Tottenham_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Tottenham North (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1950
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.
Quick Facts 1918–1950, Seats ...
Tottenham North | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1918–1950 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Tottenham |
Replaced by | Tottenham |
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The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.
The Urban District of Tottenham wards of Lower, Middle, and West Green.
More information Year, Member ...
Year | Member | Whip | |
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1918 | William Prescott | Unionist | |
1922 | Robert Morrison | Labour | |
1931 | Edward Doran | Conservative | |
1935 | Robert Morrison | Labour | |
1945 | William Irving | Labour | |
1950 | constituency abolished |
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Elections in the 1910s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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. |
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Elections in the 1920s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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Elections in the 1930s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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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
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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- 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