1938 City of London by-election was returned unopposed. 1938 City of London by-election The City of London by-election, 1938 was a by-election held on 6 April 1938 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 by-election was caused by the death of one of the City's two Conservative Party Members of Parliament (MPs) Thomas Vansittart Bowater, who had held the seat since a by-election in 1924, having contested the seat in an earlier by-election in 1922. The Conservative candidate, Sir George Broadbridge, who had been Lord Mayor of
King Square, London construction of the King Square Estate surrounding the square; work was completed in 1965. The estate was designed by Emberton, Franck and Tardrew and built from pre-cast concrete. Turnpike House (the tallest tower) was completed in 1965; it stands to the west of King Square Gardens, with ground-level arch providing entrance to the park. President House (a collection of six-storey blocks) was built to the north of the park. The nearest bus stops are located on the nearby Goswell Road (London Bus routes 4 and 56) as well as City Road (route 43). The square is approximately 10 minutes walk