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).
Wood Green | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | 1918–1965: Middlesex 1965–1983: Greater London |
1918–1983 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Enfield Southgate (in 1950) Hornsey & Wood Green (bulk of remaining parts) Tottenham (small parts) |
Created from | Tottenham (parts of) Enfield (parts of) |
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 | Member[1] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1918 | Godfrey Locker-Lampson | Conservative | |
1935 | Beverley Baxter | Conservative | |
1950 | William Irving | Labour | |
1955 | Joyce Butler | Labour | |
1979 | Reg Race | Labour | |
1983 | constituency abolished |
Elections
Elections in the 1910s
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 | 14,678 | 54.9 | |||
Turnout | 26,713 | 58.1 | |||
Unionist win (new seat) | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Godfrey Locker-Lampson | 21,937 | 70.0 | -1.9 | |
Labour | Harri Tudor Rhys | 9,411 | 30.0 | +13.0 | |
Majority | 12,526 | 40.0 | -14.9 | ||
Turnout | 31,348 | 66.5 | +8.4 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing |
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 | 3,369 | 10.2 | -29.8 | ||
Turnout | 32,984 | 69.1 | +2.6 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing |
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 | 13,077 | 34.9 | +24.7 | ||
Turnout | 37,531 | 76.3 | +7.2 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing |
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 | 9,826 | 18.9 | -16.0 | ||
Turnout | 52,176 | 73.0 | -3.3 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | -8.0 |
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Godfrey Locker-Lampson | 44,364 | 78.7 | +31.1 | |
Labour | E. P. Bell | 11,980 | 21.3 | -2.4 | |
Majority | 32,384 | 57.4 | +38.5 | ||
Turnout | 56,344 | 72.3 | -0.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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 | 21,823 | 37.2 | -20.2 | ||
Turnout | 58,656 | 69.1 | -3.2 | ||
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[5]
- Labour: Dorothy Woodman[6]
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Beverley Baxter | 29,429 | 43.4 | -18.6 | |
Labour Co-op | WA Vant | 23,544 | 34.7 | +9.9 | |
Liberal | Edwin Malindine | 14,836 | 21.9 | +8.7 | |
Majority | 5,885 | 8.7 | -28.5 | ||
Turnout | 67,809 | 74.9 | +5.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
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 | 8,467 | 15.57 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 54,368 | 81.88 | |||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | William Irving | 30,360 | 55.79 | +3.41 | |
Conservative | Godman Irvine | 24,060 | 44.21 | +7.40 | |
Majority | 6,300 | 11.58 | -3.99 | ||
Turnout | 54,420 | 81.73 | -0.15 | ||
Registered electors | 66,586 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -2.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Joyce Butler | 25,523 | 53.92 | -1.87 | |
Conservative | George Cathles | 21,811 | 46.08 | +1.87 | |
Majority | 3,812 | 7.84 | -3.74 | ||
Turnout | 47,334 | 75.12 | -6.61 | ||
Registered electors | 63,015 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -1.87 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Joyce Butler | 22,869 | 51.27 | -2.65 | |
Conservative | Robert Shillingford | 21,735 | 48.73 | +2.65 | |
Majority | 1,134 | 2.54 | -5.30 | ||
Turnout | 44,604 | 75.12 | 0.00 | ||
Registered electors | 59,380 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -2.65 |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Joyce Butler | 22,131 | 56.64 | +5.37 | |
Conservative | George Cathles | 16,939 | 43.36 | -5.37 | |
Majority | 5,192 | 13.28 | +10.74 | ||
Turnout | 39,070 | 70.28 | -4.84 | ||
Registered electors | 55,593 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +5.37 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Joyce Butler | 21,922 | 60.80 | +4.16 | |
Conservative | Leonard Goldman | 14,133 | 39.20 | -4.16 | |
Majority | 7,789 | 21.60 | +8.32 | ||
Turnout | 36,055 | 67.32 | -2.96 | ||
Registered electors | 53,559 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +4.16 |
Elections in the 1970s
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 | 4,644 | 14.2 | -7.4 | ||
Turnout | 32,689 | 60.9 | -6.4 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
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 | 7,644 | 20.80 | |||
Turnout | 36,735 | 71.10 | |||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
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 | 8,211 | 25.36 | |||
Turnout | 32,381 | 62.25 | |||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Reg Race | 16,465 | 46.94 | ||
Conservative | J Riley | 13,950 | 39.77 | ||
Liberal | Geoffrey Davies | 3,665 | 10.45 | ||
National Front | R Frost | 998 | 2.85 | ||
Majority | 2,515 | 7.17 | |||
Turnout | 35,079 | 67.41 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
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- The Liberal Magazine, 1939
- Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
- http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge45/i21.htm
- The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1950.
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
- Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1951". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1951.
- Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
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