Who Are Your New Councillors and How Did They Win?

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A ward -by-ward guide to the recent election in Hammersmith

Some of the winners in Hammersmith ward this Thursday (7 May)

May 18, 2026

Labour was expected to win all the wards in the Hammersmith area and they duly did. So now the newly elected or successfully re-elected councillors must start getting down to work.

Below is a ward-by-ward guide to each contest with details of the results showing who is now representing you on Hammersmith & Fulham Council.

Addison

A comfortable and expected Labour hold. Cllr Jacolyn Daly topped the poll with 958 votes, nearly three times the Conservative lead candidate's total. Cllr Ross Melton was returned alongside her. Of note is the Green candidate Olivia MacDonald finishing third on 360 votes — comfortably ahead of the Conservatives' second candidate and Reform — suggesting a degree of tactical and protest voting to the left of Labour rather than to the right.

Reform UK split its vote across two candidates but combined could only muster 386, less than the Greens alone. Cllir Daly chairs the Housing and Homelessness Committee; Cllr Melton is the borough's lead member for Energy and Decarbonisation. Both were always expected to hold.

Cllrs Jacolyn Daly and Ross Melton

2 seats | Turnout: 3,470 (34.3%)

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jacolyn Daly	Labour	958
Ross Melton	Labour	808
Olivia MacDonald	Green	360
Tara Douglas-Home	Conservative	335
Stephen Hamilton	Conservative	292
Janet Burden	Lib Dem	207
Philip Lane	Reform UK	200
Sharon Kudmani	Reform UK	186
Stephen Morris	Lib Dem	124

Avonmore

Labour held both seats, but the ward carries significant backstory. Cllr David Morton quit Labour to become independent in July 2023, shortly after the party suspended him for posting alleged "anti-Semitic and racist" content online, and ran as an independent candidate in the 2026 election. His 189 votes — less than a third of what the Conservatives managed with their lead candidate, and behind Reform UK — confirmed that his personal vote was insufficient to survive outside the Labour umbrella. Cllr Laura Janes, who topped the poll, has been a hard-working councillor for Avonmore since 2022 and was appointed Honorary King's Counsel in 2025. Cllr Eaton, standing for the first time having replaced Morton on the Labour ticket, won second place comfortably. The Conservatives' Joe Carlebach was the nearest challenger on 521, but the gap to Labour was too wide to bridge.

Cllrs Joe Eaton and Laura Janes

2 seats | Turnout: 3,861 (39.2%) |

Candidate	Party	Votes
Laura Janes	Labour	918
Joe Eaton	Labour	794
Joe Carlebach	Conservative	521
Keith Mallinson	Green	381
Andras Chiriliuc	Conservative	395
James Clarke	Reform UK	208
David Morton	Independent	189
Lorraine Davison	Reform UK	198
Maximilian Hess	Lib Dem	131
Andrew Duguid	Lib Dem	126

Brook Green

Brook Green was one of the more competitive-looking wards on paper, and the Conservatives did put up a reasonable showing with Horatio Lovering and Elliott Mears standing for the party. The 1,135 and 1,014 votes achieved by the Labour candidates was more than enough to hold both seats with a margin of roughly 260 votes over the lead Conservative. The turnout of 45.5% was among the highest of the eight wards in the Hammersmith area, suggesting an engaged electorate. Cllr Antoniades has represented Brook Green since 2022, successfully opposing the Springvale Terrace Distribution Centre development and campaigning on District Line frequency at Olympia. Cllr Sherifi was new to the ticket.

Cllrs Stala Antoniades and Florent Sherifi

2 seats | Turnout: 4,773 (45.5%)

Candidate	Party	Votes
Stala Antoniades	Labour	1,135
Florent Sherifi	Labour	1,014
Horatio Lovering	Conservative	751
Elliott Mears	Conservative	740
Keith Petts	Green	374
Dorothy Brooks	Lib Dem	198
Hannah Rolph	Reform UK	172
Olivia Spencer-Knott	Reform UK	164
Humphrey Hawksley	Lib Dem	131
Damien Smyth	Independent	94

Fulham Reach

This was Labour's most emphatic result across the eight Hammersmith wards in terms of raw vote totals, with all three candidates polling well above 1,300. The gap between Labour's lowest-placed winner (Souslous, 1,393) and the Conservatives' best performer (Ffiske, 781) was a substantial 612 votes — never a close contest. Caroline Ffiske is a prominent local Conservative activist and campaigner who has contested this ward before, and her 781 was the strongest individual Conservative showing of the eight wards reviewed, but it was nowhere near enough. The Greens fielded two candidates and together polled 1,124, which reflects a meaningful green vote in this part of the borough without translating into a seat.

Fulhamr Reach councillors David Campbell, Anna Magryta-Urban, Nikos Souslous

3 seats | Turnout: 9,362 (41%) | Result declared 3:57am

Candidate	Party	Votes
David Campbell	Labour	1,550
Anna Magryta-Urban	Labour	1,487
Nikos Souslous	Labour	1,393
Caroline Ffiske	Conservative	781
Mark Nelson	Conservative	713
Fuad Hendricks	Conservative	653
Tereza Cervenova	Green	586
Ash Goddard	Green	538
James Bennett	Reform UK	439
Shelly Sawyer	Reform UK	395
Joe Soares	Reform UK	382
Jelena Sarmo	Lib Dem	224
Meher Oliaji	Lib Dem	221

Grove

Councillor Stephen Cowan has been the Leader of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham since 2014 and has represented Grove since 1998. His re-election was never seriously in doubt — in 2022 he topped the poll in Grove with 1,412 votes, nearly four times the Conservative vote. He was joined by Hannah Bulman, replacing former running mate Helen Rowbottom. The ward is among the safest in the borough for Labour. The council leader's mandate was renewed without drama although the leader might be slightly piqued to be behind his running mate.

Grove ward councillors Hannah Bulmer and Stephen Cowan

Candidate	Party	Votes
Hannah Bulmer	Labour	1,166
Stephen Cowan	Labour	1,159
Robert Donnelly	Green	422
Andrew Ground	Conservative	411
Elizabeth St Clair-Legge	Conservative	391
David Burridge	Lib Dem	214
Tom Hannah	Reform UK	200
Joanna Moore	Reform UK	187
Pema Grohs	Lib Dem	178

Hammersmith Broadway

A ward with a turbulent recent history that returned Labour without fuss, but with one striking subplot. A seat in Hammersmith Broadway had been vacant since November 2025, when former Mayor Cllr Patricia Quigley stepped down after over seven years as a councillor. Cllr Callum Nimmo had represented Hammersmith Broadway since the February 2025 by-election and has been a Trustee of the Lyric Theatre. He comfortably confirmed his by-election win. The Greens got the second largest share of the vote and performed creditably. The Conservatives, by contrast, finished a distant fourth and fifth, below both Green candidates. Conservative Nora Farah, who also contested the 2025 by-election here, was again unable to make an impression. Reform UK polled 528 combined but could not threaten with Olivia Feng, who had replace the previous candidate Laura Newman eleven days before the official declaration of candaites, getting 293 votes.. Molly Mantle, who topped the poll, grew up in Hammersmith Broadway and represented Great Britain at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.

Hammersmith Broadway councillors Molly Mantle and Callum Nimmo

2 seats | Turnout: 3,948 (39.7%) | Result declared 3:13am

Candidate	Party	Votes
Molly Mantle	Labour	878
Callum Nimmo	Labour	826
Nikita Crocker	Green	507
David Gabra	Green	404
Olivia Feng	Reform UK	293
Maximillian Campbell	Conservative	248
Muj Khan	Reform UK	235
Meerav Shah	Lib Dem	208
Nora Farah	Conservative	199
Conrad Wood	Lib Dem	150

Ravenscourt

Labour held both seats with a healthy margin in what was once a target seat for the Conservatives, but the backdrop makes this more interesting than the numbers alone suggest. Cllr Liz Collins (Ravenscourt) defected to the Greens in July 2025 over worries of a rightward shift in the Labour party and concerns about a toxic culture, but did not stand again, citing ill health. The Green candidate Matt Reynolds polled a respectable 447 — narrowly behind the Conservatives' lead candidate Baker on 476 — suggesting the defection narrative did give the Greens a small boost in this ward, though not enough to challenge Labour. Ravenscourt recorded the highest turnout of the eight wards at 46.6%, reflecting a genuinely engaged local electorate. Lindsay topped the poll and Brackley was returned alongside her. Reform UK's two candidates combined for just 322 votes — their weakest combined showing in Hammersmith wards.

Ravenscourt ward councillors Natalie Lindsay and Harry Brackley

2 seats | Turnout: 4,365 (46.6%)

Candidate	Party	Votes
Natalie Lindsay	Labour	1,180
Harry Brackley	Labour	1,109
Matt Reynolds	Green	447
Alexander Baker	Conservative	476
Patrick Read	Conservative	444
Henrietta Bewley	Lib Dem	245
Cath Baker	Reform UK	152
Jacquie Bach	Reform UK	170
Louis Kemp	Lib Dem	142

West Kensington

A ward of considerable interest, not least because of the candidates involved. Harry Phibbs — well-known Conservative commentator and local political figure — polled 378 votes, finishing fifth overall and behind both the Green candidate Denise Baker (602) and running mate Jackie Borland (400). The Green vote in West Kensington was notably strong: Baker's 602 votes alone nearly matched the entire Conservative slate's combined total of 1,106, and the Greens' single candidate comfortably outpolled all three Reform UK candidates individually. It was the lowest turnout of the eight wards at just 33.8%. All three Labour incumbents were returned. Cllr Daryl Brown has represented the West Kensington area since 2010 and helped save the West Kensington and Gibbs Green Estate from demolition. Cllr Florian Chevoppe-Verdier sits in the H&F Cabinet, working on environmental issues including the borough's weekly bin collections. The gap between Labour's third-placed winner (Chevoppe-Verdier, 885) and the top non-Labour candidate (Baker, 602) was a comfortable 283 votes. A convincing hold for three sitting councillors, two of whom hold significant council positions.

West Kensington ward councillors Victoria Brignell, Daryl Brown and Florian Chevoppe-Verdier

3 seats | Turnout: 6,162 (33.8%)

Candidate	Party	Votes
Victoria Brignell	Labour	1,023
Daryl Brown	Labour	962
Florian Chevoppe-Verdier	Labour	885
Denise Baker	Green	602
Harry Phibbs	Conservative	378
Jackie Borland	Conservative	400
Yaz Monerawela	Conservative	328
David Amos	Reform UK	308
Martin Howe	Reform UK	286
Hilary MacDonald	Reform UK	276
Sarah Taylor	Lib Dem	264
Gill Barnes	Lib Dem	259
Jose Espinas	Lib Dem	191

Labour dominated without exception in Hammersmith wards, and the main political story is the relative performance of the other parties. The Greens outperformed Reform UK in the area — a reversal of the national pattern seen elsewhere. The Conservatives remain the official opposition but polled modestly in most contests, with their best individual showing coming from Caroline Ffiske in Fulham Reach. Though the Greens won no seats outright, the party saw a significant increase in vote share in some areas. Reform UK entered candidates across all eight wards but finished behind the Greens in the majority of them, suggesting their appeal was limited in these more urban, inner-London neighbourhoods.

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