1949 St Pancras North by-election

A by-election for the constituency of St Pancras North in the United Kingdom House of Commons was held on 10 March 1949, caused by the resignation of the incumbent Labour MP George House. The result was a hold for the Labour Party, with their candidate Kenneth Robinson.

Result

St Pancras North by-election, 1949 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kenneth Robinson	16,185	57.5	−6.3
	Conservative	N S Shields	11,118	39.5	+4.8
	Communist	John Mahon	854	3.0	New
Majority			5,067	18.0	−11.1
Turnout			28,157
	Labour hold		Swing

Previous election

General election 1945: St Pancras North ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George House	16,738	63.8
	Conservative	Robert Grant-Ferris	9,108	34.7
	Independent	JB Gilmour	403	1.5
Majority			7,630	29.1
Turnout			26,249	71.1
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. "1949 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
2. "Politics Resources". Election 1945. Politics Resources. 5 July 1945. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.

• Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN   0-900178-06-X.
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs