1994 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election

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
Registered	102,984 [2]
Turnout	47,648, 46.27% ( 6.89) [2]
First party Second party Third party   Leader Iain Coleman [3] Gerald A. Wombwell [3] Alexandra E. Sugden [3] Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Leader since 14 May 1989 [4] 17 May 1991 [5] 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 5 7 2 Popular vote 52,122 34,523 10,395 Percentage 53.44% 35.40% 10.66% Swing 2.84 5.99 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

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]

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. ^[6]

Election result

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

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

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

Addison

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1. "Local Election Summaries 1994". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
2. 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. "All seats up for election fever". Hammersmith & Shephrds Bush Gazette. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "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
5. 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
6. "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994 including Results from the European Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
7. 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. 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. 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.