1986 Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council election^[1]

← 1982

8 May 1986

1990 →

All 50 seats to Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority

Turnout

51.8% (

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

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]

Background

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 result

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]

Ward results

Addison

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

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

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

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

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 & Old Oak

College Park & 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 & Shepherds Bush

White City & 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

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		Swing

References

^ "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.

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