Hammersmith and Fulham 2026 Local Election: All Candidates Announced
Voters in Hammersmith and Fulham are set to head to the polls on May 7, 2026, with all 50 council seats up for election across the West London borough. This election marks a crucial moment for local governance, as every seat outside the City of London Corporation is contested, highlighting the democratic process in the capital.
Political Landscape and Current Council Composition
Labour has maintained control of Hammersmith and Fulham Council since 2014, establishing a stronghold in the area. The Conservatives serve as the official opposition, reflecting a competitive political environment. Currently, the council comprises 36 Labour councillors, 10 Conservatives, two Green Party members, and one Independent. A vacancy exists in the Hammersmith Broadway ward, adding an element of uncertainty to the upcoming vote.
This election presents an opportunity for shifts in power, with multiple parties fielding candidates to challenge the incumbent Labour majority. The diverse candidate list includes representatives from the Liberal Democrats, Reform UK, Green Party, and Independents, ensuring a broad spectrum of political voices.
Full Candidate List by Ward
Below is the comprehensive list of candidates standing in the Hammersmith and Fulham local elections, organized by ward. This detailed breakdown allows residents to identify their local contenders and understand the political options available.
- Addison: Janet Burden (Liberal Democrats), Jacolyn Daly (Labour), Tara Douglas-Home (Conservatives), Stephen James Hamilton (Conservatives), Sharon Kudmani (Reform UK), Philip Lane (Reform UK), Olivia MacDonald (Green Party), Ross Melton (Labour), Stephen Morris (Liberal Democrats)
- Avonmore: Joe Carlebach (Conservatives), Andras Chiriliuc (Conservatives), James Anthony Clarke (Reform UK), Lorraine Vanessa Davison (Reform UK), Andrew Duguid (Liberal Democrats), Joe Eaton (Labour), Maximilian Hess (Liberal Democrats), Laura Janes (Labour), Keith Mallinson (Green Party), David Morton (Independent)
- Brook Green: Stala Antoniades (Labour), Dorothy Brooks (Liberal Democrats), Humphrey Hawksley (Liberal Democrats), Horatio Arthur Charles Lovering (Conservatives), Elliott Jon Mears (Conservatives), Keith Petts (Green Party), Hannah Rolph (Reform UK), Florent Sherifi (Labour), Damien Smyth (Independent), Olivia Spencer-Knott (Reform UK)
- College Park and Old Oak: Elisabeth Beloten (Conservatives), Jo Boothby (Liberal Democrats), Michael Frazer Cook (Liberal Democrats), Will Duckworth (Conservatives), Wesley Harcourt (Labour), Leona Jempeji (Reform UK), Levente Kiss (Reform UK), Bora Kwon (Labour), Chris Lim (Conservatives), Andrew Nelson (Reform UK), Alexandra Sanderson (Labour), Mikael Tariq (Green Party)
- Coningham: David Cann (Conservatives), Aidan Chisholm (Green Party), Chris Clowes (Reform UK), Aparna Garimella (Liberal Democrats), Rachel Green (Reform UK), Lisa Homan (Labour), Mark Alan Loveday (Conservatives), Wilf MacDonald-Brown (Green Party), Fernanda Miucci (Liberal Democrats), Rowan Ree (Labour), Georgina Stewart (Conservatives), Rory Vaughan (Labour), Fatima Zahra Yusuf (Green Party), Bozidar Zabavnik (Reform UK)
- Fulham Reach: James Christopher Bennett (Reform UK), David Campbell (Labour), Tereza Cervenova (Green Party), Caroline Ruth Ffiske (Conservatives), Ash Goddard (Green Party), Fuad Hendricks (Conservatives), Anna Magryta-Urban (Labour), Mark Richard Nelson (Conservatives), Meher Oliaji (Liberal Democrats), Jelena Sarmo (Liberal Democrats), Shelly Sawyer (Reform UK), Joe Soares (Reform UK), Nikos Souslous (Labour)
- Fulham Town: Victoria Brocklebank-Fowler (Conservatives), Jacqueline Diane Dennee (Liberal Democrats), Liam Downer-Sanderson (Conservatives), Shruti Mohan (Green Party), Roy Kenneth Pounsford (Liberal Democrats), Matthew Riding (Reform UK), Joseph Robertson (Reform UK), Mary Smith (Labour), Jonathan Wong (Labour)
- Grove: Hannah Bulmer (Labour), David Burridge (Liberal Democrats), Stephen Cowan (Labour), Robert Donnelly (Green Party), Pema Grohs (Liberal Democrats), Andrew Ground (Conservatives), Tom Hannah (Reform UK), Joanna Moore (Reform UK), Elizabeth St Clair-Legge (Conservatives)
- Hammersmith Broadway: Maximillian Campbell (Conservatives), Nikita Crocker (Green Party), Nora Farah (Conservatives), Olivia Feng (Reform UK), David Gabra (Green Party), Muj Khan (Reform UK), Molly Mantle (Labour), Callum Nimmo (Labour), Meerav Shah (Liberal Democrats), Conrad Wood (Liberal Democrats)
- Lillie: Saadi Chowdhury (Conservatives), Francis Flaherty (Liberal Democrats), Maria Guerrero (Green Party), Subodh Gupta (Reform UK), Sharon Holder (Labour), Lydia Paynter (Labour), Daniel Pienaar (Reform UK), Tom Wade (Conservatives)
- Munster: Adronie Elizabeth Alford (Conservatives), Lawrence Gould (Liberal Democrats), Mervyn Guille (Reform UK), David Kelly (Reform UK), Jason Khan (Green Party), Caroline Needham (Labour), Lucy O’Sullivan (Reform UK), Philipp Rader (Liberal Democrats), Dominic Stanton (Conservatives), Ted Townsend (Liberal Democrats), Guy Vincent (Labour), Stewart Edward Waine (Conservatives), Patrick Walsh (Labour)
- Palace and Hurlingham: Aliya Afzal-Khan (Conservatives), Shirley Cupit (Labour), Matt Dobson (Green Party), Tamara Dragadze (Liberal Democrats), Nick Elverston (Labour), Guy Hennings (Reform UK), Stephen Lewis (Reform UK), Amanda Lloyd-Harris (Conservatives), Jeremy Maddocks (Conservatives), Orlando Morley (Labour), William Tucker (Reform UK)
- Parsons Green and Sandford: Jose Afonso (Conservatives), Sam Hunter Jones (Green Party), Jerome Lussan (Liberal Democrats), Peter Moore (Reform UK), Graham Peter Muir (Liberal Democrats), Rajeev Nair (Reform UK), Sana Omar (Green Party), Adrian Pascu-Tulbure (Conservatives), Alexandra Thomas (Labour), Isabella Wyatt (Labour)
- Ravenscourt: Jacquie Bach (Reform UK), Alexander Trayton Baker (Conservatives), Cath Baker (Reform UK), Henrietta Bewley (Liberal Democrats), Harry Brackley (Labour), Louis Tudor Kemp (Liberal Democrats), Natalie Lindsay (Labour), Patrick James Read (Conservatives), Matt Reynolds (Green Party)
- Sands End: Henry Bagwell (Liberal Democrats), Deep Bassi (Reform UK), Amanda Beddows-Adams (Reform UK), Benjamin Budd (Liberal Democrats), Ray Burnet (Liberal Democrats), Rob Harris (Conservatives), Libby Hart (Conservatives), Ken Jemedafe (Labour), Martyna Marcinkowska (Green Party), Roseanne Meacher (Labour), David Morris (Labour), Matt Sinclair (Conservatives), Tom Stojanovic (Reform UK)
- Shepherds Bush Green: Ali Douas (Conservatives), Rafela Fitzhugh (Green Party), Elsie Gisslegard (Liberal Democrats), Shay McCarthy (Reform UK), Kwasi Owusu (Green Party), Zarar Qayyum (Labour), Lauren Smith (Reform UK), Mercy Umeh (Labour), Fergus Ustianowski (Liberal Democrats), Chris Vinante (Conservatives)
- Walham Green: Elinor Alice Bale (Conservatives), Edward Colnet (Reform UK), Sam Kelly (Labour), Genevieve Nwaogbe (Labour), Ann Savage (Green Party), Dan Taub (Reform UK), Luigi Trovato (Liberal Democrats), Oliver Wessely (Liberal Democrats), James Windsor-Clive (Conservatives)
- Wendell Park: Jon Burden (Liberal Democrats), Rebecca Harvey (Labour), William Hollinrake-Dobson (Conservatives), Alex Karmel (Conservatives), Christine Low (Reform UK), Frances McFadden (Green Party), Leon Mihelcic (Liberal Democrats), Richard Owen (Reform UK), Asif Siddique (Labour)
- West Kensington: David Amos (Reform UK), Denise Baker (Green Party), Gill Barnes (Liberal Democrats), Jackie Borland (Conservatives), Victoria Brignell (Labour), Daryl Brown (Labour), Florian Chevoppe-Verdier (Labour), Jose Espinas (Liberal Democrats), Martin Howe (Reform UK), Hilary MacDonald (Reform UK), Yaz Monerawela (Conservatives), Harry Phibbs (Conservatives), Sarah Taylor (Liberal Democrats)
- White City: Jonathan Allmark (Reform UK), Emma Byrne (Green Party), Fahim Imam-Sadeque (Conservatives), Andrew Jones (Labour), Zayna Mansuri (Green Party), Sasha Otto Mataya (Liberal Democrats), Jamie Craig Monteith-Mann (Conservatives), Rory Mullan (Liberal Democrats), Natalia Perez (Labour), Dean Sawyer (Reform UK), Rodney Boynton Smith (Reform UK), Archie Thomas (Green Party), Frances Umeh (Labour), James Robert Nicholas Watts (Conservatives)
- Wormholt: Maggie Casey (Reform UK), Tallulah Coen-D'Arcy (Green Party), Zehra Imam-Sadeque (Conservatives), Will Marshall (Conservatives), Simon Patrick John Nixon (Liberal Democrats), Patrick John O’Connell (Liberal Democrats), Tuhin Reynolds-Imam (Reform UK), Max Schmid (Labour), Nicole Trehy (Labour)
Election Significance and Voter Engagement
The May 7, 2026 election is a pivotal event for Hammersmith and Fulham, as it determines local leadership and policies affecting daily life. With a wide array of candidates from various political backgrounds, voters have the chance to influence issues such as housing, transport, and community services. The outcome could reshape the council's dynamics, potentially altering the balance of power that has persisted for over a decade.
Residents are encouraged to review the candidate lists and participate in the democratic process to ensure their voices are heard. This election underscores the importance of local governance in shaping the future of West London.



