Elections to Hammersmith and Fulham Council

London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is a London borough in West London, and forms part of Inner London. Traversed by the east-west main roads of the A4 Great West Road and the A40 Westway, many international corporations have offices in the borough....

 were held on 4th May, 2006. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 2002 election.

Hammersmith and Fulham local elections

Hammersmith and Fulham local elections

Hammersmith and Fulham Council in London, England is elected every four years.-Political control:Since 1964 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:-Council elections:Hammersmith and Fulham Council election, 1998...

 are held every four years, with the next due in 2010.

Election result

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At the Hammersmith and Fulham council election, 2006, the Conservative Party

Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

 won a majority of 33 seats, thus forming the Administration for the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is a London borough in West London, and forms part of Inner London. Traversed by the east-west main roads of the A4 Great West Road and the A40 Westway, many international corporations have offices in the borough....

. The Council leader was Cllr Stephen Greenhalgh. Labour

Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...

formed the opposition on the Council, with 13 seats, and was led by Stephen Cowan.

The borough is divided into 16 electoral wards, all bar two electing three councillors apiece. These are:

Addison : Councillors Helen Binmore (Con), Belinda Donovan (Con), Peter Tobias (Con)

Askew : Councillors Gill Dickenson (Lab), Lisa Homan (Lab) Rory Vaughan (Lab),

Avonmore & Brook Green : Councillors Alexandra Robson (Con), Will Bethell (Con), Robert Iggulden (Con)

College Park & Old Oak : Councillors Wesley Harcourt (Lab), Reg McLaughlin (Lab)

Fulham Broadway : Councillors Aidan Burley (Con), Victoria Brocklebank-Fowler (Con), Rachel Ford (Con)

Fulham Reach : Councillors Gavin Donovan (Con), Paul Bristow (Con), Andrew Johnson (Con)

Hammersmith Broadway : Councillors Michael Cartwright (Lab), Stephen Cowan (Lab), Lisa Nandy (Lab)

Munster : Councillors Michael Adam (Con), Adronie Alford (Con), Alex Karmel (Con)

North End : Councillors Caroline Ffiske (Con), Sarah Gore (Con), Lucy Gugen (Con)

Palace Riverside : Councillors Donald Johnson (Con), Melanie Scott Russell (Con)

Parson's Green & Walham : Councillors Nicholas Botterill (Con), Frances Stainton (Con), Mark Loveday (Con)

Ravenscourt Park : Councillors Lucy Ivimy (Con), Harry Phibbs (Con), Eugenie White (Con)

Sands End : Councillors Steve Hamilton (Con), Jane Law (Con), Jeanette Bentley (Con)

Shepherd's Bush Green : Councillors Alexander Chalk (Con), Ed Owen (Lab), Mercy Umeh (Lab)

Town : Councillors Stephen Greenhalgh (Con), Greg Smith (Con), Antony Lillis (Con)

Wormholt & White City : Councillors Colin Aherne (Lab), Jean Campbell (Lab), Dame Sally Powell (Lab)