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Tottenham South

Every general election in Tottenham South since 1918 (until 1945). Latest: Labour, majority 13,855.

1945 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won18,33573.3%
Conservative4,48017.9%
Others2,1938.8%
Valid votes25,008
Majority13,85555.4%

Turnout 69.0% of 36,261 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181922192319241929193119351945Labour, 1918: 37.0%Labour, 1922: 37.1%Labour, 1923: 46.9%Labour, 1924: 47.1%Labour, 1929: 46.5%Labour, 1931: 41.4%Labour, 1935: 58.5%Labour, 1945: 73.3%Conservative, 1918: 42.5%Conservative, 1922: 44.6%Conservative, 1923: 35.0%Conservative, 1924: 52.9%Conservative, 1929: 31.3%Conservative, 1945: 17.9%National Labour, 1931: 58.6%National Labour, 1935: 41.5%Liberal, 1922: 18.4%Liberal, 1923: 18.1%Liberal, 1929: 20.7%Others, 1918: 12.3%Others, 1945: 8.8%
Vote share in Tottenham South at each general election Lab Con Nat Lab Lib Oth

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1945LabCon13,85555.469.0%
1935LabNat Lab4,61317.160.5%Lab gain from Nat Lab
1931Nat LabLab5,22217.265.4%Nat Lab gain from Lab
1929LabCon4,72215.267.5%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab1,5015.871.9%Con gain from Lab
1923LabCon2,62512.062.5%Lab gain from Con
1922ConLab1,6627.563.8%Con hold
1918ConLab8535.545.3%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Tottenham South?

Labour won Tottenham South at the 1945 general election with a majority of 13,855.

Which parties have won Tottenham South?

At the 8 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 4, Conservative 3, National Labour 1.

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