Fulham West | |
---|---|
Former
Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1918– 1955 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Fulham |
Replaced by | Fulham |
Fulham West was a borough constituency based in the London district of Fulham. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1955.
At the 1918 general election the previous Fulham constituency was divided into two constituencies, Fulham East and Fulham West; the two halves were re-united for the 1955 general election. At the 1997 general election, the Fulham constituency was replaced by Hammersmith and Fulham.
The Metropolitan Borough of Fulham wards of Hurlingham, Margravine, Munster, and Town.
Election | Member [1] | Party [2] | |
---|---|---|---|
1918 | Sir Cyril Cobb | Unionist | |
1929 | Ernest Spero | Labour | |
1930 | Sir Cyril Cobb | Conservative | |
1938 | Edith Summerskill | Labour | |
1955 | constituency abolished |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Cyril Cobb | 12,182 | 64.9 | |
Labour | Robert Mark Gentry | 4,435 | 23.7 | ||
Liberal | Herbert Fordham | 1,139 | 6.1 | ||
NFDDSS | William Jones Allen | 995 | 5.3 | ||
Majority | 7,747 | 41.2 | |||
Turnout | 18,751 | 46.9 | |||
Unionist win (new seat) | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Cyril Cobb | 14,875 | 64.4 | -0.5 | |
Labour | Robert Mark Gentry | 8,210 | 35.6 | +11.9 | |
Majority | 6,665 | 28.8 | -12.4 | ||
Turnout | 23,085 | 58.4 | +11.5 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | -6.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Cyril Cobb | 9,965 | 39.5 | -24.9 | |
Labour | Robert Mark Gentry | 8,687 | 34.4 | -1.2 | |
Liberal | Christopher W Courtenay | 6,604 | 26.1 | New | |
Majority | 1,278 | 5.1 | -23.7 | ||
Turnout | 25,256 | 62.9 | +4.5 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | -11.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Cyril Cobb | 17,109 | 59.4 | +19.9 | |
Labour | Robert Mark Gentry | 11,706 | 40.6 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 5,403 | 18.8 | +13.7 | ||
Turnout | 28,215 | 71.3 | +8.4 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | +9.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ernest Spero | 16,190 | 44.9 | +4.3 | |
Unionist | Cyril Cobb | 13,979 | 38.7 | -20.7 | |
Liberal | George Arthur Gale | 5,920 | 16.4 | New | |
Majority | 2,211 | 6.2 | -12.6 | ||
Turnout | 36,089 | 71.4 | +0.1 | ||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +12.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Cyril Cobb | 16,223 | 50.4 | +11.7 | |
Labour | John Banfield | 15,983 | 49.6 | +4.7 | |
Majority | 240 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 32,206 | 63.6 | -7.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +3.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Cyril Cobb | 24,257 | 66.6 | +16.2 | |
Labour | John Banfield | 12,164 | 33.4 | -16.2 | |
Majority | 12,093 | 33.2 | +32.4 | ||
Turnout | 36,421 | 71.4 | +7.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +16.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Cyril Cobb | 18,461 | 53.4 | -13.2 | |
Labour | Mont Follick | 14,978 | 43.3 | +9.9 | |
Liberal | Ebenezer Josiah Johnson | 1,132 | 3.3 | New | |
Majority | 3,483 | 10.1 | -23.1 | ||
Turnout | 34,571 | 69.9 | -1.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -11.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edith Summerskill | 16,583 | 52.2 | +8.9 | |
Conservative | Charles John Busby | 15,162 | 47.8 | -5.6 | |
Majority | 1,421 | 4.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 31,745 | 66.5 | -3.4 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +7.3 |
General Election 1939–40
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edith Summerskill | 19,537 | 61.9 | +18.6 | |
Conservative | Laddie Lucas | 12,016 | 38.1 | -15.3 | |
Majority | 7,521 | 23.8 | +13.7 | ||
Turnout | 31,553 | 76.3 | +6.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +9.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edith Summerskill | 20,141 | 51.1 | -10.8 | |
Conservative | William O'Donovan | 17,292 | 43.9 | +5.8 | |
Liberal | Eric Walcot-Bather | 1,949 | 5.0 | New | |
Majority | 2,849 | 7.2 | -16.6 | ||
Turnout | 37,433 | 86.2 | +9.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -8.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edith Summerskill | 20,290 | 51.7 | +0.6 | |
Independent | William Brown | 17,707 | 45.1 | New | |
Liberal | Eric Walcot-Bather | 1,247 | 3.2 | -1.8 | |
Majority | 2,583 | 6.6 | -0.6 | ||
Turnout | 37,997 | 86.6 | +0.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Fulham West | |
---|---|
Former
Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1918– 1955 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Fulham |
Replaced by | Fulham |
Fulham West was a borough constituency based in the London district of Fulham. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1955.
At the 1918 general election the previous Fulham constituency was divided into two constituencies, Fulham East and Fulham West; the two halves were re-united for the 1955 general election. At the 1997 general election, the Fulham constituency was replaced by Hammersmith and Fulham.
The Metropolitan Borough of Fulham wards of Hurlingham, Margravine, Munster, and Town.
Election | Member [1] | Party [2] | |
---|---|---|---|
1918 | Sir Cyril Cobb | Unionist | |
1929 | Ernest Spero | Labour | |
1930 | Sir Cyril Cobb | Conservative | |
1938 | Edith Summerskill | Labour | |
1955 | constituency abolished |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Cyril Cobb | 12,182 | 64.9 | |
Labour | Robert Mark Gentry | 4,435 | 23.7 | ||
Liberal | Herbert Fordham | 1,139 | 6.1 | ||
NFDDSS | William Jones Allen | 995 | 5.3 | ||
Majority | 7,747 | 41.2 | |||
Turnout | 18,751 | 46.9 | |||
Unionist win (new seat) | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Cyril Cobb | 14,875 | 64.4 | -0.5 | |
Labour | Robert Mark Gentry | 8,210 | 35.6 | +11.9 | |
Majority | 6,665 | 28.8 | -12.4 | ||
Turnout | 23,085 | 58.4 | +11.5 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | -6.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Cyril Cobb | 9,965 | 39.5 | -24.9 | |
Labour | Robert Mark Gentry | 8,687 | 34.4 | -1.2 | |
Liberal | Christopher W Courtenay | 6,604 | 26.1 | New | |
Majority | 1,278 | 5.1 | -23.7 | ||
Turnout | 25,256 | 62.9 | +4.5 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | -11.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Cyril Cobb | 17,109 | 59.4 | +19.9 | |
Labour | Robert Mark Gentry | 11,706 | 40.6 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 5,403 | 18.8 | +13.7 | ||
Turnout | 28,215 | 71.3 | +8.4 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | +9.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ernest Spero | 16,190 | 44.9 | +4.3 | |
Unionist | Cyril Cobb | 13,979 | 38.7 | -20.7 | |
Liberal | George Arthur Gale | 5,920 | 16.4 | New | |
Majority | 2,211 | 6.2 | -12.6 | ||
Turnout | 36,089 | 71.4 | +0.1 | ||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +12.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Cyril Cobb | 16,223 | 50.4 | +11.7 | |
Labour | John Banfield | 15,983 | 49.6 | +4.7 | |
Majority | 240 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 32,206 | 63.6 | -7.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +3.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Cyril Cobb | 24,257 | 66.6 | +16.2 | |
Labour | John Banfield | 12,164 | 33.4 | -16.2 | |
Majority | 12,093 | 33.2 | +32.4 | ||
Turnout | 36,421 | 71.4 | +7.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +16.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Cyril Cobb | 18,461 | 53.4 | -13.2 | |
Labour | Mont Follick | 14,978 | 43.3 | +9.9 | |
Liberal | Ebenezer Josiah Johnson | 1,132 | 3.3 | New | |
Majority | 3,483 | 10.1 | -23.1 | ||
Turnout | 34,571 | 69.9 | -1.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -11.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edith Summerskill | 16,583 | 52.2 | +8.9 | |
Conservative | Charles John Busby | 15,162 | 47.8 | -5.6 | |
Majority | 1,421 | 4.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 31,745 | 66.5 | -3.4 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +7.3 |
General Election 1939–40
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edith Summerskill | 19,537 | 61.9 | +18.6 | |
Conservative | Laddie Lucas | 12,016 | 38.1 | -15.3 | |
Majority | 7,521 | 23.8 | +13.7 | ||
Turnout | 31,553 | 76.3 | +6.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +9.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edith Summerskill | 20,141 | 51.1 | -10.8 | |
Conservative | William O'Donovan | 17,292 | 43.9 | +5.8 | |
Liberal | Eric Walcot-Bather | 1,949 | 5.0 | New | |
Majority | 2,849 | 7.2 | -16.6 | ||
Turnout | 37,433 | 86.2 | +9.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -8.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edith Summerskill | 20,290 | 51.7 | +0.6 | |
Independent | William Brown | 17,707 | 45.1 | New | |
Liberal | Eric Walcot-Bather | 1,247 | 3.2 | -1.8 | |
Majority | 2,583 | 6.6 | -0.6 | ||
Turnout | 37,997 | 86.6 | +0.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |