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{{UK former constituency infobox|
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1950}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
| Name = Tottenham North
{{Infobox UK constituency
| Type = Borough
|name = Tottenham North
| Year = 1918
|type = Borough
| Abolition = 1950
| members = one
|parliament = uk
|year = 1918
| Previous = [[Tottenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Tottenham]]
|abolished = 1950
| Next = [[Tottenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Tottenham]]
|elects_howmany = one
}}
|previous = [[Tottenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Tottenham]]
'''Tottenham North''' was a [[United Kingdom constituencies|parliamentary constituency]] centred on the [[Municipal Borough of Tottenham]], in [[North London]]. It returned one [[Member of Parliament]] to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]].
|next = [[Tottenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Tottenham]]
|}}
'''Tottenham North''' was a [[United Kingdom constituencies|parliamentary constituency]] centred on the [[Municipal Borough of Tottenham]], in [[North London]]. It returned one [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]].


==History==
==History==
[[Image:TottenhamNorth.png|right|thumb|260px|Tottenham North in Middlesex, 1918–50]]

The constituency was created for the [[1918 United Kingdom general election|1918 general election]], and abolished for the [[1950 United Kingdom general election|1950 general election]].
[[Image:TottenhamNorth.png|right|thumb|300px|Tottenham North constituency within the Middlesex, showing boundaries used from 1918-50.]]
The constituency was created for the [[United Kingdom general election, 1918|1918 general election]], and abolished for the [[United Kingdom general election, 1950|1950 general election]].


==Boundaries==
==Boundaries==
The Urban District of Tottenham wards of Lower, Middle, and West Green.
{{Empty section|date=June 2008}}


==Members of Parliament==
==Members of Parliament==

{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party
!colspan="2"|Year!!Member!!Whip
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Unionist Party (UK)}}" |
| [[United Kingdom general election, 1918|1918]]
| [[1918 United Kingdom general election|1918]]
| [[Sir William Prescott, 1st Baronet|William Henry Prescott]] <!-- not a Baronet until 1938 -->
| [[Sir William Prescott, 1st Baronet|William Prescott]] <!-- not a Baronet until 1938 -->
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Coalition Conservative]]
| [[Unionist Party (UK)|Unionist]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Labour Co-operative/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[United Kingdom general election, 1922|1922]]
| [[1922 United Kingdom general election|1922]]
| [[Robert Morrison, 1st Baron Morrison|Robert Morrison]]
| [[Robert Morrison, 1st Baron Morrison|Robert Morrison]]
| [[Labour Co-operative]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[United Kingdom general election, 1931|1931]]
| [[1931 United Kingdom general election|1931]]
| [[Edward Doran]]
| [[Edward Doran]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Labour Co-operative/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[United Kingdom general election, 1935|1935]]
| [[1935 United Kingdom general election|1935]]
| [[Robert Morrison, 1st Baron Morrison|Robert Morrison]]
| [[Robert Morrison, 1st Baron Morrison|Robert Morrison]]
| [[Labour Co-operative]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Labour Co-operative/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Tottenham North by-election, 1945|1945]]
| [[1945 Tottenham North by-election|1945]]
| [[William Irving (UK politician)|William Irving]]
| [[William Irving (UK politician)|William Irving]]
| [[Labour Co-operative]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
|-
|colspan="2" align="center"|[[United Kingdom general election, 1950|1950]]
|colspan="2" align="right"|[[1950 United Kingdom general election|1950]]
|colspan="2"| ''constituency abolished''
|colspan="2"| ''constituency abolished''
|}
|}
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== Election results ==
== Election results ==
===Elections in the 1910s===
===Elections in the 1910s===
[[File:1920 Percy Alden MP.jpg|right|Percy Alden]]
[[File:1920 Percy Alden MP.jpg|thumb|120px|Alden]]
{{Election box begin | title=1918 General Election:Tottenham North
{{Election box begin |title=[[1918 United Kingdom general election|General election 1918]]: Tottenham North<ref>British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link coalition 1918|
Electorate 34,463<ref>F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1949</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = * [[Sir William Prescott, 1st Baronet|Maj. William Henry Prescott]]
|candidate = [[Sir William Prescott, 1st Baronet|William Prescott]]
|votes = 11,891
|votes = 11,891
|percentage = 62.0
|percentage = 62.0
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}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 19,184
|percentage = 55.7
|percentage = 55.7
|change =
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Unionist Party (UK)
|winner = Unionist Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end 1918}}

=== Elections in the 1920s ===
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1922 United Kingdom general election|General election 1922]]: Tottenham North<ref>British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Co-operative
|candidate = [[Robert Morrison, 1st Baron Morrison|Robert Morrison]]
|votes = 10,250
|percentage = 44.2
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles David Roberts
|votes = 8,392
|percentage = 36.1
|change = -25.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Liberal Party (UK, 1922)
|candidate = Charles Baker
|votes = 4,181
|percentage = 18.0
|change = -20.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Unionist
|candidate = Frank Bartle
|votes = 395
|percentage = 1.7
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,858
|percentage = 8.1
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 23,218
|percentage = 65.4
|change = +9.7
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Co-operative
|loser = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1923 United Kingdom general election|General election 1923]]: Tottenham North<ref>British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Co-operative
|candidate = [[Robert Morrison, 1st Baron Morrison|Robert Morrison]]
|votes = 12,696
|percentage = 49.7
|change = +5.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Sir William Prescott, 1st Baronet|William Prescott]]
|votes = 8,323
|percentage = 32.6
|change = -3.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Oliver Frederick Broadway
|votes = 4,525
|percentage = 17.7
|change = -0.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,373
|percentage = 17.1
|change = +9.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 25,544
|percentage = 69.3
|change = +3.9
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Co-operative
|swing = +4.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:1923 John Leng Sturrock.jpg|thumb|120px|Sturrock]] -->
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1924 United Kingdom general election|General election 1924]]: Tottenham North<ref>British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Co-operative
|candidate = [[Robert Morrison, 1st Baron Morrison|Robert Morrison]]
|votes = 13,800
|percentage = 51.0
|change = +1.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Constitutionalist (UK)
|candidate = [[John Sturrock (MP)|John Sturrock]]
|votes = 13,243
|percentage = 49.0
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 557
|percentage = 2.0
|change = -15.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 27,043
|percentage = 71.3
|change = +2.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Co-operative
|swing = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box end}}
[[File:1920 Angus Holden.jpg|thumb|120px|Holden]]
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1929 United Kingdom general election|General election 1929]]: Tottenham North<ref>British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Co-operative
|candidate = [[Robert Morrison, 1st Baron Morrison|Robert Morrison]]
|votes = 20,884
|percentage = 54.0
|change = +3.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Harold J Soloman
|votes = 11,231
|percentage = 29.1
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Angus Holden, 3rd Baron Holden|Angus Holden]]
|votes = 6,535
|percentage = 16.9
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,653
|percentage = 24.9
|change = +22.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 38,650
|percentage = 73.8
|change = +2.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Co-operative
|swing = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
* received the Coalition Government 'Coupon'.


== Elections in the 1940s ==
=== Elections in the 1930s ===
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1945|General Election July 1945]]: Tottenham North
|title=[[1931 United Kingdom general election|General election 1931]]: Tottenham North<ref>British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Edward Doran]]
|votes = 22,172
|percentage = 55.7
|change = +26.6
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Co-operative
|candidate = [[Robert Morrison, 1st Baron Morrison|Robert Morrison]]
|votes = 17,651
|percentage = 44.3
|change = -9.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,521
|percentage = 11.4
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 39,823
|percentage = 71.2
|change = -2.6
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Co-operative
|swing = +18.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1935 United Kingdom general election|General election 1935]]: Tottenham North<ref>British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Co-operative
|candidate = [[Robert Morrison, 1st Baron Morrison|Robert Morrison]]
|votes = 21,075
|percentage = 57.2
|change = +12.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Edward Doran]]
|votes = 13,066
|percentage = 35.5
|change = -20.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Leon Charles Augustus Dubery
|votes = 2,697
|percentage = 7.3
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,009
|percentage = 21.7
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 36,838
|percentage = 65.9
|change = -5.3
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Co-operative
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +16.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
'''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;
*'''Labour Co-operative''': [[Robert Morrison, 1st Baron Morrison|Robert Morrison]]<ref>Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939</ref>
*'''Conservative''': B Hubert Berry

=== Elections in the 1940s ===
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1945 United Kingdom general election|General election 1945]]: Tottenham North
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Co-operative
|party = Labour Co-operative
|candidate = [[Robert Morrison, 1st Baron Morrison|Robert Morrison]]
|candidate = [[Robert Morrison, 1st Baron Morrison|Robert Morrison]]
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = B. H. Berry
|candidate = B Hubert Berry
|votes = 9,955
|votes = 9,955
|percentage = 28.2
|percentage = 28.2
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}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[Tottenham North by-election, 1945|Tottenham North by-election, 13 December 1945]]
|title=[[1945 Tottenham North by-election]]
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Co-operative
|party = Labour Co-operative
|candidate = [[William Irving (UK politician)|William Irving]]
|candidate = [[William Irving (UK politician)|William Irving]]
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{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Co-operative
|winner = Labour Co-operative
|swing = 8.2
|swing = -8.2
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


==References==
==References==

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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2011}}


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Tottenham North
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1918–1950
Seatsone
Created fromTottenham
Replaced byTottenham

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.

History

[edit]
Tottenham North in Middlesex, 1918–50

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

Boundaries

[edit]

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

Members of Parliament

[edit]
Year Member Whip
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

[edit]

Elections in the 1910s

[edit]
Alden
General election 1918: 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

[edit]
General election 1922: Tottenham North[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op 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. Unionist Frank Bartle 395 1.7 New
Majority 1,858 8.1 N/A
Turnout 23,218 65.4 +9.7
Labour Co-op gain from Unionist Swing
General election 1923: Tottenham North[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op 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 Co-op hold Swing +4.5
General election 1924: Tottenham North[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op 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 Co-op hold Swing N/A
Holden
General election 1929: Tottenham North[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op 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 Co-op hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1930s

[edit]
General election 1931: Tottenham North[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Doran 22,172 55.7 +26.6
Labour Co-op 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 Co-op Swing +18.1
General election 1935: Tottenham North[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op 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 21.7 N/A
Turnout 36,838 65.9 −5.3
Labour Co-op 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

[edit]
General election 1945: Tottenham North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op 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 Co-op hold Swing −10.0
1945 Tottenham North by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op 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 Co-op hold Swing -8.2

References

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  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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