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Tottenham
Tottenham
Former electoral division; for the Greater London Council
District	Haringey
Electorate	48,434 (1973); 45,569 (1977); 46,293 (1981); 43,013 (1983);
Major settlements	Tottenham
Area	754 hectares (7.54 km2)
Former electoral division
Created	1973
Abolished	1986
Member(s)	1
Created from	Haringey

Tottenham was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the Greater London Council. The constituency elected one councillor for a four-year term in 1973, 1977 and 1981, with the final term extended for an extra year ahead of the abolition of the Greater London Council.

History

It was planned to use the same boundaries as the Westminster Parliament constituencies for election of councillors to the Greater London Council (GLC), as had been the practice for elections to the predecessor London County Council, but those that existed in 1965 crossed the Greater London boundary. Until new constituencies could be settled, the 32 London boroughs were used as electoral areas. The London Borough of Haringey formed the Haringey electoral division. This was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1964, 1967 and 1970.

The new constituencies were settled following the Second Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and the new electoral division matched the boundaries of the Tottenham parliamentary constituency.^[1]

It covered an area of 754 hectares (7.54 km²).

Elections

The Tottenham constituency was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1973,^[2] 1977^[3] and 1981.^[4] One councillor was elected at each election using first-past-the-post voting.^[5]

1973 election

The fourth election to the GLC (and first using revised boundaries) was held on 12 April 1973. The electorate was 48,434 and one Labour Party councillor was elected. The turnout was 29.8%. The councillor was elected for a three-year term. This was extended for an extra year in 1976 when the electoral cycle was switched to four-yearly.^[6]

1973 Greater London Council election: Tottenham
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Andrew Robert McIntosh	8,043
	Conservative	John Antony Croft	3,360
	National Independence	Michael Paul Coney	2,924
	Socialist (GB)	Mrs A Young	109
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)

1977 election

The fifth election to the GLC (and second using revised boundaries) was held on 5 May 1977. The electorate was 45,569 and one Labour Party councillor was elected. The turnout was 35.3%. The councillor was elected for a four-year term.

1977 Greater London Council election: Tottenham
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Andrew Robert McIntosh	7,543
	Conservative	P. E. Hitchens	5,845
	National Front	PG Holden	1,628
	Liberal	Katherine Alexander	756
	National Party	Miss PI Goldfield	333
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

1981 election

The sixth and final election to the GLC (and third using revised boundaries) was held on 7 May 1981. The electorate was 46,293 and one Labour Party councillor was elected. The turnout was 36.0%. The councillor was elected for a four-year term, extended by an extra year by the Local Government (Interim Provisions) Act 1984, ahead of the abolition of the council.

1981 Greater London Council election: Tottenham
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Andrew Robert McIntosh	10,775
	Conservative	Alan Thomas Amos	3,802
	Liberal	Katherine Alexander	1,605
	Constitutional Movement	Alexander Clark	277
	Workers Revolutionary	Richard D. Goldstein	189
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

1983 by-election

A by-election was held on 5 May 1983, following the resignation of Andrew Robert McIntosh. The electorate was 43,013 and one Labour Party councillor was elected. The turnout was 39.9%.^[7]

Tottenham by-election, 1983
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Jennifer Fletcher	8,984
	Conservative	Peter L. Murphy	5,835
	Alliance	Alexander S. C. L'Estrange	2,089
	National Front	John B. Donegan	244
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

References

^ "The Greater London (Electoral Areas) Order 1972" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. 20 June 1972. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 12 April 1973. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
^ "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 5 May 1977. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
^ "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 7 May 1981. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
^ Boothroyd, David. "Greater London Council Election results: Haringey". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
^ "The London Councillors Order 1976" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. 17 February 1976. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
^ "Appendix B By-elections for Greater London councillors, May 1981 to May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. Retrieved 9 September 2023.