Who is the MP for Tottenham?

Mr David Lammy (Labour) is the MP for Tottenham. They were first elected in June 2000.

Who won Tottenham at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Tottenham was won by Labour with 57.5% of the vote, ahead of Green on 19.0%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Tottenham?

PollCheck's current projection has Labour on 37.1% and Green on 26.5% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Tottenham in?

Tottenham crosses multiple council boundaries: Haringey (82%), Hackney (18%). Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units.

What is the demographic profile of Tottenham?

Tottenham is in London. The seat is Remain-voting (Leave vote estimated at 23.8% in 2016). Around 41.1% of residents have a degree, a median age of 34, and 27.1% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Tottenham?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Tottenham, Labour won with 57.5% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Tottenham in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Tottenham: 2010 Labour, 2015 Labour, 2017 Labour, 2019 Labour, 2024 Labour.

Constituency profile

Tottenham

London · Borough constituency

Sitting MP

Mr David Lammy

Labour

First elected June 2000Cabinet: Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

London

Borough constituency

Last 5 GE winners

LLLLL

Labour 5/5

EU referendum 2016

23.8% Leave

UK average 51.9%; -28.1pp below mean

Current outlook

Labour +10.6pp

vs Green 26.5%

LondonStrong Remain areaGraduate-heavyDiverse

Who lives in Tottenham? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016

23.8%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

41.1%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

22.5%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

27.1%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

70.0%

UK average ~36%

Median age

34.0

UK median ~40

Age 65+

10.7%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

41.3%

UK average ~28%

How did Tottenham vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab hold · majority 15,434 votes (38.5pp) · turnout 52.9%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Tottenham

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Tottenham within Haringey and Hackney

Tottenham crosses multiple council boundaries: Haringey (82%), Hackney (18%). The figures below come from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026 in each constituent council.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat	Projection
Haringey 60 LSOAs	82%	View projection ›
Hackney 13 LSOAs	18%	View projection ›

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward	GE2024 winner	Latest council winner	Shift since GE2024	Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Tottenham at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Tottenham at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year	Result	MP	Lab	Con	LD	Right (Ref/UKIP)	Green	Other	Majority	Turnout
2010	Lab hold	David Lammy	59.3%	14.9%	17.7%	1.1% UKIP	2.4%	4.6%	16,931	59.1%
2015	Lab hold	David Lammy	67.3%	12.0%	4.1%	3.6% UKIP	9.2%	3.8%	23,564	60.1%
2017	Lab hold	David Lammy	81.6%	11.5%	3.4%	0.9% UKIP	2.6%	-	34,584	67.7%
2019notional	Labour winner	David Lammy 2019 MP, pre-review boundary	77.8%	11.1%	5.0%	-	4.3%	1.8%	30,488	60.2%
2024	Lab hold	David Lammy	57.5%	5.8%	4.8%	4.0% Ref	19.0%	9.0%	15,434	52.9%

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like Tottenham

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Tottenham. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

Move the sliders to set national vote shares. The per-seat projection updates live. Reset returns to the current 7-poll average.

Sources

2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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