# Wood Green (UK Parliament constituency)

Wood Green was a constituency for the House of Commons of the UK Parliament 1918—1983, centred on the Wood Green area of North London and its earlier broadest form included much of the seat of Enfield Southgate, created in 1950. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP).

## History

The Wood Green constituency was created for the 1918 general election and abolished for the 1983 general election.
It returned Conservative MPs until 1950, and then Labour or Labour Co-operative MPs until its abolition.

## Boundaries

1918–1950: The Urban Districts of Wood Green and Southgate.
1950–1974: The Borough of Wood Green, and the Borough of Tottenham wards of Coleraine, Park, and White Hart Lane.
1974–1983: The Borough of Haringey wards of Alexandra-Bowes, Coleraine, Noel Park, Park, and Town Hall.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1918 | Godfrey Locker-Lampson | Conservative |
| | 1935 | Beverley Baxter | Conservative |
| | 1950 | William Irving | Labour |
| | 1955 | Joyce Butler | Labour |
| | 1979 | Reg Race | Labour |
| 1983 | 1983 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Wood Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Godfrey Locker-Lampson | 19,217 | 71.9 | |
| | Labour | Harri Tudor Rhys | 4,539 | 17.0 | |
| | Liberal | Henry Bond Holding | 2,957 | 11.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,678 | 54.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,713 | 58.1 | |
| | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Wood Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Godfrey Locker-Lampson | 21,937 | 70.0 | −1.9 |
| | Labour | Harri Tudor Rhys | 9,411 | 30.0 | +13.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,526 | 40.0 | −14.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,348 | 66.5 | +8.4 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
General election 1923: Wood Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Godfrey Locker-Lampson | 15,344 | 46.5 | −23.5 |
| | Liberal | John Traill Stevenson | 11,975 | 36.3 | New |
| | Labour | James Bacon | 5,665 | 17.2 | −12.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,369 | 10.2 | −29.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,984 | 69.1 | +2.6 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
General election 1924: Wood Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Godfrey Locker-Lampson | 21,725 | 57.9 | +11.4 |
| | Labour | Harri Tudor Rhys | 8,648 | 23.0 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal | John Traill Stevenson | 7,158 | 19.1 | −17.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,077 | 34.9 | +24.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,531 | 76.3 | +7.2 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
General election 1929: Wood Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Godfrey Locker-Lampson | 24,821 | 47.6 | −10.3 |
| | Liberal | Hew Fraser | 14,995 | 28.7 | +5.6 |
| | Labour | E P Bell | 12,360 | 23.7 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,826 | 18.9 | −16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,176 | 73.0 | −3.3 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | -8.0 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Wood Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Godfrey Locker-Lampson | 44,364 | 78.7 | +31.1 |
| | Labour | E. P. Bell | 11,980 | 21.3 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32,384 | 57.4 | +38.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,344 | 72.3 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1935: Wood Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Beverley Baxter | 36,384 | 62.0 | −16.7 |
| | Labour | Dorothy Woodman | 14,561 | 24.8 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal | Hew Fraser | 7,711 | 13.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,823 | 37.2 | −20.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,656 | 69.1 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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;
* Conservative: Beverley Baxter
* Liberal: Hew Thomson Fraser
* Labour: Dorothy Woodman

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Wood Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Beverley Baxter | 29,429 | 43.4 | −18.6 |
| | Labour Co-op | Walter Armstrong Vant | 23,544 | 34.7 | +9.9 |
| | Liberal | Edwin Malindine | 14,836 | 21.9 | +8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,885 | 8.7 | −28.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,809 | 74.9 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Wood Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | William Irving | 28,480 | 52.38 | |
| | Conservative | John Daw McEwen | 20,013 | 36.81 | |
| | Liberal | John Peter James Ellis | 5,875 | 10.81 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,467 | 15.57 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,368 | 81.88 | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
General election 1951: Wood Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | William Irving | 30,360 | 55.79 | +3.41 |
| | Conservative | Godman Irvine | 24,060 | 44.21 | +7.40 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,300 | 11.58 | −3.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,420 | 81.73 | −0.15 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 66,586 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -2.00 | |
General election 1955: Wood Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Joyce Butler | 25,523 | 53.92 | −1.87 |
| | Conservative | George Cathles | 21,811 | 46.08 | +1.87 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,812 | 7.84 | −3.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,334 | 75.12 | −6.61 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 63,015 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -1.87 | |
General election 1959: Wood Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Joyce Butler | 22,869 | 51.27 | −2.65 |
| | Conservative | Robert Shillingford | 21,735 | 48.73 | +2.65 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,134 | 2.54 | −5.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,604 | 75.12 | 0.00 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 59,380 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -2.65 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Wood Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Joyce Butler | 22,131 | 56.64 | +5.37 |
| | Conservative | George Cathles | 16,939 | 43.36 | −5.37 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,192 | 13.28 | +10.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,070 | 70.28 | −4.84 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 55,593 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +5.37 | |
General election 1966: Wood Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Joyce Butler | 21,922 | 60.80 | +4.16 |
| | Conservative | Leonard Goldman | 14,133 | 39.20 | −4.16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,789 | 21.60 | +8.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,055 | 67.32 | −2.96 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 53,559 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +4.16 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Wood Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Joyce Butler | 18,666 | 57.1 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative | Michael Peter Russell Malynn | 14,022 | 42.9 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,644 | 14.2 | −7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,689 | 60.9 | −6.4 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Wood Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Joyce Butler | 18,594 | 50.61 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Peter Russell Malynn | 10,950 | 29.81 | |
| | Liberal | Michael John Walton | 7,194 | 19.58 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,644 | 20.80 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,735 | 71.10 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Wood Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Joyce Butler | 16,605 | 51.28 | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Benyon | 8,394 | 25.92 | |
| | Liberal | Michael John Walton | 4,782 | 14.77 | |
| | National Front | Keith Squire | 2,603 | 8.04 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,211 | 25.36 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,381 | 62.25 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
General election 1979: Wood Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Reg Race | 16,465 | 46.94 |
| | Conservative | Jenefer Riley | 13,950 | 39.77 |
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Davies | 3,665 | 10.45 |
| | National Front | Robert Frost | 998 | 2.85 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,515 | 7.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,079 | 67.41 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |