| Enfield | |
| Constituency Type: | electoral division |
| Parl Name: | Greater London Council |
| District: | London Borough of Enfield |
| Year: | 1965 |
| Abolished: | 1973 |
| Members: | 3 |
| Next: | Edmonton, Enfield North and Southgate |
| Population: | 265,600 (1969 estimate) |
| Area: | 20060acres |
Enfield was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the Greater London Council. The constituency elected three councillors for a three-year term in 1964, 1967 and 1970.
It was planned to use the same boundaries as the Westminster Parliament constituencies for election of councillors to the Greater London Council (GLC), as had been the practice for elections to the predecessor London County Council, but those that existed in 1965 crossed the Greater London boundary. Until new constituencies could be settled, the 32 London boroughs were used as electoral areas which therefore created a constituency called Enfield.[1]
The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Edmonton, Enfield North and Southgate.[2]
The Enfield constituency was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1964,[3] 1967[4] and 1970.[5] Three councillors were elected at each election using first-past-the-post voting.[6]
The first election was held on 9 April 1964, a year before the council came into its powers. The electorate was 194,535 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 87,772 people voting, the turnout was 45.1%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
The second election was held on 13 April 1967. The electorate was 190,217 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 89,779 people voting, the turnout was 47.2%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
The third election was held on 9 April 1970. The electorate was 201,300 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 75,607 people voting, the turnout was 37.5%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.