| St Marylebone | |
|---|---|
| Formerborough constituency for theHouse of Commons | |
| 1918–1983 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | Marylebone East andMarylebone West |
| Replaced by | Westminster North andCity of London and Westminster South[1] |
St Marylebone was aparliamentary constituency centred on theMarylebone district ofCentral London. It returned oneMember of Parliament (MP) to theHouse of Commons of theParliament of the United Kingdom.
It was created for the1918 general election, and abolished for the1983 general election.



1918–1950: TheMetropolitan Borough of St Marylebone wards of Bryanston Square, Cavendish, Church Street, Dorset Square and Regent's Park, Hamilton Terrace, Langham, Park Crescent, Portman, and St John's Wood Terrace.
1950–1974: The Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone wards of Bell Street, Bryanston Square, Cavendish Square, Church Street, Dorset Square, Hamilton Terrace, Lord's, Park Crescent, Portman Square, and St John's Wood Terrace.
1974–1983: TheCity of Westminster wards of Baker Street, Cavendish, Church Street, Lord's, and Regent's Park.
As shown by the maps, inset, there was no change in substance to the outer ward boundaries of this constituency during its lifetime.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Unionist | Samuel Scott | Unopposed | ||
| Unionistwin (new seat) | |||||
| Cindicatescandidate endorsed by the coalition government. | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Douglas Hogg | Unopposed | |||
| Unionisthold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Douglas Hogg | 16,763 | 66.6 | N/A | |
| Labour | James Jonas Dodd | 8,424 | 33.4 | New | |
| Majority | 8,339 | 33.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 25,187 | 52.5 | N/A | ||
| Unionisthold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Douglas Hogg | 24,359 | 73.5 | +6.9 | |
| Labour | George Edward Elmer | 8,782 | 26.5 | −6.9 | |
| Majority | 8,339 | 47.0 | +13.8 | ||
| Turnout | 33,141 | 65.5 | +13.0 | ||
| Unionisthold | Swing | +6.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Rennell Rodd | 12,859 | 56.1 | −17.4 | |
| Labour | David Amyas Ross | 6,721 | 29.4 | +2.9 | |
| Liberal | Basil Murray | 3,318 | 14.5 | New | |
| Majority | 6,138 | 26.7 | −20.3 | ||
| Turnout | 22,898 | 43.1 | −22.4 | ||
| Unionisthold | Swing | -10.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Rennell Rodd | 26,247 | 61.4 | −12.1 | |
| Labour | David Amyas Ross | 10,960 | 25.7 | −0.8 | |
| Liberal | Cyril Picciotto | 5,520 | 12.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 15,287 | 35.7 | −11.3 | ||
| Turnout | 42,727 | 57.3 | −8.2 | ||
| Unionisthold | Swing | -4.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rennell Rodd | 39,976 | 86.7 | +25.3 | |
| Labour | Ernest Whitfield | 6,147 | 13.3 | −12.4 | |
| Majority | 33,829 | 73.4 | +36.7 | ||
| Turnout | 46,123 | 63.5 | +6.2 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +18.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alec Cunningham-Reid | 11,677 | 52.3 | −34.4 | |
| Ind. Conservative | Basil Blackett | 10,664 | 47.7 | New | |
| Majority | 1,013 | 4.6 | −68.8 | ||
| Turnout | 22,341 | 30.8 | −32.7 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alec Cunningham-Reid | 31,183 | 79.6 | −7.1 | |
| Labour | Elizabeth Jacobs | 8,008 | 20.4 | New | |
| Majority | 23,175 | 59.2 | −14.2 | ||
| Turnout | 39,271 | 57.9 | −5.6 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
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;
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Wavell Wakefield | 15,891 | 47.9 | −31.7 | |
| Labour | Elizabeth Jacobs | 10,740 | 32.4 | +12.0 | |
| Ind. Conservative | Alec Cunningham-Reid | 3,824 | 11.5 | New | |
| Liberal | Thomas Lodge | 2,711 | 8.2 | New | |
| Majority | 5,151 | 15.5 | −43.7 | ||
| Turnout | 33,166 | 68.3 | +10.4 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Wavell Wakefield | 26,310 | 60.7 | +12.8 | |
| Labour | John Silkin | 12,890 | 29.7 | −2.7 | |
| Liberal | Bjorn Guy | 4,149 | 9.6 | +1.4 | |
| Majority | 13,420 | 31.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 43,349 | 75.2 | +6.9 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Wavell Wakefield | 28,783 | 67.3 | +6.6 | |
| Labour | William Balfour | 13,964 | 32.7 | +3.0 | |
| Majority | 14,819 | 34.6 | +3.6 | ||
| Turnout | 42,747 | 70.3 | −4.9 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +1.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Wavell Wakefield | 26,302 | 70.7 | +3.4 | |
| Labour | Ivan Michael Yates | 10,903 | 29.3 | −3.4 | |
| Majority | 15,399 | 41.4 | +6.8 | ||
| Turnout | 37,205 | 64.5 | −5.8 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +3.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Wavell Wakefield | 23,278 | 64.5 | −6.2 | |
| Labour | Benjamin Hooberman | 8,507 | 23.6 | −5.7 | |
| Liberal | Edwin Michael Wheeler | 4,304 | 11.9 | New | |
| Majority | 14,771 | 40.9 | −0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 36,089 | 65.5 | +1.0 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -0.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Quintin Hogg | 12,495 | 54.97 | −9.53 | |
| Labour | Peter William Plouviez | 7,219 | 31.76 | +8.19 | |
| Liberal | Edwin Michael Wheeler | 3,016 | 13.27 | +1.34 | |
| Majority | 5,276 | 23.21 | −17.7 | ||
| Turnout | 22,730 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Quintin Hogg | 18,117 | 56.23 | ||
| Labour | Peter William Plouviez | 9,324 | 28.94 | ||
| Liberal | Arthur William R. Capel | 4,776 | 14.82 | ||
| Majority | 8,793 | 27.29 | |||
| Turnout | 32,217 | 64.43 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Quintin Hogg | 17,443 | 56.67 | ||
| Labour | Cyril Cooper | 9,382 | 30.48 | ||
| Liberal | Arthur William R. Capel | 3,258 | 10.58 | ||
| Anti Common Market | Christopher Newman Frere-Smith | 445 | 1.45 | New | |
| Independent | Evan Jeremy Miller | 252 | 0.82 | New | |
| Majority | 8,061 | 26.19 | |||
| Turnout | 30,780 | 65.08 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Quintin Hogg | 17,639 | 62.1 | +4.4 | |
| Labour | Keith W. Morrell | 8,325 | 29.3 | −1.2 | |
| Liberal | Michael B.J. Vann | 2,443 | 8.6 | −2.0 | |
| Majority | 9,314 | 32.8 | +6.6 | ||
| Turnout | 28,407 | 59.6 | −5.5 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kenneth Baker | 10,684 | 63.49 | +1.40 | |
| Labour | Keith W. Morrell | 4,542 | 26.99 | −2.32 | |
| Liberal | Michael B.J. Vann | 1,038 | 6.19 | −2.41 | |
| National Front | Malcolm Skeggs | 401 | 2.38 | New | |
| Fourth World Group | John Papworth | 163 | 0.97 | New | |
| Majority | 6,142 | 36.50 | +3.7 | ||
| Turnout | 16,828 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kenneth Baker | 15,683 | 54.6 | −7.5 | |
| Labour | J Merriton | 6,996 | 24.3 | −5.0 | |
| Liberal | Bernard Silver | 5,599 | 19.5 | +10.9 | |
| Independent Powellite | W Davies | 470 | 1.6 | New | |
| Majority | 8,717 | 30.3 | −2.3 | ||
| Turnout | 28,748 | 66.1 | +6.5 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kenneth Baker | 13,660 | 54.9 | +0.3 | |
| Labour | Patricia Moberly | 7,157 | 28.8 | +4.5 | |
| Liberal | Bernard Silver | 4,067 | 16.3 | −3.2 | |
| Majority | 6,503 | 26.1 | −4.2 | ||
| Turnout | 24,884 | 57.1 | −9.0 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -2.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kenneth Baker | 14,899 | 59.9 | +5.0 | |
| Labour | Joseph Hegarty | 6,586 | 26.5 | −2.3 | |
| Liberal | Edward Mann | 2,459 | 9.9 | −6.4 | |
| Ecology | Jonathon Porritt | 691 | 2.8 | New | |
| National Front | Charles Elrick[7] | 239 | 1.0 | New | |
| Majority | 8,313 | 33.4 | +7.3 | ||
| Turnout | 24,874 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||