St Pancras South West was a

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represented in the

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of the

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. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the

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system of election. It was created in 1918 by the division of St Pancras South into

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and South West divisions, and abolished in 1950.

Boundaries

The constituency comprised the south western part of the

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. It consisted of wards Four, Five and Seven, as they existed in 1918. In 1950 the constituency was split between Holborn and St Pancras South (wards Five and Seven) and St Pancras North (ward Four).

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1910s

Elections in the 1920s

Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1939–40 Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected; *Conservative: George Mitcheson *Labour: Haydn DaviesReport of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939

Elections in the 1940s

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Pancras South West UK Parliament constituency Parliamentary constituencies in London (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1918 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1950