Constituency profile

Southgate and Wood Green

London · Borough constituency

Bambos Charalambous MP
Sitting MP

Bambos Charalambous

Labour

First elected June 2017

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
London
Borough constituency
Last 5 GE winners
CCLLL
Labour 3/5, Conservative 2/5
EU referendum 2016
36.3% Leave
UK average 51.9%; -15.6pp below mean
Current outlook
Labour +18.9pp
vs Conservative 17.8%
LondonRemain-leaningGraduate-heavyDiverse

About the Southgate and Wood Green constituency

Southgate and Wood Green is a borough constituency in London, spanning parts of Enfield, Haringey and neighbouring councils. The sitting MP is Bambos Charalambous (Labour), first elected in June 2017.

At the 2024 general election, Labour won Southgate and Wood Green with 51.1% of the vote, ahead of the Conservatives on 17.6%, a majority of 15,300 votes. Turnout was 58.9%.

If a general election were held today, PollCheck's projection at the current seven-poll average has Labour on 36.7% and the Conservatives on 17.8% in Southgate and Wood Green, a margin of 18.9 points. The projection updates automatically as new polls are added.

Demographically, Southgate and Wood Green is a Remain-leaning area (an estimated 36.3% voted Leave in 2016). About 42.9% of residents hold a degree, 47.3% of homes are owner-occupied, and the seat has a median age of about 38 (2021 Census).

Across the last 5 general elections on record, the seat has been won by Labour 3 times, the Conservatives 2 times (earlier years may be on predecessor boundaries).

Who lives in Southgate and Wood Green? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
36.3%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
42.9%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
20.1%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
47.3%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
51.1%
UK average ~36%
Median age
38.3
UK median ~40
Age 65+
16.3%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
33.0%
UK average ~28%

How did Southgate and Wood Green vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab hold · majority 15,300 votes (33.5pp) · turnout 58.9%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Southgate and Wood Green

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Southgate and Wood Green within Enfield and Haringey

Southgate and Wood Green crosses multiple council boundaries: Enfield (59%), Haringey (41%). The figures below come from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026 in each constituent council where they were held; for councils not in the 2026 election cycle the most recent available ward result is shown instead.

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seatProjection
Enfield
42 LSOAs
59%View projection ›
Haringey
29 LSOAs
41%View projection ›

Recent council by-elections

Council ward by-elections held inside this seat, most recent first. The result column shows which party won; the share column shows the top three parties’ vote shares on the day.

DateWardResultTop 3 vote shares
25 Jun 2026Woodside
Haringey
Grn GAIN from LabGrn 43% Lab 41% Ref 7%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where the council held a May 2026 election, those results are shown; otherwise we show the most recent available ward result (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024), or, where the seat was uncontested at the last election, the current sitting councillor from OpenCouncilData. The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Southgate and Wood Green at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Southgate and Wood Green at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010predecessorCon holdDavid Burrowes Enfield, Southgate MP32.2%49.4%13.8%1.1% UKIP1.4%1.9%7,62669.1%
2015predecessorCon holdDavid Burrowes Enfield, Southgate MP39.0%49.4%3.3%4.6% UKIP3.7%-4,75370.5%+1.4
2017predecessorLab gain from ConBambos Charalambous Enfield, Southgate MP51.7%42.7%4.0%-1.6%-4,35574.1%+3.6
2019notionalLabour winnerBambos Charalambous Enfield, Southgate MP, pre-review boundary57.8%28.6%9.9%-2.5%1.2%15,41469.3%
2024Lab holdBambos Charalambous51.1%17.6%8.6%6.9% Ref12.3%3.5%15,30058.9%-10.4

Southgate and Wood Green was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat Enfield, Southgate (the seat that covered most of this area), so vote shares and majorities aren’t directly comparable to the post-2024 figures.

Constituencies most like Southgate and Wood Green

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Southgate and Wood Green. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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