# Whitechapel (UK Parliament constituency)

Whitechapel was a parliamentary constituency in the Whitechapel district of East London. In 1885 the seat was established as a division of the parliamentary borough of Tower Hamlets. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

## History and Boundaries

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.
Whitechapel is part of the historic county of Middlesex, in the far east of the county. The constituency was on the north bank of the River Thames. It was bordered by the constituencies of: City of London to the west; Hoxton & Bethnal Green South West to the north; and Stepney & St George's in the East to the east.
From 1889 the district was included in the administrative County of London. In 1900 the constituency became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.
In the redistribution of 1918 Whitechapel was incorporated in a new Whitechapel and St George's constituency.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Sir Samuel Montagu, Bt | Liberal |
| 1900 | Sir Stuart Samuel, Bt | Liberal |
| 1916 by-election | James Kiley | Liberal |
| 1918 | constituency abolished: see Whitechapel and St George's | constituency abolished: see Whitechapel and St George's |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Whitechapel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Samuel Montagu | 2,353 | 54.4 | |
| | Conservative | Phineas Cowan | 1,972 | 45.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 381 | 8.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,325 | 70.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,140 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
General election 1886: Whitechapel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Samuel Montagu | 2,179 | 57.8 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | William Le Poer Trench | 1,592 | 42.2 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 587 | 15.6 | +6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,771 | 61.4 | −9.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,140 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.4 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Whitechapel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Samuel Montagu | 2,327 | 56.4 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative | William Le Poer Trench | 1,800 | 43.6 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 527 | 12.8 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,127 | 71.0 | +9.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,813 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -1.4 | |
General election 1895: Whitechapel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Samuel Montagu | 2,009 | 50.4 | −6.0 |
| | Conservative | Sir William Henry Porter, 2nd Baronet | 1,977 | 49.6 | +6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 0.8 | −12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,986 | 68.0 | −3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,864 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -6.0 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Whitechapel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Stuart Samuel | 1,679 | 51.1 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative | David Hope Kyd | 1,608 | 48.9 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 2.2 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,287 | 65.7 | −2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,004 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.7 | |
General election 1906: Whitechapel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Stuart Samuel | 1,925 | 55.1 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | David Hope Kyd | 1,569 | 44.9 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 356 | 10.2 | +8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,494 | 81.7 | +16.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,279 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.0 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Whitechapel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Stuart Samuel | 1,963 | 58.3 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | Weir Greenlees | 1,402 | 41.7 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 561 | 16.6 | +6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,365 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.2 | |
General election December 1910: Whitechapel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Stuart Samuel | 1,731 | 59.2 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Edgar Monteagle Browne | 1,191 | 40.8 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 540 | 18.4 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,922 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.9 | |
1913 Whitechapel by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Stuart Samuel | 1,722 | 52.5 | −6.7 |
| | Unionist | Edgar Monteagle Browne | 1,556 | 47.5 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 166 | 5.0 | −13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,278 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -6.7 | |
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 autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
* Liberal: Stuart Samuel
* Unionist:
1916 Whitechapel by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Kiley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |