Fulham — UK General Election Results

Fulham was won by Conservative at the 1992 general election, with a majority of 6,579 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Fulham from 1885 to 1992.

Full Election History, 1885–1992

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 William Hayes Fisher (Conservative) 2,642 50.5% George William Erskine Russell (Liberal) 52 (1.0 pts) 80.5%
1886 William Hayes Fisher (Conservative) 2,557 53.2% George William Erskine Russell (Liberal) 310 (6.5 pts) 73.9%
1892 William Hayes Fisher (Conservative) 4,365 51.2% William David Barnett (Liberal) 211 (2.5 pts) 75.6%
1895 William Hayes Fisher (Conservative) 5,378 56.7% Edwin Andrew Cornwall (Liberal) 1,463 (15.4 pts) 74.6%
1900 William Hayes Fisher (Conservative) 6,541 60.6% Edwin Andrew Cornwall (Liberal) 2,294 (21.3 pts) 65.0%
1906 Timothy Davies (Liberal) 8,037 52.0% William Hayes Fisher (Conservative) 630 (4.1 pts) 74.9%
Jan 1910 William Hayes Fisher (Conservative) 9,690 55.5% Fitzroy Hemphill (Liberal) 1,929 (11.1 pts) 83.1%
Dec 1910 William Hayes Fisher (Conservative) 8,252 55.8% Sylvain Mayer (Liberal) 1,726 (11.7 pts) 70.3%
1955 Robert Michael Maitland Stewart (Labour) 23,972 55.0% Mabel Lilian de la Motte (Conservative) 4,394 (10.1 pts) 78.6%
1959 Robert Michael Maitland Stewart (Labour) 21,525 53.7% Mabel Lilian de la Motte (Conservative) 2,944 (7.3 pts) 77.0%
1964 Robert Michael Maitland Stewart (Labour) 19,788 57.0% William Michael John Grylls (Conservative) 4,946 (14.3 pts) 73.2%
1966 Michael Stewart (Labour) 20,080 58.3% William Grylls (Conservative) 6,986 (20.3 pts) 76.4%
1970 Michael Stewart (Labour) 16,312 55.0% Sir Ian Mactaggart (Conservative) 3,505 (11.8 pts) 68.8%
Feb 1974 Michael Stewart (Labour) 20,995 46.1% Martin Stevens (Conservative) 3,549 (7.8 pts) 78.5%
Oct 1974 Michael Stewart (Labour) 20,616 49.9% Martin Stevens (Conservative) 5,321 (12.9 pts) 70.9%
1979 Martin Stevens (Conservative) 20,249 46.7% Barrington John Stead (Labour) 1,499 (3.5 pts) 76.1%
1983 Martin Stevens (Conservative) 18,204 44.0% Anthony Francis William Powell (Labour) 4,789 (11.6 pts) 76.1%
1987 Matthew Carrington (Conservative) 21,752 51.8% Nick Raynsford (Labour) 6,322 (15.0 pts) 77.1%
1992 Matthew Carrington (Conservative) 21,438 53.4% Nick Moore (Labour) 6,579 (16.4 pts) 76.2%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Hayes Fisher Conservative 2,64250.5% Yes
George William Erskine Russell Liberal 2,59049.5% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Hayes Fisher Conservative 2,55753.2% Yes
George William Erskine Russell Liberal 2,24746.8% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Hayes Fisher Conservative 4,36551.2% Yes
William David Barnett Liberal 4,15448.8% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Hayes Fisher Conservative 5,37856.7% Yes
Edwin Andrew Cornwall Liberal 3,91541.3% No
William Parnell Independent Labour 1962.1% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Hayes Fisher Conservative 6,54160.6% Yes
Edwin Andrew Cornwall Liberal 4,24739.4% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Timothy Davies Liberal 8,03752.0% Yes
William Hayes Fisher Conservative 7,40748.0% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Hayes Fisher Conservative 9,69055.5% Yes
Fitzroy Hemphill Liberal 7,76144.5% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Hayes Fisher Conservative 8,25255.8% Yes
Sylvain Mayer Liberal 6,52644.2% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Michael Maitland Stewart Labour 23,97255.0% Yes
Mabel Lilian de la Motte Conservative 19,57845.0% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Michael Maitland Stewart Labour 21,52553.7% Yes
Mabel Lilian de la Motte Conservative 18,58146.3% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Michael Maitland Stewart Labour 19,78857.0% Yes
William Michael John Grylls Conservative 14,84242.8% No
Arthur Rossi Braybrooke Patriotic Party 6321.8% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Stewart Labour 20,08058.3% Yes
William Grylls Conservative 13,09438.0% No
Elisa Sheriff Independent Liberal 7162.1% No
Peter Robson Communist 2560.7% No
Pat Arrowsmith Radical Alliance 1630.5% No
Arthur Braybrooke Patriotic Party 1260.4% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Stewart Labour 16,31255.0% Yes
Sir Ian Mactaggart Conservative 12,80743.2% No
M Pat Arrowsmith Radical Alliance 4211.4% No
Roger Moody Anti-Election 1120.4% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Stewart Labour 20,99546.1% Yes
Martin Stevens Conservative 17,44638.3% No
Gerald Arthur Dowden Liberal 6,10513.4% No
Arnold Smithies National Front 9662.1% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Stewart Labour 20,61649.9% Yes
Martin Stevens Conservative 15,29537.0% No
Gerald Arthur Dowden Liberal 4,57711.1% No
John Cordrey National Front 8552.1% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Martin Stevens Conservative 20,24946.7% Yes
Barrington John Stead Labour 18,75043.2% No
David Rendel Liberal 3,8828.9% No
David Keith Roberts National Front 4991.2% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Martin Stevens Conservative 18,20444.0% Yes
Anthony Francis William Powell Labour 13,41532.4% No
David Rendel Liberal 9,17422.2% No
Janet Grimes Green 2770.7% No
Robert Louis Joseph Pearce National Front 2290.6% No
Joseph Charles Keats Independent Liberal 1020.2% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Matthew Carrington Conservative 21,75251.8% Yes
Nick Raynsford Labour 15,43036.7% No
Paul Marshall Social Democratic Party 4,36510.4% No
Janet Grimes Green 4651.1% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Matthew Carrington Conservative 21,43853.4% Yes
Nick Moore Labour 14,85937.0% No
Peter Crystal Liberal Democrat 3,3398.3% No
Elizabeth Streeter Green 4431.1% No
John Darby Natural Law 910.2% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1885: Conservative margin 1.0 pts 1886: Conservative margin 6.5 pts 1892: Conservative margin 2.5 pts 1895: Conservative margin 15.4 pts 1900: Conservative margin 21.3 pts 1906: Liberal margin 4.1 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 11.1 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 11.7 pts 1955: Labour margin 10.1 pts 1959: Labour margin 7.3 pts 1964: Labour margin 14.3 pts 1966: Labour margin 20.3 pts 1970: Labour margin 11.8 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 7.8 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 12.9 pts 1979: Conservative margin 3.5 pts 1983: Conservative margin 11.6 pts 1987: Conservative margin 15.0 pts 1992: Conservative margin 16.4 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992

Trend

Fulham has been contested at 19 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Fulham in the 1992 general election?

Conservative won Fulham in 1992 with 21,438 votes (53.4%), a majority of 6,579 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Fulham since 1885?

Since 1885, Fulham has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Fulham?

The closest result on record for Fulham was 1885, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 52 votes (1.0 percentage points).

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