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Enfield — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Enfield was won by Labour at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 11,690 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Enfield from 1885 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1885–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 William Pleydell-Bouverie (Conservative) 3,644 57.6% John Kempster (Liberal) 960 (15.2 pts) 73.4%
1886 William Pleydell-Bouverie (Conservative) 3,287 75.5% John Treeve Edgcombe (Liberal) 2,220 (51.0 pts) 50.5%
1892 Henry Ferryman Bowles (Conservative) 5,491 60.0% Albert Stephen Hatchett-Jones (Liberal) 1,831 (20.0 pts) 72.2%
1895 Henry Ferryman Bowles (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 Henry Ferryman Bowles (Conservative) 6,923 65.4% Charles Stewart Crole (Liberal) 3,268 (30.9 pts) 62.1%
1906 James Branch (Liberal) 9,790 56.1% Henry Ferryman Bowles (Conservative) 2,116 (12.1 pts) 74.7%
Jan 1910 John Robert Pretyman Newman (Conservative) 12,625 52.6% James Branch (Liberal) 1,242 (5.2 pts) 84.0%
Dec 1910 John Robert Pretyman Newman (Conservative) 11,495 52.1% James Branch (Liberal) 936 (4.2 pts) 77.2%
1918 Henry Ferryman Bowles (Unionist) 8,290 50.4% William Hill (Labour) 2,114 (12.8 pts) 54.8%
1922 Thomas Fermor-Hesketh (Unionist) 11,725 54.4% George Lathan (Labour) 1,905 (8.8 pts) 71.8%
1923 William Watson Henderson (Labour) 11,050 52.8% Thomas Fermor-Hesketh (Unionist) 1,162 (5.5 pts) 68.5%
1924 Reginald Vincent Kempenfelt Applin (Unionist) 13,886 54.0% William Watson Henderson (Labour) 2,079 (8.1 pts) 81.8%
1929 William Watson Henderson (Labour) 14,427 43.3% Reginald Vincent Kempenfelt Applin (Unionist) 258 (0.8 pts) 78.5%
1931 Reginald Vincent Kempenfelt Applin (Conservative) 24,532 64.3% William Mellor (Labour) 10,886 (28.5 pts) 79.2%
1935 Bartle Brennen Bull (Conservative) 24,046 56.5% William Mellor (Labour) 5,503 (12.9 pts) 73.3%
1945 Ernest Albert John Davies (Labour) 32,625 52.1% Bartle Brennen Bull (Conservative) 11,690 (18.7 pts) 74.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Pleydell-Bouverie Conservative 3,64457.6% Yes
John Kempster Liberal 2,68442.4% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Pleydell-Bouverie Conservative 3,28775.5% Yes
John Treeve Edgcombe Liberal 1,06724.5% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Ferryman Bowles Conservative 5,49160.0% Yes
Albert Stephen Hatchett-Jones Liberal 3,66040.0% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Ferryman Bowles Conservative Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Ferryman Bowles Conservative 6,92365.4% Yes
Charles Stewart Crole Liberal 3,65534.6% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Branch Liberal 9,79056.1% Yes
Henry Ferryman Bowles Conservative 7,67443.9% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Robert Pretyman Newman Conservative 12,62552.6% Yes
James Branch Liberal 11,38347.4% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Robert Pretyman Newman Conservative 11,49552.1% Yes
James Branch Liberal 10,55947.9% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Ferryman Bowles Unionist 8,29050.4% Yes
William Hill Labour 6,17637.5% No
Janet McEwan Liberal 1,98712.1% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Fermor-Hesketh Unionist 11,72554.4% Yes
George Lathan Labour 9,82045.6% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Watson Henderson Labour 11,05052.8% Yes
Thomas Fermor-Hesketh Unionist 9,88847.2% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald Vincent Kempenfelt Applin Unionist 13,88654.0% Yes
William Watson Henderson Labour 11,80746.0% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Watson Henderson Labour 14,42743.3% Yes
Reginald Vincent Kempenfelt Applin Unionist 14,16942.5% No
Charles Herbert Durrad-Lang Liberal 4,73614.2% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald Vincent Kempenfelt Applin Conservative 24,53264.3% Yes
William Mellor Labour 13,64635.7% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bartle Brennen Bull Conservative 24,04656.5% Yes
William Mellor Labour 18,54343.5% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Albert John Davies Labour 32,62552.1% Yes
Bartle Brennen Bull Conservative 20,93533.4% No
John Patrick Cyril Danny Liberal 9,10414.5% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1885: Conservative margin 15.2 pts 1886: Conservative margin 51.0 pts 1892: Conservative margin 20.0 pts 1900: Conservative margin 30.9 pts 1906: Liberal margin 12.1 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 5.2 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 4.2 pts 1918: Unionist margin 12.8 pts 1922: Unionist margin 8.8 pts 1923: Labour margin 5.5 pts 1924: Unionist margin 8.1 pts 1929: Labour margin 0.8 pts 1931: Conservative margin 28.5 pts 1935: Conservative margin 12.9 pts 1945: Labour margin 18.7 pts 1885 1886 1892 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

Enfield has been contested at 16 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Enfield in the 1945 general election?

Labour won Enfield in 1945 with 32,625 votes (52.1%), a majority of 11,690 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Enfield since 1885?

Since 1885, Enfield has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Enfield?

The closest result on record for Enfield was 1929, when Labour beat Unionist by just 258 votes (0.8 percentage points).

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