Holborn and St Pancras South — UK General Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Holborn and St Pancras South was won by Labour at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 2,323 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Holborn and St Pancras South from 1950 to 1979.
Full Election History, 1950–1979
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1950
Santo Wayburn Jeger (Labour)
19,223
48.5%
Peter John Feilding Chapman-Walker (Conservative)
1,230 (3.1 pts)
72.1%
1951
Santo Wayburn Jeger (Labour)
20,332
50.2%
Louis Halle Gluckstein (Conservative)
1,759 (4.3 pts)
73.7%
1955
Lena May Jeger (Labour)
17,126
49.6%
William Timothy Donovan (Conservative)
931 (2.7 pts)
67.3%
1959
Geoffrey Johnson Smith (Conservative)
17,065
51.0%
Lena May Jeger (Labour)
656 (2.0 pts)
69.0%
1964
Lena May Jeger (Labour)
15,873
54.3%
Geoffrey Johnson Smith (Conservative)
2,756 (9.4 pts)
67.5%
1966
Lena Jeger (Labour)
16,128
59.5%
Julian Byng (Conservative)
5,146 (19.0 pts)
65.5%
1970
Lena Jeger (Labour)
12,448
55.1%
Julian Byng (Conservative)
2,323 (10.3 pts)
54.1%
Oct 1974
Lena Jeger (Labour)
11,790
55.9%
Robert Parsons (Conservative)
5,441 (25.8 pts)
53.8%
Feb 1974
Lena Jeger (Labour)
12,414
49.1%
Robert Parsons (Conservative)
4,191 (16.6 pts)
64.8%
1979
Frank Dobson (Labour)
12,026
49.3%
Simon Key (Conservative)
2,323 (9.5 pts)
60.4%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1950
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Santo Wayburn Jeger
Labour
19,223
48.5%
Yes
Peter John Feilding Chapman-Walker
Conservative
17,993
45.4%
No
Hilda Mary Adela Buckmaster
Liberal
2,411
6.1%
No
1951
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Santo Wayburn Jeger
Labour
20,332
50.2%
Yes
Louis Halle Gluckstein
Conservative
18,573
45.8%
No
Isaac Joseph Hyam
Liberal
1,616
4.0%
No
1955
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Lena May Jeger
Labour
17,126
49.6%
Yes
William Timothy Donovan
Conservative
16,195
46.9%
No
Isaac Joseph Hyam
Liberal
1,193
3.5%
No
1959
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Geoffrey Johnson Smith
Conservative
17,065
51.0%
Yes
Lena May Jeger
Labour
16,409
49.0%
No
1964
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Lena May Jeger
Labour
15,873
54.3%
Yes
Geoffrey Johnson Smith
Conservative
13,117
44.9%
No
Ali Mohammad Bongo Abbas
Independent
226
0.8%
No
1966
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Lena Jeger
Labour
16,128
59.5%
Yes
Julian Byng
Conservative
10,982
40.5%
No
1970
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Lena Jeger
Labour
12,448
55.1%
Yes
Julian Byng
Conservative
10,125
44.9%
No
Oct 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Lena Jeger
Labour
11,790
55.9%
Yes
Robert Parsons
Conservative
6,349
30.1%
No
Frederick Lee
Liberal
2,938
13.9%
No
Feb 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Lena Jeger
Labour
12,414
49.1%
Yes
Robert Parsons
Conservative
8,223
32.5%
No
Thomas Hibbert
Liberal
4,632
18.3%
No
1979
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Frank Dobson
Labour
12,026
49.3%
Yes
Simon Key
Conservative
9,703
39.8%
No
Thomas Hibbert
Liberal
2,190
9.0%
No
Frank Theophilus Theobald
National Front
334
1.4%
No
Peter Farrell
Workers Revolutionary
134
0.5%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Holborn and St Pancras South has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour, Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Holborn and St Pancras South in the 1979 general election?
Labour won Holborn and St Pancras South in 1979 with 12,026 votes (49.3%), a majority of 2,323 votes over Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won Holborn and St Pancras South since 1950?
Since 1950, Holborn and St Pancras South has been won by: Conservative, Labour.
What was the closest result in Holborn and St Pancras South?
The closest result on record for Holborn and St Pancras South was 1959, when Conservative beat Labour by just 656 votes (2.0 percentage points).