Hammersmith and Fulham (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Hammersmith and Fulham Borough constituency |
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| Hammersmith and Fulham shown within Greater London | |
| Created: | 1997 |
| MP: | Greg Hands |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Greater London |
| EP constituency: | London |
Hammersmith and Fulham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency covers the central and southern portions of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, covering the town centres of both Hammersmith and Fulham. But it also includes smaller districts, like West Kensington, Brook Green, Barons Court and Sands End.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in North London, the Boundary Commission for England's proposed boundary changes, likely to be implemented in time for the next general election (2009-10), will see the end of the constituency as it is presently composed.
A new constituency of Chelsea and Fulham and a new Hammersmith take the electoral wards from the current pairing. The Chelsea and Fulham seat is a cross-border creation.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1997 – 2005: Iain Coleman, Labour
- 2005 – present: Greg Hands, Conservative
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Hammersmith and Fulham | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Greg Hands | 22,407 | 45.4 | +5.6 | |
| Labour | Melanie Smallman | 17,378 | 35.2 | -9.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Bullion | 7,116 | 14.4 | +0.2 | |
| Green | Fiona Harrold | 1,933 | 3.9 | +0.7 | |
| UK Independence | Giles Fisher | 493 | 1.0 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 5,029 | 10.2 | +7.3 | ||
| Turnout | 49,327 | 62.4 | +6.0 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 7.3 | |||
| General Election 2001: Hammersmith and Fulham | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Iain Coleman | 19,801 | 44.3 | -2.5 | |
| Conservative | Matthew Carrington | 17,786 | 39.8 | +0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jon Burden | 5,294 | 11.8 | +3.1 | |
| Green | Daniel Dias | 1,444 | 3.2 | +2.2 | |
| UK Independence | Gerald Roberts | 375 | 0.8 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 2,015 | 4.5 | |||
| Turnout | 44,700 | 56.4 | -12.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: Hammersmith and Fulham | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Iain Coleman | 25,262 | 46.8 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Matthew Carrington | 21,420 | 39.6 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alexi Sugden | 4,727 | 8.8 | N/A | |
| Referendum Party | M. Bremner | 1,023 | 1.9 | N/A | |
| New Labour | W. Johnson-Smith | 695 | 1.3 | N/A | |
| Green | Elizabeth Streeter | 562 | 1.0 | N/A | |
| UK Independence | Gerald Roberts | 183 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Natural Law | A. Phillips | 79 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Care in the Community | A. Elston | 74 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,842 | N/A | |||
| Turnout | 68.7 | N/A | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 10.1 | |||
