Fulham West (UK Parliament constituency)
# Fulham West (UK Parliament constituency)

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

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

## Members of Parliament

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

## Elections

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Fulham West :

| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 7,747 | 41.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,751 | 46.9 | |
| | 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: Fulham West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Unionist | Cyril Cobb | 14,875 | 64.4 | -0.5 |
| | Labour | Robert Mark Gentry | 8,210 | 35.6 | +11.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,665 | 28.8 | -12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,085 | 58.4 | +11.5 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | -6.2 | |

General election 1923: Fulham West :

| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,278 | 5.1 | -23.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,256 | 62.9 | +4.5 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | -11.8 | |

General election 1924: Fulham West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Unionist | Cyril Cobb | 17,109 | 59.4 | +19.9 |
| | Labour | Robert Mark Gentry | 11,706 | 40.6 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,403 | 18.8 | +13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,215 | 71.3 | +8.4 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +9.3 | |

General election 1929: Fulham West :

| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,211 | 6.2 | -12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,089 | 71.4 | +0.1 |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +12.5 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1930 Fulham West by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Cyril Cobb | 16,223 | 50.4 | +11.7 |
| | Labour | John Banfield | 15,983 | 49.6 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 240 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,206 | 63.6 | -7.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +3.5 | |

General election 1931: Fulham West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Cyril Cobb | 24,257 | 66.6 | +16.2 |
| | Labour | John Banfield | 12,164 | 33.4 | -16.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,093 | 33.2 | +32.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,421 | 71.4 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +16.2 | |

General election 1935: Fulham West :

| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 3,483 | 10.1 | -23.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,571 | 69.9 | -1.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -11.6 | |

1938 Fulham West by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Edith Summerskill | 16,583 | 52.2 | +8.9 |
| | Conservative | Charles John Busby | 15,162 | 47.8 | -5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,421 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,745 | 66.5 | -3.4 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | 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
* Conservative:
* British Union: Mercedes Barrington

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Fulham West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Edith Summerskill | 19,537 | 61.9 | +18.6 |
| | Conservative | Laddie Lucas | 12,016 | 38.1 | -15.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,521 | 23.8 | +13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,553 | 76.3 | +6.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +9.7 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Fulham West :

| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,849 | 7.2 | -16.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,433 | 86.2 | +9.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -8.3 | |

General election 1951: Fulham West :

| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,583 | 6.6 | -0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,997 | 86.6 | +0.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
