Tottenham by-election, 2000

The Labour Member of Parliament for Tottenham, Bernie Grant, died on 8 April 2000, creating a by-election in his constituency.

Grant was one of the first four black MPs and the constituency was one of the centres of the London Afro-Caribbean community. However, Grant's widow Sharon (who was white) declared her intention to seek selection and this split opinion within the local Labour Party. Both Sharon and Bernie Grant had been on the left-wing of the party whereas the leading black contender for the nomination, David Lammy, was a supporter of Tony Blair. After a close-fought selection battle, Lammy was chosen. During the campaign, Sharon Grant made a public show of supporting his election campaign in order not to allow disunity in the Labour Party.

Polling day in the by-election was set for 22 June. Neither of the other major party candidates was able to mount a credible challenge in a seat where Labour was so strongly ahead, and David Lammy comfortably retained the seat on a low turnout.

Results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Lammy
votes = 8,785
percentage = 53.5
change = -15.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Duncan Hames
votes = 3,139
percentage = 19.1
change = +7.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jane Ellison
votes = 2,634
percentage = 16.0
change = +0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = Weyman Bennett
votes = 885
percentage = 5.4
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Peter Budge
votes = 606
percentage = 3.7
change = +0.9Election box candidate
party = Reform 2000
candidate = Erol Basarik
votes = 177
percentage = 1.1
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Ashwinkumar Tanna
votes = 136
percentage = 0.8
change = "N/A"Election box candidate
party = Independent Conservative
candidate = Dorian de Braâm
votes = 55
percentage = 0.3
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 5,646
percentage = 34.4
change = -19.2Election box turnout
votes = 16,417
percentage = 25.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

General Election result, 1997

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Bernie Grant
votes = 26,121
percentage = 69.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Scantlebury
votes = 5,921
percentage = 15.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Neil Hughes
votes = 4,064
percentage = 10.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Peter Budge
votes = 1,059
percentage = 2.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Prolife Alliance
candidate = Leelan Tay
votes = 210
percentage = 0.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Workers Revolutionary Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Anglin
votes = 181
percentage = 0.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Equality Party (UK)
candidate = Tania Kent
votes = 148
percentage = 0.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 20,200
percentage = 53.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 37,704
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =