Fulham (UK Parliament constituency)

Fulham
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 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.

Fulham in the Metropolitan area, showing boundaries used from 1885 to 1918.

Fulham in the Parliamentary County of London, showing boundaries used from 1955 to 1974.

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.

Boundaries

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 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

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

MPs 1955-1997

	Member	Party
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

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

1885 General Election: Fulham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Hayes Fisher	2,642	50.5
	Liberal	George William Erskine Russell	2,590	49.5
Majority			52
Turnout			6,499	80.5
	Conservative gain from new seat		Swing

George Russell

1886 General Election: Fulham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Hayes Fisher	2,557	53.2	2.7
	Liberal	George William Erskine Russell	2,247	46.8	-2.7
Majority			310
Turnout			6,499	73.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1890s

1892 General Election: Fulham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Hayes Fisher	4,365	51.2	-2.0
	Liberal	W.D. Barnett	4,154	48.8	2.0
Majority			211
Turnout			11,266	75.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

E.A. Cornwall

1895 General Election: Fulham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Hayes Fisher	5,378	56.7	5.5
	Liberal	Edwin Andrew Cornwall	3,915	41.3	-7.5
	Ind. Labour Party	William Parnell	191	2.0	n/a
Majority			1,463
Turnout			12,716	74.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1900s

William Fisher

1900 General Election: Fulham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Hayes Fisher	6,541	60.6	3.9
	Liberal	Edwin Andrew Cornwall	4,247	39.4	-1.9
Majority			2,294
Turnout			16,600	65.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Timothy Davies

1906 General Election: Fulham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Timothy Davies	8,037	52.0	12.6
	Conservative	William Hayes Fisher	7,407	48.0	-12.6
Majority			630
Turnout			20,620	74.9
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 General Election: Fulham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Hayes Fisher	9,690	55.5	7.5
	Liberal	Hon. Fitzroy Hemphill	7,761	44.5	-7.5
Majority			1,929	11.0
Turnout			21,009	83.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

December 1910 General Election: Fulham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Hayes Fisher	8,252	55.8	0.3
	Liberal	Sylvain Mayer	6,526	44.2	-0.3
Majority			1,726	11.6
Turnout			21,009	70.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fulham by-election, 1917
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Hayes Fisher	unopposed	n/a	n/a
	Conservative hold		Swing	n/a

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1992: Fulham^[1]
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

References

↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press 1974)
Debrett’s Illustrated Heraldic and Biographical House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1886
Debrett’s House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1901
Debrett’s House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1918

Historic constituencies in London

1885	Battersea Bermondsey Bethnal Green North East Bethnal Green South West Bow and Bromley Brixton Camberwell North Chelsea City of London Clapham Deptford Dulwich Finsbury Central Finsbury East Fulham Greenwich Hackney Central Hackney North Hackney South Haggerston Hammersmith Hampstead Holborn Hoxton Islington East Islington North Islington South Islington West Kennington Kensington North Kensington South Lambeth North Lewisham Limehouse Marylebone East Marylebone West Mile End Newington West Norwood Paddington North Paddington South Peckham Poplar Rotherhithe Southwark West St George St George's Hanover Square St Pancras East St Pancras North St Pancras South St Pancras West Stepney Strand Walworth Wandsworth Westminster Whitechapel Woolwich

1955	Barons Court Battersea North Battersea South Bermondsey Bethnal Green Brixton Chelsea Cities of London and Westminster Clapham Deptford Dulwich Fulham Greenwich Hackney Central Hammersmith North Hampstead Holborn and St Pancras South Islington East Islington North Islington South West Kensington North Kensington South Lewisham North Lewisham South Lewisham West Norwood Paddington North Paddington South Peckham Poplar Putney St Marylebone St Pancras North Shoreditch and Finsbury Southwark Stepney Stoke Newington and Hackney North Streatham Vauxhall Wandsworth Central Woolwich East Woolwich West

1974	Acton Barking Battersea North Battersea South Beckenham Bermondsey Bethnal Green and Bow Bexleyheath Brent East Brent North Brent South Brentford and Isleworth Carshalton Chelsea Chingford Chipping Barnet Chislehurst City of London and Westminster South Croydon Central Croydon North East Croydon North West Croydon South Dagenham Dulwich Ealing North Edmonton Enfield North Enfield Southgate Erith and Crayford Feltham and Heston Finchley Fulham Greenwich Hackney Central Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith North Hampstead Harrow Central Harrow East Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hendon North Hendon South Holborn and St Pancras South Hornchurch Hornsey Ilford North Ilford South Islington Central Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Kensington Kingston-upon-Thames Lambeth Central Lewisham Deptford Lewisham East Lewisham West Leyton Mitcham and Morden Newham North East Newham North West Newham South Norwood Orpington Paddington Peckham Putney Ravensbourne Richmond Romford Ruislip-Northwood St Marylebone St Pancras North Sidcup Southall Stepney and Poplar Streatham Surbiton Sutton and Cheam Tooting Tottenham Twickenham Upminster Uxbridge Vauxhall Walthamstow Wanstead and Woodford Wimbledon Wood Green Woolwich East Woolwich West

1983	Barking Battersea Beckenham Bethnal Green and Stepney Bexleyheath Bow and Poplar Brent East Brent North Brent South Brentford and Isleworth Carshalton and Wallington Chelsea Chingford Chipping Barnet Chislehurst City of London and Westminster South Croydon Central Croydon North East Croydon North West Croydon South Dagenham Dulwich Ealing Acton Ealing North Ealing Southall Edmonton Eltham Enfield North Enfield Southgate Erith and Crayford Feltham and Heston Finchley Fulham Greenwich Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith Hampstead and Highgate Harrow East Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hendon North Hendon South Holborn and St Pancras Hornchurch Hornsey and Wood Green Ilford North Ilford South Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Kensington Kingston-upon-Thames Lewisham Deptford Lewisham East Lewisham West Leyton Mitcham and Morden Newham North East Newham North West Newham South Norwood Old Bexley and Sidcup Orpington Peckham Putney Ravensbourne Richmond and Barnes Romford Ruislip-Northwood Southwark and Bermondsey Streatham Surbiton Sutton and Cheam Tooting Tottenham Twickenham Upminster Uxbridge Vauxhall Walthamstow Wanstead and Woodford Westminster North Wimbledon Woolwich