Tottenham North (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1950
Tottenham North | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1918–1950 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Tottenham |
Replaced by | 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.
History
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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
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
Elections in the 1910s
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c8/1920_Percy_Alden_MP.jpg)
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
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 |
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 |
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 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/68/1920_Angus_Holden.jpg/120px-1920_Angus_Holden.jpg)
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
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 |
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 | 11.7 | 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;
- Labour Co-operative: Robert Morrison[8]
- Conservative: B Hubert Berry
Elections in the 1940s
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 |
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
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
- ^ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)