February 1906 City of London by-election February 1906 City of London by-election The City of London by-election, February 1906 was a parliamentary by-election held on 27 February 1906 for the British House of Commons constituency of City of London, which covered the "Square Mile" which was the United Kingdom's traditional financial district. The seat had become vacant on the resignation of Alban Gibbs, one of the constituency's two Conservative Members of Parliament (MPs). Gibbs had resigned in order to provide a safe seat for Arthur Balfour. He would go on to succeed his father, Hucks Gibbs, as Baron Aldenham the following year. Balfour had been out
King Square, London King Square, London King Square is a square in central London in the St Luke's area of the London Borough of Islington. It is situated at the corner of Lever Street and Central Street; it borders King Square Gardens to the West. The square is surrounded by restaurants, cafeterias, a newsagent's, a florist shop, a pub and a residential development. 19th century St Clement's Church stands in the corner of the square. On the other side of Central Street stands Thistle City Barbican Hotel. The square, surrounded by spacious housing for wealthy Londoners to live in a convenient distance from