# Hammersmith South (UK Parliament constituency)

Hammersmith South was a borough constituency in the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith in west London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post system.
The constituency was created when the Hammersmith constituency was divided for the 1918 general election. It was abolished for the 1955 general election.

## Boundaries

1918–1950: The Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith wards numbers one, two and three.
1950–1955: The Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith wards of Addison, Broadway, Brook Green, Grove, Olympia, Ravenscourt, and St Stephen's.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1918 | William Bull | Conservative |
| | 1929 | Daniel Chater | Labour |
| | 1931 | James Cooke | Conservative |
| | 1945 | William Adams | Labour |
| | 1949 by-election | Thomas Williams | Labour |
| 1955 | 1955 | constituency abolished: see Barons Court | constituency abolished: see Barons Court |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Hammersmith South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | William Bull | 8,592 | 65.6 | |
| | Liberal | Thomas Atholl Robertson | 2,555 | 19.5 | |
| | Labour | John Thomas Westcott | 1,958 | 14.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,037 | 46.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,105 | 46.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 27,996 | | |
| | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Hammersmith South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | William Bull | 10,877 | 63.0 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | Wyndham Albery | 6,397 | 37.0 | +22.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,480 | 26.0 | −20.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,274 | 56.4 | +9.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,618 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −12.4 | |
General election 1923: Hammersmith South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | William Bull | 8,184 | 43.4 | −19.6 |
| | Labour | Wyndham Albery | 6,974 | 36.9 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal | Ernest Devan Wetton | 3,723 | 19.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,210 | 6.5 | −19.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,881 | 61.1 | +4.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,879 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −9.8 | |
General election 1924: Hammersmith South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | William Bull | 12,679 | 55.4 | +12.0 |
| | Labour | Christopher Addison | 8,804 | 38.5 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal | Ernest Devan Wetton | 1,393 | 6.1 | −13.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,875 | 16.9 | +10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,876 | 72.3 | +11.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 31,633 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +5.2 | |
General election 1929: Hammersmith South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Daniel Chater | 12,630 | 43.8 | +5.3 |
| | Unionist | John Ferguson | 12,218 | 42.4 | −13.0 |
| | Liberal | J J Davies | 3,976 | 13.8 | +7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 412 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,824 | 67.3 | −5.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 42,841 | | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Unionist | Labour Co-op gain from Unionist | Swing | +9.2 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Hammersmith South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Douglas Cooke | 21,018 | 71.5 | +29.1 |
| | Labour Co-op | Daniel Chater | 8,390 | 28.5 | −15.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,628 | 43.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,408 | 68.0 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | +20.8 | |
General election 1935: Hammersmith South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Douglas Cooke | 15,377 | 62.3 | −9.2 |
| | Labour Co-op | William Adams | 9,309 | 37.7 | +9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,068 | 24.6 | −18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,686 | 60.1 | −7.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Hammersmith South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | William Adams | 12,502 | 58.0 | +20.3 |
| | Conservative | Douglas Cooke | 9,044 | 42.0 | −20.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,458 | 16.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,546 | 65.9 | +5.8 |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
1949 Hammersmith South by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Thomas Williams | 15,223 | 52.8 | −5.2 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Fell | 13,610 | 47.2 | +5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,613 | 5.6 | −10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,833 | 60.6 | −5.3 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Hammersmith South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Thomas Williams | 18,825 | 51.8 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Fell | 16,161 | 44.4 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal | John Stanton Ritter | 1,400 | 3.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,664 | 7.4 | −8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,386 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
General election 1951: Hammersmith South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Thomas Williams | 19,273 | 54.6 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Robert N E Hinton | 16,038 | 45.4 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,235 | 9.2 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,311 | 80.2 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +0.9 | |