title: 1986 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election
text: # 1986 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election
  
  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.
  
  ## 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.
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Addison
  
  Addison (2) :
  
  | Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 59.6% | % |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  
  ### Avonmore
  
  Avonmore (2) :
  
  | Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.2% | % |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  
  ### Broadway
  
  Broadway (2) :
  
  | Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.8% | % |
  | | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour gain from Alliance | Labour gain from Alliance | Swing | | |
  
  ### Brook Green
  
  Brook Green (2) :
  
  | Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.4% | % |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Colehill
  
  Colehill (2) :
  
  | Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.2% | % |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  
  ### College Park & Old Oak
  
  College Park & Old Oak (3) :
  
  | Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.9% | % |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Coningham
  
  Coningham (3) :
  
  | Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.1% | % |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Crabtree
  
  Crabtree (2) :
  
  | Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.9% | % |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  
  ### Eel Brook
  
  Eel Brook (2) :
  
  | Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.2% | % |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Gibbs Green
  
  Gibbs Green (2) :
  
  | Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.1% | % |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Grove
  
  Grove (2) :
  
  | Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.7% | % |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Margravine
  
  Margravine (2) :
  
  | Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.8% | % |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Normand
  
  Normand (2) :
  
  | Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.7% | % |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Palace
  
  Palace (2) :
  
  | Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.5% | % |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Ravenscourt
  
  Ravenscourt (2) :
  
  | Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.8% | % |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  
  ### Sands End
  
  Sands End (2) :
  
  | Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.7% | % |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Sherbrooke
  
  Sherbrooke (2) :
  
  | Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.0% | % |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Starch Green
  
  Starch Green (2) :
  
  | Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.2% | % |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  
  ### Sulivan
  
  Sulivan (2) :
  
  | Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.6% | % |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Town
  
  Town (2) :
  
  | Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.3% | % |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Walham
  
  Walham (2) :
  
  | Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.8% | % |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  
  ### White City & Shepherds Bush
  
  White City & Shepherds Bush (3) :
  
  | Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.0% | % |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Wormholt
  
  Wormholt (3) :
  
  | Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.1% | % |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  