Fulham (UK Parliament constituency)

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Fulham
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1918
SeatsOne
Created from Chelsea
Replaced by Fulham East and Fulham West
1955–1997
Created from Fulham East and Fulham West
Replaced by Hammersmith and Fulham

Fulham was a borough constituency centred on the London district of Fulham. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1918 and from 1955 to 1997.

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Fulham in the Metropolitan area, boundaries 1885-1918 Fulham1885.png
Fulham in the Metropolitan area, boundaries 1885-1918
Fulham in the County of London, boundaries 1955-74 Fulham1955.png
Fulham in the County of London, boundaries 1955-74

Between 1918 and 1955 it was divided into two constituencies, Fulham East and Fulham West. At the 1997 general election it was replaced by Hammersmith and Fulham.

History

Boundaries

1885–1918: The parish of Fulham. [1]

1955–1974: The Metropolitan Borough of Fulham wards of Hurlingham, Munster, Sands End, Town, and Walham.

1974–1983: The London Borough of Hammersmith wards of Avonmore, Colehill, Crabtree, Gibbs Green, Helford, Margravine, Parsons Green, Sandford, Sherbrooke, Sulivan, and Town.

1983–1997: The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham wards of Avonmore, Colehill, Crabtree, Eel Brook, Gibbs Green, Margravine, Normand, Palace, Sands End, Sherbrooke, Sulivan, Town, and Walham.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1885–1918

ElectionMemberParty
1885 William Fisher Conservative
1906 Timothy Davies Liberal
1910 William Fisher Conservative
1918 constituency abolished: see Fulham East and Fulham West

MPs 1955–1997

ElectionMemberParty
1955 Michael Stewart Labour
1979 Martin Stevens [lower-alpha 1] Conservative
1986 by-election Nick Raynsford Labour
1987 Matthew Carrington Conservative
1997 constituency abolished: see Hammersmith and Fulham
  1. ↑ died 1986

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Fulham [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Fisher 2,642 50.5
Liberal George W. E. Russell 2,59049.5
Majority521.0
Turnout 5,23280.5
Registered electors 6,499
Conservative win (new seat)
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Russell
General election 1886: Fulham [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Fisher 2,557 53.2 +2.7
Liberal George W. E. Russell 2,24746.8-2.7
Majority3106.4+5.4
Turnout 4,80473.9-6.6
Registered electors 6,499
Conservative hold Swing +2.7

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Fulham [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Fisher 4,365 51.2 -2.0
Liberal William David Barnett4,15448.8+2.0
Majority2112.4-4.0
Turnout 8,51975.6+1.7
Registered electors 11,266
Conservative hold Swing -2.0
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Cornwall
General election 1895: Fulham [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Fisher 5,378 56.7 +5.5
Liberal Edwin Cornwall 3,91541.2-7.6
Ind. Labour Party William Parnell1962.1New
Majority1,46315.5+13.1
Turnout 9,48974.6-1.0
Registered electors 12,716
Conservative hold Swing +6.6

Elections in the 1900s

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Fisher
General election 1900: Fulham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Fisher 6,541 60.6 +3.9
Liberal Edwin Cornwall 4,24739.4−1.8
Majority2,29421.2+5.7
Turnout 10,78865.0−9.6
Registered electors 16,600
Conservative hold Swing +2.8
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Davies
General election 1906: Fulham [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Timothy Davies 8,037 52.0 +12.6
Conservative William Fisher 7,40748.0−12.6
Majority6304.0N/A
Turnout 15,44474.9+9.9
Registered electors 20,620
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +12.6

Elections in the 1910s

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Hemphill
General election January 1910: Fulham [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Fisher 9,690 55.5 +7.5
Liberal Fitzroy Hemphill 7,76144.5-7.5
Majority1,92911.0N/A
Turnout 17,45183.1+8.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +7.5
General election December 1910: Fulham [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Fisher 8,252 55.8 +0.3
Liberal Sylvain Mayer6,52644.2-0.3
Majority1,72611.6+0.6
Turnout 14,77870.3
Conservative hold Swing +0.3
1917 Fulham by-election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist William Fisher Unopposed
Unionist hold

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1955: Fulham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Stewart 23,97255.04
Conservative Mabel Lilian de la Motte19,57844.96
Majority4,39410.08
Turnout 43,55078.65
Labour win
General election 1959: Fulham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Stewart 21,52553.67
Conservative Mabel Lilian de la Motte18,58146.33
Majority2,9447.34
Turnout 40,10677.00
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Fulham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Stewart 19,78856.11
Conservative Michael Grylls 14,84242.09
Patriotic Party Arthur Rossi Braybrooke6321.80New
Majority4,94614.26
Turnout 35,26273.2
Labour hold Swing
General election 1966: Fulham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Stewart 20,08058.31
Conservative Michael Grylls 13,09438.03
Independent Liberal Elisa Sheriff7162.08New
Communist Peter Robson2560.74New
Radical Alliance Pat Arrowsmith 1630.47New
Patriotic Party Arthur Rossi Braybrooke1260.37-1.43
Majority6,98620.28
Turnout 34,43576.38
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Fulham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Stewart 16,312 55.0 -3.3
Conservative Ian Mactaggart12,80743.2+5.2
Radical Alliance Pat Arrowsmith 4211.4+0.9
Anti-ElectionRoger Moody1120.4New
Majority3,50511.8-8.5
Turnout 29,65268.8-7.6
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Fulham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Stewart 20,99546.13
Conservative Martin Stevens 17,44638.33
Liberal Gerald Arthur Dowden6,10513.41
National Front H Smithies9662.12New
Majority3,5497.80
Turnout 45,51278.53
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Fulham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Stewart 20,61649.87
Conservative Martin Stevens 15,29537.00
Liberal GA Dowden4,57711.07
National Front J Cordrey8552.07
Majority5,32112.87
Turnout 41,34371.44
Labour hold Swing
General election 1979: Fulham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin Stevens 20,24946.68
Labour Barrington Stead [11] 18,75043.22
Liberal David Rendel 3,8828.95
National Front R Pearce4780.99
Majority1,4993.46
Turnout 43,35976.05
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Fulham [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin Stevens 18,20446.18-0.52
Labour Anthony Powell13,41534.03-9.19
Liberal David Rendel 9,17418.25+9.30
Ecology Janet Grimes2770.70New
National Front R Pearce2290.58-0.57
Independent Liberal J Keats1020.26New
Majority4,79812.15+8.69
Turnout 39,42176.05-0.03
Conservative hold Swing
1986 Fulham by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nick Raynsford 16,45143.20+9.17
Conservative Matthew Carrington 12,94834.00-12.18
SDP Roger Liddle 6,95318.26+0.01
England Demands Repatriation Jane Birdwood 2260.59New
Monster Raving Loony David Sutch 1340.35New
Connoisseur Wine PartyJohn Creighton1270.33New
Democratic Rights for Northern Ireland James Black980.26New
Fellowship Geoffrey Rolph390.1New
Humanist Jon Swinden380.1New
Captain Rainbows Universal Party Liza Duke370.1New
All Party Anti-Common MarketReginald Simmerson330.09New
Majority3,5039.20
Turnout 38,084
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General election 1987: Fulham [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matthew Carrington 21,75251.78+5.60
Labour Nick Raynsford 15,43036.73+2.70
SDP Paul Marshall 4,36510.39-7.86
Green Janet Grimes4651.11+0.41
Majority6,32215.05+2.90
Turnout 42,01277.09+1.04
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Fulham [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matthew Carrington 21,438 53.4 +1.6
Labour Nick P. Moore14,85937.0+0.3
Liberal Democrats Peter M. Crystal3,3398.3−2.1
Green Elizabeth G.A. Streeter4431.10.0
Natural Law John V. Darby910.2New
Majority6,57916.4+1.4
Turnout 40,17075.9−1.2
Conservative hold Swing +0.7

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References

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  2. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
  3. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
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