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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 (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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
Election results
Elections in the 1910s
Elections in the 1920s
General election 1922: Tottenham North |
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 Co-operative|Template:Labour Co-operative/meta/shortname]] gain from Unionist |
Swing |
|
|
General election 1923: Tottenham North |
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 Co-operative|Template:Labour Co-operative/meta/shortname]] hold |
Swing |
+4.5 |
|
General election 1924: Tottenham North |
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 Co-operative|Template:Labour Co-operative/meta/shortname]] hold |
Swing |
N/A |
|
General election 1929: Tottenham North |
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 Co-operative|Template:Labour Co-operative/meta/shortname]] hold |
Swing |
N/A |
|
Elections in the 1930s
General election 1931: Tottenham North |
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 Co-operative|Template:Labour Co-operative/meta/shortname]] |
Swing |
+18.1 |
|
General election 1935: Tottenham North |
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 Co-operative|Template:Labour Co-operative/meta/shortname]] 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 Co-operative|Template:Labour Co-operative/meta/shortname]] 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 Co-operative|Template:Labour Co-operative/meta/shortname]] hold |
Swing |
-8.2 |
|