Fulham (UK Parliament constituency)

Fulham
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1885 (1885)–1918 (1918)
Number of members	One
Replaced by	Fulham East and Fulham West
Created from	Chelsea
1955 (1955)–1997 (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.

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 1955-97

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.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1885-1918

Election		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

Election		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 1990s

General Election 1992: Fulham
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

Elections in the 1910s

Fulham by-election, 1917
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Hayes Fisher	unopposed
	Conservative hold		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
Turnout			21,009	70.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

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

Elections in the 1900s

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

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

Elections in the 1890s

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
Majority			1,463
Turnout			12,716	74.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

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

Elections in the 1880s

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

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

References

• 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