Loading AI tools
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1955 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hammersmith South was a borough constituency in the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith in west London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post system.
Hammersmith South | |
---|---|
Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | County of London |
1918–1955 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Hammersmith |
Replaced by | Barons Court |
The constituency was created when the Hammersmith constituency was divided for the 1918 general election. It was abolished for the 1955 general election.
1918–1950: The Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith wards numbers one, two and three.
1950–1955: The Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith wards of Addison, Broadway, Brook Green, Grove, Olympia, Ravenscourt, and St Stephen's.
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1918 | William Bull | Conservative | |
1929 | Daniel Chater | Labour | |
1931 | James Cooke | Conservative | |
1945 | William Adams | Labour | |
1949 by-election | Thomas Williams | Labour | |
1955 | constituency abolished: see Barons Court |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | William Bull | 8,592 | 65.6 | |
Liberal | Thomas Atholl Robertson | 2,555 | 19.5 | ||
Labour | John Thomas Westcott | 1,958 | 14.9 | ||
Majority | 6,037 | 46.1 | |||
Turnout | 13,105 | 46.8 | |||
Registered electors | 27,996 | ||||
Unionist win (new seat) | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | William Bull | 10,877 | 63.0 | −2.6 | |
Labour | Wyndham Albery | 6,397 | 37.0 | +22.1 | |
Majority | 4,480 | 26.0 | −20.1 | ||
Turnout | 17,274 | 56.4 | +9.6 | ||
Registered electors | 30,618 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −12.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | William Bull | 8,184 | 43.4 | −19.6 | |
Labour | Wyndham Albery | 6,974 | 36.9 | −0.1 | |
Liberal | Ernest Devan Wetton | 3,723 | 19.7 | New | |
Majority | 1,210 | 6.5 | −19.5 | ||
Turnout | 18,881 | 61.1 | +4.7 | ||
Registered electors | 30,879 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −9.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | William Bull | 12,679 | 55.4 | +12.0 | |
Labour | Christopher Addison | 8,804 | 38.5 | +1.6 | |
Liberal | Ernest Devan Wetton | 1,393 | 6.1 | −13.6 | |
Majority | 3,875 | 16.9 | +10.4 | ||
Turnout | 22,876 | 72.3 | +11.2 | ||
Registered electors | 31,633 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | +5.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Daniel Chater | 12,630 | 43.8 | +5.3 | |
Unionist | John Ferguson | 12,218 | 42.4 | −13.0 | |
Liberal | J J Davies | 3,976 | 13.8 | +7.7 | |
Majority | 412 | 1.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 28,824 | 67.3 | −5.0 | ||
Registered electors | 42,841 | ||||
Labour Co-op gain from Unionist | Swing | +9.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Douglas Cooke | 21,018 | 71.5 | +29.1 | |
Labour Co-op | Daniel Chater | 8,390 | 28.5 | −15.3 | |
Majority | 12,628 | 43.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 29,408 | 68.0 | +0.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | +20.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Douglas Cooke | 15,377 | 62.3 | −9.2 | |
Labour Co-op | William Adams | 9,309 | 37.7 | +9.2 | |
Majority | 6,068 | 24.6 | −18.4 | ||
Turnout | 24,686 | 60.1 | −7.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | William Adams | 12,502 | 58.0 | +20.3 | |
Conservative | Douglas Cooke | 9,044 | 42.0 | −20.3 | |
Majority | 3,458 | 16.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 21,546 | 65.9 | +5.8 | ||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Thomas Williams | 15,223 | 52.8 | −5.2 | |
Conservative | Anthony Fell | 13,610 | 47.2 | +5.2 | |
Majority | 1,613 | 5.6 | −10.4 | ||
Turnout | 28,833 | 60.6 | −5.3 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Thomas Williams | 18,825 | 51.8 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | Anthony Fell | 16,161 | 44.4 | +2.4 | |
Liberal | John Stanton Ritter | 1,400 | 3.8 | New | |
Majority | 2,664 | 7.4 | −8.6 | ||
Turnout | 36,386 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Thomas Williams | 19,273 | 54.6 | +2.8 | |
Conservative | Robert N E Hinton | 16,038 | 45.4 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 3,235 | 9.2 | +1.8 | ||
Turnout | 35,311 | 80.2 | |||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +0.9 |