# Tottenham South (UK Parliament constituency)

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

| Year | Year | Member | Whip |
| | 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 | 1950 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Tottenham South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Patrick Bernard Malone | 6,632 | 42.4 | |
| | Labour | Leo Money | 5,779 | 37.0 | |
| | National Democratic | Albert Ernest Harvey | 1,916 | 12.3 | |
| | NFDDSS | Albert Edward Jay | 1,295 | 8.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 853 | 5.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,622 | 45.3 | |
| | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) |
* no candidate was endorsed by Coalition Government

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Tottenham South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Patrick Bernard Malone | 9,903 | 44.5 | +2.1 |
| | Labour | R. H. Tawney | 8,241 | 37.1 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Musgrove Mathews | 4,081 | 18.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,602 | 7.4 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,225 | 63.8 | +18.5 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +1.0 | |
General election 1923: Tottenham South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Percy Alden | 10,312 | 46.9 | +9.8 |
| | Unionist | Patrick Bernard Malone | 7,687 | 35.0 | −9.5 |
| | Liberal | Alfred George Newell | 3,974 | 18.1 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,625 | 11.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,973 | 62.5 | −1.3 |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | | |
General election 1924: Tottenham South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Patrick Bernard Malone | 13,600 | 52.9 | +17.9 |
| | Labour | Percy Alden | 12,099 | 47.1 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,501 | 5.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,699 | 71.9 | +9.3 |
| | Unionist gain from Labour | Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | 8.8 | |
General election 1929: Tottenham South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frederick Messer | 14,423 | 46.5 | −0.6 |
| | Unionist | Patrick Bernard Malone | 9,701 | 31.3 | −21.6 |
| | Liberal | William John Stonestreet | 6,407 | 20.7 | New |
| | Communist | Henry Thomas W Sara | 490 | 1.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,722 | 15.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,021 | 67.5 | −4.4 |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +10.5 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Tottenham South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Labour | Francis Noel Palmer | 17,824 | 58.6 | New |
| | Labour | Frederick Messer | 12,602 | 41.4 | −5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,222 | 17.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,426 | 65.4 | −2.1 |
| | National Labour gain from Labour | National Labour gain from Labour | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1935: Tottenham South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frederick Messer | 15,834 | 58.5 | +17.1 |
| | National Labour | Francis Noel Palmer | 11,221 | 41.5 | −17.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,613 | 17.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,055 | 60.5 | −4.9 |
| | Labour gain from National Labour | 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;
* Labour: Frederick Messer

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Tottenham South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frederick Messer | 18,335 | 73.3 | +14.8 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Bateman | 4,480 | 17.9 | New |
| | Independent National | Archibald Church | 2,193 | 8.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,855 | 55.4 | +38.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,008 | 69.0 | +8.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |