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Tottenham North (UK Parliament constituency)

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

History

Tottenham North constituency within the Middlesex, showing boundaries used from 1918-50.

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

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1918 William Henry Prescott Coalition Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Labour Co-operative/meta/color" | 1922 Robert Morrison Labour Co-operative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1931 Edward Doran Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Labour Co-operative/meta/color" | 1935 Robert Morrison Labour Co-operative
style="background-color: Template:Labour Co-operative/meta/color" | 1945 William Irving Labour Co-operative
1950 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

Percy Alden
1918 General Election:Tottenham North Electorate 34,463[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist 11,891 62.0
Liberal Percy Alden 7,293 38.0
Majority 4,598 24.0
Turnout 55.7
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing
  • received the Coalition Government 'Coupon'.

Elections in the 1940s

General Election July 1945: Tottenham North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Robert Morrison 25,360 71.8 +14.6
Conservative B. H. 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
Tottenham North by-election, 13 December 1945
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

  1. ^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1949