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St. Pancras South was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election. It was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election and abolished for the 1918 general election.
Boundaries
St Pancras South in the Metropolitan area, boundaries 1885-1918
Members of Parliament
Election |
Member |
Party |
|
1885 |
Sir Julian Goldsmid |
Liberal |
|
1886 |
Liberal Unionist |
|
1896 b-e |
Herbert Jessel |
Liberal Unionist |
|
1906 |
Philip Whitwell Wilson |
Liberal |
|
Jan. 1910 |
Herbert Jessel |
Liberal Unionist |
1918 |
constituency abolished |
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
General election 1886: St Pancras South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Unionist |
Julian Goldsmid |
1,915 |
68.1 |
+20.7 |
|
Liberal |
Edward John Beale |
897 |
31.9 |
−20.7 |
Majority |
1,018 |
36.2 |
N/A |
Turnout |
2,812 |
52.5 |
−26.4 |
Registered electors |
5,357 |
|
|
|
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal |
Swing |
+20.7 |
|
Elections in the 1890s
General election 1892: St Pancras South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Unionist |
Julian Goldsmid |
2,470 |
54.9 |
−13.2 |
|
Liberal |
Edward John Beale |
2,033 |
45.1 |
+13.2 |
Majority |
437 |
9.8 |
−26.4 |
Turnout |
4,503 |
73.7 |
+21.2 |
Registered electors |
6,106 |
|
|
|
Liberal Unionist hold |
Swing |
−13.2 |
|
General election 1895: St Pancras South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Unionist |
Julian Goldsmid |
2,433 |
66.5 |
+11.6 |
|
Liberal |
George Montagu Harris |
1,223 |
33.5 |
−11.6 |
Majority |
1,210 |
33.0 |
+23.2 |
Turnout |
3,656 |
66.0 |
−7.7 |
Registered electors |
5,542 |
|
|
|
Liberal Unionist hold |
Swing |
+11.6 |
|
Goldsmid's death prompted a by-election.
1896 St Pancras South by-election |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Unionist |
Herbert Jessel |
2,631 |
65.7 |
−0.8 |
|
Liberal |
George Montagu Harris |
1,375 |
34.3 |
+0.8 |
Majority |
1,256 |
31.4 |
−1.6 |
Turnout |
4,006 |
72.3 |
+6.3 |
Registered electors |
5,544 |
|
|
|
Liberal Unionist hold |
Swing |
−0.8 |
|
Elections in the 1900s
General election 1900: St Pancras South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Unionist |
Herbert Jessel |
2,273 |
67.1 |
+0.6 |
|
Liberal |
Norman Philip Hamilton |
1,113 |
32.9 |
−0.6 |
Majority |
1,160 |
34.2 |
+1.2 |
Turnout |
3,386 |
57.4 |
−8.6 |
Registered electors |
5,894 |
|
|
|
Liberal Unionist hold |
Swing |
+0.6 |
|
General election 1906: St Pancras South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal |
Philip Whitwell Wilson |
2,109 |
50.7 |
+17.8 |
|
Liberal Unionist |
Herbert Jessel |
2,048 |
49.3 |
−17.8 |
Majority |
61 |
1.4 |
N/A |
Turnout |
4,157 |
78.0 |
+20.6 |
Registered electors |
5,329 |
|
|
|
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist |
Swing |
+17.8 |
|
Elections in the 1910s
General election December 1910: St Pancras South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Unionist |
Herbert Jessel |
2,415 |
58.1 |
−0.7 |
|
Liberal |
Florance Montefiore Guedalla |
1,744 |
41.9 |
+0.7 |
Majority |
671 |
16.2 |
−1.4 |
Turnout |
4,159 |
75.1 |
−9.3 |
Registered electors |
5,536 |
|
|
|
Liberal Unionist Party hold |
Swing |
−0.7 |
|
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Unionist: Herbert Jessel
- Liberal: Florance Montefiore Guedalla