |
| 6 | - | Liberal Democrat | Jeremy Browne | 4,966 | 10.7 | 3.8 |
| 7 | - | Referendum | Nicholas Luard | 1,342 | 2.9 | N/A |
| 8 | - | Christian Democrat | Alan Storkey | 289 | 0.6 | N/A |
| 9 | - | Mal - Voice of the People | Andrew Malakouna | 229 | 0.5 | N/A |
| 10 | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,433 | 3.1 | - |
| 11 | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | - | 70.6 | - |
| 12 | - | 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.