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Hammersmith and Fulham (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1997–2010

Field	Value
name	Hammersmith and Fulham
parliament	uk
map1	HammersmithFulham
map_entity	Greater London
map_size	200px
map_year	2005
year	1997
abolished	2010
type	Borough
previous	Fulham, Hammersmith
next	Chelsea and Fulham, Hammersmith
region	England
county	Greater London
elects_howmany	One

Hammersmith and Fulham was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The constituency was abolished at the 2010 general election with its wards being split between two new constituencies of Chelsea and Fulham & Hammersmith.

Boundaries

The constituency was created in 1997 from parts of the former seats of Hammersmith & Fulham. It covered the central and southern portions of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, including the town centres of both Hammersmith and Fulham, but also included smaller districts such as West Kensington, Brook Green, Barons Court, and Sands End.

The constituency was made up of the electoral wards of:

Addison; Avonmore; Broadway; Brook Green; Colehill; Crabtree; Eel Brook; Gibbs Green; Grove; Margravine; Normand; Palace; Ravenscourt; Sands End; Sherbrooke; Sulivan; Town; Walham.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in North London, the Boundary Commission for England's boundary changes which took effect at the 2010 general election erased the Hammersmith and Fulham constituency.

Two new constituencies of Chelsea and Fulham & Hammersmith took Hammersmith and Fulham's electoral wards. The Chelsea and Fulham seat is a cross-border creation.

History

This highly marginal constituency was represented by only two MPs during its 13-year existence. Iain Coleman won the seat for the Labour Party on its creation in 1997. He narrowly held the seat in 2001, but did not seek a third term as its MP in 2005 due to ill health. On that occasion Greg Hands gained the seat for the Conservative Party, and held it until its abolition in 2010 when he was elected for the new seat of Chelsea and Fulham.

Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
Labour Party (UK)}}"		1997	Iain Coleman
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		2005	Greg Hands
	2010	constituency abolished: see Chelsea and Fulham & Hammersmith

Elections

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

References

"Election Data 2005". [[Electoral Calculus]].
"Election Data 2001". [[Electoral Calculus]].
"Election Data 1997". [[Electoral Calculus]].

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