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Hammersmith And Fulham Local 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: Leadership The leaders of the council since 1965 have been: 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 plac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammersmith And Fulham London UK Labelled Ward Map 2002
Hammersmith is a district of West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. It is bordered by Shepherd's Bush to the north, Kensington to the east, Chiswick to the west, and Fulham to the south, with which it forms part of the north bank of the River Thames. The area is one of west London's main commercial and employment centres, and has for some decades been a major centre of London's Polish community. It is a major transport hub for west London, with two London Underground stations and a bus station at Hammersmith Broadway. Toponymy Hammersmith may mean "(Place with) a hammer smithy or forge", although, in 1839, Thomas Faulkner proposed that the name derived from two 'Saxon' words: the initial ''Ham'' from ham and the remainder from hythe, alluding to Hammersmith's riverside location. In 1922, Gover proposed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Hammersmith London Borough Council Election
The 1978 Hammersmith Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of Hammersmith London Borough Council in London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ..., England. The whole council was up for election, with an extra two wards and 10 fewer councillors - and the council went in no overall control. Background The number of council seats was reduced from 60 to 50 - with the new council comprising 19 two seat wards, and 4 three seat wards. Both Labour and the Conservatives fielded a full slate of 50 candidates. The Liberal Party ran 20 candidates across 15 wards - an increase from the 19 candidates they fielded in 1974. The National Front fielded 14 candidates across 7 wards - gaining an average of 81 votes each. Across London the National Front ran 602 ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridget Prentice
Bridget Theresa Prentice (' Corr; born 28 December 1952) is a British politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewisham East from 1992 to 2010. She was married to the Labour MP Gordon Prentice from 1975 until their divorce in 2000. She was a member of the Labour Party until May 2019, when she resigned in protest at Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership. Background Bridget Prentice was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on 28 December 1952. She attended Our Lady and St Francis School, the University of Glasgow ( MA English Literature and Modern History 1973), the University of London ( PGCE 1974) and South Bank Polytechnic (LLB 1992). After beginning her working life as the Rector's Assistant at the University of Glasgow (1972–73), she became a history and English teacher at the Roman Catholic London Oratory School in Fulham (1974–86) and later Head of Careers (1984–86), before switching to John Archer School in Wandsworth as Head of Careers between 1986 and 1988. Member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Robathan
Andrew Robert George Robathan, Baron Robathan, (born 17 July 1951) is a British Conservative politician, who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for South Leicestershire (previously Blaby) in Leicestershire as well as a government minister. In September 2014 Robathan announced he would stand down at the 2015 general election, and was nominated for a life peerage in 2015 Dissolution Honours, being created Baron Robathan, of Poultney in the County of Leicestershire, on 13 October 2015. Early life Robathan was born on 17 July 1951. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, an all-boys public school in Northwood, London. He went up to read Modern History at Oriel College, University of Oxford, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1973, later proceeding Master of Arts. Military career Robathan was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards as a Second Lieutenant (on probation) (University Candidate) on 6 October 1974. He was given the service number 498738. His c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Hammersmith And Fulham London Borough Council Election
The 2022 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022. All 50 members of Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council were elected. The elections took place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom. The election took place under new election boundaries, which will increase the number of councillors from 46 to 50. The Labour Party maintained control of the council, which it had held since 2014. Background History The thirty-two London boroughs were established in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. They are the principal authorities in Greater London and have responsibilities including education, housing, planning, highways, social services, libraries, recreation, waste, environmental health and revenue collection. Some of the powers are shared with the Greater London Authority, which also manages passenger transport, police and fire. Since its formation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Hammersmith And Fulham London Borough Council Election
The 2018 Hammersmith and Fulham Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Hammersmith and Fulham Council in London. Overall results Labour consolidated control of the council by gaining 9 seats (in addition to the 11 they gained in 2014), winning 35 in all. The Conservatives lost 9 seats, winning 11 in all. This was the lowest number of Conservative councillors since 1986. There were no wards with split party representation – for only the fourth time in the fifteen elections since the council was created in 1968. The previous occasions when this occurred was 1990, 1978 and the 1971 Labour landslide. Another sign of the increased homogeneity was the number of wards where the winning party got less than 50% of the vote – just three wards this time. Ravenscourt Park with 46%, Town with 48% and Sands End with a fraction under 50%. This compares with the 2014 election when there were 6 wards including Sands End with 38%. In the 2010 election t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Hammersmith And Fulham London Borough Council Election
The 2014 Hammersmith and Fulham Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Hammersmith and Fulham Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Overall Results After eight years of Conservative administration, the Labour Party took back control of the council. Ward Results (*) represents a candidate running from previous election. (~) represents an equivalent to a previous candidate. Addison Askew Avonmore and Brook Green College Park and Old Oak Fulham Broadway Fulham Reach Hammersmith Broadway Munster North End Palace Riverside Parsons Green and Walham Ravenscourt Park Sands End Shepherds Bush Green Town Wormholt and White City References {{Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Hammersmith And Fulham London Borough Council Election
Elections for Hammersmith and Fulham Council in London were held on 6 May 2010. The 2010 United Kingdom General Election and other local elections took place on the same day. In London council elections the entire council is elected every four years, as opposed to some local elections where one councillor is elected every year in three of the four years. Summary of results After taking control four years previously at the last election, the Conservative Party maintained control - with just two seats changing hands. Ward results The borough is divided into 16 electoral wards, all bar two electing three councillors apiece. Addison Askew Avonmore & Brook Green College Park & Old Oak Fulham Broadway Fulham Reach Hammersmith Broadway Munster North End Palace Riverside Parson's Green & Walham Ravenscourt Park Sands End ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Election result 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. 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. 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 bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Hammersmith And Fulham London Borough Council Election
The 2002 Hammersmith and Fulham Council election took place on 2 May 2002 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, despite winning fewer votes than the Conservative party. Background This was the first set of council election using new ward boundaries - a majority of which were three seaters. The total number of council seats was reduced from 50 to 46. Election result The Labour Party won 28 seats (on a 41.0% share of the vote) - 8 fewer seats than at previous election (on a loss of 8.7% of the vote), and maintained control of the council. The Conservative Party won 18 seats (with 42.5% of the vote) - 4 more seats than their previous result (increasing their vote share by 4.9%) The Liberal Democrats did not win any seats, and polled 14.1% of the votes cast - an increase of 1.5%. Ward results Addison Askew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Hammersmith And Fulham London Borough Council Election
The 1998 Hammersmith and Fulham Borough 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. Background 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 Avonmore Broadway Brook Green Colehill College Park & Old Oak Coningham Crabtree Eel Brook Gibbs Green Grove Margravine Normand Palace Ravenscourt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Hammersmith And Fulham London Borough Council Election
The 1994 Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party regained overall control of the council, which it had lost during the previous council term. Background The Labour Party had won overall control of the council at the previous election in 1990, with 28 out of the 50 seats. However, by the time of the 1994 election, the defection of two Labour councillors from the party (while remaining councillors) and the resignation of three other Labour councillors from their seats (which remained vacant on the eve of polling day) meant that by the end of the previous council's term, Labour held just 23 of the 47 occupied seats, with the Conservatives on 22 and 2 independents; the council was therefore under no overall control. Election result The Labour Party won 33 seats - a gain of five seats from the 1990 result, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
