# Fulham (UK Parliament constituency)

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.
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

1885–1918: The parish of Fulham.
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 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 Fisher | Conservative |
| 1906 | Timothy Davies | Liberal |
| 1910 | William Fisher | Conservative |
| 1918 | constituency abolished: see Fulham East and Fulham West | constituency abolished: see Fulham East and Fulham West |

### MPs 1955–1997

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1955 | Michael Stewart | Labour |
| 1979 | Martin Stevens | Conservative |
| 1986 by-election | Nick Raynsford | Labour |
| 1987 | Matthew Carrington | Conservative |
| 1997 | constituency abolished: see Hammersmith and Fulham | constituency abolished: see Hammersmith and Fulham |
* ↑ died 1986

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Fulham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Fisher | 2,642 | 50.5 | |
| | Liberal | George W. E. Russell | 2,590 | 49.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,232 | 80.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,499 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
General election 1886: Fulham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Fisher | 2,557 | 53.2 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal | George W. E. Russell | 2,247 | 46.8 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 310 | 6.4 | +5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,804 | 73.9 | −6.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,499 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.7 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Fulham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Fisher | 4,365 | 51.2 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal | William David Barnett | 4,154 | 48.8 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 211 | 2.4 | −4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,519 | 75.6 | +1.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,266 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -2.0 | |
General election 1895: Fulham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Fisher | 5,378 | 56.7 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal | Edwin Cornwall | 3,915 | 41.2 | −7.6 |
| | Ind. Labour Party | William Parnell | 196 | 2.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,463 | 15.5 | +13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,489 | 74.6 | −1.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,716 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +6.6 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Fulham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Fisher | 6,541 | 60.6 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal | Edwin Cornwall | 4,247 | 39.4 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,294 | 21.2 | +5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,788 | 65.0 | −9.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,600 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.8 | |
General election 1906: Fulham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Timothy Davies | 8,037 | 52.0 | +12.6 |
| | Conservative | William Fisher | 7,407 | 48.0 | −12.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 630 | 4.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,444 | 74.9 | +9.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,620 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.6 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Fulham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Fisher | 9,690 | 55.5 | +7.5 |
| | Liberal | Fitzroy Hemphill | 7,761 | 44.5 | −7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,929 | 11.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,451 | 83.1 | +8.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.5 | |
General election December 1910: Fulham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Fisher | 8,252 | 55.8 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal | Sylvain Mayer | 6,526 | 44.2 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,726 | 11.6 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,778 | 70.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.3 | |
1917 Fulham by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | William Fisher | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1955: Fulham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Stewart | 23,972 | 55.04 | |
| | Conservative | Mabel Lilian de la Motte | 19,578 | 44.96 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,394 | 10.08 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,550 | 78.65 | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
General election 1959: Fulham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michael Stewart | 21,525 | 53.67 |
| | Conservative | Mabel Lilian de la Motte | 18,581 | 46.33 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,944 | 7.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,106 | 77.00 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Fulham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Stewart | 19,788 | 56.11 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Grylls | 14,842 | 42.09 | |
| | Patriotic Party | Arthur Rossi Braybrooke | 632 | 1.80 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,946 | 14.26 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,262 | 73.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1966: Fulham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Stewart | 20,080 | 58.31 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Grylls | 13,094 | 38.03 | |
| | Independent Liberal | Elisa Sheriff | 716 | 2.08 | New |
| | Communist | Peter Robson | 256 | 0.74 | New |
| | Radical Alliance | Pat Arrowsmith | 163 | 0.47 | New |
| | Patriotic Party | Arthur Rossi Braybrooke | 126 | 0.37 | −1.43 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,986 | 20.28 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,435 | 76.38 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Fulham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Stewart | 16,312 | 55.0 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative | Ian Mactaggart | 12,807 | 43.2 | +5.2 |
| | Radical Alliance | Pat Arrowsmith | 421 | 1.4 | +0.9 |
| | Anti-Election | Roger Moody | 112 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,505 | 11.8 | −8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,652 | 68.8 | −7.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Fulham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Stewart | 20,995 | 46.13 | |
| | Conservative | Martin Stevens | 17,446 | 38.33 | |
| | Liberal | Gerald Arthur Dowden | 6,105 | 13.41 | |
| | National Front | H Smithies | 966 | 2.12 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,549 | 7.80 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,512 | 78.53 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Fulham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michael Stewart | 20,616 | 49.87 |
| | Conservative | Martin Stevens | 15,295 | 37.00 |
| | Liberal | GA Dowden | 4,577 | 11.07 |
| | National Front | J Cordrey | 855 | 2.07 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,321 | 12.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,343 | 71.44 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1979: Fulham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Martin Stevens | 20,249 | 46.68 |
| | Labour | Barrington Stead | 18,750 | 43.22 |
| | Liberal | David Rendel | 3,882 | 8.95 |
| | National Front | R Pearce | 478 | 0.99 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,499 | 3.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,359 | 76.05 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Fulham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Martin Stevens | 18,204 | 46.18 | −0.52 |
| | Labour | Anthony Powell | 13,415 | 34.03 | −9.19 |
| | Liberal | David Rendel | 9,174 | 18.25 | +9.30 |
| | Ecology | Janet Grimes | 277 | 0.70 | New |
| | National Front | R Pearce | 229 | 0.58 | −0.57 |
| | Independent Liberal | J Keats | 102 | 0.26 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,798 | 12.15 | +8.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,421 | 76.05 | −0.03 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1986 Fulham by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nick Raynsford | 16,451 | 43.20 | +9.17 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Carrington | 12,948 | 34.00 | −12.18 |
| | SDP | Roger Liddle | 6,953 | 18.26 | +0.01 |
| | England Demands Repatriation | Jane Birdwood | 226 | 0.59 | New |
| | Monster Raving Loony | David Sutch | 134 | 0.35 | New |
| | Connoisseur Wine Party | John Creighton | 127 | 0.33 | New |
| | Democratic Rights for Northern Ireland | James Black | 98 | 0.26 | New |
| | Fellowship | Geoffrey Rolph | 39 | 0.1 | New |
| | Humanist | Jon Swinden | 38 | 0.1 | New |
| | Captain Rainbows Universal Party | Liza Duke | 37 | 0.1 | New |
| | All Party Anti-Common Market | Reginald Simmerson | 33 | 0.09 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,503 | 9.20 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,084 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
General election 1987: Fulham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matthew Carrington | 21,752 | 51.78 | +5.60 |
| | Labour | Nick Raynsford | 15,430 | 36.73 | +2.70 |
| | SDP | Paul Marshall | 4,365 | 10.39 | −7.86 |
| | Green | Janet Grimes | 465 | 1.11 | +0.41 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,322 | 15.05 | +2.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,012 | 77.09 | +1.04 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Fulham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matthew Carrington | 21,438 | 53.4 | +1.6 |
| | Labour | Nick P. Moore | 14,859 | 37.0 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter M. Crystal | 3,339 | 8.3 | −2.1 |
| | Green | Elizabeth G.A. Streeter | 443 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| | Natural Law | John V. Darby | 91 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,579 | 16.4 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,170 | 75.9 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.7 | |