Tottenham North (UK Parliament constituency)

Tottenham North
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1918 (1918)–1950 (1950)
Number of members one
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 to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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History

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

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1918 William Henry Prescott Coalition Conservative
1922 Robert Morrison Labour Co-operative
1931 Edward Doran Conservative
1935 Robert Morrison Labour Co-operative
1945 William Irving Labour Co-operative
1950 constituency abolished

Election results

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