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It's true that Fingon and Turgon never wielded the same influence as Fingolfin. But, as you point out, even Fingolfin - though he was clearly the "King of all the Noldor" in title - could not organize an assault on Angband when he wished. This indicates that a lack of absolute authority need not be taken as an indication that Gil-Galad did not claim the title of King of the Noldor.
Christopher Tolkien's reading also seems to be that Gil-Galad inherited the "High Kingship", by the way; from the '77: "And when tidings came to Balar of the fall of Gondolin and the death of Turgon, Ereinion Gil-galad son of Fingon was named High King of thie Noldor in Middle-earth."
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