London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
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{{ Infobox London Borough |
name = London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham |
short_name = Hammersmith and Fulham |
imagename = Image:LondonHammersmithFulham.png |
status = [[London borough]] |
area_rank = 350th |
area_km2 = 16.40 |
ons_code = 00AN |
adminhq = King Street, Hammersmith |
ethnicity = 78.0% White<br>58.0% British<br> 20.0% Non-British<br> 11.1% [[British African-Caribbean community|African-Caribbean]]<br>4.4% [[British Asian|South Asian]] |
url = http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/ |
leadership = Leader & Cabinet |
mayor = [[Melanie Scott Russell]] |
mps = [[Greg Hands]] (Con) [[Andy Slaughter]] (Lab) |
gla_constituency = West Central London |
gla_member = [[Angie Bray]] (Con)
}}
The '''London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham''' ({{audio|En-uk-LBHammersmithAndFulham.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a [[London borough]] in [[West London]] and forms part of [[Inner London]].
It was formed in [[1965]] by merging the [[Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith]] and the [[Metropolitan Borough of Fulham]]. It was known as the '''London Borough of Hammersmith''' until its name was changed on [[1 January]] [[1979]] by the borough council.
The borough is known internationally for the [[1908 Olympics]], hosted in [[White City, London|White City]], and for being home to the main facilities of the [[BBC]] at [[BBC Television Centre]].
Traversed by the [[A4 road|A4]] [[Great West Road]] and the [[A40 road|A40]] [[Westway (London)|Westway]], many corporations have offices in the borough, and a large development is underway at [[White City, London|White City]] with new transport links and a large [[Westfield London|shopping mall]].
==Districts==
The borough includes the areas:
* [[Fulham]]
* [[Hammersmith]]
* [[Barons Court, London|Barons Court]]
* [[Hurlingham, London|Hurlingham]]
* [[Old Oak Common]]
* [[Parsons Green]]
* [[Sands End]]
* [[Shepherd's Bush]]
* [[Walham Green]]
* [[West Kensington, London|West Kensington]]
* [[White City, London|White City]]
:''see also [[Hammersmith and Fulham parks and open spaces|parks and open spaces in Hammersmith and Fulham]]''
==Demographics of Hammersmith and Fulham==
According to the 2001 [[census]] Hammersmith and Fulham has a population of 165,242. 58% of the borough is [[White British]], 20% white non-British (among which are large [[Poles|Polish]] and [[Irish people|Irish]] communities), 5% black [[Caribbean]], 5% black [[African]] with various other ethnicities (including [[India]]n, [[Pakistan]]i, [[Bangladeshi]] and [[Han Chinese|Chinese]]) making up the remaining 11 percent..
The borough has the second-highest proportion of single adults of any borough in [[England]] and [[Wales]] (55%), and a higher than average for the London area of young adults aged 20-29 (24%).
Forty-four percent of households are [[Owner occupier|owner–occupiers]], and 22% of households were listed as ''"other"'' - that is, not single persons living alone or families. These are generally two or more unrelated adults living together, such as students or [[Cohabitation|cohabiting]] couples.
The borough comprises a patchwork of affluent as well as deprived neighbourhoods. The unemployment rate is only 5%, although of these, 29% were listed as long-term unemployed.
See external links below for more census information from the borough.
==Hammersmith & Fulham Council==
[[Image:hammersmith_town_hall1.jpg|thumb|The front of Hammersmith and Fulham town hall is a mixture of styles, with a modern block bolted on to, and obscuring, what would have once been an architecturally consistent red-brick portico. (September 2005)]]
[[Image:hammersmith_town_hall2.jpg|thumb|The modest rear entrance to the town hall is guarded by Old Father Thames, Hammersmith's tutelary deity. (September 2005)]]
Hammersmith & Fulham is administered by 46 [[councillors]]. The [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] currently holds a majority of 33 seats, thus forming the Administration. The Council leader is [[Stephen Greenhalgh|Cllr. Stephen Greenhalgh]] (Con).
[http://www.hflabour.org.uk Labour] forms the Opposition on the Council with 13 seats and is led by [http://thecowanreport.blogspot.com Cllr. Stephen Cowan]. The next local elections in will take place in 2010.
The borough is divided into 16 electoral wards, all bar two electing three councillors apiece. These are:
; Addison : Councillors [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/60430_Councillor_Helen_Binmore.asp Helen Binmore] (Con), [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/60470_Councillor_Belinda_Donovan.asp Belinda Donovan] (Con), [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/60543_Councillor_Peter_Tobias.asp Peter Tobias] (Con)
; Askew : Councillors [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Councillors_and_MPs/Councillors/60468_Councillor_Gill_Dickenson.asp Gill Dickenson] (Lab), [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Councillors_and_MPs/Councillors/60488_Councillor_Lisa_Homan.asp Lisa Homan] (Lab) [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Councillors_and_MPs/Councillors/60542_Councillor_Rory_Vaughan.asp Rory Vaughan] (Lab),
; Avonmore & Brook Green : Councillors [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/60539_Councillor_Alexandra_Robson.asp Alexandra Robson] (Con), [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/21229_Councillor_Will_Bethell.asp Will Bethell] (Con), [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/60512_Councillor_Robert_Iggulden.asp Robert Iggulden] (Con)
; College Park & Old Oak : Councillors [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Councillors_and_MPs/Councillors/21775_Councillor_Wesley_Harcourt.asp Wesley Harcourt] (Lab), [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Councillors_and_MPs/Councillors/21807_Councillor_Reg_McLaughlin.asp Reg McLaughlin] (Lab)
; Fulham Broadway : Councillors [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/60439_Councillor_Aidan_Burley.asp Aidan Burley] (Con), [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/60436_Councillor_Victoria_Brocklebank_Fowler.asp Victoria Brocklebank-Fowler] (Con), [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/60480_Councillor_Rachel_Ford.asp Rachel Ford] (Con)
; Fulham Reach : Councillors [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/21255_Councillor_Gavin_Donovan.asp Gavin Donovan] (Con), [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/60432_Councillor_Paul_Bristow.asp Paul Bristow] (Con), [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/60518_Councillor_Andrew_Johnson.asp Andrew Johnson] (Con)
; Hammersmith Broadway : Councillors [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Councillors_and_MPs/Councillors/21246_Councillor_Michael_Cartwright.asp Michael Cartwright] (Lab), [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Councillors_and_MPs/Councillors/21250_Councillor_Stephen_Cowan.asp Stephen Cowan] (Lab), [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Councillors_and_MPs/Councillors/60534_Councillor_Lisa_Nandy.asp Lisa Nandy] (Lab)
; Munster : Councillors [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/21196_Councillor_Michael_Adam.asp Michael Adam] (Con), [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/21226_Councillor_Adronie_Alford.asp Adronie Alford] (Con), [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/21778_Councillor_Alex_Karmel.asp Alex Karmel] (Con)
; North End : Councillors [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/60479_Councillor_Caroline_Ffiske.asp Caroline Ffiske] (Con), [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/60483_Councillor_Sarah_Gore.asp Sarah Gore] (Con), [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/60484_Councillor_Lucy_Gugen.asp Lucy Gugen] (Con)
; Palace Riverside : Councillors [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/60523_Councillor_Donald_Johnson.asp Donald Johnson] (Con), [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/60540_Councillor_Minnie_Scott_Russell.asp Melanie Scott Russell] (Con)
; Parson's Green & Walham : Councillors [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/21240_Councillor_Nicholas_Botterill.asp Nicholas Botterill] (Con), [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/21814_Councillor_Frances_Stainton.asp Frances Stainton] (Con), [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/21806_Councillor_Mark_Loveday.asp Mark Loveday] (Con)
; Ravenscourt Park : Councillors [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/28284_Councillor_Lucy_Ivimy.asp Lucy Ivimy] (Con), [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/60537_Councillor_Harry_Phibbs.asp Harry Phibbs] (Con), [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/60544_Councillor_Eugenie_White.asp Eugenie White] (Con)
; Sands End : Councillors [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/60486_Councillor_Steve_Hamilton.asp Steve Hamilton] (Con), [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/60524_Councillor_Jane_Law.asp Jane Law] (Con), [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/60429_Councillor_Jeanette_Bentley.asp Jeanette Bentley] (Con)
; Shepherd's Bush Green : Councillors [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/60443_Councillor_Alex_Chalk.asp Alexander Chalk] (Con), [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Councillors_and_MPs/Councillors/60536_Councillor_Ed_Owen.asp Ed Owen] (Lab), [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Councillors_and_MPs/Councillors/22652_Councillor_Mercy_Umeh.asp Mercy Umeh] (Lab)
; Town : Councillors [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/21259_Councillor_Stephen_Greenhalgh.asp Stephen Greenhalgh] (Con), [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/60541_Councillor_Greg_Smith.asp Greg Smith] (Con), [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/How_the_council_is_governed/Councillors_-_general_information/21795_Councillor_Antony_Lillis.asp Antony Lillis] (Con)
; Wormholt & White City : Councillors [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Councillors_and_MPs/Councillors/21219_Councillor_Colin_Aherne.asp Colin Aherne] (Lab), [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Councillors_and_MPs/Councillors/60441_Councillor_Jean_Campbell.asp Jean Campbell] (Lab), [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Councillors_and_MPs/Councillors/21811_Councillor_Dame_Sally_Powell.asp Dame Sally Powell] (Lab)
==Sport in the borough==
Considering its size, there are an extraordinary number of sporting successes based in the borough. They include:
=== Football clubs ===
[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea Football Club]] and [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham Football Club]] are both based in the borough and play [[Premier League|Premiership]] football. [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] currently play in the country's second level, the [[Football League Championship|Championship]], but still can contribute to the borough's claim of having three of the nation's top 44 football teams. <!--The Premiership has 20 teams; the Championship (in which QPR plays) has 24.-->
=== Footballers ===
Ex-[[Nottingham Forest]], [[Newcastle United]], [[West Ham United|West Ham]], [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] & [[England]] international defender [[Stuart Pearce]] was born in [[Shepherd's Bush]].
Much-travelled [[Wigan Athletic]] striker [[Marcus Bent]] was born in Hammersmith.
[[Sean Davis (footballer)|Sean Davis]] plays currently for [[Portsmouth FC]] and was capped at Under-21 level,
he is one of the only players in history for play for the same club in all 4 divisions of English football for Fulham.
[[Tony Bedeau]] of [[Torquay United]] and [[Walsall FC]] was born in Hammersmith in [[1979]].
[[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] midfielder [[Lee Cook]] was born in Hammersmith in [[1982]].
=== Athletes ===
[[Linford Christie]], Olympic [[gold medal]] winner at 100 metres, trained, lived and has a stadium named after him in the borough. He also attended Henry Compton School in Fulham.
=== Rowers ===
There are a huge number of rowing clubs in the borough, the most famous being Tideway Scullers. Many of Britain's top rowers throughout modern history have trained along the [[Thames]], including [[Matthew Pinsent]] and [[Steve Redgrave]] who between them have 9 [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] Gold Medals. Much of the course of the [[Boat Race]] is along Hammersmith and Fulham's southern border, on the [[River Thames]].
==See also==
* [[Hammersmith and Fulham parks and open spaces]]
* The "[[Hammersmith Apollo]]"
== External links ==
* [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/ London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham official website]
* [http://www.hflabour.org.uk Local Labour Party]
* [http://www.hfconservatives.com/ Local Conservative Party]
*[http://www.andyslaughter.com/ Andy Slaughter MP (Lab) - Andy Slaughter is Labour's parliamentary candidate for the new Hammersmith Constituency]
* Greg Hands MP (Con) - for [[Hammersmith and Fulham (UK Parliament constituency)|Hammersmith and Fulham]] and the parliamentary candidate for the new Chelsea and Fulham constituency
* [http://thecowanreport.blogspot.com Cllr. Stephen Cowan (Lab) - Leader of the Opposition]
* [http://thebristowblog.typepad.com/ Councillor Paul Bristow (Con) - Councillor for Fulham Reach Ward and Cabinet Member for Residents Services]
* [http://www.shaunbailey.co.uk/ Shaun Bailey - (Con) Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Hammersmith]
* [http://www.bushtheatre.co.uk The Bush Theatre]
* [http://www.riversidestudios.co.uk Riverside Studios]
* [http://www.lyric.co.uk The Lyric Hammersmith Theatre]
* [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/News_and_Media/HFM/ Local Listings Magazine]
* [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Statistics_and_Census_Information/Borough_profiles/41255_Borough_Profile.asp Borough Profile]
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