Tottenham South (UK Parliament constituency)

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

Tottenham South was a parliamentary constituency in 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

Tottenham South in Middlesex, 1918-50 TottenhamSouth.png
Tottenham South 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 Harringay, High Cross, and St Ann's.

Members of Parliament

YearMemberWhip
1918 Patrick Malone Unionist
1923 Percy Alden Labour
1924 Patrick Malone Unionist
1929 Frederick Messer Labour
1931 Francis Noel Palmer National Labour
1935 Frederick Messer Labour
1950 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Tottenham South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Patrick Bernard Malone 6,632 42.4
Labour Leo Money 5,77937.0
National Democratic Albert Ernest Harvey1,91612.3
NFDDSS Albert Edward Jay1,2958.3
Majority8535.4
Turnout 15,62245.3
Unionist win (new seat)

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Tottenham South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Patrick Bernard Malone 9,903 44.5 +2.1
Labour R. H. Tawney 8,24137.1+0.1
Liberal Arthur Musgrove Mathews4,08118.4New
Majority1,6027.4+2.0
Turnout 22,22563.8+18.5
Unionist hold Swing +1.0
Percy Alden 1920 Percy Alden MP.jpg
Percy Alden
General election 1923: Tottenham South [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Percy Alden 10,312 46.9 +9.8
Unionist Patrick Bernard Malone 7,68735.0-9.5
Liberal Alfred George Newell3,97418.1-0.3
Majority2,62511.9N/A
Turnout 21,97362.5-1.3
Labour gain from Unionist Swing
General election 1924: Tottenham South [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Patrick Bernard Malone 13,600 52.9 +17.9
Labour Percy Alden 12,09947.1+0.2
Majority1,5015.8N/A
Turnout 25,69971.9+9.3
Unionist gain from Labour Swing 8.8
General election 1929: Tottenham South [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frederick Messer 14,423 46.5 -0.6
Unionist Patrick Bernard Malone 9,70131.3-21.6
Liberal William John Stonestreet6,40720.7New
Communist Henry Thomas W Sara4901.6New
Majority4,72215.2N/A
Turnout 31,02167.5-4.4
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +10.5

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Tottenham South [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Labour Francis Noel Palmer 17,824 58.6 New
Labour Frederick Messer 12,60241.4-5.1
Majority5,22217.2N/A
Turnout 30,42665.4-2.1
National Labour gain from Labour Swing N/A
General election 1935: Tottenham South [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frederick Messer 15,834 58.5 +17.1
National Labour Francis Noel Palmer 11,22141.5-17.1
Majority4,61317.0N/A
Turnout 27,05560.5-4.9
Labour gain from National Labour Swing +17.1

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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frederick Messer 18,335 73.3 +14.8
Conservative Arthur Bateman 4,48017.9New
Independent National Archibald Church 2,1938.8New
Majority13,85555.4+38.4
Turnout 25,00869.0+8.5
Labour hold Swing

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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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