Tottenham Green (ward)

Tottenham Green was an electoral ward within the London Borough of Haringey in Greater London, England from 2002 to 2022.

Tottenham Green
Former electoral ward for the Haringey London Borough Council
Tottenham Green ward boundaries
Borough	Haringey
County	Greater London
Population	14,580 (2011)
Former electoral ward
Created	2002
Abolished	2022
Councillors	3
GSS code	E05000280

According to the 2001 Census, the population of Tottenham Green was around 12,000, in around 5,500 homes. Around 2,900 homes did not own a car. Just under 2,000 of the population were Muslims.^[1] The population at the 2011 Census increased to 14,580 in 5,925 homes.^[2]

Those living in the ward had a life expectancy seven years less than someone living in nearby Highgate^{[citation needed]}; the area has a significant and entrenched problem with guns, drugs, arson, burglaries and anti-social behaviour^{[citation needed]}. The high rate of violent and petty crime in Tottenham Green has remained fairly stable over the past six years.^[when?] (Source: Key Findings of the 2004 Crime & Drugs Audit Report, Haringey Council).

The area has a large new sports and leisure centre, and good transport connections.

The Government's Indices of Deprivation (2004) reported Tottenham Green to be among the top 20 per cent of deprived areas in England.^[3] Despite the high levels of poverty, Council Tax is said to be among the highest in the UK^{[citation needed]}. The area is a Labour Party stronghold.

Haringey council elections

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.^[4]

2018 Haringey London Borough Council election: Tottenham Green (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Isidoros Diakides	2,432	72.7	+14.8
	Labour	Makbule Gunes	2,342	70.0	+12.5
	Labour	Preston Tabois	2,306	69.0	+13.3
	Green	Cecily Hope Spelling	431	12.9	−6.7
	Green	Rosa Nerine Fass	420	12.6	−4.9
	Conservative	Daniel Babis	266	8.0	−3.2
	Conservative	Jeannette Pinnock	241	7.2	−1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Henry Fisher	234	7.0	+0.1
	Green	Eva Martina Weitsch	231	6.9	−6.6
	Liberal Democrats	Elena Sandrini	228	6.8	+1.4
	Conservative	Matt Jama	214	6.4	−0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Scott	177	5.3	+0.2
	Federalist	Alex Gunter	44	1.3	N/A
Turnout			3,351	31.31	−0.59
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.^[5]

2014 Haringey London Borough Council election: Tottenham Green (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Isidoros Diakides	1,808	57.9	−0.8
	Labour	Makbule Gunes	1,795	57.5	+6.2
	Labour	Bernice Vanier	1,741	55.7	−1.3
	Green	Judith Hanna	611	19.6	+8.6
	Green	John Dixon	546	17.5	+7.6
	Green	Chris Henderson	421	13.5	+2.8
	Conservative	Agnieszka Bielecka	351	11.2	+0.5
	Conservative	George Dristas	260	8.3	−1.8
	TUSC	Patrick Cook	235	7.5	N/A
	Conservative	Denis Lobidel	219	7.0	−2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Neville Collins	216	6.9	−13.0
	TUSC	Gary McFarlane	199	6.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Robbie Cowbury	170	5.4	−10.3
	Liberal Democrats	Kathy Riddle	158	5.1	−9.8
Turnout			3,148	31.90	−17.3
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2010 election

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

2010 Haringey London Borough Council election: Tottenham Green (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Isidoros Diakides	2,643	58.7	+4.5
	Labour	Bernice Vanier	2,565	57.0	+5.6
	Labour	Richard Watson	2,310	51.3	+0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas da Costa	898	19.9	−0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Asha Kaur	707	15.7	−0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Alex Sweet	669	14.9	+3.7
	Green	Jill Boswell	494	11.0	−6.6
	Conservative	Susan Hinchcliffe	483	10.7	−3.7
	Green	Emily Slater	482	10.7	N/A
	Conservative	William Hoyle	454	10.1	−4.6
	Green	John Dixon	448	9.9	N/A
	Conservative	James Orpin	422	9.4	−1.4
	Independent	Neville Watson	210	4.7	N/A
Turnout			4,528	49.2	+22.3
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.^[7]

2006 Haringey London Borough Council election: Tottenham Green (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Isidoros Diakides	1,180	54.2	+1.1
	Labour	Bernice Vanier	1,119	51.4	−0.7
	Labour	Harry Lister	1,111	51.0	−5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jill Gale	436	20.0	+8.8
	Green	Christopher Madden	383	17.6	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Francis Lay	356	16.3	+6.2
	Conservative	Jonathan Howard	321	14.7	+2.1
	Conservative	Susan Hinchcliffe	313	14.4	+2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Zarko Stefan	243	11.2	+1.8
	Conservative	James Orpin	236	10.8	+0.9
	Independent	Frederick Woodward	85	3.9	−1.8
	Independent	Salah Wakie	81	3.7	−0.3
Turnout			2,191	26.9	+4.4
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.^[8]

2002 Haringey London Borough Council election: Tottenham Green (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Henry Lister	974	56.2
	Labour	Isidores Diakides	920	53.1
	Labour	Reginald Rice	903	52.1
	Green	Suzy Almond	266	15.4
	Conservative	Judith Flynn	218	12.6
	Independent	Perdeep Gill	211	12.2
	Conservative	Georgina Walden	202	11.7
	Liberal Democrats	David Burridge	194	11.2
	Liberal Democrats	Ryan Cockman	175	10.1
	Conservative	James Orpin	172	9.9
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Stevens	163	9.4
	Socialist Alliance	Weyman Bennett	159	9.2
	Socialist Alliance	Frederick Woodward	99	5.7
	Independent	Salah Wakie	69	4.0
Turnout			1,738	22.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)