Election results from 2005 in Tottenham and Hornsey & Wood Green
Tottenham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | David Lammy | 18,343 | 57.9 |
| Liberal Democrat | Wayne Hoban | 5,309 | 16.8 |
| Conservative | William MacDougall | 4,278 | 13.5 |
| Respect | Janet Alder | 2,014 | 6.4 |
| Green | Pete McAskie | 1,457 | 4.6 |
| Socialist Labour | Jammit Durrani | 263 | 0.8 |
| Majority | 13,034 | 41.1 | |
| Turnout | 31,664 | 47.8 | |
| Result: Labour hold | Swing | ||
Hornsey & Wood Green
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal Democrat | Lynne Featherstone | 20,512 | 43.3 |
| Labour | Barbara Roche | 18,117 | 38.3 |
| Conservative | Peter Forrest | 6,014 | 12.7 |
| Green | Jayne Forbes | 2,377 | 5.0 |
| UKIP | Roy Freshwater | 310 | 0.7 |
| Majority | 2,395 | 5.1 | |
| Turnout | 47,330 | 61.8 | |
| Result: Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | 14.6 | |