1945 Tottenham North by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 The 1945 Tottenham North by-election was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Tottenham North in London on 13 December 1945. Vacancy The seat had become vacant when the sitting Labour Co-operative Member of Parliament (MP), Robert Morrison had been ennobled on 16 November 1945 as Baron Morrison. He had held the seat since the 1935 general election. Candidates The Labour Co-operative candidate was 53-year-old William Irving. The Conservative Party candidate was 26-year-old barrister Petre Crowder. Result On a much-reduced turnout, Irving held the seat for Labour, with a swing of 8.2% to the Conservatives. The constituency was abolished for the 1950 general election, when Irving was elected for the new Wood Green constituency, and Crowder was elected for the safe Conservative seat of Ruislip-Northwood. Tottenham North by-election, 13 December 1945http://by-elections.co.uk/45.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120206224812/http://by-elections.co.uk/45.html 1945 By Election Results 2012-02-06 dead 2015-08-11 Labour Co-operative William Irving 12,937 63.6 −8.2 Conservative Party (UK) Petre Crowder 7,415 36.4 +8.2 5,522 27.2 −16.4 20,352 39.5 −30.8 Labour Co-operative -8.2 Previous result General election July 1945: Tottenham North Labour Co-operative Robert Morrison 25,360 71.8 +14.6 Conservative Party (UK) B. H. Berry 9,955 28.2 −7.3 15,405 43.6 +21.9 35,315 70.3 +4.4 Labour Co-operative +10.0 See also Tottenham North (UK Parliament constituency) Tottenham List of United Kingdom by-elections (1931–1950) References Sources Craig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 1969 3rd 1983 Parliamentary Research Services Chichester 0-900178-06-X March 2012 Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in London constituencies Category:1945 elections in the United Kingdom Category:Elections in the London Borough of Haringey Category:1945 in London Category:20th century in Middlesex Category:Tottenham