# Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council elections

Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in London, England. The council is elected every four years.

## Political control

Since the first elections to the council in 1964 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
| Party in control | Years | Lab | Con | Oth |
| Labour | 1964–1968 | 53 | 7 | 0 |
| Conservative | 1968–1971 | 6 | 54 | 0 |
| Labour | 1971–1974 | 58 | 2 | 0 |
| Labour | 1974–1978 | 48 | 10 | 2 |
| No overall control | 1978–1982 | 24 | 24 | 2 |
| No overall control | 1982–1986 | 25 | 23 | 2 |
| Labour | 1986–1990 | 40 | 9 | 1 |
| Labour | 1990–1994 | 28 | 22 | 0 |
| Labour | 1994–1998 | 33 | 15 | 2 |
| Labour | 1998–2002 | 36 | 14 | 0 |
| Labour | 2002–2006 | 28 | 18 | 0 |
| Conservative | 2006–2010 | 13 | 33 | 0 |
| Conservative | 2010–2014 | 15 | 31 | 0 |
| Labour | 2014–2018 | 26 | 20 | 0 |
| Labour | 2018–2022 | 35 | 11 | 0 |
| Labour | 2022– | 40 | 10 | 0 |

## Council elections

* 1964 Hammersmith London Borough Council election
* 1968 Hammersmith London Borough Council election
* 1971 Hammersmith London Borough Council election
* 1974 Hammersmith London Borough Council election
* 1978 Hammersmith London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by ten)
* 1982 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election
* 1986 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election
* 1990 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election
* 1994 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1998 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 2002 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by four)
* 2006 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election
* 2010 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election
* 2014 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election
* 2018 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election
* 2022 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by four)

## Borough result maps

* 1978 results map
* 1982 results map
* 1986 results map
* 1990 results map
* 1994 results map
* 1998 results map
* 2002 results map
* 2006 results map
* 2010 results map
* 2014 results map
* 2018 results map
* 2022 results map

## By-election results
### 1964-1968

There were no by-elections.

### 1968-1971

Starch Green by-election, 27 June 1968 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | V. C. Dessimone | 1018 | |
| | Labour | Mrs R. Johnson | 651 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.5% |
White City by-election, 7 November 1968 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mrs C. J. Liardet | 908 | |
| | Conservative | G. W. Brierley | 350 | |
| | Liberal | Mrs V. E. K. Coombes | 258 | |
| | Independent | A. A. Ingram | 72 | |
| | Communist | J. Gould | 54 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.3% |
St Stephens by-election, 6 February 1969 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | W. H. Wearmouth | 698 | |
| | Labour | L. S. A. Jones | 558 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.3% |

### 1971-1974

There were no by-elections.

### 1974-1978

Colehill by-election, 12 September 1974 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | William J. Stephens | 963 | |
| | Conservative | Desmond J. Colling | 573 | |
| | Liberal | George K. Williams | 264 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.6 |
Sandford by-election, 2 October 1975 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joseph U. Feely | 945 | |
| | Conservative | Reginald D. Lapham | 622 | |
| | Liberal | Helen I. Bird | 179 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.4 |
Wormholt by-election, 20 November 1975 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mary S. Best | 735 | |
| | Conservative | John Barnes | 608 | |
| | Liberal | Margaret A. Connaughton | 530 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.4 |
Addison by-election, 1 April 1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Edward D. Cunningham | 999 | |
| | Conservative | Frances E. Belsham | 969 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher G. Thorne | 920 | |
| | Labour | John H. Gorter | 915 | |
| | Liberal | Robert C. Bowles | 192 | |
| | Liberal | Angela T. Rooney | 148 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.0 |
Town by-election, 13 May 1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Fiona A. McGregor | 1,550 | |
| | Labour | Rosemary A. Radcliffe | 1,054 | |
| | Liberal | Anthony Hulse | 110 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.4 |

### 1990-1994

Eel Brook by-election, 9 April 1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alexander P. Karmel | 1,387 | 48.6 |
| | Labour | Valerie A. E. Barker | 944 | 33.1 |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team | Alexandra E. Sugden | 426 | 14.9 |
| | Green | Gervase J. Thorpe | 95 | 3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 77.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Andrew Robathan.
Broadway by-election, 16 July 1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kenneth M. Cartwright | 668 | 42.4 |
| | Conservative | Toby N. Vintcent | 558 | 35.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew G. Dickson | 332 | 21.1 |
| | Green | Cherry A. Puddicombe | 19 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Kenneth Burlton.
Palace by-election, 27 August 1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Andrew P. Ground | 1,280 | 79.7 |
| | Labour | David J. Dunwoody | 215 | 13.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David L. Jacques | 111 | 6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the death of Rosemary Belhaven.
Addison by-election, 24 September 1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jane Hackworth-Young | 1,014 | 56.9 |
| | Conservative | Roderick J. Corrie | 659 | 37.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angus J. McIntosh | 78 | 4.4 |
| | Green | Roger S. Crosskey | 30 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Bridget Prentice.
Grove by-election, 3 December 1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jane E. Morris | 906 | 60.2 |
| | Conservative | Paul J. Jones | 493 | 32.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas M. Hopkins | 106 | 7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Vivienne Lukey.
Town by-election, 28 January 1993 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Antony C. Glover | 904 | 61.3 |
| | Labour | Lisa F. Homan | 468 | 31.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul G. Kennedy | 103 | 7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Terence McGrath.
College Park & Old Oak by-election, 8 July 1993 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Patricia M. Migdal | 1,035 | 72.7 |
| | Conservative | Timothy D. Davie | 290 | 20.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terence M. Frisby | 98 | 6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Hilda McCafferty.

### 1994-1998

Town by-election, 25 January 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen J. Greenhalgh | 670 | 53.0 | −2.1 |
| | Labour | Christopher M. Allan | 435 | 34.4 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nathaniel J. Green | 160 | 12.6 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 235 | 18.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Antony Glover.
Crabtree by-election, 27 June 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Melanie L. Smallman | 832 | 49.0 |
| | Conservative | Alexander P. Karmel | 766 | 45.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Gallagher | 98 | 5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,696 | 41.3 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Guy Mortimer.
Sulivan by-election, 25 July 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Nicholas B. Botterill | 806 | 51.5 |
| | Labour | Ronald Burns | 609 | 38.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Patterson | 121 | 7.7 |
| | UKIP | Gerald Roberts | 29 | 1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 197 | 12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,565 | 37.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the death of Jonathan Maiden.
Gibbs Green by-election, 10 July 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles W. Treloggan | 768 | 74.4 | +19.2 |
| | Conservative | James W. Browne | 208 | 20.2 | −11.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tamara Dragadze | 56 | 5.4 | −8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 560 | 54.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,032 | 20.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Iain Coleman.

### 1998-2002

Crabtree by-election, 10 June 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Amanda J. Lloyd-Harris | 884 | 47.6 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | Rory J. Vaughan | 872 | 47.0 | −1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jon Burden | 99 | 5.4 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,855 | 44.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Mark Simonds.

### 2002-2006

Sands End by-election, 12 September 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Colin Pavelin | 1,021 | 45.1 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Hamilton | 1,017 | 44.9 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dugald MacInnes | 225 | 9.9 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,263 | 33.9 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the disqualification of Stephen Hamilton.
Ravenscourt Park by-election, 28 July 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lucy V. Ivimy | 1,069 | 44.3 | +8.3 |
| | Labour | Anthony R. McMahon | 757 | 31.4 | −6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samuel R. Le Rougetel | 585 | 24.3 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 312 | 12.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,411 | 33.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the death of Caroline Donald.

### 2006-2010

Sands End by-election, 1 May 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ali De Lisle | 2,257 | 57.5 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | John B. Bird | 1,147 | 29.2 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dugald MacInnes | 518 | 13.2 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,110 | 28.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,922 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Jeanette Bentley.
Town by-election, 15 October 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Oliver Craig | 970 | 63.4 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Kennedy | 289 | 18.9 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | Andrew Jones | 271 | 17.7 | −3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 681 | 44.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,530 | 20.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the death of Antony Lillis.

### 2010-2014

Town by-election, 12 July 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Andrew R. Brown | 768 | |
| | Labour | Ben Coleman | 416 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Kennedy | 331 | |
| | UKIP | Andrew Elston | 39 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 20.5% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Stephen Greenhalgh.
Wormholt & White City by-election, 7 February 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Max Schmid | 1,419 | 66.90 |
| | Conservative | James McKittrick | 251 | 11.83 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Whittaker | 209 | 9.85 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Elston | 122 | 5.75 |
| | no party label | Jeffrey Boateng | 75 | 3.53 |
| | BNP | Andrew Timothy Donald | 45 | 2.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,168 | 55.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,121 | 24.77 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the death of Jean Campbell.

### 2014-2018

Avonmore & Brook Green ward by-election, 8 June 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Morton | 2,795 | 52.77 |
| | Conservative | William Marshall | 1,849 | 34.91 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Irina von Wiese und Kaiserswaldau | 653 | 8.37 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 946 | 17.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,297 | 63.07 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Sands End ward by-election, 8 June 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Borland | 2,845 | 48.67 |
| | Labour | Ann Rosenberg | 2,669 | 45.66 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Burnet | 331 | 3.74% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 176 | 3.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,845 | 63.54 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### 2018-2022

Fulham Broadway ward by-election, 19 September 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen Ruth Rowbottom | 1,097 | 44.2 | −11.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jessie Venegas | 755 | 30.4 | +21.6 |
| | Conservative | Aliya Afzal Khan | 628 | 25.3 | −10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 342 | 13.8 | −6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,498 | 31.7 | −6.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -16.5 | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Alan de'Ath, after taking up a politically sensitive job.
Wormholt and White City ward by-election, 23 September 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frances Umeh | 1,462 | 70.0 | −8.0 |
| | Conservative | Constance Campbell | 431 | 20.6 | +6.2 |
| | Green | Naranee Ruthra-Rajan | 110 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Illingworth | 86 | 4.1 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,031 | 49.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,089 | 22.6 | −12.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Colin Aherne.

### 2022-2026

Hammersmith Broadway ward by-election, 20 February 2025 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Callum Nimmo | 578 | 53.4 |
| | Reform UK | Anthony Goodwin | 148 | 13.7 |
| | Conservative | Nora Farah | 144 | 13.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Meerav Shah | 135 | 12.5 |
| | Green | Colin Murphy | 77 | 7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 430 | 39.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,082 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Emma Apthorp.
Lillie ward by-election, 20 February 2025 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lydia Paynter | 466 | 40.4 |
| | Conservative | Matt Sinclair | 352 | 30.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Conor Campbell | 212 | 18.4 |
| | Reform UK | Peter Hunter | 123 | 10.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 114 | 9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,153 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Ben Coleman MP.