Who’s running for parliament in Enfield – and how you can vote

The deadline to register to vote in the general election is Tuesday, June 18

Twenty-two candidates are running for the three-seat Enfield House of Commons election on Thursday 4th July.

Voters in Edmonton and Winchmore Hill, Enfield North and Southgate and Wood Green – which also includes parts of the neighboring borough of Haringey – will all have between seven and eight candidates to choose from when they head to the polls next month.

Eligible voters are encouraged to check that they are registered to vote and make sure they are aware of the ID they must present when voting at polling stations. It will be the first general election in the UK to be held under new rules requiring voters to prove their identity.

Registration takes around five minutes and can be done online via the government’s website at gov.uk. The deadline for registering to vote in the general election is Tuesday, June 18, at 11:59 p.m.

Once registration is complete, the applicant will receive confirmation from Enfield Council’s electoral services team that they have been added to the electoral register and are entitled to vote.

Votes can be cast in person at a polling station, by post or by proxy vote using a trusted person. Voting by mail is the easiest way to vote because no photo ID is required. The deadline to request a postal vote is Wednesday, June 19 at 5 p.m., but residents must have registered in advance to vote.

Acceptable forms of ID include passports, driver’s licenses and ID cards, as well as many others. A full list can be found here. Copies of ID from a mobile phone or tablet will not be accepted.

If residents do not have a valid photo ID, a free electoral authority certificate can be obtained from the council’s electoral services team. The deadline to apply for this certificate is Wednesday, June 26 at 5 p.m.

The full list of candidates for Enfield’s three constituencies was confirmed last week and can be found at the bottom of this article.

Winchmore Hill voters have now been moved into a newly expanded Edmonton and Winchmore Hill constituency following a series of boundary changes agreed last year. The former Enfield Southgate constituency was also merged with Hornsey and Wood Green to form an elongated seat called Southgate and Wood Green, containing seven stations on the Piccadilly line from Turnpike Lane to Cockfosters. Meanwhile, residents of Ponders End have been moved to the Enfield North constituency.

If you’re not sure which constituency you live in now, enter your postcode here.

Ian Davis, chief executive and constituency manager at Enfield Council, said: “We want to make sure all eligible Enfield residents can vote in person or by post, so it’s important that those who have recently moved to the borough or not are currently on the register, take action now to ensure their voices are heard.

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“Voting at polling stations has changed so it’s important if you want to vote in person you have to show the appropriate photo ID. It is important to familiarize yourself with the requirements sooner rather than later.

“The process has never been simpler as all resources are available online. You can also contact our electoral services team by phone or email for advice.”

To learn more about how to apply to vote by mail, vote by proxy or obtain a certificate of election authority:
Call 020 3821 1813
E-mail (email protected)
Visit enfield.gov.uk/services/councillors-and-democracy/how-to-vote

Register to vote:
Visit gov.uk/register-to-vote

Edmonton and Winchmore Hill

• Yemi Awoloa (Alliance of Christian Peoples)
• Luke Balnave (Green Party)
• Denise Headley (Labour Party)
• Zoe Huggins (Conservative Party)
• Tim Martin (Liberal Democrat)
• Kate Osamor (Labour and Co-operative Party)
• Khalid Sadur (independent)
• Neville Watson (Reform Britain)

Enfield North

• Aishat Anifowoshe (Workers’ Party)
• Stephen Bird (Reform Britain)
• Feryal Clark (Labour Party)
• Chris Dey (Conservative Party)
• Ertan Karpazli (independent)
• Guy Russo (Liberal Democrats)
• Isobel Whittaker (Green Party)

Southgate and Wood Green

• Bambos Charalambous (Labour Party)
• Lauren Fulbright (Liberal Democrats)
• Charith Gunawardena (Green Party)
• Geoff Moseley (Labour Party)
• Lucy O’Sullivan (Reform UK)
• Eric Sukumaran (Conservative Party)
• Karl Vidol (Unionist and Socialist Coalition)

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