MPs in Enfield from 1885

Note on Boundaries

The Enfield Parliamentary Division was formed in 1885. Prior to this time Enfield was represented by the two County MPs for Middlesex. The Enfield Division consisted of Enfield, Edmonton, Southgate, Friern Barnet and Potters Bar.

The general election of 1918 was fought on new boundaries. Edmonton became a separate constituency. Southgate became part of the Wood Green constituency. The Enfield Division was reduced to just Enfield and Potters Bar.

The 1950 general election saw the implementation of further boundary changes. Southgate was split from Wood Green to form a separate constituency. Enfield was divided into Enfield East and Enfield West. Further changes were implemented in time for the general election of February 1974. The former Enfield West constituency was broken up. Potters Bar joined the new constituency of Hertofrdshire South. Other parts were transferred to Southgate (re-named Enfield Southgate). The rest was amalgamated with Enfield East to form a new constituency confusingly titled Enfield North. There were further boundary adjustments in 1982.

Austen Albu 1903 -
Labour, Edmonton, 1948/ February 1974
Minister of State, Dept of Economic Affairs 1965/7.

Lt.Col. R V K Applin 1869/1957
Conservative, Enfield 1924/9, 1931/5.
Served in British Army 1889/1922.
Who Was Who 1951/1960

Sir Beverley Baxter 1891/1964
Conservative, Wood Green, 1935/50. Southgate 1950/64.
Born in Canada. Editor of the Daily Express 1929/33

Sir Anthony Berry 1925/84
Conservative, Southgate, 1964/84
PPS to Peter Walker (Sec of State for the Environment 1970/2, for Trade and Industry 1972/4). Opposition Whip 1975/9.
Son of newspaper publisher, Viscount Kemsley. Had a distinguished career in journalism prior to entering Parliament. Killed by an IRA bomb at the Conservative Party Conference at Brighton in 1984.

Sir Henry Ferryman Bowles 1858/1943
Conservative, Enfield 1889/1906, 1918/22.
Son of H C B Bowles of Myddelton House. Lived at Forty Hall. Brother of famous horticulturalist E A "Gussie" Bowles.
Who Was Who 1941/50

James Branch 1845/1918
Liberal, Enfield 1906/10.
Born in Bethnal Green. Boot manufacturer.
Who Was Who 1916/1928

Frank Broad 1874/1956
Labour, Edmonton 1922/31, 1935/45.
Made a Freeman of Edmonton, 1946
Who Was Who 1951/1960

Bartle Bull 1902/50
Conservative, Enfield 1935/45.
PPS to Euan Wallace (Financial Sec.to the Treasury 1938/9 and Minister of Transport 1939/40). PPS to Gwilym Lloyd George (Minister of Fuel and Power 1944/5)
A barrister by profession.
Who Was Who 1941/50

Ernest Davies 1902 -
Labour, Enfield 1945/50, Enfield East 1950/9
PPS 1946/50 Parl Under-Sec of State at Foreign Office 1950/1.
Journalist and writer

Bryan Davies 1939 -
Labour, Enfield North, February 1974/79
Assistant Government Whip 1979.
Worked as a teacher and polytechnic lecturer before entering Parliament.

Evan Durbin 1906/48
Labour, Edmonton 1945/8
Parl Sec.Ministry of Works, 1947/8
Previously a university lecturer. Personal assistant to Clement Attlee from 1942. Drowned in a swimming accident.
Who Was Who 1941/50

Tim Eggar 1951 -
Conservative, Enfield North 1979 - 1997

Thomas Fermor-Hesketh 1881/1944
Conservative, Enfield 1922/3
Businessman. Became 1st Lord Hesketh in 1935.
Who Was Who 1941/50

Viscount Folkestone 1841/1900
Conservative, Enfield 1885/9
Previously MP for South Wiltshire 1874/85
Between 5th Earl of Radnor on the death of his father in 1889.
Who Was Who 1897/1916

Ted Graham 1925 -
Labour, Edmonton 1974/1983
PPS to Minister of State, Dept of Prices and Consumer Protection 1974/6. A Lord Commissioner of H.M.Treasury 1976/9. Opposition spokesman on the environment 1980/3. Became Lord Graham of Edmonton 1983.

William Henderson 1891/1984
Labour, Enfield 1923/4, 1929/31
PPS to Sec of State for India 1929/31. Became Lord Henderson of Westgate 1945. Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign Office 1950/1. Son of Arthur Henderson, one of the key figures of the early Labour Party who held the offices of Home Secretary (1924) and Foreign Secretary (1929/31)

Godfrey Locker-Lampson 1875/1946
Conservative, Wood Green 1918/35
Previously MP for Salisbury 1910/18. PPS to Home Secretary 1917/18, to Assistant Foreign Secretary 1918/22. Under-Secretary of State at Foreign Office 1925/9. His brother, Oliver Locker-Lampson (1880/1954) was Conservative MP for North Huntingdonshire (1910/22) and Handsworth (1922/45)
Who Was Who 1941/50

John Mackie 1909 -
Labour, Enfield East 1959/February 1974
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture 1967/70. Became Lord John-Mackie in 1981. His brother, George Mackie (now Lord Mackie of Benshie) was Liberal MP for Caithness and Sutherland 1964/6.

Iain Macleod 1913/70
Conservative, Enfield West 1950/70
Minister of Health 1952/5. Minister of Labour 1955/9. Colonial Secretary 1959/61. Leader of the House of Commons 1961/3. Conservative Party Chairman 1963. He died suddenly in July 1970 shortly after having been appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Heath administration.
Who Was Who 1961/70

Sir John Robert Pretyman Newman 1871/1947
Conservative, Enfield 1910/18
Later MP for Finchley 1918/23. He was of Anglo-Irish orgin, born in County Cork.
Who Was Who 1941/50

Cecil Parkinson 1931 -
Conservative, Enfield West 1970/February 1974. MP for Hertfordshire South 1974 -

Michael Portillo 1953 -
Conservative, Southgate 1984 - 1997

John Rutherford Rutherford 1904/57
Conservative, Edmonton 1931/5
A barrister. He was elected under the name of John Rutherford Chalmers in 1931 but changed his name to Rutherford in 1933.
Who Was Who 1951/60

Dr Ian Twinn 1950 -
Conservative, Edmonton 1983 - 1997

Sir Alfred Warren 1856/1927
Conservative, Edmonton 1918/22
Mayor of Poplar
Who Was Who 1916/28

List of M.Ps by Constituency

Edmonton

Sir Alfred Warren 1918/22
Frank Broad 1922/31
John Rutherford Rutherford 1931/5
Frank Broad 1935/45
Evan Durbin 1945/8
Austen Albu 1948/74
Ted Graham 1974/83
Ian Twinn 1983 - 1997
Andy Love 1997 -

Enfield (1885/1950

Lord Folkestone 1885/9
Sir Henry Bowles 1889/1906
James Branch 1906/10
Sir J R Pretyman Newman 1910/18
Sir Henry Bowles 1918/22
Thomas Fermor-Hesketh 1922/23
William Henderson 1923/4
Lt.Col.R V K Applin 1924/9
William Henderson 1929/31
Lt.Col.R V K Applin 1931/5
Bartle Bull 1935/45
Ernest Davies 1945/50

Enfield East (1950/74)

Ernest Davies 1950/59
John Mackie 1959/74

Enfield North (1974 - )

Bryan Davies 1974/9
Tim Eggar 1979 - 1997
Joan Ryan 1997 -

Enfield West (1950/74)

Iain Macleod 1950/70
Cecil Parkinson 1970/4

Southgate (1950 - )

Sir Beverley Baxter 1950/64
Sir Anthony Berry 1964/84
Michael Portillo 1984 - 1997
Stephen Twigg 1997 – 2005
David Burrowes 2005 -

Wood Green (1918/50)

Godfrey Locker-Lampson 1918/35
Sir Beverley Baxter 1935/50

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Directory: Home Contact us: Ask us a question Civic Centre Silver Street Enfield EN1 3XY Telephone: 020 8379 1000 Fax: 020 8379 4453 Textphone: 020 8379 4419 Note: Calls may be recorded. How to find us	A to Z of Services: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z .Translation. MPs in Enfield from 1885 Note on Boundaries The Enfield Parliamentary Division was formed in 1885. Prior to this time Enfield was represented by the two County MPs for Middlesex. The Enfield Division consisted of Enfield, Edmonton, Southgate, Friern Barnet and Potters Bar. The general election of 1918 was fought on new boundaries. Edmonton became a separate constituency. Southgate became part of the Wood Green constituency. The Enfield Division was reduced to just Enfield and Potters Bar. The 1950 general election saw the implementation of further boundary changes. Southgate was split from Wood Green to form a separate constituency. Enfield was divided into Enfield East and Enfield West. Further changes were implemented in time for the general election of February 1974. The former Enfield West constituency was broken up. Potters Bar joined the new constituency of Hertofrdshire South. Other parts were transferred to Southgate (re-named Enfield Southgate). The rest was amalgamated with Enfield East to form a new constituency confusingly titled Enfield North. There were further boundary adjustments in 1982. Austen Albu 1903 - Labour, Edmonton, 1948/ February 1974 Minister of State, Dept of Economic Affairs 1965/7. Lt.Col. R V K Applin 1869/1957 Conservative, Enfield 1924/9, 1931/5. Served in British Army 1889/1922. Who Was Who 1951/1960 Sir Beverley Baxter 1891/1964 Conservative, Wood Green, 1935/50. Southgate 1950/64. Born in Canada. Editor of the Daily Express 1929/33 Sir Anthony Berry 1925/84 Conservative, Southgate, 1964/84 PPS to Peter Walker (Sec of State for the Environment 1970/2, for Trade and Industry 1972/4). Opposition Whip 1975/9. Son of newspaper publisher, Viscount Kemsley. Had a distinguished career in journalism prior to entering Parliament. Killed by an IRA bomb at the Conservative Party Conference at Brighton in 1984. Sir Henry Ferryman Bowles 1858/1943 Conservative, Enfield 1889/1906, 1918/22. Son of H C B Bowles of Myddelton House. Lived at Forty Hall. Brother of famous horticulturalist E A "Gussie" Bowles. Who Was Who 1941/50 James Branch 1845/1918 Liberal, Enfield 1906/10. Born in Bethnal Green. Boot manufacturer. Who Was Who 1916/1928 Frank Broad 1874/1956 Labour, Edmonton 1922/31, 1935/45. Made a Freeman of Edmonton, 1946 Who Was Who 1951/1960 Bartle Bull 1902/50 Conservative, Enfield 1935/45. PPS to Euan Wallace (Financial Sec.to the Treasury 1938/9 and Minister of Transport 1939/40). PPS to Gwilym Lloyd George (Minister of Fuel and Power 1944/5) A barrister by profession. Who Was Who 1941/50 Ernest Davies 1902 - Labour, Enfield 1945/50, Enfield East 1950/9 PPS 1946/50 Parl Under-Sec of State at Foreign Office 1950/1. Journalist and writer Bryan Davies 1939 - Labour, Enfield North, February 1974/79 Assistant Government Whip 1979. Worked as a teacher and polytechnic lecturer before entering Parliament. Evan Durbin 1906/48 Labour, Edmonton 1945/8 Parl Sec.Ministry of Works, 1947/8 Previously a university lecturer. Personal assistant to Clement Attlee from 1942. Drowned in a swimming accident. Who Was Who 1941/50 Tim Eggar 1951 - Conservative, Enfield North 1979 - 1997 Thomas Fermor-Hesketh 1881/1944 Conservative, Enfield 1922/3 Businessman. Became 1st Lord Hesketh in 1935. Who Was Who 1941/50 Viscount Folkestone 1841/1900 Conservative, Enfield 1885/9 Previously MP for South Wiltshire 1874/85 Between 5th Earl of Radnor on the death of his father in 1889. Who Was Who 1897/1916 Ted Graham 1925 - Labour, Edmonton 1974/1983 PPS to Minister of State, Dept of Prices and Consumer Protection 1974/6. A Lord Commissioner of H.M.Treasury 1976/9. Opposition spokesman on the environment 1980/3. Became Lord Graham of Edmonton 1983. William Henderson 1891/1984 Labour, Enfield 1923/4, 1929/31 PPS to Sec of State for India 1929/31. Became Lord Henderson of Westgate 1945. Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign Office 1950/1. Son of Arthur Henderson, one of the key figures of the early Labour Party who held the offices of Home Secretary (1924) and Foreign Secretary (1929/31) Godfrey Locker-Lampson 1875/1946 Conservative, Wood Green 1918/35 Previously MP for Salisbury 1910/18. PPS to Home Secretary 1917/18, to Assistant Foreign Secretary 1918/22. Under-Secretary of State at Foreign Office 1925/9. His brother, Oliver Locker-Lampson (1880/1954) was Conservative MP for North Huntingdonshire (1910/22) and Handsworth (1922/45) Who Was Who 1941/50 John Mackie 1909 - Labour, Enfield East 1959/February 1974 Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture 1967/70. Became Lord John-Mackie in 1981. His brother, George Mackie (now Lord Mackie of Benshie) was Liberal MP for Caithness and Sutherland 1964/6. Iain Macleod 1913/70 Conservative, Enfield West 1950/70 Minister of Health 1952/5. Minister of Labour 1955/9. Colonial Secretary 1959/61. Leader of the House of Commons 1961/3. Conservative Party Chairman 1963. He died suddenly in July 1970 shortly after having been appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Heath administration. Who Was Who 1961/70 Sir John Robert Pretyman Newman 1871/1947 Conservative, Enfield 1910/18 Later MP for Finchley 1918/23. He was of Anglo-Irish orgin, born in County Cork. Who Was Who 1941/50 Cecil Parkinson 1931 - Conservative, Enfield West 1970/February 1974. MP for Hertfordshire South 1974 - Michael Portillo 1953 - Conservative, Southgate 1984 - 1997 John Rutherford Rutherford 1904/57 Conservative, Edmonton 1931/5 A barrister. He was elected under the name of John Rutherford Chalmers in 1931 but changed his name to Rutherford in 1933. Who Was Who 1951/60 Dr Ian Twinn 1950 - Conservative, Edmonton 1983 - 1997 Sir Alfred Warren 1856/1927 Conservative, Edmonton 1918/22 Mayor of Poplar Who Was Who 1916/28 List of M.Ps by Constituency Edmonton Sir Alfred Warren 1918/22 Frank Broad 1922/31 John Rutherford Rutherford 1931/5 Frank Broad 1935/45 Evan Durbin 1945/8 Austen Albu 1948/74 Ted Graham 1974/83 Ian Twinn 1983 - 1997 Andy Love 1997 - Enfield (1885/1950 Lord Folkestone 1885/9 Sir Henry Bowles 1889/1906 James Branch 1906/10 Sir J R Pretyman Newman 1910/18 Sir Henry Bowles 1918/22 Thomas Fermor-Hesketh 1922/23 William Henderson 1923/4 Lt.Col.R V K Applin 1924/9 William Henderson 1929/31 Lt.Col.R V K Applin 1931/5 Bartle Bull 1935/45 Ernest Davies 1945/50 Enfield East (1950/74) Ernest Davies 1950/59 John Mackie 1959/74 Enfield North (1974 - ) Bryan Davies 1974/9 Tim Eggar 1979 - 1997 Joan Ryan 1997 - Enfield West (1950/74) Iain Macleod 1950/70 Cecil Parkinson 1970/4 Southgate (1950 - ) Sir Beverley Baxter 1950/64 Sir Anthony Berry 1964/84 Michael Portillo 1984 - 1997 Stephen Twigg 1997 – 2005 David Burrowes 2005 - Wood Green (1918/50) Godfrey Locker-Lampson 1918/35 Sir Beverley Baxter 1935/50 © Graham Dalling 2006 This document was last updated on 2005-12-30 14:18:55 published by the Libraries team. 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