Whitechapel and St George's — UK General Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Whitechapel and St George's was won by Labour at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 9,347 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Whitechapel and St George's from 1918 to 1945.
Full Election History, 1918–1945
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1918
James Daniel Kiley (Liberal)
3,025
35.0%
Robert Ambrose (Labour)
503 (5.8 pts)
37.0%
1922
Charles James Mathew (Labour)
6,267
40.2%
James Daniel Kiley (Liberal)
428 (2.7 pts)
64.1%
1923
Harry Gosling (Labour)
7,812
54.0%
James Daniel Kiley (Liberal)
1,156 (8.0 pts)
58.3%
1924
Harry Gosling (Labour)
10,147
58.5%
Harry Louis Nathan (Liberal)
2,954 (17.0 pts)
68.0%
1929
Harry Gosling (Labour)
13,701
63.1%
Frank Harold Sedgwick (Liberal)
9,180 (42.3 pts)
60.3%
1931
Barnett Janner (Liberal)
11,013
46.5%
James Henry Hall (Labour)
1,149 (4.9 pts)
62.0%
1935
James Henry Hall (Labour)
13,374
54.7%
Barnett Janner (Liberal)
2,281 (9.3 pts)
63.3%
1945
Walter James Edwards (Labour)
10,460
83.4%
Eustace John Blois Nelson (Conservative)
9,347 (74.6 pts)
66.4%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1918
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
James Daniel Kiley
Liberal
3,025
35.0%
Yes
Robert Ambrose
Labour
2,522
29.2%
No
George Alfred Cohen
Unionist
2,489
28.8%
No
John Roland Raphael
Whitechapel Street-Sellers' and Costers' Union
614
7.1%
No
1922
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles James Mathew
Labour
6,267
40.2%
Yes
James Daniel Kiley
Liberal
5,839
37.4%
No
Alfred Instone
Unionist
3,502
22.4%
No
1923
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Harry Gosling
Labour
7,812
54.0%
Yes
James Daniel Kiley
Liberal
6,656
46.0%
No
1924
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Harry Gosling
Labour
10,147
58.5%
Yes
Harry Louis Nathan
Liberal
7,193
41.5%
No
1929
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Harry Gosling
Labour
13,701
63.1%
Yes
Frank Harold Sedgwick
Liberal
4,521
20.8%
No
Thomas Loel Evelyn Bulkeley Guinness
Unionist
3,478
16.0%
No
1931
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Barnett Janner
Liberal
11,013
46.5%
Yes
James Henry Hall
Labour
9,864
41.6%
No
Harry Pollitt
Communist
2,658
11.2%
No
Edward Lewis
New Party
154
0.7%
No
1935
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
James Henry Hall
Labour
13,374
54.7%
Yes
Barnett Janner
Liberal
11,093
45.3%
No
1945
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Walter James Edwards
Labour
10,460
83.4%
Yes
Eustace John Blois Nelson
Conservative
1,113
8.9%
No
Maximilian Kohn Staub
Liberal
965
7.7%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Whitechapel and St George's has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Labour.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Whitechapel and St George's in the 1945 general election?
Labour won Whitechapel and St George's in 1945 with 10,460 votes (83.4%), a majority of 9,347 votes over Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won Whitechapel and St George's since 1918?
Since 1918, Whitechapel and St George's has been won by: Labour, Liberal.
What was the closest result in Whitechapel and St George's?
The closest result on record for Whitechapel and St George's was 1922, when Labour beat Liberal by just 428 votes (2.7 percentage points).