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.[2]

2002 Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council election[1]
← 1998 2 May 2002 2006 →

All 46 seats to Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council
24 seats needed for a majority
Turnout32.0% (Decrease2.2%)
  First party Second party
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Party Labour Conservative
Last election 36 seats, 50.1% 14 seats, 36.8%
Seats won 28 18
Seat change Decrease8 Increase4
Popular vote 15,199 15,245
Percentage 41.5% 41.7%
Swing Decrease8.6% Increase4.9%

Map of the results of the 2002 Hammersmith and Fulham council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red.

Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

A map showing the wards of Hammersmith and Fulham since 2002

Background

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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

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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%.[2][3]

Ward results

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Addison

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Addison (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Coughlan, Siobhan 1,058 45.3%
Labour Karian, Ghassan 946
Labour Smallman, Melanie L. 937
Conservative Donovan, Belinda C. 911 39.0%
Conservative Browne, James W. 897
Conservative Blaney, Donal 886
Liberal Democrats Pettit, Rosemary 369 15.8%
Liberal Democrats Bowater, Lucien 341
Liberal Democrats Sutton, John B. 309

Askew

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Askew (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham, Christine 1,246 52.6%
Labour Wicks, Josephine A. 1,056
Labour Stanley, Timothy 1,021
Liberal Democrats Perrin, Julie C. 465 19.6%
Conservative Roberts, Sally A.E. 420 17.7%
Conservative Cardale, Dowglass C. 391
Conservative Watson, Robert P. 371
Liberal Democrats Broomfield, Graham M. 369
Liberal Democrats Ocock, Timothy J. 350
Socialist Alliance Macdermott, Fionntan 130 5.5%
Independent Schouwenburg, Herbert 108 4.6%

Avonmore and Brook Green

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Avonmore and Brook Green (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bethell, William A. 1,240 40.6%
Conservative Dawson, Sian E. 1,214
Conservative Neubert, Jolyon N. 1,151
Labour Brown, Daryl J. 1112 36.4%
Labour Hillman, Julian D. 964
Labour Stanley, Simon H. 952
Liberal Democrats Bhatti, Norsheen M. 375 12.3%
Liberal Democrats Watts, Anthony E. 349
Independent Mallinson, Keith A. 327 10.7%

College Park and Old Oak

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College Park and Old Oak (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harcourt, Wesley S. 726 65.9%
Labour McLaughlin, Reginald 715
Liberal Democrats Halliday, Ian J. 206 18.7%
Conservative Farquharson, Emma M. 170 15.4%
Liberal Democrats Pollard, Timothy D.P 170
Conservative Spencer-Smith, Gerald P.H. 158

Fulham Broadway

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Fulham Broadway (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jones, Andrew M. 1,276 47.4%
Labour Church, Dominic J. 1,253
Labour Napier, Charles J. 1,217
Conservative Collett, Jonathan M.T. 1183 43.9%
Conservative Swann, Emma J. 1169
Conservative Kenyon, Thomas E.G 1166
Liberal Democrats Miller, Margaret P. 233 8.7%
Liberal Democrats Falkner, Robert 188
Liberal Democrats Mynors, Rowland P.B. 165

Fulham Reach

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Fulham Reach (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Boyle, Charles R. 1,102 42.7%
Labour Birdsey, Araminta 1,095 42.4%
Conservative Donovan, Charles G. 1,094
Conservative Harper, Victoria J.T. 1069
Labour Homan, Lisa F. 1051
Labour Vaughan, Rory J. 1011
Liberal Democrats Campbell, Duncan G.A. 285 11.0%
Liberal Democrats Jablkowska, Marytka K. 269
Liberal Democrats Ruston, Graham C. 228
Independent Braun, Christian A. 99 3.8%

Hammersmith Broadway

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Hammersmith Broadway (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Davies, Huw 1,061 51.3%
Labour Cartwright, Kenneth M. 1,041
Labour Cowan, Stephen E. 1,016
Conservative Douglas-Home, Tara J 562 27.2%
Conservative Parker, Hannah M. 531
Conservative Hillman, Nick 528
Liberal Democrats Sainty, Sophie P. 380 18.4%
Liberal Democrats Collie, George M. 373
Liberal Democrats Le Rougetel, Samuel R 318
UKIP Lawrie, Andrew J.G. 64 3.1%
UKIP Roberts, Gerald 52

Munster

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Munster (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adam, Michael F 1,232 61.4%
Conservative Alford, Adronie E. 1,197
Conservative Karmel, Alexander P 1,168
Labour Eaton, Andreene 535 26.7%
Labour Pearson, Simon M. 532
Labour Grigg, John H. 518
Liberal Democrats Muir, Diane 239 11.9%
Liberal Democrats Brett, Alastair J. 231
Liberal Democrats Mann, Gary S. 193

North End

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North End (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Williams, David 1,159 45.2%
Labour Treloggan, Charles W. 1,136
Labour Slaughter, Andrew 1,127
Conservative Nick Boys Smith 1013 39.5%
Conservative Vickers, Mark R. 993
Conservative Woods, Michael B 964
Liberal Democrats Falkner, Kishwer 264 10.3%
Liberal Democrats Harris, Suzanna C. 262
Liberal Democrats Diamand-Levy, Pepita 217
Socialist Alliance Colerick, George A. 63 2.5%
Socialist Labour Sheridan, Linda V 63 2.5%

Palace Riverside

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Palace Riverside (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lloyd-Harris, Amanda J. 1,455 66.5%
Conservative Al-Uzaizi, Emile P. 1,416
Labour Leaver, John C. 443 20.3%
Labour Watson, Winifred G. 393
Liberal Democrats Macdonald, Hector I 289 13.2%
Liberal Democrats Morris, Stephen J. 219

Parsons Green and Walham

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Parsons Green and Walham (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Loveday, Mark A. 1,710 71.3%
Conservative Botterill, Nicholas B. 1,704
Conservative Stainton, Frances M. 1,696
Labour Dunne, Katherine S 409 17.0%
Labour Carlisle, Michele E 403
Labour Lukey, Francis J. 389
Liberal Democrats Bagwell, William H. 280 11.7%
Liberal Democrats McKelvie, Shahina 272
Liberal Democrats Brock, Jonathan S. 257

Ravenscourt Park

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Ravenscourt Park (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Allen, Christopher M. 1,177 37.4%
Conservative Donald, Caroline M. 1,131 36.0%
Labour Evans-Lothian, Fiona G.M. 1,128
Conservative Huw Merriman 1107
Labour Jackson, Gregory S 1102
Conservative Miles, Joseph W.C. 1087
Liberal Democrats Goldstein, Margaret C. 838 26.6%
Liberal Democrats Burden, Jon 832
Liberal Democrats Poll, Katharine S. 828

Sands End

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Sands End (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bird, Brendan J. 1,257 49.2%
Labour Vaughan, Jenny R. 1,130
Conservative Hamilton, Stephen J. 1,114 43.6%
Labour Pavelin, Colin G. 1111
Conservative Holdsworth, Mark B. 1061
Conservative Woods, Karen A. 1058
Liberal Democrats Hartwell, Peter J. 182 7.1%
Liberal Democrats Mercadier, Thierry R.A. 174
Liberal Democrats McKelvie, Allan W. 158

Shepherds Bush Green

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Shepherds Bush Green (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gibbons, Ivan 985 54.0%
Labour Khaled, Abu S.M.J. 908
Labour Umeh, Mercy C-E. 785
Conservative Burns-Thomson, Nicola J. 475 26.0%
Conservative Harvey, Anna 467
Conservative Bob Seely 447
Liberal Democrats Owen, Patricia 365 20.0%
Liberal Democrats Andrew, Michael P 342
Liberal Democrats McDonnell, Colquitto A. 322

Town

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Town (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hands, Gregory W. 1,161 60.3%
Conservative Greenhalgh, Stephen J. 1,155
Conservative Lillis, Antony 1,108
Labour Fordham, Jeremy P 519 27.0%
Labour Dawber, Howard 468
Labour Rham, John P.C. 396
Liberal Democrats Braund, Henry C. 245 12.7%
Liberal Democrats Cloney, Michael J. 242
Liberal Democrats Muir, Graham P 225

Wormholt and White City

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Wormholt and White City (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Aherne, Colin 1,141 63.5%
Labour Sally Powell 1,084
Labour Burke, Stephen B. 1,082
Conservative Donovan-Smith, Sean P. 366 20.4%
Conservative Oliver, Grace C. 337
Liberal Democrats Morrison, Paul T. 289 16.1%
Liberal Democrats Spencer, David 279
Conservative Yogeswaran, Arunasalam S. 272
Liberal Democrats Eze, Richard 242

References

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  1. ^ "Local Election Summaries 2002". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 2002" (PDF). s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2002 - Hammersmith and Fulham". www.andrewteale.me.uk.