London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

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The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is a west London borough. It is classified as part of 'Inner London', and includes the areas:

It was formed in 1965 by merging the metropolitan boroughs of Hammersmith and Fulham. The Leader of the Council is Cllr Stephen Burke, with Cllr Steve Cowan as his deputy.

The borough is known internationally for the 1908 Olympics, hosted in White City, and for being home to the main facilities of the BBC at BBC Television Centre.

Traversed by the A4 Great West Road and the A40 Westway, many corporations have offices in the borough, and a large development is underway at White City with new transport links and a large shopping mall.

1 Demographics of Hammersmith and Fulham
2 Hammersmith & Fulham Council
3 Sport in the borough
4 External links

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Demographics of Hammersmith and Fulham

According to the 2001 census Hammersmith and Fulham has a population of 165,242. 78% of the borough is white, 5% black Caribbean and 5% Black African. 44% of households are owner–occupiers. The borough comprises a patchwork of affluent as well as deprived neighbourhoods. There are also large Polish and Irish communities. See external links below.

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Hammersmith & Fulham Council

Hammersmith & Fulham is administered by 46 councillors. The Labour Party currently has an overall majority on the council, holding 29 seats, with the Conservatives holding 17 seats. Labour has had a majority on the council since 1986.

The borough is divided into 16 electoral wards, all bar two electing three councillors apiece. These are:

Addison: Councillors Siobhan Coughlan (Lab), Ghassan Karian (Lab), Melanie Smallman (Lab)
Askew: Councillors Christine Graham (Lab), Tim Stanley (Lab), Josie Wicks (Lab)
Avonmore & Brook Green: Councillors William Bethell (Con), Sian Dawson (Con), Jolyon Neubert (Con)
College Park & Old Oak: Councillors Wesley Harcourt (Lab), Reg McLaughlin (Lab)
Fulham Broadway: Councillors Dominic Church (Lab), Andrew Jones (Lab), Charlie Napier (Lab)
Fulham Reach: Councillors Min Birdsey (Lab), Charles Boyle (Con), Gavin Donovan (Con)
Hammersmith Broadway: Councillors Mike Cartwright (Lab), Steve Cowan (Lab), Huw Davies (Lab)
Munster: Councillors Michael Adam (Con), Adronie Alford (Con), Alex Karmel (Con)
North End: Councillors Andrew Slaughter MP (Lab), Charlie Treloggan (Lab), David Williams (Lab)
Palace Riverside: Councillors Emile Al-Uzaizi (Con), Amanda Lloyd-Harris (Con) [1]
Parson's Green & Walham: Councillors Nick Botterill (Con), Mark Loveday (Con), Frances Stainton (Con)
Ravenscourt Park: Chris Allen (Lab), Fiona Evans (Lab), Lucy Ivimy (Con)
Sands End: Councillors Brendan Bird (Lab), Colin Pavelin (Lab), Jenny Vaughan (Lab)
Shepherd's Bush Green: Councillors Ivan Gibbons (Lab), Jafar Khaled (Lab), Mercy Umeh (Lab)
Town: Councillors Stephen Greenhalgh (Con), Greg Hands MP (Con), Antony Lillis (Con)
Wormholt & White City: Councillors Colin Aherne (Lab), Stephen Burke (Lab), Dame Sally Powell (Lab)

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Sport in the borough

Considering its size, there are an extraordinary number of sporting successes based in the borough. They include:

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Football clubs

Fulham and Chelsea Football Clubs are both based in the borough and play Premiership football. Queens Park Rangers currently play in the country's second level, the Championship, but still can contribute to the borough's claim of having three of the nation's top 44 football teams.

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Footballers

Ex-Nottingham Forest, Newcastle United, West Ham, Manchester City & England international defender Stuart Pearce was born in Shepherd's Bush. Pearce is currently manager of Manchester City.

Much-travelled Charlton Athletic striker Marcus Bent was born in Hammersmith.

Sean Davis plays for Portsmouth FC and has been capped at Under-21 level.

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Athletes

Linford Christie, Olympic gold medal winner at 100 metres, trained, lived and has a stadium named after him in the borough.

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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 Gold Medals. Much of the course of the Boat Race is along Hammersmith and Fulham's southern border, on the River Thames.

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