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St. Pancras North was a special area in London, England. From 1885 to 1983, people living in this area voted for someone to represent them in the House of Commons. The House of Commons is a very important part of the UK Parliament, where laws are made.

The person elected was called a Member of Parliament (MP). They were chosen using a system called "first-past-the-post." This means the candidate who gets the most votes wins, even if they don't get more than half of all the votes. In 1983, the St. Pancras North area became part of a new voting area called Holborn and St Pancras.

What Was the St. Pancras North Area?

A "constituency" is like a special district drawn on a map. People living in that district vote for their MP. St. Pancras North was a "borough constituency," meaning it was an urban area.

How Did the Boundaries Change Over Time?

The exact borders of St. Pancras North changed a few times. These changes happened to make sure each MP represented a similar number of people.

  • 1918–1950: The area included specific parts of the Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras.
  • 1950–1974: It covered more wards (smaller local areas) within the Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras.
  • 1974–1983: The constituency was defined by wards within the London Borough of Camden, such as Camden, Chalk Farm, and Highgate.

Who Represented St. Pancras North?

Many different people served as the Member of Parliament for St. Pancras North. They belonged to various political parties, like the Liberal Party, the Conservative Party, and the Labour Party.

Here is a list of the MPs who represented St. Pancras North:

Election Member Party Notes
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

How Elections Worked in St. Pancras North

Elections are how people choose their representatives. In St. Pancras North, general elections happened regularly. Sometimes, if an MP left their job early, a "by-election" would be held to choose a new one.

Election Results: A Look at the Votes

The results below show how many votes each candidate received in different elections. This helps us see which parties were popular at different times.

1880s Elections

General election 1885: St Pancras North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Henry Bolton 2,380 55.4
Conservative Charles Cochrane-Baillie 1,915 44.6
Majority 465 10.8
Turnout 4,295 78.8
Registered electors 5,450
Liberal win (new seat)
General election 1886: St Pancras North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Cochrane-Baillie 2,074 53.4 +8.8
Liberal Thomas Henry Bolton 1,813 46.6 −8.8
Majority 261 6.8 N/A
Turnout 3,887 71.3 −7.5
Registered electors 5,450
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +8.8

1890s Elections

Cochrane-Baillie became Lord Lamington, which meant he moved to the House of Lords. This led to a by-election.

By-election 1890: St Pancras North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Henry Bolton 2,657 50.7 +4.1
Conservative Henry Robert Graham 2,549 48.7 −4.7
Independent John Leighton 29 0.6 New
Majority 108 2.0 N/A
Turnout 5,235 82.7 +11.4
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +4.4
General election 1892: St Pancras North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Henry Bolton 2,643 50.2 +3.6
Conservative Edward Robert Pacy Moon 2,583 49.1 −4.3
Independent John Leighton 35 0.7 N/A
Majority 60 1.1 N/A
Turnout 5,261 77.6 +6.3
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +4.0
General election 1895: St Pancras North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Robert Pacy Moon 2,834 51.7 +2.6
Liberal Herbert Raphael 2,623 47.8 −2.4
Independent John Leighton 29 0.5 −0.2
Majority 211 3.9 N/A
Turnout 5,486 75.6 −2.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +2.5

1900s Elections

General election 1900: St Pancras North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Robert Pacy Moon 3,056 56.6 +4.9
Liberal Willoughby Dickinson 2,345 43.4 −4.4
Majority 711 13.2 +9.3
Turnout 5,401 71.2 −4.4
Registered electors 7,582
Conservative hold Swing +4.7
Willoughby Dickinson
W.H. Dickinson was an MP for St. Pancras North.
General election 1906: St Pancras North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Willoughby Dickinson 4,094 60.8 +17.4
Conservative Edward Robert Pacy Moon 2,643 39.2 -17.4
Majority 1,451 21.6 N/A
Turnout 6,737 84.0 +12.8
Registered electors 8,021
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +17.4

1910s Elections

General election January 1910: St Pancras North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Willoughby Dickinson 4,970 58.0 −2.8
Conservative Hercules Pakenham 3,603 42.0 +2.8
Majority 1,367 16.0 −5.6
Turnout 8,573 85.9 +1.9
Registered electors 9,977
Liberal hold Swing −2.8
General election December 1910: St Pancras North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Willoughby Dickinson 4,407 57.7 -0.3
Conservative Arthur Moon 3,230 42.3 +0.3
Majority 1,177 15.4 -0.6
Turnout 7,637 76.5 -9.4
Registered electors 9,977
Liberal hold Swing -0.3
Sir Willoughby Dickinson
Sir Willoughby Dickinson, another MP for St. Pancras North.
General election 1918: St Pancras North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Unionist John Lorden 7,260 41.4 −0.9
Liberal Willoughby Dickinson 5,596 32.0 −25.7
Labour John Gilbert Dale 4,651 26.6 New
Majority 1,664 9.4 N/A
Turnout 33,747 51.9 −24.6
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +12.4
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

1920s Elections

General election 1922: St Pancras North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist John Lorden 9,156 37.7 -3.7
Labour John Gilbert Dale 8,165 33.6 +7.0
Liberal Willoughby Dickinson 6,979 28.7 -3.3
Majority 991 4.1 -5.3
Turnout 24,300 66.0 +14.1
Unionist hold Swing
Henry Delacombe Roome
Henry Roome was a Liberal candidate.
General election 1923: St Pancras North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Marley 10,931 43.0 +9.4
Unionist John Lorden 8,085 31.9 -5.8
Liberal Henry Delacombe Roome 6,363 25.1 -3.6
Majority 2,846 11.1 N/A
Turnout 25,379 68.2 +2.2
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +7.6
General election 1924: St Pancras North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Ian Fraser 13,964 46.7 +14.8
Labour James Marley 13,171 44.1 +1.1
Liberal Henry Delacombe Roome 2,748 9.2 -15.9
Majority 793 2.6 N/A
Turnout 29,883 79.2 +11.0
Unionist gain from Labour Swing
General election 1929: St Pancras North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Marley 17,458 48.5 +4.4
Unionist Ian Fraser 14,343 39.9 -6.8
Liberal Frederick L. Coysh 4,177 11.6 +2.4
Majority 3,115 8.6 N/A
Turnout 35,978 76.0 -3.2
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +5.6

1930s Elections

General election 1931: St Pancras North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Fraser 22,490 63.9 +24.0
Labour James Marley 12,257 34.8 -13.7
Communist W G Shepherd 456 1.3 New
Majority 10,233 29.1 N/A
Turnout 35,203 73.4 -2.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election 1935: St Pancras North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Fraser 16,888 53.7 -10.2
Labour Henry Montague Tibbles 13,287 42.3 +7.5
Liberal William Otterburn Hall 1,259 4.0 New
Majority 3,601 11.4 -17.7
Turnout 31,434 68.3 -5.1
Conservative hold Swing
By-election 1937: St Pancras North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Grant-Ferris 11,744 50.6 -3.1
Labour Henry Montague Tibbles 11,476 49.4 +7.1
Majority 268 1.2 -10.2
Turnout 23,220 50.9 -13.4
Conservative hold Swing

1940s Elections

General election 1945: St Pancras North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George House 16,738 63.8 +21.5
Conservative Robert Grant-Ferris 9,108 34.7 -19.0
Independent J.B. Gilmour 403 1.5 New
Majority 7,630 29.1 N/A
Turnout 36,979 71.0 +2.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
By-election 1949: St Pancras North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kenneth Robinson 16,185 57.5 -6.3
Conservative Neil Shields 11,118 39.5 +4.8
Communist John Mahon 854 3.0 New
Majority 5,067 18.0 -10.9
Turnout 43,229 65.1 -5.9
Labour hold Swing

1950s Elections

General election 1950: St Pancras North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kenneth Robinson 29,163 55.75
Conservative John Harvey 19,028 36.38
Liberal Peter Maurice Charles Whitton 3,148 6.02 New
Communist Tom Ahern 967 1.85
Majority 10,135 19.37
Turnout 52,306 79.64
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: St Pancras North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kenneth Robinson 31,191 60.50
Conservative Charles A. B. Borrett 20,362 39.50
Majority 10,829 21.00
Turnout 51,553 78.30
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: St Pancras North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kenneth Robinson 24,670 56.63
Conservative Anthony Royle 17,588 40.38
Communist John Nicolson 1,303 2.99 New
Majority 7,082 16.25
Turnout 43,561 69.43
Labour hold Swing
General election 1959: St Pancras North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kenneth Robinson 22,256 54.12
Conservative David Mitchell 15,949 38.79
National Labour William Webster 1,685 4.10 New
Communist John Nicolson 1,230 2.99
Majority 6,307 15.33
Turnout 41,120 69.47
Labour hold Swing

1960s Elections

General election 1964: St Pancras North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kenneth Robinson 20,516 61.04
Conservative Kenneth Warren 11,954 35.57
Communist John Nicolson 1,140 3.39
Majority 8,562 25.47
Turnout 33,610
Labour hold Swing
General election 1966: St Pancras North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kenneth Robinson 20,951 64.18
Conservative James Moorhouse 10,440 31.98
Communist John Nicolson 1,253 3.84
Majority 10,511 32.20
Turnout 32,644
Labour hold Swing

1970s Elections

General election 1970: St Pancras North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Albert Stallard 16,497 59.31
Conservative James Moorhouse 10,648 38.28
Communist Gordon McLennan 670 2.41
Majority 5,849 21.03
Turnout 27,815 62.21
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: St Pancras North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Albert Stallard 14,761 52.76
Conservative John Major 7,926 28.33
Liberal Paul J Medlicott 4,825 17.25 New
Communist Gordon McLennan 466 1.67
Majority 6,835 24.43
Turnout 27,978 67.53
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: St Pancras North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Albert Stallard 14,155 58.53
Conservative John Major 6,602 27.30
Liberal Paul J Medlicott 3,428 14.17
Majority 7,553 31.23
Turnout 24,185 58.10
Labour hold Swing +3.4
General election 1979: St Pancras North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Albert Stallard 14,556 54.23
Conservative P Kirwan 9,110 33.94
Liberal M Valentine 2,654 9.89
National Front S Andrews 360 1.34 New
Workers Revolutionary G Jones 159 0.59 New
Majority 5,446 20.29
Turnout 26,839 63.74
Labour hold Swing

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