# White Hart Lane (ward)

White Hart Lane is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Haringey. The ward has existed since 1978 and was first used in the 1978 elections. It returns three councillors to Haringey London Borough Council.
The ward covers an area of 1.7 km$^2$, and is located mainly in the N17 and partly in the N22 and N13 postcodes. The ward is named after the road White Hart Lane; the road itself stretches from the junction with Tottenham High Road to the junction with Wood Green High Road, although the ward itself does not cover the entire road.

## Haringey council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Haringey in 2022. White Hart Lane exchanged territory with Woodside and lost territory to Bruce Castle.

### 2023 by-election

The by-election took place on 4 October 2023.
2023 White Hart Lane by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Liam Carroll | 1,081 | 58.7 | 3.9 |
| | Conservative | James Barton | 289 | 15.7 | 2.5 |
| | Green | Friedrich-Paul Ernst | 247 | 13.4 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Vigoureux | 215 | 11.7 | 0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,843 | 19.64 | 9.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.
2022 Haringey London Borough Council election: White Hart Lane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Yvonne Say | 1,779 | 62.6 | |
| | Labour | Anne Stennett | 1,723 | 60.7 | |
| | Labour | Ahmed Mahbub | 1,712 | 60.3 | |
| | Independent | Gideon Bull | 630 | 22.2 | |
| | Conservative | Bradley Fage | 374 | 13.2 | |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Krynicki | 333 | 11.7 | |
| | Conservative | Neil O’Shea | 329 | 11.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Blackett | 318 | 11.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Head | 225 | 7.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Perry | 214 | 7.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,840 | 29.55 | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

## 2002–2022 Haringey council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Haringey in 2002.

### 2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.
2018 Haringey London Borough Council election: White Hart Lane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Adje | 2,094 | 75.1 | +15.4 |
| | Labour | Gideon Bull | 2,074 | 74.4 | +11.3 |
| | Labour | Anne Stennett | 1,981 | 71.0 | +18.9 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Annie Bradley | 324 | 11.6 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative | Hazel Christina Stokes | 255 | 9.1 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative | Neil Edmund O'Shea | 246 | 8.8 | −0.6 |
| | Green | Pamela Jean Harling | 199 | 7.1 | −0.8 |
| | Green | Friedrich Paul Ernst | 177 | 6.3 | −2.9 |
| | Green | Dennis Richard Bury | 155 | 5.6 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Head | 112 | 4.0 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jean-Philippe Chenot | 109 | 3.9 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cara Jenkinson | 100 | 3.6 | −1.0 |
| | Democrats and Veterans | Neville Watson | 31 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,795 | 31.01 | −1.88 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.
2014 Haringey London Borough Council election: White Hart Lane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gideon Bull | 1,801 | 63.1 | +8.3 |
| | Labour | Charles Adje | 1,704 | 59.7 | +7.9 |
| | Labour | Anne Stennett | 1,486 | 52.1 | +3.2 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Price | 376 | 13.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Margaret Bradley | 294 | 10.3 | −14.8 |
| | Conservative | Roger Bradley | 280 | 9.8 | −11.5 |
| | Conservative | Melike Egin | 267 | 9.4 | −9.8 |
| | Green | Friedrich Ernst | 263 | 9.2 | +3.0 |
| | Green | Anna Evely | 226 | 7.9 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ali Guvercin | 213 | 7.5 | −8.2 |
| | Green | Claire Lewis | 174 | 6.1 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Elliott | 163 | 5.7 | −7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Head | 130 | 4.6 | −8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,870 | 32.89 | −20.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.
2010 Haringey London Borough Council election: White Hart Lane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gideon Bull | 2,499 | 54.8 | +4.3 |
| | Labour | Charles Adje | 2,363 | 51.8 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | Anne Stennett | 2,230 | 48.9 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | Diren Yilmaz | 1,142 | 25.1 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative | Janet Harris | 972 | 21.3 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative | Dan Isebor | 875 | 19.2 | −3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Fowler | 716 | 15.7 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Aseye Akonou | 619 | 13.6 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Head | 613 | 13.4 | +4.1 |
| | Green | Ruth Green | 377 | 8.3 | −0.8 |
| | Green | Friedrich-Paul Ernst | 282 | 6.2 | −2.4 |
| | Green | Nadja von Massow | 149 | 3.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,585 | 53.7 | +19.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.
2006 Haringey London Borough Council election: White Hart Lane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Adje | 1,370 | 51.5 | +3.5 |
| | Labour | Gideon Bull | 1,344 | 50.5 | −0.6 |
| | Labour | Elisabeth Santry | 1,195 | 44.9 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | Justin Hinchcliffe | 737 | 27.7 | −4.9 |
| | Conservative | Eric Lattimore | 652 | 24.5 | −7.9 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Mason | 608 | 22.9 | −11.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Bartlett | 330 | 12.4 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Isabel de Sudea | 269 | 10.1 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shantanu Guha | 246 | 9.3 | +1.9 |
| | Green | James Grinham | 242 | 9.1 | N/A |
| | Green | Friedrich Ernst | 230 | 8.6 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,675 | 34.1 | +11.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.
2002 Haringey London Borough Council election: White Hart Lane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gideon Bull | 869 | 51.1 | |
| | Labour | Charles Adje | 815 | 48.0 | |
| | Labour | Elisabeth Santry | 709 | 41.7 | |
| | Conservative | Tony Cox | 583 | 34.3 | |
| | Conservative | Justin Hinchcliffe | 554 | 32.6 | |
| | Conservative | Eric Lattimore | 550 | 32.4 | |
| | Green | Friedrich-Paul Ernst | 178 | 10.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Hort | 140 | 8.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Hay | 137 | 8.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frederick Nicholls | 126 | 7.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,706 | 22.5 | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

## 1978–2002 Haringey council elections
### 1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.
1998 Haringey London Borough Council election: White Hart Lane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jean Brown | 942 | 60.9 | +8.4 |
| | Labour | Hugh Jones | 864 | 55.9 | +8.1 |
| | Labour | Charles Adje | 744 | 48.1 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | Philip Murphie | 352 | 22.8 | −11.8 |
| | Conservative | Eric Lattimore | 349 | 22.6 | −9.2 |
| | Conservative | Jace Maclaren | 347 | 22.4 | −7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Williams | 202 | 13.1 | +6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,557 | 24.3 | −17.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.
1994 Haringey London Borough Council election: White Hart Lane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jean Brown | 1,412 | 52.5 | +8.9 |
| | Labour | Alfred Airende | 1,285 | 47.8 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | Jayanti Patel | 1,146 | 42.6 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative | Philip Murphie | 931 | 34.6 | −5.5 |
| | Conservative | Sybil James | 856 | 31.8 | −6.0 |
| | Conservative | Roger Smethurst | 794 | 29.5 | −8.1 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Adams | 255 | 9.5 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roberta Mehmed | 186 | 6.9 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mustafa Mehmed | 181 | 6.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Winnie Zambra | 71 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,704 | 41.3 | −2.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.
1990 Haringey London Borough Council election: White Hart Lane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Christopher Berry | 1,368 | 41.85 |
| | Labour | Alfred Airende | 1,329 | |
| | Conservative | Sheila Murphy | 1,261 | 39.22 |
| | Conservative | Donna Shirley | 1,188 | |
| | Conservative | Hugh McKinney | 1,181 | |
| | Labour | Robert Shooter | 1,175 | |
| | Green | Elizabeth Adams | 353 | 11.44 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frank Roberts | 231 | 7.49 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,248 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3146 | 43.41 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.16 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### 1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.
1986 Haringey London Borough Council election: White Hart Lane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Murphy | 1,827 | 47.6 | +13.1 |
| | Conservative | Diane Harwood | 1,783 | 46.4 | +12.3 |
| | Conservative | Donald Shirley | 1,764 | 45.9 | +13.2 |
| | Labour | Vic Butler | 1,300 | 33.8 | −10.3 |
| | Labour | Maureen Dewar | 1,178 | 30.7 | −12.0 |
| | Labour | Max Morris | 1,142 | 29.7 | −11.1 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Kenneth Shepherd | 523 | 13.6 | −1.7 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Dean Overton | 441 | 11.5 | −2.9 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Marc Bernstein | 431 | 11.2 | −3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,842 | 51.7 | +12.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.
1982 Haringey London Borough Council election: White Hart Lane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Victor Butler | 1,354 | 44.1 | −9.1 |
| | Labour | Maureen Dewar | 1,311 | 42.7 | −2.0 |
| | Labour | Collin Ware | 1,252 | 40.8 | −2.7 |
| | Conservative | Ian Johnston | 1,058 | 34.5 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | Michael Osborne | 1,048 | 34.1 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Gladys Weeks | 1,005 | 32.7 | +0.7 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Kenneth Shepherd | 469 | 15.3 | N/A |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | David Green | 443 | 14.4 | N/A |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Edgar Bradshaw | 440 | 14.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,069 | 39.6 | −0.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.
1978 Haringey London Borough Council election: White Hart Lane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Victor Butler | 1,676 | 53.2 | |
| | Labour | Maureen Dewar | 1,410 | 44.7 | |
| | Labour | Collin Ware | 1,370 | 43.5 | |
| | Conservative | Bert Baker | 1,092 | 34.6 | |
| | Conservative | Charles Franklin | 1,017 | 32.3 | |
| | Conservative | Ronald Hoskins | 1,009 | 32.0 | |
| | National Front | Robert Frost | 299 | 9.5 | |
| | National Front | Wilfred Cleaves | 276 | 8.8 | |
| | National Front | Bruce Pell | 269 | 8.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,153 | 40.3 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

## Demographics

As of 2018, the ward has a population of 14,043; a high proportion of them are from ethnic backgrounds. Those of black ethnicity form the largest ethnic grouping in the ward, representing 28.3% of the population, with white British at 23%. 50.8% of the population identify themselves as Christian and 23.9% Muslims.
The ward is the second-most deprived in Haringey, and one of the most deprived in London. The ward has proportionally the most number of households in social housing in Haringey, and the second highest level of unemployment. It also has a higher level of crime and lower life expectancy compared to Haringey overall.

## Local features

There are nine listed buildings in the ward, including Bruce Castle and the War Memorial at Tottenham Cemetery. The football club in the ward is the Haringey Borough F.C. Although also named White Hart Lane, the White Hart Lane railway station and the former home of Tottenham Hotspur F.C., the White Hart Lane stadium (since replaced by Tottenham Hotspur Stadium), are in the neighbouring ward of Northumberland Park.