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Hammersmith and Fulham (UK Parliament constituency)

Hammersmith and Fulham
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Hammersmith and Fulham in Greater London for the 2005 general election.
County Greater London
19972010
Number of members One
Replaced by Chelsea and Fulham, Hammersmith
Created from Fulham, Hammersmith

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.

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:

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.


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