Voters in South Tottenham and White Hart Lane wards will get a chance to pick new councillors in October, reports Olivia Opara

White Hart Lane (left) and South Tottenham (right)

Two Tottenham by-elections will take place on the same day following the sudden resignation of two Labour councillors.

By-elections for the South Tottenham and White Hart Lane wards will be held on Wednesday, 4th October. This comes following the resignation of Labour councillors Charles Adje and Yvonne Say who quit last Friday (18th).

The reasons behind Adje and Say’s departure were not at first given by the council or Haringey Labour group but they have now both been put down to “personal reasons”.

Haringey Labour stated: “Both Charles Adje and Yvonne Say have resigned from the council due to personal reasons and as a result two by-elections will be held in White Hart Lane and South Tottenham wards on 4th October 2023.

“Haringey Labour would like to extend our thanks to Yvonne and Charles for their service to our borough over many years. We are sad to see them go but wish them all the best for the future.”

There was speculation online this week that Adje has been living in Bristol while serving as a Haringey councillor and that Say has also recently moved out of the borough. These rumours were not denied when they were put to the Haringey Labour group today (Friday 25th).

Key dates for the October by-elections:

Monday, 18th September, 11.59pm – deadline to register to vote;
Tuesday, 19th September, 5pm – deadline to receive new postal vote applications, or to change or cancel an existing postal, proxy or postal proxy vote arrangement;
Tuesday, 26th September, 5pm – deadline to receive new proxy vote applications;
Tuesday, 26th September, 5pm – deadline to apply for a voter authority certificate.

To find out more information about the by-elections and to register to vote:
Visit haringey.gov.uk/local-democracy/elections-and-voting

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