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Holborn was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Holborn district of Central London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Holborn in the Metropolitan area, boundaries 1885-1918
Holborn in the County of London, boundaries 1918-50
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new constituency of Holborn & St Pancras South.
Boundaries
The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 provided that the constituency was to consist of-
- so much of the Holborn District as comprises the Parishes of—
- The St Giles District:
1918–1950: The Metropolitan Borough of Holborn.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
By-election, 29 Nov 1888: Holborn |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Gainsford Bruce |
4,398 |
56.2 |
−9.0 |
|
Liberal |
William Compton |
3,433 |
43.8 |
+9.0 |
Majority |
965 |
12.4 |
−18.0 |
Turnout |
7,831 |
68.8 |
+11.7 |
Registered electors |
11,383 |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
-9.0 |
|
Elections in the 1890s
Bruce is appointed a judge on the Queen's Bench of the High Court of Justice, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
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: Sir James Farquharson Remnant
- Liberal:
Elections in the 1920s
General election 1922: Holborn |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Unionist |
James Remnant |
8,996 |
70.5 |
−15.8 |
|
Liberal |
John Salter Stooke-Vaughan |
3,757 |
29.5 |
New |
Majority |
5,239 |
41.0 |
−31.6 |
Turnout |
12,753 |
47.2 |
+8.1 |
Registered electors |
26,991 |
|
|
|
Unionist hold |
Swing |
N/A |
|
General election 1923: Holborn |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Unionist |
James Remnant |
7,892 |
59.4 |
−11.1 |
|
Liberal |
John Salter Stooke-Vaughan |
3,349 |
25.2 |
−4.3 |
|
Labour |
Augustus West |
2,044 |
15.4 |
New |
Majority |
4,543 |
34.2 |
−6.8 |
Turnout |
13,285 |
48.8 |
+1.6 |
Registered electors |
27,218 |
|
|
|
Unionist hold |
Swing |
−3.4 |
|
General election 1924: Holborn |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Unionist |
James Remnant |
11,428 |
75.5 |
+16.1 |
|
Labour |
W.W. Messer |
3,718 |
24.5 |
+9.1 |
Majority |
7,710 |
51.0 |
+16.8 |
Turnout |
15,146 |
55.1 |
+6.3 |
Registered electors |
27,490 |
|
|
|
Unionist hold |
Swing |
+3.5 |
|
1928 Holborn by-election |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Unionist |
Stuart Bevan |
6,365 |
59.7 |
−15.8 |
|
Labour |
Percy Allott |
2,238 |
21.0 |
−3.5 |
|
Liberal |
Thomas Morton |
2,062 |
19.3 |
New |
Majority |
4,127 |
38.7 |
−12.3 |
Turnout |
10,665 |
39.0 |
−16.1 |
Registered electors |
27,357 |
|
|
|
Unionist hold |
Swing |
−6.2 |
|
General election 1929: Holborn |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Unionist |
Stuart Bevan |
10,093 |
56.8 |
−18.7 |
|
Labour |
Fitzroy William Hickinbottom |
4,530 |
25.5 |
+1.0 |
|
Liberal |
Thomas Morton |
3,150 |
17.7 |
N/A |
Majority |
5,563 |
31.3 |
−19.7 |
Turnout |
17,773 |
54.1 |
−1.0 |
Registered electors |
32,862 |
|
|
|
Unionist hold |
Swing |
−9.9 |
|
Elections in the 1930s
General election 1931: Holborn |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Stuart Bevan |
16,094 |
84.7 |
+27.9 |
|
Labour |
Fitzroy W. Hickinbottom |
2,916 |
15.3 |
-10.2 |
Majority |
13,178 |
69.4 |
+28.1 |
Turnout |
33,543 |
56.7 |
+2.6 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
+19.1 |
|
General election 1935: Holborn |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Robert Tasker |
11,654 |
72.9 |
-11.8 |
|
Labour |
Richard S. Jeffries |
4,325 |
27.1 |
+11.8 |
Majority |
7,329 |
45.8 |
-23.6 |
Turnout |
32,641 |
49.0 |
-7.7 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
-11.8 |
|
Elections in the 1940s
General election 1945: Holborn |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Max Aitken |
6,061 |
54.1 |
-18.8 |
|
Labour |
Irene Marcousé |
5,136 |
45.9 |
+18.8 |
Majority |
925 |
8.2 |
-37.6 |
Turnout |
16,394 |
68.3 |
+19.3 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
-18.8 |
|