St Pancras North (UK Parliament constituency)

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St Pancras North
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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St Pancras North in London 1885–1918
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St Pancras North in London 1918–50
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St Pancras North in London 1950–74
County County of London
18851983
SeatsOne
Created from Marylebone
Replaced by Holborn & St Pancras and Hampstead & Highgate [1]

St. Pancras North 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 in 1885 and abolished in 1983 with the area becoming part of the new constituency of Holborn and St Pancras.

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Boundaries

A map showing the wards of St Pancras Metropolitan Borough as they appeared in 1916. St Pancras Met. B Ward Map 1916.svg
A map showing the wards of St Pancras Metropolitan Borough as they appeared in 1916.

1918–1950: The Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras wards of one and two, and the part of ward number three lying to the north and west of a line running along the middle of Camden Road from a point where that road is intersected by the eastern boundary of the metropolitan borough to the point where that road crosses the Regent's Canal and thence westward along the middle of that canal to the western boundary of Ward number three.

1950–1974: The Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras wards of one, two, three and four.

1974–1983: The London Borough of Camden wards of Camden, Chalk Farm, Gospel Oak, Grafton, Highgate, and St John's. [2]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberPartyNotes
1885 Thomas Henry Bolton Liberal
1886 Charles Cochrane-Baillie Conservative later Baron Lamington
1890 by-election Thomas Henry Bolton Liberal Bolton was re-elected in 1892 as a Liberal, but later joined the Liberal Unionists
1893? Liberal Unionist Party
1895 Edward Robert Pacy Moon Conservative
1906 Willoughby Dickinson Liberal later 1st Baron Dickinson
1918 John Lorden Coalition Conservative
1922 Conservative
1923 James Marley Labour
1924 Ian Fraser Conservative Party
1929 James Marley Labour
1931 Ian Fraser Conservative Party later Baron Fraser of Lonsdale
1937 by-election Robert Grant-Ferris Conservative Party later Baron Harvington
1945 George House Labour
1949 by-election Kenneth Robinson Labour Minister of Health 1964–1968
1970 Albert Stallard Labour
1983 constituency abolished: see Holborn & St Pancras

Election results

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: St Pancras North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Henry Bolton 2,380 55.4
Conservative Charles Cochrane-Baillie 1,91544.6
Majority46510.8
Turnout 4,29578.8
Registered electors 5,450
Liberal win (new seat)
General election 1886: St Pancras North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Cochrane-Baillie 2,074 53.4 +8.8
Liberal Thomas Henry Bolton 1,81346.6−8.8
Majority2616.8N/A
Turnout 3,88771.3−7.5
Registered electors 5,450
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +8.8

Elections in the 1890s

Cochrane-Baillie was elevated to the peerage as Lord Lamington.

By-election 1890: St Pancras North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Henry Bolton 2,657 50.7 +4.1
Conservative Henry Robert Graham2,54948.7−4.7
Independent John Leighton [4] 290.6New
Majority1082.0N/A
Turnout 5,23582.7+11.4
Registered electors 6,332
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +4.4
General election 1892: St Pancras North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Henry Bolton 2,643 50.2 +3.6
Conservative Edward Robert Pacy Moon2,58349.1−4.3
Independent John Leighton [4] 350.7N/A
Majority601.1N/A
Turnout 5,26177.6+6.3
Registered electors 6,784
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +4.0
General election 1895: St Pancras North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Robert Pacy Moon 2,834 51.7 +2.6
Liberal Herbert Raphael 2,62347.8−2.4
Independent John Leighton [4] 290.5−0.2
Majority2113.9N/A
Turnout 5,48675.6−2.0
Registered electors 7,256
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +2.5

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: St Pancras North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Robert Pacy Moon 3,056 56.6 +4.9
Liberal Willoughby Dickinson 2,34543.4−4.4
Majority71113.2+9.3
Turnout 5,40171.2−4.4
Registered electors 7,582
Conservative hold Swing +4.7
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W.H. Dickinson
General election 1906: St Pancras North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Willoughby Dickinson 4,094 60.8 +17.4
Conservative Edward Robert Pacy Moon2,64339.2−17.4
Majority1,45121.6N/A
Turnout 6,73784.0+12.8
Registered electors 8,021
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +17.4

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: St Pancras North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Willoughby Dickinson 4,970 58.0 −2.8
Conservative Hercules Pakenham 3,60342.0+2.8
Majority1,36716.0−5.6
Turnout 8,57385.9+1.9
Registered electors 9,977
Liberal hold Swing −2.8
General election December 1910: St Pancras North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Willoughby Dickinson 4,407 57.7 −0.3
Conservative Arthur Moon3,23042.3+0.3
Majority1,17715.4−0.6
Turnout 7,63776.5−9.4
Registered electors 9,977
Liberal hold Swing -0.3
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W.H. Dickinson
General election 1918: St Pancras North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist John Lorden 7,26041.4−0.9
Liberal Willoughby Dickinson 5,59632.0−25.7
Labour John Gilbert Dale [5] 4,65126.6New
Majority1,6649.4N/A
Turnout 33,74751.9−24.6
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +12.4
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: St Pancras North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist John Lorden 9,156 37.7 −3.7
Labour John Gilbert Dale 8,16533.6+7.0
Liberal Willoughby Dickinson 6,97928.7−3.3
Majority9914.1−5.3
Turnout 24,30066.0+14.1
Unionist hold Swing
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Henry Roome
General election 1923: St Pancras North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Marley 10,931 43.0 +9.4
Unionist John Lorden 8,08531.9−5.8
Liberal Henry Delacombe Roome6,36325.1−3.6
Majority2,84611.1N/A
Turnout 25,37968.2+2.2
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +7.6
General election 1924: St Pancras North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Ian Fraser 13,964 46.7 +14.8
Labour James Marley 13,17144.1+1.1
Liberal Henry Delacombe Roome2,7489.2−15.9
Majority7932.6N/A
Turnout 29,88379.2+11.0
Unionist gain from Labour Swing
General election 1929: St Pancras North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Marley 17,458 48.5 +4.4
Unionist Ian Fraser 14,34339.9−6.8
Liberal Frederick L. Coysh4,17711.6+2.4
Majority3,1158.6N/A
Turnout 35,97876.0−3.2
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +5.6

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: St Pancras North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Fraser 22,490 63.9 +24.0
Labour James Marley 12,25734.8−13.7
Communist W G Shepherd4561.3New
Majority10,23329.1N/A
Turnout 35,20373.4−2.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election 1935: St Pancras North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Fraser 16,888 53.7 −10.2
Labour Henry Montague Tibbles13,28742.3+7.5
Liberal William Otterburn Hall1,2594.0New
Majority3,60111.4−17.7
Turnout 31,43468.3−5.1
Conservative hold Swing
By-election 1937: St Pancras North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Grant-Ferris 11,744 50.6 −3.1
Labour Henry Montague Tibbles11,47649.4+7.1
Majority2681.2−10.2
Turnout 23,22050.9−13.4
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: St Pancras North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George House 16,738 63.8 +21.5
Conservative Robert Grant-Ferris 9,10834.7−19.0
Independent John B. Gilmour4031.5new
Majority7,63029.1n/a
Turnout 36,97971.0+2.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
By-election 1949: St Pancras North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Robinson 16,185 57.5 −6.3
Conservative Neil Shields 11,11839.5+4.8
Communist John Mahon 8543.0new
Majority5,06718.0−10.9
Turnout 43,22965.1−5.9
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: St Pancras North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Robinson 29,163 55.75
Conservative John Harvey 19,02836.38
Liberal Peter Maurice Charles Whitton3,1486.02New
Communist Tom Ahern [6] 9671.85
Majority10,13519.37
Turnout 52,30679.64
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: St Pancras North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Robinson 31,191 60.50
Conservative Charles A. B. Borrett20,36239.50
Majority10,82921.00
Turnout 51,55378.30
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: St Pancras North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Robinson 24,670 56.63
Conservative Anthony Royle 17,58840.38
Communist John Nicolson1,3032.99New
Majority7,08216.25
Turnout 43,56169.43
Labour hold Swing
General election 1959: St Pancras North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Robinson 22,256 54.12
Conservative David Mitchell 15,94938.79
National Labour William Webster1,6854.10New
Communist John Nicolson1,2302.99
Majority6,30715.33
Turnout 41,12069.47
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: St Pancras North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Robinson 20,516 61.04
Conservative Kenneth Warren 11,95435.57
Communist John Nicolson1,1403.39
Majority8,56225.47
Turnout 33,610
Labour hold Swing
General election 1966: St Pancras North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Robinson 20,951 64.18
Conservative James Moorhouse 10,44031.98
Communist John Nicolson1,2533.84
Majority10,51132.20
Turnout 32,644
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: St Pancras North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Albert Stallard 16,497 59.31
Conservative James Moorhouse 10,64838.28
Communist Gordon McLennan 6702.41
Majority5,84921.03
Turnout 27,81562.21
Labour hold Swing

General election February 1974: St Pancras North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Albert Stallard 14,761 52.76
Conservative John Major 7,92628.33
Liberal Paul J Medlicott4,82517.25New
Communist Gordon McLennan 4661.67
Majority6,83524.43
Turnout 27,97867.53
Labour hold Swing

General election October 1974: St Pancras North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Albert Stallard 14,155 58.53
Conservative John Major 6,60227.30
Liberal Paul J Medlicott3,42814.17
Majority7,55331.23
Turnout 24,18558.10
Labour hold Swing +3.4
General election 1979: St Pancras North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Albert Stallard 14,556 54.23
Conservative Peter Kirwan [7] 9,11033.94
Liberal Malcolm Valentine [7] 2,6549.89
National Front Stephen Andrews [7] 3601.34New
Workers Revolutionary Granville Jones [7] 1590.59New
Majority5,44620.29
Turnout 26,83963.74
Labour hold Swing

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