Tottenham North (UK Parliament constituency)

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Tottenham North
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1918–1950
Number of membersone
Replaced by Tottenham
Created from Tottenham

Tottenham North was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Municipal Borough of Tottenham, in North London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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History

Tottenham North in Middlesex, 1918-50 TottenhamNorth.png
Tottenham North in Middlesex, 1918–50

The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.

Boundaries

The Urban District of Tottenham wards of Lower, Middle, and West Green.

Members of Parliament

YearMemberWhip
1918 William Prescott Unionist
1922 Robert Morrison Labour
1931 Edward Doran Conservative
1935 Robert Morrison Labour
1945 William Irving Labour
1950 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

Alden 1920 Percy Alden MP.jpg
Alden
1918 general election: Tottenham North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist William Prescott 11,89162.0
Liberal Percy Alden 7,29338.0
Majority4,59824.0
Turnout 19,18455.7
Unionist win (new seat)
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Tottenham North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Morrison 10,250 44.2 New
Unionist Charles David Roberts8,39236.1-25.9
National Liberal Charles Baker4,18118.0-20.0
Ind U Frank Bartle3951.7New
Majority1,8588.1N/A
Turnout 23,21865.4+9.7
Labour gain from Unionist Swing
General election 1923: Tottenham North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Morrison 12,696 49.7 +5.5
Unionist William Prescott 8,32332.6-3.5
Liberal Oliver Frederick Broadway4,52517.7-0.3
Majority4,37317.1+9.0
Turnout 25,54469.3+3.9
Labour hold Swing +4.5
General election 1924: Tottenham North [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Morrison 13,800 51.0 +1.3
Constitutionalist John Sturrock 13,24349.0New
Majority5572.0-15.1
Turnout 27,04371.3+2.0
Labour hold Swing N/A
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Holden
General election 1929: Tottenham North [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Morrison 20,884 54.0 +3.0
Unionist Harold J Soloman11,23129.1New
Liberal Angus Holden 6,53516.9New
Majority9,65324.9+22.9
Turnout 38,65073.8+2.5
Labour hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Tottenham North [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Doran 22,172 55.7 +26.6
Labour Robert Morrison 17,65144.3-9.7
Majority4,52111.4N/A
Turnout 39,82371.2-2.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +18.1
General election 1935: Tottenham North [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Morrison 21,075 57.2 +12.9
Conservative Edward Doran 13,06635.5-20.2
Liberal Leon Charles Augustus Dubery2,6977.3New
Majority8,00911.7N/A
Turnout 36,83865.9-5.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +16.5

General Election 1939–40

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Tottenham North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Morrison 25,360 71.8 +14.6
Conservative B Hubert Berry9,95528.2−7.3
Majority15,40543.6+21.9
Turnout 35,31570.3+4.4
Labour hold Swing −10.0
1945 Tottenham North by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Irving 12,937 63.6 −8.2
Conservative Petre Crowder 7,41536.4+8.2
Majority5,52227.2−16.4
Turnout 20,35239.5−30.8
Labour hold Swing -8.2

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References

  1. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
  2. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
  3. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
  4. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
  5. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
  6. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
  7. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
  8. ↑ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
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