Hammersmith and Fulham (UK Parliament constituency)

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Hammersmith and Fulham
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
HammersmithFulhamConstituency.svg
Boundary of Hammersmith and Fulham in Greater Londonfor the 2005 general election
County Greater London
19972010
Number of membersOne
Replaced by Chelsea and Fulham, Hammersmith
Created from Fulham, Hammersmith

Hammersmith and Fulham was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The constituency was abolished at the 2010 general election with its wards being split between two new constituencies of Chelsea and Fulham & Hammersmith.

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Boundaries

The constituency was created in 1997 from parts of the former seats of Hammersmith & Fulham. It covered the central and southern portions of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, including the town centres of both Hammersmith and Fulham, but also included smaller districts such as West Kensington, Brook Green, Barons Court, and Sands End.

The constituency was made up of the electoral wards of:

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in North London, the Boundary Commission for England's boundary changes which took effect at the 2010 general election erased the Hammersmith and Fulham constituency.

Two new constituencies of Chelsea and Fulham & Hammersmith took Hammersmith and Fulham's electoral wards. The Chelsea and Fulham seat is a cross-border creation.

History

This highly marginal constituency was represented by only two MPs during its 13-year existence. Iain Coleman won the seat for the Labour Party on its creation in 1997. He narrowly held the seat in 2001, but did not seek a third term as its MP in 2005 due to ill health. On that occasion Greg Hands gained the seat for the Conservative Party, and held it until its abolition in 2010 when he was elected for the new seat of Chelsea and Fulham.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1997 Iain Coleman Labour
2005 Greg Hands Conservative
2010 constituency abolished: see Chelsea and Fulham & Hammersmith

Elections

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Hammersmith and Fulham [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Greg Hands 22,407 45.4 +5.6
Labour Melanie Smallman17,37835.2-9.1
Liberal Democrats Alan Bullion7,11614.4+2.6
Green Fiona Harrold1,9333.9+0.7
UKIP Giles Fisher4931.0+0.2
Majority5,02910.2N/A
Turnout 49,32762.4+6.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 7.3
General election 2001: Hammersmith and Fulham [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Iain Coleman 19,801 44.3 -2.5
Conservative Matthew Carrington 17,78639.8+0.2
Liberal Democrats Jon Burden5,29411.8+3.0
Green Daniel Dias1,4443.2+2.2
UKIP Gerald Roberts3750.8+0.5
Majority2,0154.5-2.7
Turnout 44,70056.4-12.3
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Hammersmith and Fulham [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Iain Coleman 25,262 46.8
Conservative Matthew Carrington 21,42039.6
Liberal Democrats Alexi Sugden4,7278.8
Referendum Moyra Bremner1,0231.9New
New LabourWilliam Johnson-Smith6951.3New
Green Elizabeth Streeter5621.0New
UKIP Gerald Roberts1830.3New
Natural Law Alexander Phillips790.1New
Care in the Community Andrew Elston740.1New
Majority3,8427.2N/A
Turnout 54,02568.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +10.1

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References

  1. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  2. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  3. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

See also

Coordinates: 51°29′N0°13′W / 51.48°N 0.21°W / 51.48; -0.21