Whitechapel and St Georges (UK Parliament constituency) facts for kids
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Whitechapel and St George's was a special area in East London that used to elect one person to the UK Parliament. This elected person is called a Member of Parliament (MP). They would represent the people of Whitechapel and St George's in the House of Commons.
This area was created for the election in 1918. It took the place of an older area called Stepney. Whitechapel and St George's stopped being an election area in 1950.
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Where Was Whitechapel and St George's?
This election area was located in the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney. This is a part of the East End of London. It included several smaller areas called wards. These wards were Mile End New Town, St George-in-the-East North and South, Shadwell, Spitalfields East and West, Tower, and Whitechapel Middle and South.
In 1950, Whitechapel and St George's joined with two other areas. They all became part of a new, larger Stepney election area. This new area covered the whole of the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney. Later, in 1965, this entire region became part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the wider area of Greater London.
People Who Represented Whitechapel and St George's
The people listed below were the Members of Parliament (MPs) for Whitechapel and St George's. They were elected to speak for the people in this area in Parliament.
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1918 | James Kiley | Liberal | |
| 1922 | Charles James Mathew | Labour | |
| 1923 | Harry Gosling | Labour | |
| 1930 | J. H. Hall | Labour | |
| 1931 | Barnett Janner | Liberal | |
| 1935 | J. H. Hall | Labour | |
| 1942 | Walter Edwards | Labour | |
| 1950 | constituency abolished | ||
How Elections Worked Here
People in Whitechapel and St George's voted for their MP in general elections. These elections usually happened every few years. Sometimes, a special election called a "by-election" would happen if an MP left their job early.
Over the years, different political parties won the elections in Whitechapel and St George's. The Labour Party won most of the elections. They had MPs representing the area for many years. The Liberal Party also won a few times.
When the area was first created in 1918, a Liberal Party candidate named James Kiley won. But soon after, the Labour Party started winning. They kept winning most of the elections until the area was changed in 1950.
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Harry Gosling, a Labour MP for Whitechapel and St George's.
