Westminster St George's, originally named St George's, Hanover Square, was a parliamentary constituency in Central London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system of election.
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History
The constituency was created under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, and was then named "St George's, Hanover Square" after the parish of that name. "Hanover Square" was included in the name to distinguish it from the other St George's constituency (in Tower Hamlets).
It was renamed in 1918 as "Westminster St George's", and abolished in 1950.
Boundaries
1885-1918
From 1885 to 1918, when the constituency was known as St George's Hanover Square, it was defined as being coterminus with the civil parish of the same name.[1] In 1900 the parish was included for local government purposes in the area of the Metropolitan Borough of Westminster. This did not effect the name or boundaries of the constituency until 1918.[2]
1918-1950
The Boundary Commission report of 1918 (Cd. 8756), at Schedule-Part II no. 78, defined the constituency as the following wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Westminster:
- Conduit: A small ward running from the top of Regent Street down through Hanover Square, the eastern side of Berkeley Square, and down to the Ritz on Piccadilly.
- Grosvenor: Covering the whole of Mayfair and the northern half of Hyde Park.
- Hamlet of Knightsbridge: The southern half of Hyde Park, together with Knightsbridge and part of the museums area north of South Kensington including the Royal Albert Hall.
- Knightsbridge St. George's: The area of Belgravia.
- Victoria: A very large ward running from Buckingham Palace south to include Victoria Station, and Pimlico.
The constituency also included "the part of the Charing Cross Ward which lies to the south and west of a line drawn from the ward boundary at the centre of Wellington Arch, along the middle of Constitution Hill, thence along the middle of the road to the north and east of the Queen Victoria Memorial, thence along the middle of Spur Road to boundary of St. Margaret Ward". This area included the remainder of the grounds of Buckingham Palace which were not in the Victoria Ward, but contained no electors. The boundary commissioners proposals were enacted by Schedule 9 of the Representation of the People Act 1918.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1940s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Arthur Howard | 13,086 | 67.2 | ||
| Common Wealth | W B D Brown | 5,314 | 27.3 | ||
| Independent | D Crisp | 1,069 | 5.5 | ||
| Majority | 7,772 | 39.9 | |||
| Turnout | 19,469 | 57.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1930s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Duff Cooper | 25,424 | 84.6 | ||
| Labour | A Freemantle | 4,643 | 15.4 | ||
| Majority | 20,781 | 69.2 | |||
| Turnout | 30,067 | 55.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
- General election of 1931
In the 1931 UK general election, Duff Cooper, Conservative was elected unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Duff Cooper | 17,242 | 59.9 | ||
| Ind. Conservative | E W Petter | 11,532 | 40.1 | ||
| Majority | 5,710 | 19.8 | |||
| Turnout | 28,774 | 53.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1920s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, Bt. | 22,448 | 78.1 | ||
| Labour | J G Butler | 6,294 | 21.9 | ||
| Majority | 16,154 | 56.2 | |||
| Turnout | 28,742 | 53.3 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
- General election of 1924
In the 1924 UK general election, James Erskine, Conservative was elected unopposed.
- General election of 1923
In the 1923 UK general election, James Erskine, Conservative was elected unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Conservative | James Erskine | 11,252 | 55.9 | ||
| Conservative | L O Wilson | 7,559 | 37.6 | ||
| Liberal | M S Allen | 1,303 | 6.5 | ||
| Majority | 3,693 | 18.3 | |||
| Turnout | 20,114 | 62.2 | |||
| Ind. Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Waste League | James Erskine | 7,244 | 57.5 | ||
| Coalition Conservative | H M Jessel | 5,356 | 42.5 | ||
| Majority | 1,888 | 15.0 | |||
| Turnout | 12,600 | 39.8 | |||
| Anti-Waste League gain from Coalition Conservative | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coalition Conservative | Walter Long | 10,453 | 90.2 | ||
| Liberal | H T M Bell | 1,140 | 9.8 | ||
| Majority | 9,313 | 80.4 | |||
| Turnout | 11,593 | 39.9 | |||
| Coalition Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Heneage Legge | 3,852 | 75.1 | ||
| Liberal | W Everitt | 1,278 | 24.9 | ||
| Majority | 2,574 | 50.2 | |||
| Turnout | 5,130 | 52.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1890s
- General election of 1895
In the 1892 UK general election, George Goschen, Conservative was elected unopposed.
- By-election of 1895
In the 1895 by-election, George Goschen, Conservative was elected unopposed.
- General election of 1892
In the 1892 UK general election, George Goschen, Liberal Unionist was elected unopposed.
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Unionist | George Goschen | 5,702 | 78.7 | ||
| Liberal | J Haysman | 1,545 | 21.3 | ||
| Majority | 4,157 | 57.4 | |||
| Turnout | 7,247 | 65.4 | |||
| Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
- General election of 1886
In the 1886 UK general election, Lord Algernon Percy, Conservative was elected unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lord Algernon Percy | 5,256 | 67.7 | ||
| Liberal | Sir W G F Phillimore | 2,503 | 32.3 | ||
| Majority | 2,753 | 35.4 | |||
| Turnout | 7,759 | 73.9 | |||
References
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
- F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1885 - 1918
- F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918 - 1949