# Whitechapel and St Georges (UK Parliament constituency)

Whitechapel and St George's was a parliamentary constituency in east London, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It was created for the 1918 general election, largely replacing the old Stepney constituency. It was abolished for the 1950 general election.

## Boundaries

The constituency was a division of the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney in the East End of London. It comprised the local government wards of Mile End New Town, St George-in-the-East North, St George-in-the-East South, Shadwell, Spitalfields East, Spitalfields West, Tower, Whitechapel Middle, and Whitechapel South.
In 1950 the seat was one of three which were combined to form a single Stepney constituency, covering the whole of the Metropolitan Borough.
In 1965 the area became part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and Greater London.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1918 | James Kiley | Liberal |
| | 1922 | Charles James Mathew | Labour |
| | 1923 | Harry Gosling | Labour |
| | 1930 | J. H. Hall | Labour |
| | 1931 | Barnett Janner | Liberal |
| | 1935 | J. H. Hall | Labour |
| | 1942 | Walter Edwards | Labour |
| 1950 | 1950 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Stepney, Whitechapel and St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stoker Edwards | 10,460 | 83.4 | +28.7 |
| | Conservative | Eustace John B. Nelson | 1,113 | 8.9 | new |
| | Liberal | Maximilian Kohn Staub | 965 | 7.7 | −37.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,347 | 74.5 | +65.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,887 | 66.4 | +3.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | n/a | |
1942 Whitechapel and St George's by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stoker Edwards | unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | n/a | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Stepney, Whitechapel and St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. H. Hall | 13,374 | 54.7 | +13.1 |
| | Liberal | Barnett Janner | 11,093 | 45.3 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,281 | 9.4 | +4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,626 | 63.3 | +1.3 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.2 | |
General election 1931: Stepney, Whitechapel and St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Barnett Janner | 11,013 | 46.5 | +25.7 |
| | Labour | J. H. Hall | 9,864 | 41.6 | −21.6 |
| | Communist | Harry Pollitt | 2,658 | 11.2 | New |
| | New Party | Ted Lewis | 154 | 0.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,149 | 4.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,214 | 62.0 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | +5.0 | |
1930 Whitechapel and St George's by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. H. Hall | 8,544 | 39.2 | −24.0 |
| | Liberal | Barnett Janner | 7,445 | 34.1 | +13.3 |
| | Conservative | Loel Guinness | 3,735 | 17.1 | +1.1 |
| | Communist | Harry Pollitt | 2,106 | 9.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,099 | 5.1 | −37.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,013 | 59.0 | −1.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +18.7 | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Whitechapel and St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harry Gosling | 13,701 | 63.2 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal | Frank H. Sedgwick | 4,521 | 20.8 | −20.7 |
| | Unionist | Loel Guinness | 3,478 | 16.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,180 | 42.4 | +25.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,996 | 60.3 | −7.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +12.7 | |
General election 1924: Whitechapel and St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harry Gosling | 10,147 | 58.5 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal | Harry Nathan | 7,193 | 41.5 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,954 | 17.0 | +9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,496 | 68.0 | +9.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.5 | |
General election 1923: Whitechapel and St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harry Gosling | 7,812 | 54.0 | +13.8 |
| | Liberal | James Kiley | 6,656 | 46.0 | +8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,156 | 8.0 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,800 | 58.3 | −5.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -3.5 | |
1923 Whitechapel and St George's by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harry Gosling | 8,398 | 57.0 | +16.8 |
| | Liberal | James Kiley | 6,198 | 42.1 | +4.7 |
| | National Prohibition Party | S. M. Holden | 130 | 0.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,200 | 14.9 | +12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,333 | 60.5 | −3.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.1 | |
General election 1922: Whitechapel and St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Mathew | 6,267 | 40.2 | +11.0 |
| | Liberal | James Kiley | 5,839 | 37.4 | +2.5 |
| | Unionist | Alfred Instone | 3,502 | 22.4 | −6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 428 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,333 | 64.1 | +27.1 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.2 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Stepney, Whitechapel and St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Kiley | 3,025 | 34.9 | |
| | Labour | Robert Ambrose | 2,522 | 29.2 | |
| C | Unionist | George Alfred Cohen | 2,489 | 28.8 | |
| | Whitechapel Street-Sellers' and Costers' Union | John Roland Raphael | 614 | 7.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 503 | 5.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,366 | 37.0 | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||