Whitechapel and St George's was a parliamentary constituency in east London, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1950
Whitechapel and St George's
Former borough constituency for the House of Commons
1918–1950
Number of members
one
Replaced by
Stepney
Created from
St George and Whitechapel
It was created for the 1918 general election, largely replacing the old Stepney constituency. It was abolished for the 1950 general election.
Boundaries
Whitechapel and St George's in the Parliamentary County of London, showing boundaries used from 1918 to 1950.A map showing the wards of Stepney Metropolitan Borough as they appeared in 1916.
The constituency was a division of the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney in the East End of London. It comprised the local government wards of Mile End New Town, St George-in-the-East North, St George-in-the-East South, Shadwell, Spitalfields East, Spitalfields West, Tower, Whitechapel Middle, and Whitechapel South.
In 1950 the seat was one of three which were combined to form a single Stepney constituency, covering the whole of the Metropolitan Borough.
In 1965 the area became part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and Greater London.
Members of Parliament
Election
Member
Party
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
Election results
Elections in the 1940s
General election 1945: Stepney, Whitechapel and St. George's
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
Stoker Edwards
10,460
83.4
+28.7
Conservative
E.J.B. Nelson
1,113
8.9
New
Liberal
Maximilian Kohn Staub
965
7.7
-37.6
Majority
9,347
74.5
+65.1
Turnout
18,887
66.4
+3.1
Labour hold
Swing
N/A
1942 Whitechapel and St George's by-election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
Stoker Edwards
Unopposed
N/A
N/A
Labour hold
Swing
N/A
Elections in the 1930s
General election 1935: Stepney, Whitechapel and St. George's
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
J. H. Hall
13,374
54.7
+13.1
Liberal
Barnett Janner
11,093
45.3
-1.2
Majority
2,281
9.4
+4.5
Turnout
38,626
63.3
+1.3
Labour gain from Liberal
Swing
+7.2
General election 1931: Stepney, Whitechapel and St. George's
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Liberal
Barnett Janner
11,013
46.5
+25.7
Labour
J. H. Hall
9,864
41.6
-21.6
Communist
Harry Pollitt
2,658
11.2
New
New Party
Ted Lewis
154
0.7
New
Majority
1,149
4.9
N/A
Turnout
38,214
62.0
+1.7
Liberal gain from Labour
Swing
+5.0
1930 Whitechapel and St George's by-election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
J. H. Hall
8,544
39.2
-24.0
Liberal
Barnett Janner
7,445
34.1
+13.3
Conservative
Loel Guinness
3,735
17.1
+1.1
Communist
Harry Pollitt
2,106
9.6
New
Majority
1,099
5.1
-37.3
Turnout
37,013
59.0
-1.3
Labour hold
Swing
+18.7
Elections in the 1920s
General election 1929: Whitechapel and St. George's
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
Harry Gosling
13,701
63.2
+4.7
Liberal
Frank H. Sedgwick
4,521
20.8
-20.7
Unionist
Loel Guinness
3,478
16.0
New
Majority
9,180
42.4
+25.4
Turnout
35,996
60.3
-7.7
Labour hold
Swing
+12.7
General election 1924: Whitechapel and St. George's
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
Harry Gosling
10,147
58.5
+4.5
Liberal
Harry Nathan
7,193
41.5
-4.5
Majority
2,954
17.0
+9.0
Turnout
25,496
68.0
+9.7
Labour hold
Swing
+4.5
Gosling
General election 1923: Whitechapel and St. George's
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
Harry Gosling
7,812
54.0
+13.8
Liberal
James Kiley
6,656
46.0
+8.6
Majority
1,156
8.0
+5.2
Turnout
24,800
58.3
-5.8
Labour hold
Swing
-3.5
1923 Whitechapel and St George's by-election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
Harry Gosling
8,398
57.0
+16.8
Liberal
James Kiley
6,198
42.1
+4.7
National Prohibition Party
S. M. Holden
130
0.9
New
Majority
2,200
14.9
+12.1
Turnout
24,333
60.5
-3.6
Labour hold
Swing
+6.1
General election 1922: Whitechapel and St. George's
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
Charles Mathew
6,267
40.2
+11.0
Liberal
James Kiley
5,839
37.4
+2.5
Unionist
Alfred Instone
3,502
22.4
-6.4
Majority
428
2.8
N/A
Turnout
24,333
64.1
+27.1
Labour gain from Liberal
Swing
+4.2
Elections in the 1910s
General election 1918: Stepney, Whitechapel and St. George's
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Liberal
James Kiley
3,025
34.9
Labour
Robert Ambrose
2,522
29.2
C
Unionist
George Alfred Cohen
2,489
28.8
Whitechapel Street-Sellers' and Costers' Union
John Roland Raphael
614
7.1
Majority
503
5.7
Turnout
23,366
37.0
Liberal win (new seat)
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
References
This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (September 2010)
Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press, revised edition 1977)
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