Fulham East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Fulham East
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County Metropolitan Borough of Fulham (in the County of London)
1918–1955
Number of membersOne
Replaced by Fulham
Created from Fulham

Fulham East was a borough constituency in the Metropolitan Borough of Fulham in London. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1955. Elections were held using the first-past-the-post voting system.

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Fulham East in the County of London, boundaries 1918-50 FulhamEast1918.png
Fulham East in the County of London, boundaries 1918-50
A map showing the wards of Fulham Metropolitan Borough as they appeared in 1916. Fulham Met. B Ward Map 1916.svg
A map showing the wards of Fulham Metropolitan Borough as they appeared in 1916.
Fulham East in the County of London, boundaries 1950-55 FulhamEast1950.png
Fulham East in the County of London, boundaries 1950-55

At the 1918 general election the previous Fulham constituency was divided into two constituencies, Fulham East and Fulham West; the two halves were re-united for the 1955 general election. At the 1997 general election, the Fulham constituency was replaced by Hammersmith and Fulham.

Boundaries

The Metropolitan Borough of Fulham wards of Barons Court, Lillie, Sands End, and Walham.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [1] Party
1918 Henry Norris Unionist
1922 Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan Unionist
1933 b-e John Wilmot Labour
1935 William Astor Conservative
1945 Michael Stewart Labour
1955 constituency abolished: see Fulham

Election results

Election in the 1910s

General election 1918: Fulham East [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist Henry Norris 10,24269.4
Independent Labour David Cook2,88319.5
Liberal Frederick L. Coysh1,64411.1
Majority7,35949.9
Turnout 14,76940.8
Registered electors 36,228
Unionist win (new seat)
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Election in the 1920s

General election 1922: Fulham East [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan 13,282 61.5 −7.9
Labour John Palmer5,39335.0New
Liberal Maurice Gordon Liverman2,90713.5+2.4
Majority7,88936.5−13.4
Turnout 21,58258.0+17.2
Registered electors 37,180
Unionist hold Swing −5.2
General election 1923: Fulham East [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan 9,757 43.9 −17.6
Labour John Palmer7,68334.5-0.5
Liberal Robert Crawford Hawkin4,81721.6+8.1
Majority2,0749.4−27.1
Turnout 22,25758.00.0
Registered electors 38,403
Unionist hold Swing −13.6
General election 1924: Fulham East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan 16,657 61.6 +17.7
Labour John Palmer10,40338.4+3.9
Majority6,25423.2+13.8
Turnout 27,06069.1+11.1
Registered electors 39,151
Unionist hold Swing +6.9
General election 1929: Fulham East [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan 15,130 44.3 −17.3
Labour John Palmer13,42539.4+1.0
Liberal John Henry Greenwood5,55116.3New
Majority1,7054.9−18.3
Turnout 34,10666.8−2.3
Registered electors 51,066
Unionist hold Swing −9.2

Election in the 1930s

General election 1931: Fulham East [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan 23,438 68.7 +14.4
Labour John Maynard 8,91726.1-13.3
Liberal John Henry Greenwood1,7885.2-11.1
Majority14,52142.6+37.7
Turnout 34,14366.1-0.5
Conservative hold Swing
1933 Fulham East by-election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Wilmot 17,790 57.9 +31.8
Conservative William James Waldron12,95042.1-26.6
Majority4,84015.8N/A
Turnout 30,74059.5-7.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +29.2
General election 1935: Fulham East [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Astor 18,743 51.4 -16.3
Labour John Wilmot 17,68948.6+22.5
Majority1,0542.8N/A
Turnout 37,43371.9+5.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: Fulham East [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Stewart 15,662 55.4 +6.8
Conservative William Astor 10,30936.4-15.0
Liberal Philip Montague Syrett2,3158.2New
Majority5,35319.0N/A
Turnout 28,286
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Fulham East [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Stewart 18,998 50.1 -5.3
Conservative Vyvyan Adams 16,23342.9+6.5
Liberal Frank Victor Jacoby2,2145.9-2.3
Communist Roy Ellwood Elsmere3991.1New
Majority2,7657.2-11.8
Turnout 37,76484.2
Labour hold Swing
Michael Stewart Michael Stewart.jpg
Michael Stewart
General election 1951: Fulham East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Stewart 20,279 53.2 +3.1
Conservative John Hall 17,80646.8+3.9
Majority2,4736.4-0.8
Turnout 38,08584.5+0.3
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
  2. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1918-1949, Fred W. S. Craig
  3. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1918-1949, Fred W. S. Craig
  4. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1918-1949, Fred W. S. Craig
  5. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1918-1949, Fred W. S. Craig
  6. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1918-1949, Fred W. S. Craig
  7. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1918-1949, Fred W. S. Craig
  8. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1918-1949, Fred W. S. Craig
  9. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1918-1949, Fred W. S. Craig
  10. ↑ "The General Election: Last Night's Results". The Times . 24 February 1950. p. 8.
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