Chelsea and Fulham (UK Parliament constituency)

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Chelsea and Fulham
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Chelsea and Fulham (UK Parliament constituency)
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Chelsea and Fulham 2023 Constituency.svg
Location within Greater London
County Greater London
Population105,697 (2011 census) [1]
Electorate 76,481 (2023) [2]
Current constituency
Created 2010
Member of Parliament TBC (TBC)
SeatsOne
Created from Kensington and Chelsea, Hammersmith and Fulham

Chelsea and Fulham is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by Greg Hands of the Conservative Party. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the former neighbouring constituency of Hammersmith and Fulham from 2005 until it was abolished at the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies. He is currently Minister for London and Minister of State for Trade Policy. [3]

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Boundaries

2010–2024

Following the review of parliamentary representation in London, the boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea and Hammersmith and Fulham were paired for constituency allocation purposes and allocated three seats between them.

This broke the previous pairings of Kensington and Chelsea with the City of Westminster, and of Hammersmith and Fulham with the London Borough of Ealing, and therefore abolished the mainstay[ clarification needed ] but not comprehensive[ clarification needed ] seats Hammersmith and Fulham and Kensington and Chelsea with their "spillover" cross-boundary seats of Regents Park and Kensington North and Ealing Acton and Shepherds Bush.

The historical constituency of Kensington was recreated, and the Hammersmith seat was also revived.

The new constituency of Chelsea and Fulham was made up of the following electoral wards: [4]

2024-present

Following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of:

The new boundaries reflect revised local authority ward structures. To bring the electorate within the permitted range, the Hammersmith and Fulham wards of Fulham Reach and West Kensington were transferred in from the abolished constituency of Hammersmith. The whole of the Kensington and Chelsea ward of Brompton and Hans Town is now included in the new constituency of Kensington and Bayswater.

Political history

The constituency includes affluent areas and opulent private housing. The small amount of social housing in the constituency is concentrated in the smaller than ward-size Worlds End Estate. An alternative in-depth analysis, of local elections, confirms one ward has seen opposition members in elections since the 1980s, of 11 wards forming the seat. At the 2010 election, only five other constituencies voted more strongly for the Conservative Party: Richmond (Yorkshire), Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire, Windsor (Berkshire), Hampshire North East and Chesham and Amersham also in Buckinghamshire. [6]

Somewhat surprisingly, however, in the 2017 United Kingdom general election the Conservative majority in Chelsea and Fulham was almost halved from 16,022 to 8,188, making it only the eighth-safest Conservative seat in Greater London (with several other seats such as Romford and Bexleyheath and Crayford proving safer for the Tories despite previously electing Labour MPs in the Blair era, whilst Chelsea never did).

In the early 1960s the Chelsea Labour Party (old boundaries) created the National Campaign for the Young Chronic Sick, led by constituency member (Mr) Marsh Dickson, which generated national TV and newspaper coverage leading to the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 promoted as a Private Members Bill by Alf Morris MP.

Proposed boundary expansion

To return to a reduced the number of MPs (600 nationally) it was proposed that the Chelsea and Fulham constituency would be abolished and merged into two constituencies of Hammersmith & Fulham, a notional Labour seat, and Kensington & Chelsea, a notional Conservative seat. [7]

Constituency profile

The football grounds at Stamford Bridge and Craven Cottage are in the seat, which is the chosen home of many of London's elite footballers, as well as other wealthy celebrities. The constituency includes the fashionable King's Road thoroughfare, a key destination for shopping and culture.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [8] Party
2010 Greg Hands Conservative

Elections

For results of predecessor seats, see Kensington and Chelsea, and Hammersmith and Fulham.

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Chelsea and Fulham [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Blaise Baquiche
Labour Ben Coleman
Green Mona Crocker
Reform UK Anthony Goodwin
Conservative Greg Hands
Workers Party Sabi Patwary
Heritage David Poulden
Majority
Turnout

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Chelsea and Fulham [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Greg Hands 23,345 49.9 –2.7
Liberal Democrats Nicola Horlick 12,10425.9+14.9
Labour Matt Uberoi10,87223.2–10.0
Animal Welfare Sam Morland5001.0New
Majority11,24124.0+4.6
Turnout 46,82169.8+3.7
Registered electors 67,110
Conservative hold Swing –8.8
General election 2017: Chelsea and Fulham [11] [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Greg Hands 22,179 52.6 –10.3
Labour Alan De'Ath13,99133.2+10.1
Liberal Democrats Louise Rowntree4,62711.0+5.8
Green Bill Cashmore 8071.9–1.8
UKIP Alasdair Seton-Marsden5241.2–3.9
Majority8,18819.4–20.4
Turnout 42,12866.1+2.7
Registered electors 63,728
Conservative hold Swing –10.3
General election 2015: Chelsea and Fulham [14] [15] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Greg Hands 25,322 62.9 +2.4
Labour Alexandra Sanderson9,30023.1+4.6
Liberal Democrats Simon Bailey2,0915.2–11.0
UKIP Adrian Noble2,0395.1+3.9
Green Guy Rubin1,4743.7+2.0
Majority16,02239.8–2.2
Turnout 40,22663.4+3.3
Registered electors 63,478
Conservative hold Swing –1.1
General election 2010: Chelsea and Fulham [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Greg Hands 24,093 60.5
Labour Alex Hilton7,37118.5
Liberal Democrats Dirk Hazell 6,47316.2
Green Julia Stephenson6711.7
UKIP Tim Gittos4781.2
BNP Brian McDonald3881.0
New Independent ConservativeRoland Courtenay1960.5
English Democrat George Roseman1690.4
Blue EnvironmentGodfrey Spickernell170.0
Majority16,72242.0
Turnout 39,85660.1
Registered electors 66,257
Conservative win (new seat)
*Served as an MP in the 2005–2010 Parliament

The new seat of Chelsea and Fulham was fought for the first time at the 2010 general election, when it had a notional Conservative majority of over 10,000 based on 2005 election results. [18]

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
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  4. ↑ "Seat Details". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
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  7. ↑ "Interactive map of proposed New Boundary Seats 2018". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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  9. ↑ "Statement of Person Nominated and Notice of Poll: Chelsea and Fulham Constituency" (PDF). Hammersmith and Fulham Council. 7 June 2024.
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  11. ↑ "Candidates for Chelsea and Fulham Constituency 2017 general election". Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
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