Hammersmith and Fulham (UK Parliament constituency) facts for kids
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Hammersmith and Fulham was an area in London that used to have its own representative in the UK Parliament. This area was called a constituency. People living here voted for one person, called a Member of Parliament (MP). This MP would then represent their views in the House of Commons, which is part of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The way they voted was called the "first past the post" system. This constituency stopped existing in 2010. Its parts were then split into two new areas: Chelsea and Fulham and Hammersmith.
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What Was the Hammersmith and Fulham Constituency?
This constituency was created in 1997. It was made from parts of two older areas: Hammersmith and Fulham. It covered the middle and southern parts of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. This included the main town areas of both Hammersmith and Fulham. It also included smaller neighborhoods like West Kensington, Brook Green, Barons Court, and Sands End.
How Were the Borders Decided?
The constituency was made up of several smaller voting areas called electoral wards. These wards were:
- Addison
- Avonmore
- Broadway
- Brook Green
- Colehill
- Crabtree
- Eel Brook
- Gibbs Green
- Grove
- Margravine
- Normand
- Palace
- Ravenscourt
- Sands End
- Sherbrooke
- Sulivan
- Town
- Walham
Why Did the Borders Change?
The Boundary Commission for England regularly checks how parliamentary areas are set up. After their review of North London, they decided to change the borders. These changes happened before the 2010 general election. The Hammersmith and Fulham constituency was then removed. Its electoral wards were divided between two new constituencies. These new areas are Chelsea and Fulham and Hammersmith. The Chelsea and Fulham area actually crosses into a different London borough.
Who Represented Hammersmith and Fulham?
This constituency only existed for 13 years. During that time, it had two different Members of Parliament (MPs). An MP is a person elected to speak for their local area in the UK Parliament.
The First MP: Iain Coleman
Iain Coleman became the first MP for Hammersmith and Fulham. He won the seat for the Labour Party in 1997 when the constituency was created. He won again in 2001, but it was a very close election. He decided not to run for MP in 2005 because he was not well.
The Second MP: Greg Hands
In 2005, Greg Hands won the seat for the Conservative Party. He was the MP until the constituency was abolished in 2010. After that, he was elected to represent the new Chelsea and Fulham constituency.
Election Results Overview
The elections in Hammersmith and Fulham were often quite close. This means that the winning MP usually didn't have a huge lead over the other candidates.
2005 General Election
In the 2005 election, Greg Hands from the Conservative Party won. He received 22,407 votes, which was 45.4% of all votes. Melanie Smallman from the Labour Party came second with 17,378 votes (35.2%). The difference between them was 5,029 votes. About 62.4% of people who could vote actually did vote in this election.
2001 General Election
Iain Coleman from the Labour Party won this election. He got 19,801 votes (44.3%). Matthew Carrington from the Conservative Party was close behind with 17,786 votes (39.8%). Iain Coleman won by 2,015 votes. The turnout for this election was 56.4%.
1997 General Election
This was the first election for the Hammersmith and Fulham constituency. Iain Coleman from the Labour Party won with 25,262 votes (46.8%). Matthew Carrington from the Conservative Party was second with 21,420 votes (39.6%). Iain Coleman won by 3,842 votes. The turnout was 68.7%.
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