Whitechapel and St George's was a

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in east London, which returned one

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(MP) to the

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of the

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. 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

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in the

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. It comprised the local government wards of

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, St George-in-the-East North, St George-in-the-East South,

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East, Spitalfields West, Tower,

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Middle, and Whitechapel South. In 1950 the seat was one of three which were combined to form a single

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constituency, covering the whole of the Metropolitan Borough. In 1965 the area became part of the

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and

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Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 1940s

Elections in the 1930s

Elections in the 1920s

Elections in the 1910s

References

* ''Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972'', compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972) * ''British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949'', compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press, revised edition 1977) * {{Historic constituencies in London , 1832 = n , 1868 = n , 1885 = n , 1918 = y , 1950 = n , 1955 = n , 1974 = n , 1983 = n , 1997 = n 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 Politics of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Whitechapel