The 2026 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2026, as part of the 2026 United Kingdom local elections. All 50 members of Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council were to be elected. The election took place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs.

The election saw the council remain under Labour majority control.

Background History

The thirty-two London boroughs were established in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. They are the principal authorities in Greater London and have responsibilities including education, housing, planning, highways, social services, libraries, recreation, waste, environmental health and revenue collection. Some of the powers are shared with the Greater London Authority, which also manages passenger transport, police and fire.

Since its formation, Hammersmith and Fulham has been under Labour control, Conservative control or no overall control. The council has had a Labour majority since the 2014 election. In the most recent election in 2022, Labour extended their majority to 40 seats with 57.1% of the vote, while the Conservatives won 10 seats with 29.1% of the vote. The incumbent leader of the council is the Labour councillor Stephen Cowan, who has held that position since 2014.

Electoral process Hammersmith and Fulham, like other London borough councils, elects all of its councillors at once every four years. The previous election took place in 2018. The election took place by multi-member first-past-the-post voting, with each ward being represented by two or three councillors. Electors had as many votes as there are councillors to be elected in their ward, with the top two or three being elected.

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in London aged 18 or over were entitled to vote in the election. People who lived at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, were entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities. Voting in-person at polling stations took place from 7:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters were able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election.

Previous council composition

After 2022 election Before 2026 election After 2026 election Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats 40 36 38 10 10 12 2 1 Vacant 1 Changes 2022–2026: July 2023: David Morton (Labour) suspended from party January 2025: Emma Apthorp (Labour) and Ben Coleman (Labour) resign – by-elections held February 2025 February 2025: Callum Nimmo (Labour) and Lydia Paynter (Labour) win by-elections May 2025: Andrew Dinsmore (Conservative) resigns – by-election held July 2025 July 2025: Liam Downer-Sanderson (Conservative) wins by-election Trey Campbell-Simon (Labour) and Liz Collins (Labour) join Greens November 2025: Patricia Quigley (Labour) resigns – seat left vacant until 2026 election

Results summary

Ward results Addison

Avonmore

Brook Green

College Park & Old Oak

Coningham

Fulham Reach

Fulham Town

Grove

Hammersmith Broadway

Lillie

Munster

Palace & Hurlingham

Parsons Green & Sandford

Ravenscourt

Sands End

Shepherd's Bush Green

Walham Green

Wendell Park

West Kensington

White City

Wormholt

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