Wood Green (UK Parliament constituency)
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) |
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 | 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 | 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 | 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 gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 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 hold | Swing | -2.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 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 hold | Swing | -1.87 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 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 hold | Swing | -2.65 |
Elections in the 1960s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 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 hold | Swing | +5.37 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 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 hold | Swing | +4.16 |
Elections in the 1970s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 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 hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 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 hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 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 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 |
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