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Hammersmith And Fulham London Borough Council Elections
Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in London, England. The council is elected every four years. Council elections Result maps File:Hammersmith and Fulham London UK local election 1978 map.svg, 1978 results map File:Hammersmith and Fulham London UK local election 1982 map.svg, 1982 results map File:Hammersmith and Fulham London UK local election 1986 map.svg, 1986 results map File:Hammersmith and Fulham London UK local election 1990 map.svg, 1990 results map File:Hammersmith and Fulham London UK local election 1994 map.svg, 1994 results map File:Hammersmith and Fulham London UK local election 1998 map.svg, 1998 results map File:Hammersmith and Fulham London UK local election 2002 map.svg, 2002 results map File:Hammersmith and Fulham London UK local election 2006 map.svg, 2006 results map File:Hammersmith and Fulham London UK local election 2010 map.svg, 2010 results map File:Hammersmith and Fulha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammersmith And Fulham London UK Labelled Ward Map 2002
Hammersmith is a district of West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. It is bordered by Shepherd's Bush to the north, Kensington to the east, Chiswick to the west, and Fulham to the south, all on the north bank of the River Thames. The area is one of west London's main commercial and employment centres, and has for some decades been a major centre of London's Polish community. It is a major transport hub for west London, with two London Underground stations and a bus and coach station at Hammersmith Broadway. Toponymy Hammersmith may mean "(Place with) a hammer smithy or forge", although, in 1839, Thomas Faulkner proposed that the name derived from two 'Saxon' words: the initial ''Ham'' from ham and the remainder from hythe, alluding to Hammersmith's riverside location. In 1922, Gover proposed that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Hammersmith And Fulham London Borough Council Election
The 1986 Hammersmith and Fulham Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained overall control of the council. Background Labour, the Conservatives and the SDP Liberal Alliance all fielded a full slate of 50 candidates. On the ballot paper the third-party candidates were listed alternatively as 'SDP-Liberal Alliance' and 'Liberal Alliance-SDP'. The Humanist Party ran seven candidates - two each in Gibbs Green, Normand and Avonmore wards and a further one in Margravine. Across London the party ran a further 11 candidates at this election - averaging 43 votes per candidate. The Green Party ran a single candidate in six wards - Colehill, Crabtree, Palace, Sherbrooke, Town, White City & Shepherds Bush. At the previous election the Ecology Party had fielded four candidates in different wards. Across London at this election the Green ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Davie
Timothy Douglas Davie (born 25 April 1967) is a British media executive, and the Director-General of the BBC since September 2020, taking over from Tony Hall. He was previously appointed as the acting director-general of the BBC in November 2012 following the resignation of George Entwistle, until Hall took over the role permanently in April 2013. Educated at Whitgift School and the University of Cambridge, Davie joined the BBC following a career in marketing. He unsuccessfully stood as a candidate for the Conservative Party in 1993 and 1994 in the Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council elections. During his time as acting director-general he oversaw the investigations into BBC management and conduct following revelations the broadcaster had known about sexual abuse by Jimmy Savile. Early life and career Davie was born on 25 April 1967 in Croydon, London. He attended Downside School, followed by a scholarship to Whitgift School in the London Borough of Croydon bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridget Prentice
Bridget Theresa Prentice (' Corr; born 28 December 1952) is a Scottish politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewisham East from 1992 to 2010. She was married to the Labour MP Gordon Prentice from 1975 until their divorce in 2000. She was a member of the Labour Party until May 2019, when she resigned in protest at Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership. Background Bridget Prentice was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on 28 December 1952. She attended Our Lady and St Francis School, the University of Glasgow ( MA English Literature and Modern History 1973), the University of London ( PGCE 1974) and South Bank Polytechnic ( LLB 1992). After beginning her working life as the Rector's Assistant at the University of Glasgow (1972–73), she became a history and English teacher at the Roman Catholic London Oratory School in Fulham (1974–86) and later Head of Careers (1984–86), before switching to John Archer School in Wandsworth as Head of Careers between 1986 and 1988. Memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Robathan
Andrew Robert George Robathan, Baron Robathan, (born 17 July 1951) is a British Conservative Party politician, who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for South Leicestershire (previously Blaby) in Leicestershire as well as a government minister. In September 2014 Robathan announced he would stand down at the 2015 general election, and was nominated for a life peerage in 2015 Dissolution Honours, being created Baron Robathan, of Poultney in the County of Leicestershire, on 13 October 2015. Early life Robathan was born on 17 July 1951. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, an all-boys public school in Northwood, London. He went up to read Modern History at Oriel College, University of Oxford, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1973, later proceeding Master of Arts. Military career Robathan was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards as a Second Lieutenant (on probation) (University Candidate) on 6 October 1974. He was given the service number 49 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Hammersmith And Fulham London Borough Council Election
The 2022 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022. All 50 members of Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council were elected. The elections took place alongside 2022 London local elections, local elections in the other London boroughs and 2022 United Kingdom local elections, elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom. The election took place under new election boundaries, which increased the number of councillors from 46 to 50. The Labour Party (UK), Labour Party maintained control of the council, which it has held since 2014 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election, 2014. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
