Wood Green (UK Parliament constituency)

Wood Green
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons
County	1918–1965: Middlesex 1965–1983: Greater London
1918–1983
Number of members	One
Replaced by	Hornsey & Wood Green and Tottenham
Created from	Tottenham

Wood Green was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Wood Green area of North London. It which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

The Wood Green constituency was created for the 1918 general election, the area having previously formed part of the Tottenham constituency, and abolished for the 1983 general election.

It returned Conservative MPs until 1950, and then Labour or Labour Co-operative MPs until its abolition.

1918-1950: The Urban Districts of Southgate and Wood Green.

1950-1974: The Municipal Borough of Wood Green, and the Municipal Borough of Tottenham wards of Coleraine, Park, and White Hart Lane.

1974-1983: The London Borough of Haringey wards of Alexandra-Bowes, Coleraine, Noel Park, Park, and Town Hall.

* endorsed by the Coalition Government

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;

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