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Tottenham — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Tottenham was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 15,434 votes over Green. This page covers every general election in Tottenham from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Joseph Howard (Conservative) 4,441 54.5% William Sproston Caine (Liberal) 735 (9.0 pts) 74.8%
1886 Joseph Howard (Conservative) 3,941 65.7% Charles Edward Bretherton (Liberal) 1,879 (31.3 pts) 55.1%
1892 Joseph Howard (Conservative) 5,794 58.7% Thomas Henry Chance (Liberal) 1,720 (17.4 pts) 62.8%
1895 Joseph Howard (Conservative) 6,388 62.6% Allen Clement Edwards (Liberal-Labour) 2,571 (25.2 pts) 58.8%
1900 Joseph Howard (Conservative) 6,721 62.6% George Hay Morgan (Liberal) 2,712 (25.3 pts) 55.3%
1906 Percy Alden (Liberal) 9,956 58.7% Horace Whitehead Chatterton (Conservative) 2,947 (17.4 pts) 72.5%
Jan 1910 Percy Alden (Liberal) 12,302 51.1% Edward Vyse Sturdy (Conservative) 515 (2.1 pts) 82.3%
Dec 1910 Percy Alden (Liberal) 12,046 52.4% Edward Vyse Sturdy (Conservative) 1,101 (4.8 pts) 78.6%
1950 Frederick Messer (Labour) 30,901 57.0% Patrick Faulkner (Conservative) 14,039 (25.9 pts) 81.0%
1951 Frederick Messer (Labour) 33,312 62.4% Patrick Faulkner (Conservative) 13,251 (24.8 pts) 79.8%
1955 Frederick Messer (Labour) 26,636 60.4% Ian Montagu Fraser (Conservative) 8,883 (20.1 pts) 70.2%
1959 Alan Grahame Brown (Labour) 22,325 51.9% David James George Hennessy (Conservative) 6,637 (15.4 pts) 72.0%
1964 Norman Atkinson (Labour) 19,458 54.7% Alan Grahame Brown (Conservative) 7,881 (22.2 pts) 63.9%
1966 Norman Atkinson (Labour) 21,111 65.3% Hugh Dykes (Conservative) 9,889 (30.6 pts) 59.8%
1970 Norman Atkinson (Labour) 17,367 61.3% Leo Simmonds (Conservative) 6,392 (22.6 pts) 55.3%
Feb 1974 Norman Atkinson (Labour) 16,999 54.8% John Antony Croft (Conservative) 9,126 (29.4 pts) 65.6%
Oct 1974 Norman Atkinson (Labour) 15,708 58.8% Peter Lilley (Conservative) 9,216 (34.5 pts) 56.2%
1979 Norman Atkinson (Labour) 16,299 56.9% Matthew Carrington (Conservative) 7,133 (24.9 pts) 61.2%
1983 Norman Atkinson (Labour) 22,423 52.0% Peter Murphy (Conservative) 9,396 (21.8 pts) 63.4%
1987 Bernie Grant (Labour) 21,921 43.6% Peter Murphy (Conservative) 4,141 (8.2 pts) 66.1%
1992 Bernie Grant (Labour) 25,309 56.5% Andrew Charalambous (Conservative) 11,968 (26.7 pts) 65.6%
1997 Bernie Grant (Labour) 26,121 69.3% Andrew Scantlebury (Conservative) 20,200 (53.6 pts) 58.4%
2001 David Lammy (Labour) 21,317 67.5% Uma Fernandes (Conservative) 16,916 (53.5 pts) 48.2%
2005 David Lammy (Labour) 18,343 57.9% Wayne Hoban (Liberal Democrat) 13,034 (41.2 pts) 47.8%
2010 David Lammy (Labour) 24,128 59.3% David Schmitz (Liberal Democrat) 16,931 (41.6 pts) 59.6%
2015 David Lammy (Labour) 28,654 67.3% Stefan Mrozinski (Conservative) 23,564 (55.4 pts) 60.4%
2017 David Lammy (Labour) 40,249 81.6% Myles Stacey (Conservative) 34,584 (70.1 pts) 67.9%
2019 David Lammy (Labour) 35,621 76.0% James Newhall (Conservative) 30,175 (64.4 pts) 62.1%
2024 David Lammy (Labour) 23,066 57.5% David Craig (Green) 15,434 (38.4 pts) 53.2%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Howard Conservative 4,44154.5% Yes
William Sproston Caine Liberal 3,70645.5% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Howard Conservative 3,94165.7% Yes
Charles Edward Bretherton Liberal 2,06234.3% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Howard Conservative 5,79458.7% Yes
Thomas Henry Chance Liberal 4,07441.3% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Howard Conservative 6,38862.6% Yes
Allen Clement Edwards Liberal-Labour 3,81737.4% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Howard Conservative 6,72162.6% Yes
George Hay Morgan Liberal 4,00937.4% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Alden Liberal 9,95658.7% Yes
Horace Whitehead Chatterton Conservative 7,00941.3% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Alden Liberal 12,30251.1% Yes
Edward Vyse Sturdy Conservative 11,78748.9% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Alden Liberal 12,04652.4% Yes
Edward Vyse Sturdy Conservative 10,94547.6% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Messer Labour 30,90157.0% Yes
Patrick Faulkner Conservative 16,86231.1% No
Richard de Courcy Allen Liberal 5,66510.4% No
George Cross Communist 8021.5% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Messer Labour 33,31262.4% Yes
Patrick Faulkner Conservative 20,06137.6% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Messer Labour 26,63660.4% Yes
Ian Montagu Fraser Conservative 17,75340.2% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Grahame Brown Labour 22,32551.9% Yes
David James George Hennessy Conservative 15,68836.4% No
Laurence G Lepley Liberal 5,03011.7% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman Atkinson Labour 19,45854.7% Yes
Alan Grahame Brown Conservative 11,57732.6% No
Laurence G Lepley Liberal 4,52612.7% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman Atkinson Labour 21,11165.3% Yes
Hugh Dykes Conservative 11,22234.7% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman Atkinson Labour 17,36761.3% Yes
Leo Simmonds Conservative 10,97538.7% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman Atkinson Labour 16,99954.8% Yes
John Antony Croft Conservative 7,87325.4% No
Kattherine Papatheodotou Liberal 2,4788.0% No
Michael Paul Coney National Independence 1,3734.4% No
Roy Painter National Front 1,2704.1% No
Keith Martin Social Democrat 7632.5% No
John Squire Independent Conservative 2740.9% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman Atkinson Labour 15,70858.8% Yes
Peter Lilley Conservative 6,49224.3% No
Katherine Alexander Liberal 2,2888.6% No
Roy Painter National Front 2,2118.3% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman Atkinson Labour 16,29956.9% Yes
Matthew Carrington Conservative 9,16632.0% No
Katherine Alexander Liberal 2,1777.6% No
Colin Steven Mates National Front 8332.9% No
Eric Gutteridge Workers Revolutionary 940.3% No
Geoffrey Rolph Fellowship 710.2% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman Atkinson Labour 22,42352.0% Yes
Peter Murphy Conservative 13,02730.2% No
Alex l'Estrange Liberal 6,99016.2% No
Walter George Hurry Independent Conservative 6521.5% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bernie Grant Labour 21,92143.6% Yes
Peter Murphy Conservative 17,78035.4% No
Stuart Etherington Liberal 8,98317.9% No
Darren Nicholls Green 7441.5% No
Peter Nealon Gaitskell Labour 6381.3% No
Claire Dixon Workers Revolutionary 2050.4% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bernie Grant Labour 25,30956.5% Yes
Andrew Charalambous Conservative 13,34129.8% No
Alex l'Estrange Liberal Democrat 5,12011.4% No
Peter Budge Green 9032.0% No
Margaret Obomanu Natural Law 1500.3% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bernie Grant Labour 26,12169.3% Yes
Andrew Scantlebury Conservative 5,92115.7% No
Neil Hughes Liberal Democrat 4,06410.8% No
Peter Budge Green 1,0592.8% No
Leelan Tay ProLife Alliance 2100.6% No
Christopher Anglin Workers Revolutionary 1810.5% No
Tania Kent Socialist Equality 1480.4% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Lammy Labour 21,31767.5% Yes
Uma Fernandes Conservative 4,40113.9% No
Meher Khan Liberal Democrat 3,0089.5% No
Peter Budge Green 1,4434.6% No
Weyman Bennett Socialist Alliance 1,1623.7% No
Unver Shefki Reform 2000 2700.9% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Lammy Labour 18,34357.9% Yes
Wayne Hoban Liberal Democrat 5,30916.8% No
William MacDougall Conservative 4,27813.5% No
Janet Alder Respect 2,0146.4% No
Pete McAskie Green 1,4574.6% No
Jaamit Durrani Socialist Labour 2630.8% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Lammy Labour 24,12859.3% Yes
David Schmitz Liberal Democrat 7,19717.7% No
Sean Sullivan Conservative 6,06414.9% No
Jenny Sutton Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1,0572.6% No
Anne Gray Green 9802.4% No
Winston McKenzie UKIP 4661.1% No
Neville Watson Independent People Together 2650.7% No
Abimbola Kadara Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship 2620.6% No
Sheik Thompson Independent 1430.4% No
Errol Carr Independent 1250.3% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Lammy Labour 28,65467.3% Yes
Stefan Mrozinski Conservative 5,09012.0% No
Dee Searle Green 3,9319.2% No
Turham Ozen Liberal Democrat 1,7564.1% No
Tariq Saeed UKIP 1,5123.6% No
Jenny Sutton Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1,3243.1% No
Tania Mahmood The Peace Party - Non-violence, Justice, Environment 2910.7% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Lammy Labour 40,24981.6% Yes
Myles Stacey Conservative 5,66511.5% No
Brian Haley Liberal Democrat 1,6873.4% No
Jarelle Francis Green 1,2762.6% No
Patricia Rumble UKIP 4620.9% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Lammy Labour 35,62176.0% Yes
James Newhall Conservative 5,44611.6% No
Tammy Palmer Liberal Democrat 3,1686.8% No
Emma Chan Green 1,8734.0% No
Abdul Turay Brexit Party 5271.1% No
Andrew Bence Social Democratic Party 910.2% No
Frank Sweeney Workers Revolutionary Party 880.2% No
Jonathan Silberman Communist League Election Campaign 420.1% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Lammy Labour 23,06657.5% Yes
David Craig Green 7,63219.0% No
Nandita Lal Independent 2,3485.8% No
Attic Rahman Conservative 2,3205.8% No
Hari Prabu Liberal Democrat 1,9284.8% No
Roger Gravett Reform UK 1,6024.0% No
Jennifer Obaseki Workers Party of Britain 6591.6% No
Andrew Miles Rejoin EU 3060.8% No
Amelia Allao Christian Peoples Alliance Party 2240.6% No
Pamela Holmes Communist League Election Campaign 630.2% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1885: Conservative margin 9.0 pts 1886: Conservative margin 31.3 pts 1892: Conservative margin 17.4 pts 1895: Conservative margin 25.2 pts 1900: Conservative margin 25.3 pts 1906: Liberal margin 17.4 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 2.1 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 4.8 pts 1950: Labour margin 25.9 pts 1951: Labour margin 24.8 pts 1955: Labour margin 20.1 pts 1959: Labour margin 15.4 pts 1964: Labour margin 22.2 pts 1966: Labour margin 30.6 pts 1970: Labour margin 22.6 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 29.4 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 34.5 pts 1979: Labour margin 24.9 pts 1983: Labour margin 21.8 pts 1987: Labour margin 8.2 pts 1992: Labour margin 26.7 pts 1997: Labour margin 53.6 pts 2001: Labour margin 53.5 pts 2005: Labour margin 41.2 pts 2010: Labour margin 41.6 pts 2015: Labour margin 55.4 pts 2017: Labour margin 70.1 pts 2019: Labour margin 64.4 pts 2024: Labour margin 38.4 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Tottenham has been contested at 29 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Tottenham in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Tottenham in 2024 with 23,066 votes (57.5%), a majority of 15,434 votes over Green in second place.

Which parties have won Tottenham since 1885?

Since 1885, Tottenham has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Tottenham?

The closest result on record for Tottenham was Jan 1910, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 515 votes (2.1 percentage points).

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