St Pancras South (UK Parliament constituency)
# St Pancras South (UK Parliament constituency)

St. Pancras South 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 by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election and abolished for the 1918 general election.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1885 | Sir Julian Goldsmid | Liberal |
| | 1886 | Sir Julian Goldsmid | Liberal Unionist |
| | 1896 b-e | Herbert Jessel | Liberal Unionist |
| | 1906 | Philip Whitwell Wilson | Liberal |
| | Jan. 1910 | Herbert Jessel | Liberal Unionist |
| 1918 | 1918 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: St Pancras South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Julian Goldsmid | 2,225 | 52.6 | |
| | Conservative | John Blundell Maple | 2,003 | 47.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 222 | 5.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,228 | 78.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,357 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |

General election 1886: St Pancras South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Unionist | Julian Goldsmid | 1,915 | 68.1 | +20.7 |
| | Liberal | Edward John Beale | 897 | 31.9 | −20.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,018 | 36.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,812 | 52.5 | −26.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,357 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +20.7 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: St Pancras South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Unionist | Julian Goldsmid | 2,470 | 54.9 | −13.2 |
| | Liberal | Edward John Beale | 2,033 | 45.1 | +13.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 437 | 9.8 | −26.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,503 | 73.7 | +21.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,106 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | −13.2 | |

General election 1895: St Pancras South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Unionist | Julian Goldsmid | 2,433 | 66.5 | +11.6 |
| | Liberal | George Montagu Harris | 1,223 | 33.5 | −11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,210 | 33.0 | +23.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,656 | 66.0 | −7.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,542 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | +11.6 | |

Goldsmid's death prompted a by-election.

1896 St Pancras South by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Unionist | Herbert Jessel | 2,631 | 65.7 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal | George Montagu Harris | 1,375 | 34.3 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,256 | 31.4 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,006 | 72.3 | +6.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,544 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | −0.8 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: St Pancras South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Unionist | Herbert Jessel | 2,273 | 67.1 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal | Norman Philip Hamilton | 1,113 | 32.9 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,160 | 34.2 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,386 | 57.4 | −8.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,894 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | +0.6 | |

General election 1906: St Pancras South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Philip Whitwell Wilson | 2,109 | 50.7 | +17.8 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Herbert Jessel | 2,048 | 49.3 | −17.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,157 | 78.0 | +20.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,329 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +17.8 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: St Pancras South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Unionist | Herbert Jessel | 2,750 | 58.8 | +9.5 |
| | Liberal | Philip Whitwell Wilson | 1,925 | 41.2 | −9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 825 | 17.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,675 | 84.4 | +6.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,536 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.5 | |

General election December 1910: St Pancras South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Unionist | Herbert Jessel | 2,415 | 58.1 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal | Florance Montefiore Guedalla | 1,744 | 41.9 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 671 | 16.2 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,159 | 75.1 | −9.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,536 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | −0.7 | |

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

* Unionist: Herbert Jessel
* Liberal: Florance Montefiore Guedalla
