St Pancras North — UK General Election Results
St Pancras North was won by Labour at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 5,446 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in St Pancras North from 1885 to 1979.
Full Election History, 1885–1979
| Election | Elected | Votes | Vote Share | Runner-up | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Thomas Henry Bolton (Liberal) | 2,380 | 55.4% | Charles Wallace Alexander Napier Cochrane-Baillie (Conservative) | 465 (10.8 pts) | 78.8% |
| 1886 | Charles Wallace Alexander Napier Cochrane-Baillie (Conservative) | 2,074 | 53.4% | Thomas Henry Bolton (Liberal) | 261 (6.7 pts) | 71.3% |
| 1892 | Thomas Henry Bolton (Liberal) | 2,643 | 50.3% | Edward Robert Pacy Moon (Conservative) | 60 (1.1 pts) | 77.6% |
| 1895 | Edward Robert Pacy Moon (Conservative) | 2,834 | 51.7% | Herbert Henry Raphael (Liberal) | 211 (3.9 pts) | 75.6% |
| 1900 | Edward Robert Pacy Moon (Conservative) | 3,056 | 56.6% | Willoughby Hyett Dickinson (Liberal) | 711 (13.2 pts) | 71.2% |
| 1906 | Willoughby Hyett Dickinson (Liberal) | 4,094 | 60.8% | Edward Robert Pacy Moon (Conservative) | 1,451 (21.5 pts) | 84.0% |
| Dec 1910 | Willoughby Hyett Dickinson (Liberal) | 4,407 | 57.7% | Arthur Moon (Conservative) | 1,177 (15.4 pts) | 76.5% |
| Jan 1910 | Willoughby Hyett Dickinson (Liberal) | 4,970 | 58.0% | Hercules Arthur Pakenham (Conservative) | 1,367 (16.0 pts) | 85.9% |
| 1918 | John William Lorden (Unionist) | 7,260 | 41.5% | Willoughby Hyett Dickinson (Liberal) | 1,664 (9.5 pts) | 51.9% |
| 1922 | John William Lorden (Unionist) | 9,156 | 37.7% | John Gilbert Dale (Labour) | 991 (4.1 pts) | 66.0% |
| 1923 | James Marley (Labour) | 10,931 | 43.1% | John William Lorden (Unionist) | 2,846 (11.2 pts) | 68.2% |
| 1924 | William Jocelyn Ian Fraser (Unionist) | 13,964 | 46.7% | James Marley (Labour) | 793 (2.6 pts) | 79.2% |
| 1929 | James Marley (Labour) | 17,458 | 48.5% | William Jocelyn Ian Fraser (Unionist) | 3,115 (8.7 pts) | 76.0% |
| 1931 | William Jocelyn Ian Fraser (Conservative) | 22,490 | 63.9% | James Marley (Labour) | 10,233 (29.1 pts) | 73.4% |
| 1935 | William Jocelyn Ian Fraser (Conservative) | 16,888 | 53.7% | Henry Montague Tibbles (Labour) | 3,601 (11.5 pts) | 68.3% |
| 1945 | George House (Labour) | 16,738 | 63.8% | Robert Grant Grant-Ferris (Conservative) | 7,630 (29.1 pts) | 71.0% |
| 1950 | Kenneth Robinson (Labour) | 29,163 | 55.8% | John Edgar Harvey (Conservative) | 10,135 (19.4 pts) | 79.6% |
| 1951 | Kenneth Robinson (Labour) | 31,191 | 60.5% | Charles Borrett (Conservative) | 10,829 (21.0 pts) | 78.3% |
| 1955 | Kenneth Robinson (Labour) | 24,670 | 56.6% | Anthony Henry Fanshawe Royle (Conservative) | 7,082 (16.3 pts) | 69.4% |
| 1959 | Kenneth Robinson (Labour) | 22,257 | 54.1% | David Bower Mitchell (Conservative) | 6,308 (15.3 pts) | 69.5% |
| 1964 | Kenneth Robinson (Labour) | 20,516 | 61.0% | Kenneth Robin Warren (Conservative) | 8,562 (25.5 pts) | 62.6% |
| 1966 | Kenneth Robinson (Labour) | 20,951 | 64.2% | Cecil Moorhouse (Conservative) | 10,511 (32.2 pts) | 63.4% |
| 1970 | Albert Stallard (Labour) | 16,497 | 59.3% | Cecil Moorhouse (Conservative) | 5,849 (21.0 pts) | 55.5% |
| Feb 1974 | Albert Stallard (Labour) | 14,761 | 52.8% | John Major (Conservative) | 6,835 (24.4 pts) | 67.5% |
| Oct 1974 | Albert Stallard (Labour) | 14,155 | 58.5% | John Major (Conservative) | 7,553 (31.2 pts) | 58.1% |
| 1979 | Albert Stallard (Labour) | 14,556 | 54.2% | Peter James Valentine Kirwan (Conservative) | 5,446 (20.3 pts) | 63.7% |
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1885
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Henry Bolton | Liberal | 2,380 | 55.4% | Yes |
| Charles Wallace Alexander Napier Cochrane-Baillie | Conservative | 1,915 | 44.6% | No |
1886
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Wallace Alexander Napier Cochrane-Baillie | Conservative | 2,074 | 53.4% | Yes |
| Thomas Henry Bolton | Liberal | 1,813 | 46.6% | No |
1892
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Henry Bolton | Liberal | 2,643 | 50.3% | Yes |
| Edward Robert Pacy Moon | Conservative | 2,583 | 49.2% | No |
| John Leighton | Independent Liberal Unionist | 35 | 0.7% | No |
1895
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Robert Pacy Moon | Conservative | 2,834 | 51.7% | Yes |
| Herbert Henry Raphael | Liberal | 2,623 | 47.8% | No |
| John Leighton | Independent | 29 | 0.5% | No |
1900
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Robert Pacy Moon | Conservative | 3,056 | 56.6% | Yes |
| Willoughby Hyett Dickinson | Liberal | 2,345 | 43.4% | No |
1906
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willoughby Hyett Dickinson | Liberal | 4,094 | 60.8% | Yes |
| Edward Robert Pacy Moon | Conservative | 2,643 | 39.2% | No |
Dec 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willoughby Hyett Dickinson | Liberal | 4,407 | 57.7% | Yes |
| Arthur Moon | Conservative | 3,230 | 42.3% | No |
Jan 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willoughby Hyett Dickinson | Liberal | 4,970 | 58.0% | Yes |
| Hercules Arthur Pakenham | Conservative | 3,603 | 42.0% | No |
1918
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John William Lorden | Unionist | 7,260 | 41.5% | Yes |
| Willoughby Hyett Dickinson | Liberal | 5,596 | 32.0% | No |
| John Gilbert Dale | Labour | 4,651 | 26.6% | No |
1922
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John William Lorden | Unionist | 9,156 | 37.7% | Yes |
| John Gilbert Dale | Labour | 8,165 | 33.6% | No |
| Willoughby Hyett Dickinson | Liberal | 6,979 | 28.7% | No |
1923
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Marley | Labour | 10,931 | 43.1% | Yes |
| John William Lorden | Unionist | 8,085 | 31.9% | No |
| Henry Delacombe Roome | Liberal | 6,363 | 25.1% | No |
1924
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Jocelyn Ian Fraser | Unionist | 13,964 | 46.7% | Yes |
| James Marley | Labour | 13,171 | 44.1% | No |
| Henry Delacombe Roome | Liberal | 2,748 | 9.2% | No |
1929
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Marley | Labour | 17,458 | 48.5% | Yes |
| William Jocelyn Ian Fraser | Unionist | 14,343 | 39.9% | No |
| Frederick Coysh | Liberal | 4,177 | 11.6% | No |
1931
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Jocelyn Ian Fraser | Conservative | 22,490 | 63.9% | Yes |
| James Marley | Labour | 12,257 | 34.8% | No |
| William George Shepherd | Communist | 456 | 1.3% | No |
1935
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Jocelyn Ian Fraser | Conservative | 16,888 | 53.7% | Yes |
| Henry Montague Tibbles | Labour | 13,287 | 42.3% | No |
| William Otterburn Hall | Liberal | 1,259 | 4.0% | No |
1945
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George House | Labour | 16,738 | 63.8% | Yes |
| Robert Grant Grant-Ferris | Conservative | 9,108 | 34.7% | No |
| John Bernard Gilmour | Independent | 403 | 1.5% | No |
1950
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Robinson | Labour | 29,163 | 55.8% | Yes |
| John Edgar Harvey | Conservative | 19,028 | 36.4% | No |
| Peter Maurice Charles Whitton | Liberal | 3,148 | 6.0% | No |
| Tom Ahern | Communist | 967 | 1.8% | No |
1951
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Robinson | Labour | 31,191 | 60.5% | Yes |
| Charles Borrett | Conservative | 20,362 | 39.5% | No |
1955
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Robinson | Labour | 24,670 | 56.6% | Yes |
| Anthony Henry Fanshawe Royle | Conservative | 17,588 | 40.4% | No |
| John Nicolson | Communist | 1,303 | 3.0% | No |
1959
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Robinson | Labour | 22,257 | 54.1% | Yes |
| David Bower Mitchell | Conservative | 15,949 | 38.8% | No |
| William Webster | National Labour | 1,685 | 4.1% | No |
| John Nicolson | Communist | 1,230 | 3.0% | No |
1964
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Robinson | Labour | 20,516 | 61.0% | Yes |
| Kenneth Robin Warren | Conservative | 11,954 | 35.6% | No |
| John Nicolson | Communist | 1,140 | 3.4% | No |
1966
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Robinson | Labour | 20,951 | 64.2% | Yes |
| Cecil Moorhouse | Conservative | 10,440 | 32.0% | No |
| John Nicolson | Communist | 1,253 | 3.8% | No |
1970
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Stallard | Labour | 16,497 | 59.3% | Yes |
| Cecil Moorhouse | Conservative | 10,648 | 38.3% | No |
| Gordon McLennan | Communist | 670 | 2.4% | No |
Feb 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Stallard | Labour | 14,761 | 52.8% | Yes |
| John Major | Conservative | 7,926 | 28.3% | No |
| Paul Medlicott | Liberal | 4,825 | 17.2% | No |
| Gordon McLennan | Communist | 466 | 1.7% | No |
Oct 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Stallard | Labour | 14,155 | 58.5% | Yes |
| John Major | Conservative | 6,602 | 27.3% | No |
| Paul Medlicott | Liberal | 3,428 | 14.2% | No |
1979
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Stallard | Labour | 14,556 | 54.2% | Yes |
| Peter James Valentine Kirwan | Conservative | 9,110 | 33.9% | No |
| Malcolm Douglas Harben Valentine | Liberal | 2,654 | 9.9% | No |
| Stephen Andrews | National Front | 360 | 1.3% | No |
| Granville Errington Jones | Workers Revolutionary | 159 | 0.6% | No |
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
St Pancras North has been contested at 26 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Unionist, Labour.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won St Pancras North in the 1979 general election?
Labour won St Pancras North in 1979 with 14,556 votes (54.2%), a majority of 5,446 votes over Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won St Pancras North since 1885?
Since 1885, St Pancras North has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.
What was the closest result in St Pancras North?
The closest result on record for St Pancras North was 1892, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 60 votes (1.1 percentage points).