Tottenham North (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

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

History
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
1918 general election: Tottenham North [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Unionist William Prescott 11,891 62.0
Liberal Percy Alden 7,293 38.0
Majority 4,598 24.0
Turnout 19,184 55.7
Unionist win (new seat)
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s
General election 1922: Tottenham North[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Morrison 10,250 44.2 New
Unionist Charles David Roberts 8,392 36.1 -25.9
National Liberal Charles Baker 4,181 18.0 -20.0
Ind U Frank Bartle 395 1.7 New
Majority 1,858 8.1 N/A
Turnout 23,218 65.4 +9.7
Labour gain from Unionist Swing
General election 1923: Tottenham North[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Morrison 12,696 49.7 +5.5
Unionist William Prescott 8,323 32.6 -3.5
Liberal Oliver Frederick Broadway 4,525 17.7 -0.3
Majority 4,373 17.1 +9.0
Turnout 25,544 69.3 +3.9
Labour hold Swing +4.5
General election 1924: Tottenham North[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Morrison 13,800 51.0 +1.3
Constitutionalist John Sturrock 13,243 49.0 New
Majority 557 2.0 -15.1
Turnout 27,043 71.3 +2.0
Labour hold Swing N/A
Holden
General election 1929: Tottenham North[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Morrison 20,884 54.0 +3.0
Unionist Harold J Soloman 11,231 29.1 New
Liberal Angus Holden 6,535 16.9 New
Majority 9,653 24.9 +22.9
Turnout 38,650 73.8 +2.5
Labour hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1930s
General election 1931: Tottenham North[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Doran 22,172 55.7 +26.6
Labour Robert Morrison 17,651 44.3 -9.7
Majority 4,521 11.4 N/A
Turnout 39,823 71.2 -2.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +18.1
General election 1935: Tottenham North[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Morrison 21,075 57.2 +12.9
Conservative Edward Doran 13,066 35.5 -20.2
Liberal Leon Charles Augustus Dubery 2,697 7.3 New
Majority 8,009 11.7 N/A
Turnout 36,838 65.9 -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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Morrison 25,360 71.8 +14.6
Conservative B Hubert Berry 9,955 28.2 −7.3
Majority 15,405 43.6 +21.9
Turnout 35,315 70.3 +4.4
Labour hold Swing −10.0
1945 Tottenham North by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Irving 12,937 63.6 −8.2
Conservative Petre Crowder 7,415 36.4 +8.2
Majority 5,522 27.2 −16.4
Turnout 20,352 39.5 −30.8
Labour hold Swing -8.2

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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