2006 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election

Elections to Hammersmith and Fulham Council were held on 4 May 2006. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 2002 election.

2006 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election^[1][2]

← 2002 4 May 2006 2010 →
All 46 seats to Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council 24 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	39.7% (7.7%)
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Last election 18 seats, 41.7% 28 seats, 41.5% Seats before 17 29 Seats won 33 13 Seat change 15 15 Popular vote 22,862 15,275 Percentage 48.2% 32.2% Swing 6.5% 9.3%
Map of the results of the 2006 Hammersmith and Fulham council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Conservative

A map showing the wards of Hammersmith and Fulham since 2002

Election result

Hammersmith and Fulham Local Election Result 2006^[3]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	33	15	0	+15	72	48.7		+6.2%
	Labour	13	0	15	-15	28	32.0		-9.0%
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0	0	0	14.0		-0.1%
	Green	0	0	0	0	0

At the Hammersmith and Fulham council election, 2006, the Conservative Party won a majority for the first time since 1968, taking 33 seats and forming the Administration for the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham . The Council leader was Cllr Stephen Greenhalgh. Labour formed the opposition on the Council, with 13 seats, and was led by Stephen Cowan.^[4]

The Conservative Party came close to losing the usually safe ward of Palace Riverside, after the sitting councillors were deselected, and ran as independents. One of the two rebels returned 12 years later as the Conservative candidate in the same ward, and was elected.^[5]

One notable loss for the Labour Party was one of the three seats in the Shepherds Bush Green ward – which only ever elected Labour councillors before or since. After alternating between Abu Khalad (1986, 1994 & 2002) and Jafar Khaled (1990 & 1998), Abu Khaled stood for re-election but lost by 4 votes in a ward where the Conservatives had previously been nowhere near winning a seat.

Ward results

The borough is divided into 16 electoral wards, all bar two electing three councillors apiece.^[6]

Addison

Addison (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Helen Binmore	1,799	42.5
	Conservative	Belinda Donovan	1,682
	Conservative	Peter Tobias	1,664
	Labour	Coughlan, Siobhan M.	1276	30.2
	Labour	Smallman, Melanie L.	1238
	Labour	Ellard, Andrew R.	1155
	Green	Clarence-Smith, Dylan A.P.	597	14.1
	Liberal Democrats	Burden, Janet L.	480	11.3
	Liberal Democrats	Sutton, John B.	360
	CPA	Mills, Katherine S.	80	1.9
Turnout				45.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Askew

Askew (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gill Dickenson	1,186	39.0
	Labour	Rory Vaughan	1,086
	Labour	Lisa Homan	1,080
	Liberal Democrats	Bewley, Henrietta S.	1052	34.6
	Liberal Democrats	Sainty, Sophie P.	1002
	Liberal Democrats	Young, Thoby W.A.	950
	Conservative	Cann, David	806	26.5
	Conservative	Oliver, William J.	769
	Conservative	Evans, Alexander K.	760
Turnout				36.8
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Avonmore & Brook Green

Avonmore & Brook Green (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alexandra Robson	1,747	55.9
	Conservative	Will Bethell*	1,717
	Conservative	Robert Iggulden	1,669
	Labour	Khan, Mujeer M.	931	29.8
	Labour	Woodhatch, Victoria M.	847
	Labour	Risley, Simon C.	841
	Liberal Democrats	Cottam, Thomas G.E.	447	14.3
	Liberal Democrats	Crawley, Nicola J.	438
	Liberal Democrats	Whyatt, Adrian D.	389
Turnout				38.0
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

College Park & Old Oak

College Park & Old Oak (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Wesley Harcourt*	686	45.4
	Labour	Reg McLaughlin*	610
	Conservative	de Lisle, Alexandra E.	308	20.4
	Liberal Democrats	Burden, Jon P.	287	19.0
	Conservative	Spencer-Smith, Gerald P.H.	252
	Independent	Brennan, Stephen P.	231	15.3
	Liberal Democrats	Freisberg, Carsten P.J.	231
Turnout				31.5
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Fulham Broadway

Fulham Broadway (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Aidan Burley	1,682	49.3
	Conservative	Victoria Brocklebank-Fowler	1,644
	Conservative	Rachel Ford	1,610
	Labour	Jones, Andrew M.	1191	34.9
	Labour	Napier, Charles J.	1146
	Labour	Stephens, Anthony F.	1111
	Liberal Democrats	Carr, Shaun A.	305	8.9
	BNP	Tyler, Stephen J.	236	6.9
	Liberal Democrats	Falkner, Robert	235
	Liberal Democrats	Mynors, Rowland P.B.	210
Turnout				44.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Fulham Reach

Fulham Reach (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gavin Donovan*	1,683	49.9
	Conservative	Paul Bristow	1,635
	Conservative	Andrew Johnson	1,573
	Labour	Burke, Stephen B.	1284	38.1
	Labour	Cardigan, Oliver P.	1222
	Labour	Turmaine, Matthew R.	1207
	Liberal Democrats	Stephens, Elizabeth M.	407	12.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jablkowska, Marytka K.	341
Turnout				44.1
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hammersmith Broadway

Hammersmith Broadway (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Cartwright*	1,203	42.9
	Labour	Lisa Nandy	1,203
	Labour	Stephen Cowan*	1,161
	Conservative	Clarke, Edward	1152	41.1
	Conservative	St Clair-Legge, Elizabeth A.	1042
	Conservative	Craig, Oliver D.	1038
	Liberal Democrats	Young, Andrew C.	448	16.0
	Liberal Democrats	Le Rougetel, Samuel R.	447
	Liberal Democrats	Oliaji, Meher	366
Turnout				36.8
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Munster

Munster (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Adam*	1,825	67.7
	Conservative	Adronie Alford*	1,762
	Conservative	Alex Karmel*	1,736
	Labour	Butler, Thomas W.	508	18.9
	Labour	Moriah, Joseph L.	454
	Labour	Stanley, Simon H.F.	445
	Liberal Democrats	Carr, Sarah J.	361	13.4
	Liberal Democrats	Brett, Alastair J.	314
	Liberal Democrats	Morris, Stephen J.	273
Turnout				35.2
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

North End

North End (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Caroline Ffiske	1,585	49.1
	Conservative	Sarah Gore	1,521
	Conservative	Lucy Gugen	1,492
	Labour	Coleman, Iain	1295	40.1
	Labour	Brown, Daryl J.E.	1250
	Labour	Treloggan, Charles W.A.	1158
	Liberal Democrats	Harris, Suzanna C.	349	10.8
	Liberal Democrats	Falkner, Kishwer	337
	Liberal Democrats	Ratcliffe, Paul G.	278
Turnout				42.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Palace Riverside

Palace Riverside (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Donald Johnson	1,239	45.3
	Conservative	Melanie Scott Russell	1,183
	Independent	Al-Uzaizi Emile P.	1056	38.6
	Independent	Lloyd-Harris, Amanda J.	1038
	Labour	Lukey, Francis J.	278	10.2
	Labour	Stead, Barrington J.	243
	Liberal Democrats	Macdonald, Hector I.	163	6.0
	Liberal Democrats	Dragadze, Tamara	152
Turnout				50.5
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Parson's Green & Walham

Parson's Green & Walham (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nicholas Botterill*	2,307	74.9
	Conservative	Frances Stainton*	2,307
	Conservative	Mark Loveday*	2,274
	Labour	Homan, Robin M.	426	13.8
	Labour	Vaughan, Jenny R.	402
	Labour	Pavelin, Colin G.	392
	Liberal Democrats	Meek, Alice M.	348	11.3
	Liberal Democrats	Bagwell, William H.	337
	Liberal Democrats	Hartwell, Peter J.	316
Turnout				41.8
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ravenscourt Park

Ravenscourt Park (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lucy Ivimy	1,815	50.3
	Conservative	Harry Phibbs	1,725
	Conservative	Eugenie White	1,725
	Labour	Allen, Christopher M.	1227	34.0
	Labour	Hillman, Julian D.	1164
	Labour	McMahon, Anthony R.	1131
	Liberal Democrats	Goldstein, Margaret	563	15.6
	Liberal Democrats	Eckersley, Lillian R.	514
	Liberal Democrats	Harris, Ian J.	499
Turnout				48.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Sands End

Sands End (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steve Hamilton*	1,728	57.2
	Conservative	Jane Law	1,714
	Conservative	Jeanette Bentley	1,707
	Labour	Bird, Brendan J.	1044	34.5
	Labour	Watson, Winifred G.	869
	Labour	Haregot, Mulat T.	864
	Liberal Democrats	Graves, Lucia M.	250	8.3
	Liberal Democrats	McKelvie, Allan W.	215
	Liberal Democrats	Harnett, Joan P.	195
Turnout				41.1
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Shepherd's Bush Green

Shepherd's Bush Green (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ed Owen	909	38.6
	Labour	Mercy Umeh*	846
	Conservative	Alex Chalk	838	35.6
	Labour	Khaled, Abu S.M.J.	834
	Conservative	Goodall, John R.	735
	Conservative	Dewhirst, Charles A.G.	704
	Liberal Democrats	Owen, Patricia	608	25.8
	Liberal Democrats	Collie, George M.	501
	Liberal Democrats	Winn, Jane A.J.	449
Turnout				31.2
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Town

Town (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Greenhalgh*	1,581	62.6
	Conservative	Greg Smith	1,570
	Conservative	Antony Lillis*	1,554
	Labour	Cash, Anthony	539	21.3
	Labour	Church, Dominic J.	462
	Labour	Kadoo, Krokhukoomaj J.J.	429
	Liberal Democrats	Braund, Henry C.	406	16.1
	Liberal Democrats	Kennedy, Paul G.	397
	Liberal Democrats	Muir, Graham P.	368
Turnout				35.1
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wormholt & White City

Wormholt & White City (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jean Campbell	1,292	48.1
	Labour	Colin Aherne*	1,278
	Labour	Dame Sally Powell *	1,151
	Conservative	Barnes, Terry J.	767	28.6
	Conservative	Trehearne, Edward G.P.	623
	Conservative	Yogeswaran, Arunasalam, S.	519
	Liberal Democrats	Perrin, Julie C.	442	16.5
	Liberal Democrats	Pocock, Matthew C.	404
	Liberal Democrats	Pettit, Rosemary	382
	Independent	Hauzaree, Jagdeo	184	6.9
Turnout				33.4
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing