Hammersmith South | |
Parliament: | uk |
Year: | 1918 |
Abolished: | 1955 |
Type: | Borough |
Elects Howmany: | One |
Region: | England |
County: | County of London |
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.
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 |