Tottenham North (UK Parliament constituency) facts for kids
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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.
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History
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
| 1918 general election: Tottenham North | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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 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 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 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 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 | 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 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
- Conservative: B Hubert Berry
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 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 hold | Swing | -8.2 | |||
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