Fulham West (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1955

Fulham West

Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1918–1955
Seats| one
Created from| Fulham
Replaced by| Fulham
Fulham West in the County of London, boundaries 1918-50 A map showing the wards of Fulham Metropolitan Borough as they appeared in 1916. Fulham West in the County of London, boundaries 1950-55

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.

## Boundaries

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The Metropolitan Borough of Fulham wards of Hurlingham, Margravine, Munster, and Town.

## Members of Parliament

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Election  | Member[1] | Party[2]

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| 1918 | Sir Cyril Cobb | Unionist
| 1929 | Ernest Spero | Labour
| 1930 | Sir Cyril Cobb | Conservative
| 1938 | Edith Summerskill | Labour
| 1955 | constituency abolished

## Elections

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### Elections in the 1910s

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General election 1918: Fulham West[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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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.

### Elections in the 1920s

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General election 1922: Fulham West[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  |
General election 1923: Fulham West[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  |
General election 1924: Fulham West[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  |
Spero General election 1929: Fulham West[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  |

### Elections in the 1930s

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1930 Fulham West by-election[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  |
General election 1931: Fulham West[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  |
Follick General election 1935: Fulham West[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  |
1938 Fulham West by-election[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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;

* Labour: Edith Summerskill[12]
* Conservative:
* British Union: Mercedes Barrington

### Elections in the 1940s

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Lucas General election 1945: Fulham West[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  |

### Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1950: Fulham West [14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  |
General election 1951: Fulham West [15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |

## References

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1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
2. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 18\. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
3. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
4. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
5. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
6. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
7. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
8. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
9. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
10. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
11. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
12. ^ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
13. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
14. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
15. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig

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