St Pancras South
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918
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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.
| St Pancras South | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Marylebone |
| Replaced by | St Pancras South East and St Pancras South West |
Boundaries
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Julian Goldsmid | 2,225 | 52.6 | ||
| Conservative | John Blundell Maple | 2,003 | 47.4 | ||
| Majority | 222 | 5.2 | |||
| Turnout | 4,228 | 78.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,357 | ||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Unionist | Julian Goldsmid | 1,915 | 68.1 | +20.7 | |
| Liberal | Edward John Beale[2] | 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Unionist | Julian Goldsmid | 2,470 | 54.9 | −13.2 | |
| Liberal | Edward John Beale[2] | 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 | |||
| 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.
| 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
| 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 | |||
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Unionist | Herbert Jessel | 2,750 | 58.8 | +9.5 | |
| Liberal | Philip Whitwell Wilson | 1,925 | 41.2 | −9.5 | |
| Majority | 825 | 17.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,675 | 84.4 | +6.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,536 | ||||
| Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.5 | |||
| 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 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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Unionist: Herbert Jessel
- Liberal: Florance Montefiore Guedalla