Labour, the Conservatives and the SDP Liberal Alliance all fielded a full slate of 50 candidates. On the ballot paper the third-party candidates were listed alternatively as 'SDP-Liberal Alliance' and 'Liberal Alliance-SDP'.
The Humanist Party ran seven candidates - two each in Gibbs Green, Normand and Avonmore wards and a further one in Margravine. Across London the party ran a further 11 candidates at this election - averaging 43 votes per candidate.
The Green Party ran a single candidate in six wards - Colehill, Crabtree, Palace, Sherbrooke, Town, White City & Shepherds Bush. At the previous election the Ecology Party had fielded four candidates in different wards. Across London at this election the Green Party ran a further 161 candidates.
Four candidates listed themselves under the 'Village Independent' banner - two each in Addison and Brook Green wards.
The Revolutionary Communist Party ran a single candidate - in White City & Shepherds Bush ward. Across London they ran a further 10 candidates - averaging 68 votes per person.
No candidates listed themselves as representing the Residents Association - down from seven at the previous election.
The Workers Revolutionary Party didn't field any candidates - down from two at the previous election.
The National Front didn't field any candidates - down from two at the previous election.
A total of 168 candidates put themselves forward for the 50 available seats - a decrease from the 175 candidates who contested the previous election.
Election resultedit
The Labour Party won 40 seats - a gain of 15 seats from the 1982 result, and took control of the council. The Conservative Party won 9 seats - a loss of 14 seats from their 1982 result.
The SDP Liberal Alliance retained 1 seat and lost 1 seat. This was the seventh and final election for the Liberal candidate Simon Knott - and his fourth victory. He also stood as a candidate for the House of Commons four times for the Barons Court constituency, three times for the Hammersmith North constituency and twice for the Hammersmith constituency, without success.[2]
^"Local Election Summaries 1986". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
^ ab"London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
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The 1986 Hammersmith and Fulham Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council in London England The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained overall control of the council 2 1986 Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council election 1 1982 8 May 1986 1990 All 50 seats to Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council26 seats needed for a majorityTurnout51 8 1 8 First party Second party Third party Party Labour Conservative Alliance Last election 25 seats 37 0 23 seats 39 1 2 seats 20 6 Seats won 40 9 1 Seat change 15 14 1 Popular vote 25 545 17 123 6 939 Percentage 50 4 33 8 13 7 Swing 13 4 5 3 6 9 Map of the results of the 1986 Hammersmith and Fulham council election Conservatives in blue and Labour in red Council control before election No overall control Council control after election Labour Contents 1 Background 2 Election result 3 Ward results 3 1 Addison 3 2 Avonmore 3 3 Broadway 3 4 Brook Green 3 5 Colehill 3 6 College Park amp Old Oak 3 7 Coningham 3 8 Crabtree 3 9 Eel Brook 3 10 Gibbs Green 3 11 Grove 3 12 Margravine 3 13 Normand 3 14 Palace 3 15 Ravenscourt 3 16 Sands End 3 17 Sherbrooke 3 18 Starch Green 3 19 Sulivan 3 20 Town 3 21 Walham 3 22 White City amp Shepherds Bush 3 23 Wormholt 4 ReferencesBackground editLabour the Conservatives and the SDP Liberal Alliance all fielded a full slate of 50 candidates On the ballot paper the third party candidates were listed alternatively as SDP Liberal Alliance and Liberal Alliance SDP The Humanist Party ran seven candidates two each in Gibbs Green Normand and Avonmore wards and a further one in Margravine Across London the party ran a further 11 candidates at this election averaging 43 votes per candidate The Green Party ran a single candidate in six wards Colehill Crabtree Palace Sherbrooke Town White City amp Shepherds Bush At the previous election the Ecology Party had fielded four candidates in different wards Across London at this election the Green Party ran a further 161 candidates Four candidates listed themselves under the Village Independent banner two each in Addison and Brook Green wards The Revolutionary Communist Party ran a single candidate in White City amp Shepherds Bush ward Across London they ran a further 10 candidates averaging 68 votes per person No candidates listed themselves as representing the Residents Association down from seven at the previous election The Workers Revolutionary Party didn t field any candidates down from two at the previous election The National Front didn t field any candidates down from two at the previous election A total of 168 candidates put themselves forward for the 50 available seats a decrease from the 175 candidates who contested the previous election Election result editThe Labour Party won 40 seats a gain of 15 seats from the 1982 result and took control of the council The Conservative Party won 9 seats a loss of 14 seats from their 1982 result The SDP Liberal Alliance retained 1 seat and lost 1 seat This was the seventh and final election for the Liberal candidate Simon Knott and his fourth victory He also stood as a candidate for the House of Commons four times for the Barons Court constituency three times for the Hammersmith North constituency and twice for the Hammersmith constituency without success 2 Ward results editAddison edit Addison 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Jeffrey Kenner 1 300 55 6 Labour Bridget T Prentice 1 255 Conservative Belsham Frances EJ 730 30 3 Conservative McCraith David C 664 Alliance Wilson Christine A 238 10 3 Alliance Cullen Sean P G 237 Village Independent Constable David A 93 3 7 Village Independent Mockler Anthony P 78 Turnout 59 6 Labour gain from Conservative Swing Labour gain from Conservative Swing Avonmore edit Avonmore 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Sally A V Powell 831 47 4 Labour Iain Coleman 800 Conservative Putnam John C 742 42 0 Conservative Burns Simon H M 704 Alliance Harrison Trevor K 173 10 0 Alliance Orr Michael W M 170 Humanist Adjina Leith H 14 0 7 Humanist Mohamed Ali 10 Turnout 46 2 Labour gain from Conservative Swing Labour gain from Conservative Swing Broadway edit Broadway 2 Party Candidate Votes Alliance Simon H J A Knott 908 41 7 Labour John H Gorter 867 43 9 Labour Parry Stephen W 852 Alliance Mulcahy Robert 724 Conservative Carswell Richard J 286 14 4 Conservative Portham Richard J R 280 Turnout 55 8 Alliance hold Swing Labour gain from Alliance Swing Brook Green edit Brook Green 2 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John A Hennessy 886 39 3 Conservative Peter C Prince 803 Labour Jones Leslie S 704 32 7 Labour Tranchell Louanne 701 Alliance Barnett Gerald D G 421 19 6 Alliance Sutherland Deborah M 421 Village Independent Logue Anne 185 8 3 Village Independent Marsh Gwendoline M 173 Turnout 52 4 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing Colehill edit Colehill 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Susan P Brown 1 006 43 3 Labour Lipscomb Thomas 962 Conservative McGrath Terence T 926 40 5 Conservative Pickthorn James P M 916 Alliance Dowden Gerald Arthur 195 8 3 Alliance Killick Robert C 182 Green Burgess Oliver 178 7 8 Turnout 54 2 Labour gain from Conservative Swing Labour gain from Conservative Swing College Park amp Old Oak edit College Park amp Old Oak 3 Party Candidate Votes Labour Melvyn Silverman 1 488 69 6 Labour Diana Basterneld 1 467 Labour Gordon Prentice 1 421 Conservative Clarke Ian C 477 21 8 Conservative Chichester Giles B 470 Conservative Maze Brian I 426 Alliance Bruce Douglas Mann 201 8 5 Alliance Knott Josephine 179 Alliance Swaby Suzanne 156 Turnout 41 9 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing Coningham edit Coningham 3 Party Candidate Votes Labour James Bull 1 784 67 5 Labour Joseph S Mirwitch 1 696 Labour Conrad G Rubin 1 667 Conservative Hardy Peter R H 507 19 0 Conservative Collings Matthew G B 497 Conservative Waterson Nigel C 447 Alliance Douglas Mann Susanna 370 13 4 Alliance Shuttleworth Sheila J 352 Alliance Allen Harold V 300 Turnout 44 1 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing Crabtree edit Crabtree 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Marilyn M Naden 1 025 46 1 Labour Sally L Whitman 972 Conservative Brierley Andrew D 944 43 4 Conservative Fitzgerald Patricia A 935 Alliance Macdonald Hector I 180 7 6 Alliance Klimiashvilly Tamara 150 Green Jones Antony 64 3 0 Turnout 56 9 Labour gain from Conservative Swing Labour gain from Conservative Swing Eel Brook edit Eel Brook 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Ian J Harrison 1 096 50 4 Labour Judith A Atkinson 1 083 Conservative Killick Marcus C 927 41 7 Conservative Windridge Michael H 877 Alliance Piper Ian J 182 7 8 Alliance Wilson Edward M 156 Turnout 58 2 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing Gibbs Green edit Gibbs Green 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Syed Kabir 1 172 63 1 Labour Andrew F Slaughter 1 131 Conservative Hawkins Nigel B S 487 26 5 Conservative Gray Ashley J R 481 Alliance Bewley Alexandra M 173 9 3 Alliance Martin Russell N D 168 Humanist Dredge Julie H 24 1 1 Humanist McDonald Paul W 16 Turnout 48 1 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing Grove edit Grove 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Vivienne J Lukey 1 003 50 3 Labour Hugh Thomson 1 000 Conservative Manson Cole 675 31 7 Conservative Sharif Muhammad 589 Alliance Hayhoe Thomas E G 372 18 0 Alliance Davies Angela T 344 Turnout 53 7 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing Margravine edit Margravine 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour David J Dunwoody 1 288 66 9 Labour Margaret E Ingram 1 179 Conservative Gibson Andrew G 454 24 1 Conservative Green Robert O M 434 Alliance Hall Phillip 158 8 3 Alliance Bonser Leonard T 148 Humanist Abou Zied Alha 12 0 7 Turnout 49 8 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing Normand edit Normand 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Eleanor J Caruana 1 328 59 6 Labour Brian E Vaughan 1 271 Conservative Roberts Peter W 600 26 6 Conservative Thorp David A R 560 Alliance Davies Rolson J 287 12 8 Alliance Howells Ina J G 269 Humanist Carrick Lana Q Y 27 1 0 Humanist Hicks Paul L 18 Turnout 53 7 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing Palace edit Palace 2 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Richard G Hoddinott 1 370 63 2 Conservative Emile P Al Uzaizi 1 369 Labour Hammocks James 488 22 1 Labour Payne Charles 469 Alliance Frisby Terence P M 216 9 8 Alliance Jacques David L 210 Green Grimes Janet 106 4 9 Turnout 57 5 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing Ravenscourt edit Ravenscourt 2 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Angela Clarke 824 39 4 Labour Patricia M Migdal 758 37 7 Conservative McCrone Michael 740 Labour Abbott Jacqueline 739 Alliance Wilson Fiona 456 22 9 Alliance Mallinson Keith A 455 Turnout 52 8 Conservative hold Swing Labour gain from Conservative Swing Sands End edit Sands End 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Anthony F W Powell 1 106 52 2 Labour Michael N Goodman 1 096 Conservative Bell Robert 569 26 2 Conservative Johnson Celia 537 Alliance Bonser Joan 462 21 6 Alliance McNamee Mary 449 Turnout 50 7 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing Sherbrooke edit Sherbrooke 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Ian Gray 946 53 9 Labour Nicholas P Moore 920 Conservative Searson Arthur G 631 36 0 Conservative Sibley Elizabeth A 615 Alliance Slingsby Sally A 151 8 5 Alliance Brownrigg Henry C Q 144 Green Warner Jacqueline 29 1 7 Turnout 51 0 Labour gain from Conservative Swing Labour hold Swing Starch Green edit Starch Green 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Janet O Adegoke 993 46 4 Labour Timothy R Sedgwick Jell 983 Conservative Ward Patricia J 640 29 6 Conservative Moss Philip J 622 Alliance McCourt Ian 514 24 0 Alliance Dewey Clive G 510 Turnout 57 2 Labour hold Swing Labour gain from Conservative Swing Sulivan edit Sulivan 2 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Guy F C Roberts 1 034 46 9 Conservative Gerald A Wombwell 1 032 Labour Bird Brendan J 934 41 7 Labour Bates Francine L 903 Alliance Baker Ellen R 258 11 5 Alliance Duff Hugh D 247 Turnout 56 6 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing Town edit Town 2 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Diana J Fawcett 1 069 49 1 Conservative Fiona A R McGregor 1 027 Labour Bureau Janet H 822 37 5 Labour Fenyoe Raymond H 782 Alliance Brett Alastair J 208 9 5 Alliance Elton Jacqueline S 197 Green Jenkins Jennifer M 84 3 9 Turnout 51 3 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing Walham edit Walham 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Valerie A E Barker 1 117 48 7 Labour Daniel A Filson 1 089 Conservative Chiesman Diana P A 1022 43 8 Conservative Rudge Robert M 960 Alliance Graham John R 175 7 5 Alliance Davies Peter J 164 Turnout 50 8 Labour gain from Conservative Swing Labour gain from Conservative Swing White City amp Shepherds Bush edit White City amp Shepherds Bush 3 Party Candidate Votes Labour Ivan A Gibbons 1 941 71 3 Labour Ronald E Browne 1 880 Labour Abu S Khalad 1 671 Conservative Bradley John C B 328 11 4 Conservative Green Damian H 312 Alliance Carlisle Hamish M 249 8 3 Conservative Malhotra Manohar L 238 Alliance Curran Patricia 205 Alliance Duignan Mary 188 Green Kirk Dav 150 5 8 Revolutionary Communist Foster Fiona B 82 3 2 Turnout 47 0 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing Wormholt edit Wormholt 3 Party Candidate Votes Labour Rohan Collier 1 548 54 7 Labour Colin Aherne 1 542 Labour Kenneth G Martindale 1 534 Conservative Smith William C 995 32 9 Conservative Roberts Sally A E 913 Conservative Sehgal Suraj P 870 Alliance Connaughton Margaret A 392 12 4 Alliance Bymell Victoria H 332 Alliance Bryant Martin W 326 Turnout 52 1 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing Labour gain from Conservative SwingReferences edit Local Election Summaries 1986 The Elections Centre Retrieved 24 June 2019 a b London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1986 PDF London Datastore London Residuary Body Retrieved 29 March 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1986 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election amp oldid 1165306431, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
