Tottenham (UK Parliament constituency)

Tottenham (/ˈtɒtənəm/)[2][3] is a constituency[n 1] created in 1950 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2000 by Rt Hon David Lammy, a member of the Labour Party.[n 2] It previously existed from 1885 to 1918.

This article is about a parliamentary constituency in North London. For for the district in North London, see Tottenham.
Tottenham
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Tottenham in Greater London
CountyGreater London
Electorate79,172 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlementsTottenham
Current constituency
Created1950
Member of ParliamentDavid Lammy (Labour)
Number of membersOne
Created fromTottenham North and Tottenham South
1885–1918
Number of membersOne
Type of constituencyBorough constituency
Replaced byTottenham North and Tottenham South
Created fromMiddlesex

Boundaries

1885–1918: The parish of Tottenham, and the area [small exclaves] included in the Parliamentary Boroughs of Bethnal Green, Hackney, Shoreditch, and Tower Hamlets.

1950–1974: The Borough of Tottenham wards of Bruce Grove and Stoneleigh, Chestnuts, Green Lanes, Stamford Hill, Town Hall, and West Green.

1974–1983: The Borough of Haringey wards of Bruce Grove, Green Lanes, High Cross, Seven Sisters, South Tottenham, Tottenham Central, and West Green.

1983–2010: As above plus Coleraine, Harringay, Park, and White Hart Lane.

2010–present: Bruce Grove, Harringay, Northumberland Park, St Ann's, Seven Sisters, Tottenham Green, Tottenham Hale, West Green, White Hart Lane.

From 2018 (proposed): As above plus Stroud Green.[4]

The constituency is in the London Borough of Haringey in north London, covering the borough's central and eastern area.

History

1885 to 1918
UK House of Commons seat Tottenham (first creation) created in 1885, before 1918 abolition, excluding Bethnal Green, Hackney, Shoreditch, and Tower Hamlets small exclaves.
See also: 1906 United Kingdom general election

The seat sided with the Conservative party candidate until the January-to-February-held 1906 election, a party noted for the gradual social reforms of Benjamin Disraeli in the early 1880s, particularly in education and urban deprivation. By the time of the 1906 United Kingdom general election the Liberal Party was at its final apex and stood on the moral high ground on issues of free trade and abhorrences in the Boer War which turned the seat in the Liberal landslide result of that year to the party's candidate. The two elections in 1910 (before a near eight-year long hiatus in elections due to World War I) were one-member parliamentary majority results nationally between the two then-dominant parties but the Liberal Party's People's Budget proposed at the first 1910 election saw Liberal incumbent Alden narrowly returned to serve Tottenham and again at the end of the year.[5]

Since 1950

This constituency was recreated to cover a narrower, more focussed seat on the largest town or London District itself, of Tottenham. Parts of two wards were in the former Borough of Hornsey which had a seat, abolished in 1983 to make way for Hornsey and Wood Green.

Political history

During its modern period of existence, Tottenham has been won consistently by the Labour Party;[n 3] however, one member in the early 1960s, Alan Brown, defected to become independent in opposition[n 4] and then, crossing the floor, became a Conservative. Brown failed by a wide margin to win re-election in 1964. The closest result since 1950 was in 1987 when the Labour Party candidate Bernie Grant retained the seat by 8.2% of the vote ahead of the Conservatives. The first by-election to Tottenham occurred in 2000 due to Grant's death, which saw Labour, with new candidate David Lammy, retain the seat with a reduced majority.

In 2005 and 2010 – reflecting a national swing – the runner-up was a Liberal Democrat candidate.

The re-election of Lammy in 2015 made the seat the twelfth-safest of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority; and third-safest in London.[6] In 2017, Lammy was re-elected with 81.6% of the vote and a 70.1% majority, making Tottenham the safest seat for any party in Greater London.

At the 2016 EU referendum on continuing British membership of the European Union, 76.2% of the constituency voted to remain.[7]

Prominent frontbenchers

Rt Hon David Lammy, the present member, was Minister of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills until the 2010 general election removed Labour from government after thirteen years.

Constituency profile

A cosmopolitan, inner-city seat in the London Borough of Haringey, Tottenham has a large ethnic minority population – around a fifth of the residents are black, and there is a large Muslim population. Excluding the south of the constituency, the percentage of white residents understates the ethnic variety of this constituency, similar to the borough as a whole[8] which includes major Cypriot, Irish, Eastern European, Jewish and Russian communities. The seat includes the two Haringey metropolitan centres[9] of Harringay and Tottenham. London football club Tottenham Hotspur F.C. is also based in the constituency.

The seat includes the district of Tottenham. The constituency also includes the Broadwater Farm estate which was notorious for the 1985 riots, following which the estate underwent a massive facelift and is no longer a crime blackspot, and Northumberland Park which is blighted by social problems, including overcrowding.

In the east of the area is the River Lea with its valley trail and the Tottenham marshes, while to the south the seat takes in Finsbury Park in Harringay.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1885–1918
ElectionMember[10]Party
1885 Joseph Howard Conservative
1906 Percy Alden Liberal
1918 constituency abolished: see Tottenham North and Tottenham South

MPs 1950–present
ElectionMember[10]Party
1950 Frederick Messer Labour Co-op
1959 Alan Grahame Brown Labour
1961 Independent
1962 Conservative
1964 Norman Atkinson Labour
1987 Bernie Grant Labour
2000 by-election Rt Hon David Lammy Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s
General election 2019: Tottenham[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour David Lammy 35,621 76.0 -5.6
Conservative James Newhall 5,446 11.6 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Tammy Palmer 3,168 6.8 +3.3
Green Emma Chan 1,873 4.0 +1.4
Brexit Party Abdul Turay 527 1.1 N/A
SDP Andrew Bence 91 0.2 N/A
Workers Revolutionary Frank Sweeney 88 0.2 N/A
Communist League Jonathan Silberman 42 0.1 N/A
Majority 30,175 64.4 -5.7
Turnout 46,856 61.9 -6.2
Registered electors 75,740
Labour hold Swing -2.9
General election 2017: Tottenham[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour David Lammy 40,249 81.6 +14.2
Conservative Myles Stacey 5,665 11.5 -0.5
Liberal Democrats Brian Haley 1,687 3.4 -0.7
Green Jarelle Francis 1,276 2.6 -6.7
UKIP Patricia Rumble 462 0.9 -2.6
Majority 34,584 70.1 +14.7
Turnout 49,339 67.7 +7.6
Registered electors 72,884
Labour hold Swing +7.4
General election 2015: Tottenham[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour David Lammy 28,654 67.3 +8.0
Conservative Stefan Mrozinski 5,090 12.0 −2.9
Green Dee Searle[16] 3,931 9.2 +6.8
Liberal Democrats Turhan Ozen 1,756 4.1 -13.6
UKIP Tariq Saeed 1,512 3.6 +2.4
TUSC Jenny Sutton[17] 1,324 3.1 +0.5
Peace Tania Mahmood[18] 291 0.7 +0.7
Majority 23,564 55.4 +13.8
Turnout 42,558 60.1 +1.9
Registered electors 70,803
Labour hold Swing +5.4
General election 2010: Tottenham[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour David Lammy 24,128 59.3 +1.4
Liberal Democrats David Schmitz 7,197 17.7 +0.9
Conservative Sean Sullivan 6,064 14.9 +1.4
TUSC Jenny Sutton 1,057 2.6 N/A
Green Anne Gray 980 2.4 −2.2
UKIP Winston McKenzie 466 1.1 N/A
Independent People Together Neville Watson 265 0.7 N/A
Christian Abimbola Kadara 262 0.6 N/A
Independent Sheik Thompson 143 0.4 N/A
Independent Errol Carr 125 0.3 N/A
Majority 16,931 41.6 +0.5
Turnout 40,687 58.2 +10.4
Registered electors 68,834
Labour hold Swing +0.2

Elections in the 2000s
General election 2005: Tottenham[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour David Lammy 18,343 57.9 −9.6
Liberal Democrats Wayne Hoban 5,309 16.8 +7.3
Conservative William F. MacDougall 4,278 13.5 −0.4
Respect Janet Alder 2,014 6.4 N/A
Green Pete H. McAskie 1,457 4.6 +0.0
Socialist Labour Jaamit Durrani 263 0.8 N/A
Majority 13,034 41.1 -12.5
Turnout 31,664 47.8 -0.4
Registered electors 66,238
Labour hold Swing -8.4
General election 2001: Tottenham[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour David Lammy 21,317 67.5 -1.8
Conservative Uma N. Fernandes 4,401 13.9 -1.8
Liberal Democrats Meher Khan 3,008 9.5 -1.3
Green Peter Budge 1,443 4.6 +1.8
Socialist Alliance Weyman Bennett 1,162 3.7 N/A
Reform 2000 Unver T. Shefki 270 0.9 N/A
Majority 16,916 53.6 +19.2
Turnout 31,601 48.2 -8.7
Registered electors 65,568
Labour hold Swing +0.0
2000 Tottenham by-election[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour David Lammy 8,785 53.5 -15.8
Liberal Democrats Duncan Hames 3,139 19.1 +7.3
Conservative Jane Ellison 2,634 16.0 +0.3
Socialist Alliance Weyman Bennett 885 5.4 N/A
Green Peter Budge 606 3.7 +0.9
Reform 2000 Erol Basarik 177 1.1 N/A
UKIP Ashwin Tanna 136 0.8 N/A
Ind. Conservative Dorian L.D. de Braâm 55 0.3 N/A
Majority 5,646 34.4 -19.2
Turnout 16,417 25.4 -31.5
Registered electors 64,554
Labour hold Swing -12.0

Elections in the 1990s
General election 1997: Tottenham[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Bernie Grant 26,121 69.3 +12.8
Conservative Andrew R. Scantlebury 5,921 15.7 -14.1
Liberal Democrats Neil Hughes 4,064 10.8 -0.6
Green Peter Budge 1,059 2.8 +0.8
ProLife Alliance Leelan L.E. Tay 210 0.5 N/A
Workers Revolutionary Christopher F. Anglin 181 0.5 N/A
Socialist Equality Tania Kent 148 0.4 N/A
Majority 20,200 53.6 +26.9
Turnout 37,704 56.9 -8.7
Registered electors 66,251
Labour hold Swing +13.4
General election 1992: Tottenham[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Bernie Grant 25,309 56.5 +12.9
Conservative Andrew Charalambous 13,341 29.8 -5.6
Liberal Democrats Alex S.G. l'Estrange 5,120 11.4 -6.4
Green Peter Budge 903 2.0 +0.5
Natural Law Margaret Obomanu 150 0.3 N/A
Majority 11,698 26.7 +18.5
Turnout 44,823 65.6 -0.5
Registered electors 68,319
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s
General election 1987: Tottenham[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Bernie Grant 21,921 43.6 -8.4
Conservative Peter Murphy 17,780 35.4 +5.2
Liberal Stuart Etherington 8,983 17.8 +1.6
Green Darren Nicholls 744 1.5 N/A
Gaitskell Labour Peter Nealon 638 1.3 N/A
Workers Revolutionary Claire Dixon 205 0.4 N/A
Majority 4,141 8.2 -13.6
Turnout 50,271 66.1 +2.7
Registered electors 76,092
Labour hold Swing
General election 1983: Tottenham[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Norman Atkinson 22,423 52.0 -4.9
Conservative Peter L. Murphy 13,027 30.2 -1.8
Liberal Alex S.G. l'Estrange 6,990 16.2 +8.6
Ind. Conservative W.G. Hurry 652 1.5 N/A
Majority 9,396 21.8 -3.1
Turnout 43,092 63.4 +2.2
Registered electors 67,944
Labour hold Swing -1.6

Elections in the 1970s
General election 1979: Tottenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Norman Atkinson 16,299 56.9 -1.9
Conservative Matthew Carrington 9,166 32.0 +7.7
Liberal Katherine Alexander 2,177 7.6 -1.0
National Front C.S. Mates 833 2.9 -5.4
Workers Revolutionary Eric D.J. Gutteridge 94 0.3 N/A
Fellowship Geoffrey A. Rolph 71 0.3 N/A
Majority 7,133 24.9 -9.6
Turnout 28,640 61.2 +5.0
Registered electors 46,821
Labour hold Swing -4.8
General election October 1974: Tottenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Norman Atkinson 15,708 58.8 +4.0
Conservative Peter Lilley 6,492 24.3 -1.1
Liberal Katherine Alexander 2,288 8.6 +0.6
National Front Roy Painter 2,211 8.3 +4.2
Majority 9,216 34.5 +5.1
Turnout 26,699 56.2 -9.4
Registered electors 47,530
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Tottenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Norman Atkinson 16,999 54.8 -6.5
Conservative J.A. Croft 7,873 25.4 -13.3
Liberal K. Papatheodotou 2,478 8.0 N/A
National Independence P. Coney 1,373 4.2 N/A
National Front Roy Painter 1,270 4.1 N/A
Social Democrat J. Martin 763 2.5 N/A
Independent Conservative K. Squire 274 0.9 N/A
Majority 9.126 29.4 +6.9
Turnout 48,029 65.6 +10.4
Registered electors 47,289
Labour hold Swing +3.4
General election 1970: Tottenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Norman Atkinson 17,367 61.3 -4.0
Conservative Leo T Simmonds 10,975 38.7 +4.0
Majority 6,392 22.5 -8.1
Turnout 28,342 55.2 -4.6
Registered electors 51,295
Labour hold Swing -4.0

Elections in the 1960s
General election 1966: Tottenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Norman Atkinson 17,367 65.3 +10.6
Conservative Hugh Dykes 11,222 34.7 +2.1
Majority 9,889 30.6 +8.4
Turnout 28,589 59.8 -4.1
Registered electors 54,079
Labour hold Swing +4.3
General election 1964: Tottenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Norman Atkinson 19,458 54.7 +2.8
Conservative Alan Grahame Brown 11,577 32.6 -3.9
Liberal Laurence G Lepley 4,526 12.7 +1.0
Majority 7,881 22.2 +6.8
Turnout 35,561 63.9 -8.1
Registered electors 55,644
Labour hold Swing +3.4

Elections in the 1950s
General election 1959: Tottenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Alan Grahame Brown 22,325 51.9 -8.1
Conservative David Hennessy 15,688 36.5 -3.5
Liberal Laurence G Lepley 5,030 11.7 N/A
Majority 6,637 15.4 -4.6
Turnout 43,043 72.0 +1.8
Registered electors 59,794
Labour hold Swing -2.3
General election 1955: Tottenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Co-op Frederick Messer 26,363 60.0 -2.4
Conservative Ian Fraser 17,753 40.0 +2.4
Majority 8,883 20.0 -4.8
Turnout 44,116 70.2 -9.6
Registered electors 63,242
Labour hold Swing -2.4
General election 1951: Tottenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Co-op Frederick Messer 33,312 62.4 +5.5
Conservative Patrick J Faulkner 20,061 37.6 +6.5
Majority 13,251 24.8 -1.1
Turnout 53,373 79.8 -1.2
Registered electors 66,866
Labour hold Swing -0.5
General election 1950: Tottenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Co-op Frederick Messer 30,901 56.9 N/A
Conservative Patrick J Faulkner 16,862 31.1 N/A
Liberal Richard De Courcy Allen 5,665 10.4 N/A
Communist George Cross[27] 802 1.5 N/A
Majority 14,039 25.9 N/A
Turnout 54,230 81.0 N/A
Registered electors 66,943
Labour win (new seat)

Elections in the 1910s
Percy Alden
General election December 1910:Tottenham[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Percy Alden 12,046 52.4 +1.3
Conservative Edward Vyse Sturdy 10,945 47.6 -1.3
Majority 1,101 4.8 +2.6
Turnout 22,991 78.6 -3.7
Registered electors 29,260
Liberal hold Swing +1.3
General election January 1910:Tottenham[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Percy Alden 12,302 51.1 -7.6
Conservative Edward Vyse Sturdy 11,787 48.9 +7.6
Majority 515 2.2 -15.2
Turnout 24,089 82.3 +9.7
Registered electors 29,260
Liberal hold Swing -7.6

Elections in the 1900s
General election 1906 Tottenham[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Percy Alden 9,956 58.7 +21.3
Conservative Horace Whitehead Chatterton 7,009 41.3 -21.3
Majority 2,947 17.4 N/A
Turnout 16,965 72.5 +17.2
Registered electors 23,409
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +21.3
Hay Morgan
General election 1900 Tottenham [28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Joseph Howard 6,721 62.6 +0.0
Liberal George Hay Morgan 4,009 37.4 +0.0
Majority 2,712 25.2 +0.0
Turnout 10,730 55.3 -3.5
Registered electors 19,412
Conservative hold Swing +0.0

Elections in the 1890s
General election 1895 Tottenham [28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Joseph Howard 6,388 62.6 +3.9
Lib-Lab Clement Edwards 3,817 37.4 -3.9
Majority 2,571 25.2 +7.8
Turnout 10,205 58.8 -4.0
Registered electors 17,346
Conservative hold Swing +3.9
General election 1892 Tottenham [28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Joseph Howard 5,794 58.7 -7.0
Liberal Thomas Henry Chance[29] 4,074 41.3 +7.0
Majority 1,720 17.4 -14.0
Turnout 9,868 62.8 +7.7
Registered electors 15,716
Conservative hold Swing -7.0

Elections in the 1880s
General election 1886 Tottenham [28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Joseph Howard 3,941 65.7 +11.2
Liberal Charles Edward Bretherton[30] 2,062 34.3 -11.2
Majority 1,879 31.4 +22.4
Turnout 6,003 55.1 -19.7
Registered electors 10,887
Conservative hold Swing +11.2
General election 1885 Tottenham [28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Joseph Howard 4,441 54.5 N/A
Liberal William Sproston Caine 3,706 45.5 N/A
Majority 735 9.0 N/A
Turnout 8,147 74.8 N/A
Registered electors 10,887
Conservative win (new seat)
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See also

Notes and references
Notes
  1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election that occurs at least every five years.
  3. Most often since 1950 the Labour party candidate has achieved an absolute majority.
  4. During the Conservative Government 1957-1964
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  4. Boundary Commission for England (12 Aug 2016), Initial proposals for new Parliamentary constituency boundaries in London
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