# 1998 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election

The 1998 Hammersmith and Fulham Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

## Election result

The Labour Party won 36 seats (on a 49.7% share of the vote) - a gain of 3 seats from the previous election, and maintained control of the council. The Conservative Party won 14 seats (with 37.4% of the vote) - a loss of 1 seat from their previous result. The Liberal Democrats lost the two seats they previously held, winning 12.6% of the votes cast.

## Ward results
### Addison

Addison (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Siobhan Coughlan | 1,035 | |
| | Labour | Karian, Ghassan | 887 | |
| | Conservative | Jolyon Neubert | 422 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Woolton | 415 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Collie | 295 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Avonmore

Avonmore (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sonya Hilton | 728 | |
| | Labour | Keith Mallinson | 697 | |
| | Conservative | James Browne | 684 | |
| | Labour | Frederick Inniss | 617 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Perrin | 186 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Broadway

Broadway (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kenneth Cartwright | 831 | |
| | Labour | Huw Davies | 816 | |
| | Conservative | Tara Douglas-Home | 283 | |
| | Conservative | Bozidar Zabavnik | 221 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Bryant | 203 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Henry Braund | 152 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Brook Green

Brook Green (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gerald Johnson | 916 | |
| | Labour | Polly Hicks | 885 | |
| | Conservative | John Hennessy | 823 | |
| | Conservative | Margaret Massey | 773 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanna Gill | 233 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ilona Lepper | 165 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Colehill

Colehill (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Adronie Alford | 834 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Round | 806 |
| | Labour | Paul Richards | 410 |
| | Labour | Winifred Watson | 407 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Suzanna Harris | 146 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### College Park & Old Oak

College Park & Old Oak (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Wesley Harcourt | 967 | |
| | Labour | Reginald McLaughlin | 935 | |
| | Labour | Melanie Smallman | 863 | |
| | Conservative | Linda Scanlon | 224 | |
| | Conservative | Theresa Coen | 205 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Sulivan | 163 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Chambre | 143 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Wiggin | 125 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Yonge | 104 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Coningham

Coningham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Christine Graham | 1,368 | |
| | Labour | Josephine Wicks | 1,165 | |
| | Labour | Timothy Stanley | 1,039 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Owen | 390 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Shuttleworth | 349 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Loveday | 308 | |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Mills | 298 | |
| | Conservative | Hugh Robertson | 285 | |
| | Communist League | Celia Pugh | 90 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Crabtree

Crabtree (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Adam Gray | 973 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Simonds | 904 | |
| | Conservative | Timothy Janman | 889 | |
| | Labour | Simon Risley | 829 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tamara Dragadze | 135 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Donald Gray-Raus | 124 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Eel Brook

Eel Brook (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Donal Blaney | 810 | |
| | Conservative | Greg Hands | 810 | |
| | Labour | David Gwynne | 582 | |
| | Labour | Hugh Jaeger | 533 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jon Burden | 346 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Huw Lloyd-James | 319 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Gibbs Green

Gibbs Green (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Andy Slaughter | 775 | |
| | Labour | Charles Treloggan | 765 | |
| | Conservative | Rowena Everson | 810 | |
| | Conservative | Jocelyn Ormon | 810 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Lloyd-James | 346 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Grove

Grove (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Christopher Allen | 992 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Cowan | 860 | |
| | Conservative | Rowena Everson | 487 | |
| | Conservative | Jocelyn Ormon | 447 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Andrew | 249 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sophie Emmerson | 346 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.33 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Margravine

Margravine (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Araminta Birdsey | 802 | |
| | Labour | Lisa Homan | 790 | |
| | Conservative | Albert Crosby | 280 | |
| | Conservative | Pamela Hurst | 274 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sorcha Cassidy | 146 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Watkins | 125 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Normand

Normand (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joan Caruana | 775 | |
| | Labour | David Williams | 711 | |
| | Conservative | Magnus Burroughe | 670 | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Addyman | 659 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gabrielle Minken | 146 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Palace

Palace (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Emile Al-Uzaizi | 1,345 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Ground | 1,316 | |
| | Labour | Adam Farrar | 315 | |
| | Labour | Francis Lukey | 315 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexandra Sugden | 176 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Ravenscourt

Ravenscourt (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Fiona Evans-Lothian | 881 | |
| | Labour | Hefin Rees | 857 | |
| | Conservative | Angela Clarke | 677 | |
| | Conservative | Sally Roberts | 585 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Gallagher | 233 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hassan Zaidi | 152 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Sands End

Sands End (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Brendan Bird | 933 |
| | Labour | Colin Pavelin | 868 |
| | Conservative | Mark Littlewood | 642 |
| | Conservative | Grace Oliver | 642 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Bagwell | 177 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Sherbrooke

Sherbrooke (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Garrett | 706 | |
| | Conservative | Tristram Kennedy Harper | 696 | |
| | Conservative | Alexander Karmel | 684 | |
| | Labour | Ashok Patel | 600 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alistair Brett | 138 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Starch Green

Starch Green (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Julian Hillman | 1,010 | |
| | Labour | Gregory Wilkinson | 949 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Buxton | 484 | |
| | Conservative | Trevor Lloyd-Jones | 444 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruth Berry | 279 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Sulivan

Sulivan (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gerald Wombwell | 970 | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Botterill | 967 | |
| | Labour | Vera Godden | 467 | |
| | Labour | Thomas Butler | 410 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joan Bonser | 167 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Allan McKelvie | 126 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Town

Town (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stephen Greenhalgh | 795 | |
| | Conservative | Antony Lillis | 744 | |
| | Labour | Allison Bartlett | 382 | |
| | Labour | Joseph Moriah | 301 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nathaniel Green | 163 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Muir | 140 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Walham

Walham (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Frances Stainton | 857 | |
| | Labour | Jenny Vaughan | 833 | |
| | Conservative | Allen Mills | 806 | |
| | Labour | Rory Vaughan | 753 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Day | 167 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joseph Day | 153 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### White City & Shepherds Bush

White City & Shepherds Bush (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ronald Browne | 1,362 | |
| | Labour | Ivan Gibbons | 1,305 | |
| | Labour | Jafar Khaled | 1,132 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Boudry | 153 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Sweeting | 153 | |
| | Conservative | Theresa Villiers | 806 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Brierley | 806 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Leunig | 153 | |
| | Conservative | James Bullock | 806 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Wormholt

Wormholt (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Colin Aherne | 1,053 | |
| | Labour | Sally Powell | 995 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Burke | 982 | |
| | Conservative | Jonothan Collett | 287 | |
| | Conservative | Timothy Kevan | 262 | |
| | Conservative | John Pickthorn | 261 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Natasha Julien | 234 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tanya Coen-D'Arcy | 215 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christina Kearney | 215 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |