Tottenham South (UK Parliament constituency)

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Tottenham South
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1918–1950
Number of members one
Replaced by Tottenham
Created from Tottenham

Tottenham South was a parliamentary constituency in Tottenham, in North London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

History

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Tottenham South constituency within the Middlesex, showing boundaries used from 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 Harringay, High Cross, and St Ann's.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1918 Patrick Bernard Malone Coalition Conservative
1923 Percy Alden Labour
1924 Patrick Bernard Malone Unionist
1929 Frederick Messer Labour
1931 Francis Noel Palmer National Labour
1935 Frederick Messer Labour Co-operative
1950 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1918: Tottenham South[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Maj. Patrick Bernard Malone 6,632 n/a
Labour Sir Leo George Chiozza Money 5,779 n/a
National Democratic Albert Ernest Harvey 1,916 n/a
National Federation of Discharged Sailors and Soldiers Albert Edward Jay 1,295 n/a
Majority 853 n/a
Turnout n/a
Unionist win

Elections in the 1920s

General Election 1922: Tottenham South[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Patrick Bernard Malone 9,903
Labour Richard Henry Tawney 8,241
Liberal Arthur Musgrove Mathews 4,081
Majority 1,602
Turnout
Unionist hold Swing
Percy Alden
General Election 1923: Tottenham South[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Percy Alden 10,312
Unionist Patrick Bernard Malone 7,687
Liberal Dr Alfred George Newell 3,974
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Unionist Swing
General Election 1924: Tottenham South[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Patrick Bernard Malone 13,600
Labour Percy Alden 12,099
Majority 1,501
Turnout
Unionist gain from Labour Swing
General Election 1929: Tottenham South[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frederick Messer 14,423 46.5 -0.6
Unionist Patrick Bernard Malone 9,701 31.3 -21.6
Liberal William John Stonestreet 6,407 20.7 n/a
Communist Henry Thomas W Sara 490 1.6 n/a
Majority 4,722 15.1 21.0
Turnout 67.5 -4.4
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +10.5

Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1931: Tottenham South[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Labour Francis Noel Palmer 17,824 58.6
Labour Frederick Messer 12,602 41.4
Majority 5,222 17.2
Turnout 30,426 65.4
National Labour gain from Labour Swing
General Election 1935: Tottenham South[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frederick Messer 15,834 58.5
Conservative Francis Noel Palmer 11,221 41.5
Majority 4,613 17.0
Turnout 27,055 60.5
Labour gain from National Labour Swing

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 South[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frederick Messer 18,335 73.3
Conservative Arthur Leonard Bateman 4,480 17.9
National Archibald George Church 2,193 8.8
Majority 13,855 55.4
Turnout 69.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  2. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  3. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  4. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  5. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  6. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  7. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  8. ↑ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
  9. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
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