St Pancras North (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1983

St Pancras North

Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons

St Pancras North in London 1885–1918

St Pancras North in London 1918–50

St Pancras North in London 1950–74

County| County of London
1885–1983
Seats| One
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.

## Boundaries[edit]

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[edit]

Election | Member | Party | Notes

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| 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[edit]

### Elections in the 1880s[edit]

General election 1885: St Pancras North[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  |

### Elections in the 1890s[edit]

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

By-election 1890: St Pancras North[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Thomas Henry Bolton | 2,657  | 50.7  | +4.1
| Conservative | Henry Robert Graham  | 2,549  | 48.7  | −4.7
| Independent | John Leighton[4] | 29  | 0.6  | New
Majority  | 108  | 2.0  | N/A
Turnout | 5,235  | 82.7  | +11.4
Registered electors | 6,332  |  |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.4  |
General election 1892: St Pancras North[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Thomas Henry Bolton | 2,643  | 50.2  | +3.6
| Conservative | Edward Robert Pacy Moon  | 2,583  | 49.1  | −4.3
| Independent | John Leighton[4] | 35  | 0.7  | N/A
Majority  | 60  | 1.1  | N/A
Turnout | 5,261  | 77.6  | +6.3
Registered electors | 6,784  |  |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.0  |
General election 1895: St Pancras North[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Edward Robert Pacy Moon  | 2,834  | 51.7  | +2.6
| Liberal | Herbert Raphael | 2,623  | 47.8  | −2.4
| Independent | John Leighton[4] | 29  | 0.5  | −0.2
Majority  | 211  | 3.9  | N/A
Turnout | 5,486  | 75.6  | −2.0
Registered electors | 7,256  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.5  |

### Elections in the 1900s[edit]

General election 1900: St Pancras North[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  |
W.H. Dickinson General election 1906: St Pancras North[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  |

### Elections in the 1910s[edit]

General election January 1910: St Pancras North[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  |
W.H. Dickinson General election 1918: St Pancras North  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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C | Unionist | John Lorden | 7,260 | 41.4 | −0.9
| Liberal | Willoughby Dickinson | 5,596  | 32.0  | −25.7
| Labour | John Gilbert Dale[5] | 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.

### Elections in the 1920s[edit]

General election 1922: St Pancras North  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 Roome General election 1923: St Pancras North  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  |

### Elections in the 1930s[edit]

General election 1931: St Pancras North  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |

### Elections in the 1940s[edit]

General election 1945: St Pancras North  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | George House | 16,738  | 63.8  | +21.5
| Conservative | Robert Grant-Ferris | 9,108  | 34.7  | -19.0
| Independent | John 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |

### Elections in the 1950s[edit]

General election 1950: St Pancras North  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[6] | 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |

### Elections in the 1960s[edit]

General election 1964: St Pancras North  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |

### Elections in the 1970s[edit]

General election 1970: St Pancras North  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Albert Stallard | 14,556  | 54.23  |
| Conservative | Peter Kirwan[7] | 9,110  | 33.94  |
| Liberal | Malcolm Valentine[7] | 2,654  | 9.89  |
| National Front | Stephen Andrews[7] | 360  | 1.34  | New
| Workers Revolutionary | Granville Jones[7] | 159  | 0.59  | New
Majority  | 5,446  | 20.29  |
Turnout | 26,839  | 63.74  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

## References[edit]

1. ^ "'St Pancras North', Feb 1974 – May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
2. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (London Borough of Camden) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/605, retrieved 26 February 2023
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885–1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 42\. ISBN 9781349022984.
4. ^ a b c Brasher, Stephen (16 July 2015). "The Returning Officer: Illustrations". New Statesman. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
5. ^ 'DALE, John Gilbert', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 19 Sept 2017
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7. ^ a b c d Election Expenses. Parliament of the United Kingdom. 1980. p. 11\. ISBN 0102374805.

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