title: 1949 St Pancras North by-election
text: # 1949 St Pancras North by-election
  
  A by-election for the constituency of St Pancras North in the United Kingdom House of Commons was held on 10 March 1949, caused by the resignation of the incumbent Labour MP George House. The result was a hold for the Labour Party, with their candidate Kenneth Robinson.
  
  ## Result
  
  St Pancras North by-election, 1949 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Kenneth Robinson | 16,185 | 57.5 | -6.3 |
  | | Conservative | N S Shields | 11,118 | 39.5 | +4.8 |
  | | Communist | John Mahon | 854 | 3.0 | New |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,067 | 18.0 | -11.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,157 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ## Previous election
  
  General election 1945: St Pancras North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | George House | 16,738 | 63.8 |
  | | Conservative | Robert Grant-Ferris | 9,108 | 34.7 |
  | | Independent | JB Gilmour | 403 | 1.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,630 | 29.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,249 | 71.1 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  