Election Name: | 2018 Enfield Borough Council election |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2014 Enfield London Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2022 Enfield London Borough Council election |
Election Date: | 3 May 2018 |
Seats For Election: | All 63 seats to Enfield London Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 35 |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 41 seats, 52.0% |
Seats1: | 46 |
Seat Change1: | 5 |
Popular Vote1: | 126,230 |
Percentage1: | 54.9% |
Swing1: | 2.9% |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election2: | 22 seats, 32.5% |
Seats2: | 17 |
Seat Change2: | 5 |
Popular Vote2: | 80,919 |
Percentage2: | 35.2% |
Swing2: | 2.7% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
The 2018 Enfield Council election took place on Thursday 3 May 2018 to elect members of Enfield London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party retained overall control of the council.[1]
The last election in 2014 saw Labour winning a majority with 41 seats, compared with 22 for the Conservatives. No other parties held seats.[2] This was the first time that Labour were re-elected for a third term.
Chibah was a councillor for Turkey Street ward prior to the election.
Dino Lemonides resigned from the Labour Party and joined Community First.[4]
Hayward was a councillor for Winchmore Hill ward prior to the election.
Georgiou was a councillor for Southgate Green ward prior to the election.
Smith was a councillor for Southgate ward prior to the election.
Pearce was a councillor for Southgate ward prior to the election.
Eren was first elected as a councillor in a by election in December 2017.
Dines was a councillor for Chase ward prior to the election.
Lavender was a councillor for Cockfosters ward prior to the election.
Laban was a councillor for Town ward prior to the election.
Ekechi was a councillor for Upper Edmonton ward prior to the election.
Caliskan was first elected as a councillor in a by election in May 2015.
Jukes was a councillor for Grange ward prior to the election.
Ayfer Orhan resigned from the Labour Party, sits in the Community First group and has joined the Liberal Democrats .[5]
Keazor was a councillor for Enfield Lock ward prior to the election.
Stephanos Ioannou was suspended from the Conservative Party in 2018, he has since been readmitted.[6]
Charith Gunawardena and Derek Levy both resigned from the Labour Party, with Levy joining Community First and Gunawardena joining the Green Party.[7]
Daniel Anderson and Anne Brown both resigned from the Labour Party and joined Community First.[8] Anne Brown then joined the Green Party.[9]
Jiagge was a councillor for Upper Edmonton ward prior to the election.
Dinah Barry resigned from the Labour Party and joined Community First. She is the leader of the Community First group on Enfield Council.[10]