Tottenham North by-election, 1945

The Tottenham North by-election, 1945 was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Tottenham North in London on 13 December 1945.

Vacancy

The seat had become vacant when the sitting Labour Co-operative Member of Parliament (MP), Robert Morrison had been ennobled on 16 November 1945 as Baron Morrison. He had held the seat since the 1935 general election.

Candidates

The Labour Co-operative candidate was 53-year-old William Irving. The Conservative Party candidate was 26-year-old barrister Petre Crowder.

Result

On a much-reduced turnout, Irving held the seat for Labour, with a swing of 8.2% to the Conservatives.

The constituemncy was abolished for the 1950 general election, when Irving was elected for the new Wood Green constituency, and Crowder was elected for the safe Conservative seat of Ruislip-Northwood.

Votes

Tottenham North by-election, 13 December 1945^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	William Irving	12,937	63.6	−8.2
	Conservative	Petre Crowder	7,415	36.4	+8.2
Majority			5,522	27.2	−16.4
Turnout			20,352	39.5	−30.8
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	8.2

General Election July 1945: Tottenham North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Robert Morrison	25,360	71.8	+14.6
	Conservative	B. H. Berry	9,955	28.2	−7.3
Majority			15,405	43.6	+21.9
Turnout			35,315	70.3	+4.4
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	−10.0

References

↑ "1945 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2015-08-11.

Sources

Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

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