Fulham | |
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Former Borough constituency | |
for the House of Commons | |
1885–1918 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Fulham East and Fulham West |
Created from | Chelsea |
1955–1997 | |
Replaced by | Hammersmith and Fulham |
Created from | Fulham East and Fulham West |
Fulham was a borough constituency based around 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.
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.
Contents |
1955-74: The Metropolitan Borough of Fulham wards of Hurlingham, Munster, Sands End, Town, and Walham.
1974-83: The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham wards of Avonmore, Colehill, Crabtree, Gibbs Green, Helford, Margravine, Parsons Green, Sandford, Sherbrooke, Sulivan, and Town.
1983-97: 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.
Election | Member | Party | |
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1885 | William Hayes Fisher | Conservative | |
1906 | Timothy Davies | Liberal | |
1910 | William Hayes Fisher | Conservative | |
1918 | constituency abolished: see Fulham East and Fulham West |
Election | Member | Party | |
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1955 | Michael Stewart, later Baron Stewart of Fulham | Labour | |
1979 | Martin Stevens | Conservative | |
1986 by-election | Nick Raynsford | Labour | |
1987 | Matthew Carrington | Conservative | |
1997 | constituency abolished: see Hammersmith & Fulham |
General Election 1992: Fulham[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Matthew Carrington | 21,438 | 53.4 | +1.6 | |
Labour | NP Moore | 14,859 | 37.0 | +0.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | PM Crystal | 3,339 | 8.3 | -2.1 | |
Green | Mrs EGA Streeter | 443 | 1.1 | 0.0 | |
Natural Law | JV Darby | 91 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 6,579 | 16.4 | +1.3 | ||
Turnout | 40,170 | 75.9 | -1.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.7 |