June 2020 Summary Report The full report and detailed maps: www.consultation.lgbce.org.uk www.lgbce.org.uk Our Recommendations Hammersmith & Fulham The table lists all the wards we are proposing as part of our final recommendations along with the number of voters in each ward. The table also shows the electoral variances for each of the proposed wards which tells you how we have delivered electoral equality. Finally, the table includes electorate projections for 2025 so you Council can see the impact of the recommendations for the future. Final Recommendations on the new electoral arrangements Ward Name Number of Electorate Number of Variance Electorate Number of Variance (2019) electors per from (2025) electors per from councillor average councillor average (%) (%) Addison 2 5,681 2,841 12% 5,936 2,968 5% Avonmore 2 5,315 2,658 5% 5,576 2,788 -1% Brook Green 2 5,811 2,906 15% 6,102 3,051 8% College Park & 3 5,855 1,952 -23% 8,881 2,960 5% Old Oak Coningham 3 7,779 2,593 2% 8,052 2,684 -5% Fulham Reach 3 8,359 2,786 10% 8,847 2,949 4% Fulham Town 2 5,312 2,656 5% 5,558 2,779 -2% Grove 2 5,193 2,597 3% 5,452 2,726 -3% Hammersmith 2 5,188 2,594 2% 5,468 2,734 -3% Broadway Who we are Why Hammersmith & Fulham? Lillie 2 4,695 2,348 -7% 5,619 2,810 0% ● The Local Government Boundary Commission ● The Commission has a legal duty to carry out an Munster 3 8,734 2,911 15% 9,027 3,009 7% for England is an independent body set up by electoral review of each council in England ‘from Palace & 3 8,181 2,727 8% 8,768 2,923 4% Parliament. time to time’. Hurlingham ● We are not part of government or any political ● Hammersmith & Fulham Council has not been Parsons Green 2 5,458 2,729 8% 5,712 2,856 1% party. reviewed since 2000 and the Commission & Sandford ● We are accountable to Parliament through a has therefore decided that it should review Ravenscourt 2 5,075 2,538 0% 5,414 2,707 -4% committee of MPs chaired by the Speaker of the Hammersmith & Fulham in advance of the House of Commons. elections in 2022. Sands End 3 6,897 2,299 -9% 8,421 2,807 -1% ● Our main role is to carry out electoral reviews of Our proposals Shepherd’s 2 3,675 1,838 -27% 5,509 2,754 -2% local authorities throughout England. ● Hammersmith & Fulham Council currently has 46 Bush Green councillors. Based on the evidence we received, Walham Green 2 5,256 2,628 4% 5,481 2,740 -3% Electoral review we recommend that 50 councillors should serve Wendell Park 2 5,397 2,699 7% 5,537 2,768 -2% An electoral review examines and proposes new the council in the future. West 3 6,836 2,279 -10% 8,390 2,797 -1% electoral arrangements for a local authority, including: ● We believe our final recommendations meet our Kensington ● The total number of councillors representing the statutory criteria to: White City 3 6,655 2,218 -12% 7,976 2,659 -6% council’s voters (‘council size’). 1. Deliver electoral equality for voters ● The names, number and boundaries of wards or 2. Reflect community interests and identities Wormholt 2 5,298 2,649 5% 5,448 2,724 -4% electoral divisions. 3. Promote effective and convenient local Totals 50 126,650 - - 141,174 - - ● The number of councillors for each ward or government Averages - - 2,533 - - 2,823 - division. Summary of our recommendations We have considered all the submissions we received during our Overview of final recommendations consultation on warding patterns and draft recommendations. The final recommendations propose that Hammersmith & Fulham should have 50 councillors. This is four more than the current for Hammersmith & Fulham Council number of councillors. View this map online and explore it in more detail at: consultation.lgbce.org.uk Those councillors should represent eight three-councillor wards and 13 two-councillor wards across the borough. Follow the review on Twitter: @LGBCE As a result of the submissions we received in our consultation Key: on the draft recommendations we propose to make changes in Fulham area, as well as modifications to College Park & Old Oak 1. Addison and White City wards. 2. Avonmore 3. Brook Green An outline of the proposals is shown in the map to the 4. College Park & Old Oak right. A detailed report on the recommendations and 5. Coningham interactive mapping is available on our website at: 6. Fulham Reach www.lgbce.org.uk. 7. Fulham Town 8. Grove 9. Hammersmith Broadway Find out more at 10. Lillie 11. Munster consultation.lgbce.org.uk: 12. Palace & Hurlingham 13. Parsons Green & Sandford ● view the map of our recommendations down to street level. 14. Ravenscourt ● zoom into the areas that interest you most. 15. Sands End ● read the full report of our recommendations. 16. Shepherd’s Bush Green ● find more guidance on the review process 17. Walham Green 18. Wendell Park 19. West Kensington 20. White City 21. Wormholt Stage of Review Description 4 June 2019 - Public consultation on warding 12 August 2019 arrangments 17 December 2019 - Public consultation on draft 2 March 2020 recommendations 2 June 2020 Publication of final recommendations Subject to parliamentary approval - implementation of Contains Ordnance May 2022 Survey data © new arrangements at local Crown copyright elections and database rights 2020.