Edmonton (UK Parliament constituency)

Edmonton
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Edmonton in Greater London.
County	Greater London
Electorate	64,356 (December 2010)
Major settlements	Bush Hill Park, Edmonton and Ponders End
Current constituency
Created	1918
Member of parliament	Kate Osamor (Labour Co-op)
Number of members	One
Created from	Enfield
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	London

Edmonton is a constituency in Greater London, created in 1918 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Kate Osamor of the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party.

The seat dates back to 1918 at which time it was at an extremity of the largely urbanised London postal district outside of the County of London (1889-1965) with a railway commuter town core outweighed by businesses beside the River Lea engaged in manufacturing, storage, distribution and construction industries among others. Population and housing were significantly less before the middle of the 19th century which saw a large population rise and housing increase.

The seat was won by successive Labour party candidates since 1935 until narrowly gained by a Conservative in their major win in the 1983 General Election. The latter's majority increased in 1987 then reduced to a marginal majority in 1992. After 1997 a trend of increased Labour majorities developed – Osamor's majority of 2015, 37.3%, makes it the 43rd-safest Labour seat in ranking. Likewise, with the exception of a Conservative-leaning ward, Bush Hill Park, Edmonton's other wards usually elect Labour Party councillors since 1997.

1918-1950: The Urban District of Edmonton.

1950-1974: The Municipal Borough of Edmonton.

1974-1983: The London Borough of Enfield wards of Angel Road, Bush Hill South, Church Street, Craig Park, Jubilee, New Park, Pymmes, St Alphege, St Peter's, and Silver Street.

1983-2010: The London Borough of Enfield wards of Angel Road, Craig Park, Huxley, Jubilee, Latymer, Raglan, St Alphege, St Mark's, St Peter's, Village, and Weir Hall.