Shell model and Hartree–Fock calculations have been used to study the nuclear structure of 19F nucleus. In particular, inelastic electron scattering form factors, energy levels and transition probabilities for positive and negative low-lying states. Two different model spaces have been used for this purpose. The first is the full sd-model space for positive parity states with USDA interaction. The second one is the truncated large-basis spsdpf no-core-shell model space for negative parity states with WBP interaction except that in the extreme state View the MathML source" class="mathImg" data-mathURL="/science?_ob=MathURL&_method=retrieve&_eid=1-s2.0-S0375947415002924&_mathId=si1.gif&_user=111111111&_pii=S0375947415002924&_rdoc=1&_issn=03759474&md5=a1e6e83b32539a72bb06803eb9988b95"> we used sdpf model space with SDPFK interaction. For all excited states, the radial wave functions for the single-particle matrix elements were calculated using the Skyrme–Hartree–Fock method with SkXcsb parameterization. The calculated form factors, energy level schemes and transition probabilities were compared with the available experimental data. It has been confirmed that the Hartree–Fock mean field method with Skyrme interaction is appropriate with shell model for studying the nuclear structure and essential in obtaining a reasonable description of the longitudinal and transverse electron scattering form factors.