Fulham (London County Council constituency)

London County Council constituency

Fulham

Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created| 1889; 1955
Abolished| 1919; 1965
Member(s)| 2 (1889 to 1919)
3 (1955 to 1965)

Fulham was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 and 1919, and again between 1955 and the council's abolition, in 1965. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name. The seat largely replaced Fulham East and Fulham West.

## Councillors

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Year | Name | Party | Name | Party

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1889 | James Beal |  | Progressive | Robert Arthur Germaine  |  | Moderate
1892 | Edwin Cornwall |  | Progressive | Arthur Downes |  | Progressive
1895 | William Lawrence Young  |  | Progressive
1898 | Edward George Easton  |  | Moderate | Frederick Glyn |  | Moderate
1901 | Timothy Davies |  | Progressive | Peter Lawson  |  | Progressive
1905  | Cyril Cobb |  | Municipal Reform
1907 | Edward George Easton  |  | Municipal Reform
1916  | Henry George Harris  |  | Municipal Reform
Year | Name | Party | Name | Party | Name | Party

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1955 | Ethel Rankin |  | Labour | Richard Edmonds  |  | Labour | Hilda Selwyn-Clarke |  | Labour
1957  | Walter Rankin |  | Labour

## Election results

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### 1889 to 1919

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1889 London County Council election: Fulham[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Progressive | James Beal | 2,309  |  |
| Moderate | Robert Arthur Germaine | 1,950  |  |
| Independent | Leveson Scarth  | 1,509  |  |
| Independent | Philip Pethick Perry  | 1,203  |  |
| Independent | Edward George Easton  | 366  |  |
| Progressive win (new seat)
| Moderate win (new seat)
1892 London County Council election: Fulham[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Progressive | Edwin Cornwall | 3,653  |  |
| Progressive | Arthur Downes | 3,459  |  |
| Moderate | Robert Arthur Germaine  | 2,436  |  |
| Moderate | Montagu Clementi  | 2,412  |  |
| Progressive gain from Moderate | Swing |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
1895 London County Council election: Fulham[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Progressive | Edwin Cornwall | 3,510  |  |
| Progressive | William Lawrence Young | 3,458  |  |
| Moderate | Oliver Russell | 3,275  |  |
| Moderate | E. Jenkins  | 3,251  |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
1898 London County Council election: Fulham[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Moderate | Frederick Glyn | 4,494  |  |
| Moderate | Edward George Easton | 4,407  |  |
| Progressive | T. Sadler  | 4,048  |  |
| Progressive | Beaumont Morice  | 4,043  |  |
| Moderate gain from Progressive | Swing |  |
| Moderate gain from Progressive | Swing |  |
1901 London County Council election: Fulham[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Progressive | Timothy Davies | 5,341  | 29.3  | +5.5
| Progressive | Peter Lawson | 5,259  | 28.9  | +5.1
| Conservative | Edward George Easton  | 3,497  | 19.2  | −6.7
| Conservative | Cameron Gull | 3,483  | 19.1  | −7.3
| Independent | James Edwin Cooney  | 645  | 3.5  | n/a
| Progressive gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
| Progressive gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.2  |
1904 London County Council election: Fulham[5][6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Progressive | Timothy Davies | 6,207  |  |
| Progressive | Peter Lawson | 6,179  |  |
| Municipal Reform | Lytton  | 5,357  |  |
| Municipal Reform | Skinner  | 5,247  |  |
Majority |  |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
1905 Fulham by-election[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Cyril Cobb | 4,395  |  |
| Progressive | Harold Spender | 3,970  |  |
| Labour | Clark  | 1,177  |  |
Majority | 425  |  |
| Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing |  |
1907 London County Council election: Fulham[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Cyril Cobb | 8,413  |  |
| Municipal Reform | Edward George Easton | 8,301  |  |
| Progressive | W. Lloyd Taylor  | 4,774  |  |
| Labour | J. Stephenson  | 3,139  |  |
| Social Democratic Federation | T. R. Wall  | 773  |  |
Majority |  |  |
| Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing |  |
| Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing |  |
1910 London County Council election: Fulham[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Cyril Cobb | 7,398  | 30.1  |
| Municipal Reform | Edward George Easton | 7,314  | 29.8  |
| Progressive | W R Sayer  | 4,989  | 20.3  |
| Progressive | George Arthur Gale  | 4,856  | 19.8  |
Majority |  |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
1913 London County Council election: Fulham[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Cyril Stephen Cobb | 7,649  | 30.6  | +0.5
| Municipal Reform | Edward George Easton | 7,614  | 30.5  | +0.7
| Progressive | David Sydney Waterlow | 4,870  | 19.5  | −0.8
| Progressive | Walter Meakin  | 4,843  | 19.4  | −0.4
Majority | 2,744  | 11.0  | +1.5
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | +0.7  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | +0.5  |

### 1955 to 1964

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1955 London County Council election: Fulham[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Ethel Rankin | 13,212  |  |
| Labour | Richard Edmonds | 12,813  |  |
| Labour | Hilda Selwyn-Clarke | 12,756  |  |
| Conservative | J. Haggie  | 10,421  |  |
| Conservative | T. B. Langton  | 10,350  |  |
| Conservative | P. J. Robson  | 10,055  |  |
| Labour win (new seat)
| Labour win (new seat)
| Labour win (new seat)
1958 London County Council election: Fulham[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Walter Rankin | 13,305  |  |
| Labour | Richard Edmonds | 12,708  |  |
| Labour | Hilda Selwyn-Clarke | 12,305  |  |
| Conservative | C. Patterson  | 6,555  |  |
| Conservative | John Udal  | 6,306  |  |
| Conservative | R. W. W. Rhodes  | 6,299  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
1961 London County Council election: Fulham[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Walter Rankin | 12,759  |  |
| Labour | Richard Edmonds | 12,705  |  |
| Labour | Hilda Selwyn-Clarke | 12,222  |  |
| Conservative | M. De La Motte  | 10,460  |  |
| Conservative | J. Mills  | 10,243  |  |
| Conservative | W. J. Parsons  | 9,972  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ a b "The London County Council election". The Times. 8 March 1892.
2. ^ "London County Council election". The Times. 5 March 1895.
3. ^ "London County Council election". The Times. 27 February 1898.
4. ^ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 4 Mar. 1901: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 22 Sept. 2016.
5. ^ "London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1904.
6. ^ "London County Council election". The Times. 8 March 1904.
7. ^ "Fulham by-election result". The Times. 30 October 1905.
8. ^ "London County Council election: great Municipal Reform victory". The Times. 4 March 1907.
9. ^ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 7 Mar. 1910: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 1 May 2016.
10. ^ The New Hazell Annual and Almanack, 1916
11. ^ "LCC results: Conservatives make headway". The Times. 25 April 1955.
12. ^ "Complete results of London County Council elections". The Times. 18 April 1958.
13. ^ "London County Council polling results". The Times. 14 April 1961.

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