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1994 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election

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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.[6]

1994 Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council election[1]
← 1990 5 May 1994 1998 →
All 50 seats up for election to
Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
Registered102,984[2]
Turnout47,648, 46.27% (Decrease 6.89)[2]
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Iain Coleman[3] Gerald A. Wombwell[3] Alexandra E. Sugden[3]
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader since 14 May 1989[5] 17 May 1991[4] Unknown
Leader's seat Gibbs Green Sulivan Eel Brook
Last election 28 seats, 50.60% 22 seats, 41.39% 0 seats, 5.48%
Seats before 25[n 1] 22 0
Seats won 33 15 2
Seat change Increase 5 Decrease 7 Increase 2
Popular vote 52,122 34,523 10,395
Percentage 53.44% 35.40% 10.66%
Swing Increase 2.84 Decrease 5.99 Increase 5.18
Map of the results of the 1994 Hammersmith and Fulham council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red.
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


Labour

Background

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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.[6]

Election result

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1994 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council elections[7][8]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 33 5 0   5 66.00 53.44 52,122   2.84
  Conservative 15 0 7   7 30.00 35.40 34,523   5.99
  Liberal Democrats 2 2 0   2 4.00 10.66 10,395   5.18
  Green 0 0 0   0.00 0.49 491   1.02
Total 50 97,531

The Labour Party won 33 seats - a gain of five seats from the 1990 result, and restored their control of the council.

The Conservative Party won 15 seats - a loss of 7 seats from their previous result.

The Liberal Democrats won a single seat in the Eel Brook ward on election night with Alexandra Sugden - the other seat going to Labour's Bill Dann by a single vote over Simon Thompson for the Lib Dems. But a subsequent case in the High Court concerning the validity of an individual ballot resulted in Mr Thompson gaining a vote and becoming tied with Mr Dann for the second seat. The drawing of lots was required to separate the tied candidates, in which Simon Thompson was the lucky winner. This meant the Lib Dems gained two seats from the previous election.[9][10]

Ward results

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(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward

Addison

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Addison (2)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jacqueline A. Abbott†[n 2] 1,203 59.21   3.49
Labour Jane Hackworth-Young*[n 3] 1,182
Conservative Joseph A. Brown 486 22.98  11.67
Conservative Nigel P.G. Salisbury 440
Liberal Democrats George M. Collie 248 12.31 New
Green Cherry A. Puddicombe 125 5.51   4.12
Green Roger S. Crosskey 96
Registered electors 4,512   260
Turnout 2,063 45.72   8.52
Rejected ballots 4 0.19   0.03
Labour hold
Labour hold

Avonmore

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Avonmore (2)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Keith A. Mallinson 793 43.98   6.08
Conservative Sonya Hilton 728
Conservative Julian L. Muller* 692 42.14   9.61
Labour Paul S. Philippou 689
Liberal Democrats Peter W Stigant 234 13.89 New
Registered electors 4,029   13
Turnout 1,660 41.20   5.04
Rejected ballots 0 0.00   0.32
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Broadway

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Broadway (2)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kenneth M. Cartwright*[n 4] 1,010 56.37   2.07
Labour Louanne Tranchell 883
Conservative Paul J. Jones 488 28.57   0.95
Conservative David H. Rutley 471
Liberal Democrats Gavin B. Collins 273 15.06   2.30
Liberal Democrats Kevin J.T. Pakenham 232
Registered electors 3,690   83
Turnout 1,790 48.51   6.41
Rejected ballots 2 0.11   0.14
Labour hold
Labour hold

Brook Green

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Brook Green (2)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gerald A. Johnson 943 43.39   6.15
Conservative John A. Hennessy* 884 41.11  13.41
Labour Paul C. O'Connor 883
Conservative Roderick Corrie 846
Liberal Democrats Patrick M. Curry 344 15.49   7.25
Liberal Democrats Ronald C.G. Wiffen 307
Registered electors 4,675   465
Turnout 2,197 46.99   7.71
Rejected ballots 5 0.23   0.06
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Colehill

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Colehill (2)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adronie E. Alford* 986 52.29   0.68
Conservative Antony Lillis* 951
Labour Frederick C. Inniss†[n 5] 685 35.78   2.75
Labour Neil R. Mills 640
Liberal Democrats Helen A. Douglas-Mann 236 11.93 New
Liberal Democrats Suzanna C. Harris 206
Registered electors 4,272   131
Turnout 1,943 45.48  11.41
Rejected ballots 2 0.10   0.02
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

College Park and Old Oak

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College Park and Old Oak (3)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lester J. Holloway 1,507 76.47  19.01
Labour Wesley S. Harcourt 1,439
Labour Reginald Mclaughlin 1,382
Conservative Jeremy R.S. Hunt 266 13.14  14.48
Conservative Andrew J. Macdonald 255
Liberal Democrats Sean M.G. Williams 224 10.39   2.37
Conservative Julie C. Perrin 223
Liberal Democrats William L. Slingsby 168
Registered electors 5,186   135
Turnout 2,098 40.46   4.85
Rejected ballots 5 0.24   0.07
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Coningham

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Coningham (3)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christine Graham* 1,831 69.67   9.87
Labour Benjamin J. Simms 1,750
Labour Josephine A. Wicks* 1,670
Conservative Christopher M. Frazer 417 15.13   7.99
Liberal Democrats Ilona O.H. Lepper 386 15.21 New
Conservative James F. Bullock 379
Liberal Democrats Deborah M. Sutherland 377
Conservative Piers c.w. Pressdee 344
Registered electors 6,452   432
Turnout 2,641 40.93   2.87
Rejected ballots 9 0.34   0.23
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Crabtree

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Crabtree (2)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Guy Mortimer* 908 43.36   0.17
Labour Adam C. Gray 832 40.64   8.58
Conservative Kenneth R. Petrie 810
Labour Paul A Richards 778
Liberal Democrats Hector I. Macdonald 214 9.59   2.34
Liberal Democrats Tamara Dragadze 165
Green Laura E. Davenport 127 6.41 New
Registered electors 3,888   49
Turnout 2,037 52.39   9.48
Rejected ballots 2 0.10   0.24
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Eel Brook

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Eel Brook (2)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alexandra E. Sugden 782 35.44 New
Liberal Democrats Simon G.D. Thompson 697
Labour Bill Dann 697 32.42  15.80
Conservative Alexander P. Karmel*[n 6] 674 32.14  19.64
Conservative David A.R. Thorp* 668
Labour Arthur Lott 656
Registered electors 4,004   416
Turnout 2,171 54.22   1.74
Rejected ballots 2 0.14   0.11
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Gibbs Green

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Gibbs Green (2)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Iain Coleman* 1,070 55.97   2.23
Labour Andrew Slaughter* 1,037
Conservative Matthew F. Dobbs 609 31.44   7.90
Conservative Philippa M. Roe 575
Liberal Democrats lain Barclay 261 12.59   5.67
Liberal Democrats Gerald C. Killingworth 213
Registered electors 4,482   439
Turnout 1,951 43.53  11.65
Rejected ballots 2 0.10   0.39
Labour hold
Labour hold

Grove

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Grove (2)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Leslie E. Aldridge* 1,117 54.12   4.89
Labour Adam Farrar 1,091
Conservative Lesley-Anne Brennan 680 32.50   7.08
Conservative Nicholas B. Botterill 645
Liberal Democrats Timothy J. Ward 273 13.38   2.19
Registered electors 4,269   397
Turnout 2,029 47.53   6.86
Rejected ballots 4 0.20   0.27
Labour hold
Labour hold

Margravine

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Margravine (2)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shirley M. Spiers 1,164 59.89   0.56
Labour Lisa F. Homan 1,161
Conservative Jonathan R. Pemberton 556 27.96   2.79
Conservative John E.J. Pickthorn 530
Liberal Democrats Gerald L. Milch 236 12.15   4.45
Registered electors 3,993   46
Turnout 1,982 49.64   3.49
Rejected ballots 4 0.20   0.37
Labour hold
Labour hold

Normand

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Normand (2)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eleanor J. Caruana* 1,050 53.06   0.23
Labour Valerie A.E. Barker 1,013
Conservative Timothy D. Davie 707 34.96   4.16
Conservative William J.G.R. Yonge 652
Liberal Democrats Martin W.M. Bryant 238 11.98   7.66
Liberal Democrats Russell D. Pyne 227
Registered electors 4,352   13
Turnout 2,083 47.86   4.89
Rejected ballots 7 0.34   0.21
Labour hold
Labour hold

Palace

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Palace (2)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Emile P. Al-Uzaizi* 1,375 69.37   0.54
Conservative Andrew P. Ground*[n 7] 1,375
Labour Louise M. Coubrough 428 20.59   1.46
Labour Francis J. Lukey 388
Liberal Democrats Terence P. Frisby 227 10.04 New
Liberal Democrats David L. Jacques 171
Registered electors 3,915   173
Turnout 2,055 52.49  10.63
Rejected ballots 3 0.15   0.02
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Ravenscourt

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Ravenscourt (2)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Huw Davies 834 42.97   5.67
Conservative Angela Clarke* 814 42.01   4.67
Labour Julian Hillman 774
Conservative William C. Smith* 757
Liberal Democrats Bruce Douglas-Mann 220 11.17   7.42
Liberal Democrats Ann J. Wates 198
Green Edward A.D.R. McInnes 78 3.85   6.11
Green John Phillips 65
Registered electors 3,883   20
Turnout 1,945 50.09   4.43
Rejected ballots 2 0.10   0.01
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Sands End

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Sands End (2)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brendan Bird 1,030 51.08   0.78
Labour Nadeem Aftab* 1,008
Conservative Michael J. Brennan 802 39.15   1.71
Conservative Stephen J. Greenhalgh 759
Liberal Democrats Mary J. McNamee 216 9.77   2.83
Liberal Democrats Gabrielle Minken 173
Registered electors 4,577   250
Turnout 2,089 45.64   7.61
Rejected ballots 4 0.19   0.2
Labour hold
Labour hold

Sherbrooke

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Sherbrooke (2)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Celia M. Johnson* 776 45.21   3.02
Labour John Garrett 756 43.64   1.06
Conservative Alan P. Thomas* 716
Labour Daniel A. Filson 683
Liberal Democrats Alastair J. Brett 184 11.15 New
Registered electors 3,402   132
Turnout 1,666 48.97   8.98
Rejected ballots 1 0.06   0.26
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Starch Green

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Starch Green (2)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Williams* 1,073 53.86   1.80
Labour Timothy C. Stanley* 1,063
Conservative Elizabeth A. St Clair-Legge 602 30.26   8.55
Conservative Peter F.H. Stephens 597
Liberal Democrats Louise E. Burden 317 15.89   6.76
Liberal Democrats Hilary S. Moss 313
Registered electors 4,059   119
Turnout 2,072 51.05   4.86
Rejected ballots 6 0.29   0.06
Labour hold
Labour hold

Sulivan

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Sulivan (2)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gerald A. Wombwell* 1,048 54.19   4.44
Conservative Jonathan J. Maiden* 1,019
Labour Anthony Bird 717 34.38   0.60
Labour Jeffrey Kenner 595
Liberal Democrats Joan Bonser 234 11.43   5.04
Liberal Democrats Peter M. Crystal 201
Registered electors 4,004   72
Turnout 1,996 49.85  10.27
Rejected ballots 4 0.20   0.12
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Town

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Town (2)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Antony C. Glover*[n 8] 1,027 55.10   6.06
Conservative Mark A. Loveday 995
Labour Tracey Brader 589 31.34   0.54
Labour Stephen Brennan 561
Liberal Democrats Leonard T. Bonser 260 13.57   6.61
Liberal Democrats Allan W. McKelvie 238
Registered electors 4,315   308
Turnout 1,931 44.75  12.35
Rejected ballots 7 0.36   0.01
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Walham

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Walham (2)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Mills 1,085 48.76   1.77
Conservative Frances M. Stainton* 1,071
Labour Janet Dowiatt 891 39.17   2.97
Labour Ahmed Aftab 840
Liberal Democrats Michael J.M. Woolcott 267 12.08   5.02
Registered electors 4,986   149
Turnout 2,243 44.99   6.32
Rejected ballots 6 0.27   0.13
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

White City and Shepherds Bush

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White City and Shepherds Bush (3)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ronald E. Browne* 1,880 71.96   8.83
Labour Graham Jones 1,767
Labour Abu S.M.J. Khaled 1,598
Conservative John C.B. Bradley 408 14.12   5.09
Liberal Democrats Michael R. Boudry 338 13.92 New
Conservative Albert J. Crosby 319
Conservative Eileen I. Crewdson 301
Registered electors 6,336   328
Turnout 2,606 41.13   5.72
Rejected ballots 7 0.27   0.09
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Wormholt

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Wormholt (3)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Colin Aherne* 1,570 62.34   0.75
Labour Stephen B. Burke 1,479
Labour Sally A. Powell* 1,422
Conservative Gregory L.G. Barker 672 25.19  11.72
Conservative Elizabeth Fortescue-Hitchins 577
Conservative Andrew D. Ive 557
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth T. de Mowbray 298 12.47 New
Registered electors 5,703   52
Turnout 2,400 42.08   6.23
Rejected ballots 5 0.21   0.26
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Notes

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  1. ^ By the time of the election there were 3 vacant seats that Labour had won at the last election, as there wasn't enough time to have a separate by-election
  2. ^ Abbott was a sitting councillor representing the Broadway ward
  3. ^ Hackworth-Young replaced Cllr. Bridget Prentice after her resignation in 1992[11]
  4. ^ Cartwright replaced Cllr. Kenneth J. Burlton after his resignation in 1992[11]
  5. ^ Inniss was a sitting councillor representing the College Park and Old Oak ward
  6. ^ Karmel replaced Cllr. Andrew R.G. Robathan after his resignation in 1992[11]
  7. ^ Ground replaced Cllr. Rosemary Belhaven after her death in 1992[11]
  8. ^ Glover replaced Cllr. Terence T. McGrath after his resignation in 1992[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Local Election Summaries 1994". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994 - Ward Voting Statistics" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "All seats up for election fever". Hammersmith & Shephrds Bush Gazette. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ Carey, Tanith (17 May 1991). "Leader is dumped as Tories regroup". Hammersmith & Shepherds Bush Gazette. p. 1. Retrieved 30 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive. The biggest shake-up is the replacement of Tory leader Peter Prince by his deputy Gerald Wombwell
  5. ^ "Labour sacks grants doctors at elections". Fulham Chronicle. 19 May 1989. p. 4. Retrieved 30 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive. Bridget Prentice quit as Labour group chairwoman to be replaced by Iain Coleman
  6. ^ a b "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994 including Results from the European Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 71–73, 202–203. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  9. ^ "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994 - Including Results from the European Elections" (PDF). londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2015.
  10. ^ "LIB DEMOCRATS ELECTION WIN COMES OUT OF A HAT". lgcplus.com. 25 October 1994. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021.
  11. ^ a b c d e Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis; Vaid, Lovedeep. "London Borough Council By-elections - May 1990 to May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 32–34. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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