Tottenham South (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Tottenham South
Type:Borough
Parliament:uk
Year:1918
Abolished:1950
Elects Howmany:one
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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.

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 Harringay, High Cross, and St Ann's.

Members of Parliament

YearMemberWhip
1918Patrick MaloneUnionist
1923Percy AldenLabour
1924Patrick MaloneUnionist
1929Frederick MesserLabour
1931Francis Noel PalmerNational Labour
1935Frederick MesserLabour
1950constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1910s

Elections in the 1930s

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

Notes and References

  1. Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939