2006 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election

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

All 46 seats to Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council
24 seats needed for a majority
Turnout39.7% (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

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.

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 Siobhan Coughlan 1276 30.2
Labour Melanie Smallman 1238
Labour Andrew Ellard 1155
Green Dylan Clarence-Smith 597 14.1
Liberal Democrats Janet Burden 480 11.3
Liberal Democrats John Sutton 360
CPA Katherine Mills 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 Henrietta Bewley 1052 34.6
Liberal Democrats Sophie Sainty 1002
Liberal Democrats Thoby Young 950
Conservative David Cann 806 26.5
Conservative William Oliver 769
Conservative Alexander Evans 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 Mujeer Khan 931 29.8
Labour Victoria Woodhatch 847
Labour Simon Risley 841
Liberal Democrats Thomas Cottam 447 14.3
Liberal Democrats Nicola Crawley 438
Liberal Democrats Adrian Whyatt 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 Alexandra de Lisle 308 20.4
Liberal Democrats Jon Burden 287 19.0
Conservative Gerald Spencer-Smith 252
Independent Stephen Brennan 231 15.3
Liberal Democrats Carsten Freisberg 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 Andrew Jones 1191 34.9
Labour Charles Napier 1146
Labour Anthony Stephens 1111
Liberal Democrats Shaun Carr 305 8.9
BNP Stephen Tyler 236 6.9
Liberal Democrats Robert Falkner 235
Liberal Democrats Rowland Mynors 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 Stephen Burke 1284 38.1
Labour Oliver Cardigan 1222
Labour Matthew Turmaine 1207
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Stephens 407 12.1
Liberal Democrats Marytka Jablkowska 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 Edward Clarke 1152 41.1
Conservative Elizabeth St Clair-Legge 1042
Conservative Oliver Craig 1038
Liberal Democrats Andrew Young 448 16.0
Liberal Democrats Samuel Le Rougetel 447
Liberal Democrats Meher Oliaji 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 Thomas Butler 508 18.9
Labour Joseph Moriah 454
Labour Simon Stanley 445
Liberal Democrats Sarah Carr 361 13.4
Liberal Democrats Alastair Brett 314
Liberal Democrats Stephen Morris 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 Iain Coleman 1295 40.1
Labour Daryl Brown 1250
Labour Charles Treloggan 1158
Liberal Democrats Suzanna Harris 349 10.8
Liberal Democrats Kishwer Falkner 337
Liberal Democrats Paul Ratcliffe 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 Emile Al-Uzaizi 1056 38.6
Independent Amanda Lloyd-Harris 1038
Labour Francis Lukey 278 10.2
Labour Barrington Stead 243
Liberal Democrats Hector Macdonald 163 6.0
Liberal Democrats Tamara Dragadze 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 Robin Homan 426 13.8
Labour Jenny Vaughan 402
Labour Colin Pavelin 392
Liberal Democrats Alice Meek 348 11.3
Liberal Democrats William Bagwell 337
Liberal Democrats Peter Hartwell 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 Christopher Allen 1227 34.0
Labour Julian Hillman 1164
Labour Anthony McMahon 1131
Liberal Democrats Margaret Goldstein 563 15.6
Liberal Democrats Lillian Eckersley 514
Liberal Democrats Ian Harris 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 Brendan Bird 1044 34.5
Labour Winifred Watson 869
Labour Mulat Haregot, 864
Liberal Democrats Lucia Graves 250 8.3
Liberal Democrats Allan McKelvie 215
Liberal Democrats Joan Harnett 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 Abu Khaled 834
Conservative John Goodall 735
Conservative Charles Dewhirst 704
Liberal Democrats Patricia Owen 608 25.8
Liberal Democrats George Collie 501
Liberal Democrats Jane Winn 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 Anthony Cash 539 21.3
Labour Dominic Church 462
Labour Krokhukoomaj Kadoo 429
Liberal Democrats Henry Braund 406 16.1
Liberal Democrats Paul Kennedy 397
Liberal Democrats Graham Muir 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 Sally Powell * 1,151
Conservative Terry Barnes 767 28.6
Conservative Edward Trehearne 623
Conservative Arunasalam Yogeswaram 519
Liberal Democrats Julie Perrin 442 16.5
Liberal Democrats Matthew Pocock 404
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Pettit 382
Independent Jagdeo Hauzaree 184 6.9
Turnout 33.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Local Election Summaries 2006". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  2. ^ "London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Council Election results 1964 to 2006" (PDF). LBHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  4. ^ "London Borough Council Elections" (PDF). Greater London Authority. 4 May 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Tories deselect single mother and gay Arab". PinkNews. 13 April 2006. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project – 2006 – Hammersmith and Fulham". andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2021.