Editing Fulham (section)

==Politics==
[[File:Michael Stewart.jpg|thumb|right|Michael Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham]]
Fulham is part of two constituencies: one, [[Hammersmith (UK Parliament constituency)|Hammersmith]] bounded by the north side of the Lillie Road, is represented by [[Andy Slaughter]] for [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]], the other, [[Chelsea and Fulham (UK Parliament constituency)|Chelsea and Fulham]] parliamentary seat is currently held by [[Ben Coleman (politician)|Ben Coleman]] for the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] since 2024. It had been held by [[Greg Hands]] and the [[Conservatives]] for many years before this. Fulham was formerly a part of the [[Hammersmith and Fulham (UK Parliament constituency)|Hammersmith and Fulham]] parliamentary constituency which was dissolved in 2010 to form the current seats. However, parts of Fulham continue to score highly on the [[Brian Jarman|Jarman Index]], indicating poor health outcomes due to adverse socio-economic factors.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}

Fulham has in the past been solid Labour territory. [[Michael Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham|Michael Stewart]], one time Foreign Secretary in the [[First Wilson ministry|Wilson government]], was its long-standing MP, from 1945 until he stood down in 1979. It became a politically significant part of the country, having been the scene of two major parliamentary by-elections in the 20th century. In 1933, the Fulham East by-election became known as the "peace by-election". The 1986 by-election following the death of Conservative MP, [[Martin Stevens (politician)|Martin Stevens]], resulted in a Labour win for [[Nick Raynsford]] on a 10% swing.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}

With "[[gentrification]]", Fulham voters have been leaning towards the Conservatives since the 1980s as the area underwent huge demographic change: the tightly packed [[terraced house|terraces]] which had housed working-class families employed in trade, engineering and the industry that dominated Fulham's riverside being gradually replaced with young professionals.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}

In the [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005 General Election]], Greg Hands won the Hammersmith and Fulham Parliamentary seat for the Conservatives, polling 45.4% against Labour's 35.2%, a 7.3% swing. In the 2010 General Election, he was re-elected this time for the newly formed Chelsea and Fulham constituency. In the 2015 General Election he was returned with an increased share of the vote.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}} In the 2024 General Election Ben Coleman defeated Greg Hands by [https://www.lbhf.gov.uk/councillors-and-democracy/elections/previous-election-results/2024-general-election-results 151 votes] to retake the seat for the Labour Party.

[[Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council|Hammersmith and Fulham]] is currently controlled by Labour. At the [[2014 United Kingdom local elections|2014 local elections]], Labour won 11 seats from the Conservatives, giving them 26 councillors and control of the council (said to have been the then Prime Minister [[David Cameron]]'s "favourite"<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/labour-take-control-of-hammersmith-and-fulham-council-amid-gains-across-london-9424328.html|title=Labour take control of Hammersmith and Fulham council amid gains across London|last=Watts|first=Joseph|date=23 May 2014|work=The Evening Standard|access-date=13 September 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064605/http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/labour-take-control-of-hammersmith-and-fulham-council-amid-gains-across-london-9424328.html|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>) for the first time since 2006.