White Hart Lane (ward)

White Hart Lane is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Haringey. The ward has existed since 1978 and was first used in the 1978 elections. It returns three councillors to Haringey London Borough Council.

White Hart Lane
Electoral ward
for the Haringey London Borough Council
Map
White Hart Lane ward boundaries since 2022
BoroughHaringey
CountyGreater London
Population13,882 (2021)[a]
Electorate9,610 (2022)
Area1.687 square kilometres (0.651 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1978
Councillors3
GSS code
  • E05000283 (2002–2022)
  • E05013604 (2022–present)

The ward covers an area of 1.7 km2, and is located mainly in the N17 and partly in the N22 and N13 postcodes. The ward is named after the road White Hart Lane; the road itself stretches from the junction with Tottenham High Road to the junction with Wood Green High Road, although the ward itself does not cover the entire road.

Haringey council elections since 2022

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There was a revision of ward boundaries in Haringey in 2022. White Hart Lane exchanged territory with Woodside and lost territory to Bruce Castle.

2023 by-election

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The by-election took place on 4 October 2023.

2023 White Hart Lane by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Liam Carroll 1,081 58.7  3.9
Conservative James Barton 289 15.7  2.5
Green Friedrich-Paul Ernst 247 13.4 New
Liberal Democrats David Vigoureux 215 11.7  0.5
Turnout 1,843 19.64  9.9
Labour hold Swing  

2022 election

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The election took place on 5 May 2022.[1]

2022 Haringey London Borough Council election: White Hart Lane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Yvonne Say 1,779 62.6
Labour Anne Stennett 1,723 60.7
Labour Ahmed Mahbub 1,712 60.3
Independent Gideon Bull 630 22.2
Conservative Bradley Fage 374 13.2
Conservative Jeremy Krynicki 333 11.7
Conservative Neil O’Shea 329 11.6
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Blackett 318 11.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Head 225 7.9
Liberal Democrats Adam Perry 214 7.5
Turnout 2,840 29.55
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Haringey council elections

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White Hart Lane ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Haringey in 2002.

2018 election

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The election took place on 3 May 2018.[2]

2018 Haringey London Borough Council election: White Hart Lane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Adje 2,094 75.1 +15.4
Labour Gideon Bull 2,074 74.4 +11.3
Labour Anne Stennett 1,981 71.0 +18.9
Conservative Margaret Annie Bradley 324 11.6 +1.3
Conservative Hazel Christina Stokes 255 9.1 −0.7
Conservative Neil Edmund O'Shea 246 8.8 −0.6
Green Pamela Jean Harling 199 7.1 −0.8
Green Friedrich Paul Ernst 177 6.3 −2.9
Green Dennis Richard Bury 155 5.6 −0.5
Liberal Democrats Paul Head 112 4.0 −3.5
Liberal Democrats Jean-Philippe Chenot 109 3.9 −1.8
Liberal Democrats Cara Jenkinson 100 3.6 −1.0
Democrats and Veterans Neville Watson 31 1.1 N/A
Turnout 2,795 31.01 −1.88
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014 election

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The election took place on 22 May 2014.[3]

2014 Haringey London Borough Council election: White Hart Lane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gideon Bull 1,801 63.1 +8.3
Labour Charles Adje 1,704 59.7 +7.9
Labour Anne Stennett 1,486 52.1 +3.2
UKIP Andrew Price 376 13.2 N/A
Conservative Margaret Bradley 294 10.3 −14.8
Conservative Roger Bradley 280 9.8 −11.5
Conservative Melike Egin 267 9.4 −9.8
Green Friedrich Ernst 263 9.2 +3.0
Green Anna Evely 226 7.9 −0.4
Liberal Democrats Ali Guvercin 213 7.5 −8.2
Green Claire Lewis 174 6.1 +2.8
Liberal Democrats John Elliott 163 5.7 −7.9
Liberal Democrats Paul Head 130 4.6 −8.8
Turnout 2,870 32.89 −20.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2010 election

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The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[4]

2010 Haringey London Borough Council election: White Hart Lane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gideon Bull 2,499 54.8 +4.3
Labour Charles Adje 2,363 51.8 +0.3
Labour Anne Stennett 2,230 48.9 +4.0
Conservative Diren Yilmaz 1,142 25.1 −2.6
Conservative Janet Harris 972 21.3 −3.2
Conservative Dan Isebor 875 19.2 −3.7
Liberal Democrats Margaret Fowler 716 15.7 +3.3
Liberal Democrats Aseye Akonou 619 13.6 +3.5
Liberal Democrats Paul Head 613 13.4 +4.1
Green Ruth Green 377 8.3 −0.8
Green Friedrich-Paul Ernst 282 6.2 −2.4
Green Nadja von Massow 149 3.3 N/A
Turnout 4,585 53.7 +19.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2006 election

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The election took place on 4 May 2006.[5]

2006 Haringey London Borough Council election: White Hart Lane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Adje 1,370 51.5 +3.5
Labour Gideon Bull 1,344 50.5 −0.6
Labour Elisabeth Santry 1,195 44.9 +3.2
Conservative Justin Hinchcliffe 737 27.7 −4.9
Conservative Eric Lattimore 652 24.5 −7.9
Conservative Thomas Mason 608 22.9 −11.4
Liberal Democrats David Bartlett 330 12.4 +4.2
Liberal Democrats Isabel de Sudea 269 10.1 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Shantanu Guha 246 9.3 +1.9
Green James Grinham 242 9.1 N/A
Green Friedrich Ernst 230 8.6 −1.9
Turnout 2,675 34.1 +11.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2002 election

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The election took place on 2 May 2002.[6]

2002 Haringey London Borough Council election: White Hart Lane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gideon Bull 869 51.1
Labour Charles Adje 815 48.0
Labour Elisabeth Santry 709 41.7
Conservative Tony Cox 583 34.3
Conservative Justin Hinchcliffe 554 32.6
Conservative Eric Lattimore 550 32.4
Green Friedrich-Paul Ernst 178 10.5
Liberal Democrats Mary Hort 140 8.2
Liberal Democrats Martin Hay 137 8.1
Liberal Democrats Frederick Nicholls 126 7.4
Turnout 1,706 22.5
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

1978–2002 Haringey council elections

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1998 election

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The election took place on 7 May 1998.[7]

1998 Haringey London Borough Council election: White Hart Lane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jean Brown 942 60.9 +8.4
Labour Hugh Jones 864 55.9 +8.1
Labour Charles Adje 744 48.1 +5.5
Conservative Philip Murphie 352 22.8 −11.8
Conservative Eric Lattimore 349 22.6 −9.2
Conservative Jace Maclaren 347 22.4 −7.1
Liberal Democrats Neil Williams 202 13.1 +6.2
Turnout 1,557 24.3 −17.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1994 election

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The election took place on 5 May 1994.[8]

1994 Haringey London Borough Council election: White Hart Lane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jean Brown 1,412 52.5 +8.9
Labour Alfred Airende 1,285 47.8 +5.5
Labour Jayanti Patel 1,146 42.6 +5.2
Conservative Philip Murphie 931 34.6 −5.5
Conservative Sybil James 856 31.8 −6.0
Conservative Roger Smethurst 794 29.5 −8.1
Green Elizabeth Adams 255 9.5 −1.7
Liberal Democrats Roberta Mehmed 186 6.9 −0.5
Liberal Democrats Mustafa Mehmed 181 6.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Winnie Zambra 71 2.6 N/A
Turnout 2,704 41.3 −2.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

1990 election

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The election took place on 3 May 1990.[9]

1990 Haringey London Borough Council election: White Hart Lane
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Christopher Berry 1,368 41.85
Labour Alfred Airende 1,329
Conservative Sheila Murphy 1,261 39.22
Conservative Donna Shirley 1,188
Conservative Hugh McKinney 1,181
Labour Robert Shooter 1,175
Green Elizabeth Adams 353 11.44
Liberal Democrats Frank Roberts 231 7.49
Registered electors 7,248
Turnout 3146 43.41
Rejected ballots 5 0.16
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

1986 election

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The election took place on 8 May 1986.[10]

1986 Haringey London Borough Council election: White Hart Lane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Murphy 1,827 47.6 +13.1
Conservative Diane Harwood 1,783 46.4 +12.3
Conservative Donald Shirley 1,764 45.9 +13.2
Labour Vic Butler 1,300 33.8 −10.3
Labour Maureen Dewar 1,178 30.7 −12.0
Labour Max Morris 1,142 29.7 −11.1
Alliance (SDP) Kenneth Shepherd 523 13.6 −1.7
Alliance (SDP) Dean Overton 441 11.5 −2.9
Alliance (SDP) Marc Bernstein 431 11.2 −3.1
Turnout 3,842 51.7 +12.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

1982 election

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The election took place on 6 May 1982.[11]

1982 Haringey London Borough Council election: White Hart Lane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Victor Butler 1,354 44.1 −9.1
Labour Maureen Dewar 1,311 42.7 −2.0
Labour Collin Ware 1,252 40.8 −2.7
Conservative Ian Johnston 1,058 34.5 −0.1
Conservative Michael Osborne 1,048 34.1 +1.8
Conservative Gladys Weeks 1,005 32.7 +0.7
Alliance (SDP) Kenneth Shepherd 469 15.3 N/A
Alliance (Liberal) David Green 443 14.4 N/A
Alliance (Liberal) Edgar Bradshaw 440 14.3 N/A
Turnout 3,069 39.6 −0.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1978 election

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The election took place on 4 May 1978.[12]

1978 Haringey London Borough Council election: White Hart Lane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Victor Butler 1,676 53.2
Labour Maureen Dewar 1,410 44.7
Labour Collin Ware 1,370 43.5
Conservative Bert Baker 1,092 34.6
Conservative Charles Franklin 1,017 32.3
Conservative Ronald Hoskins 1,009 32.0
National Front Robert Frost 299 9.5
National Front Wilfred Cleaves 276 8.8
National Front Bruce Pell 269 8.5
Turnout 3,153 40.3
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Demographics

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Wards of Haringey

As of 2018, the ward has a population of 14,043; a high proportion of them are from ethnic backgrounds. Those of black ethnicity form the largest ethnic grouping in the ward, representing 28.3% of the population, with white British at 23%. 50.8% of the population identify themselves as Christian and 23.9% Muslims.[13]

The ward is the second-most deprived in Haringey, and one of the most deprived in London.[14][15] The ward has proportionally the most number of households in social housing in Haringey, and the second highest level of unemployment.[13] It also has a higher level of crime and lower life expectancy compared to Haringey overall.[16]

Local features

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There are nine listed buildings in the ward, including Bruce Castle and the War Memorial at Tottenham Cemetery.[17] The football club in the ward is the Haringey Borough F.C. Although also named White Hart Lane, the White Hart Lane railway station and the former home of Tottenham Hotspur F.C., the White Hart Lane stadium (since replaced by Tottenham Hotspur Stadium), are in the neighbouring ward of Northumberland Park.[18]

Notes

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  1. ^ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

References

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  1. ^ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  2. ^ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  3. ^ Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  4. ^ Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  5. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  6. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  7. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  8. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  9. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1990). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  10. ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. August 1986. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  11. ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  12. ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Haringey Ward Profile: White Hart Lane" (PDF). Haringey Council.
  14. ^ "National Deprivation Rankings – Haringey Wards" (PDF). Haringey Council.
  15. ^ "Index of Multiple Deprivation 2015". Haringey Council.
  16. ^ "White Hart Lane Profile – July 2012" (PDF). Haringey Council.
  17. ^ "Listed Buildings in White Hart Lane Ward, Haringey". British Listed Building.
  18. ^ "Haringey: Census 2011 - White Hart Lane ward" (PDF). Haringey Council.
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