About Hammersmith & Fulham
Our Vision
At Hammersmith & Fulham, we do things differently, challenging old-fashioned thinking. We're radically reforming the council to modernise the way services are run and to put money back in residents' pockets. Ruthless financial efficiency allows us to maintain very low council taxes and charges for residents and invest where it matters most to protect and improve essential services.
Our philosophy is to enhance civic life by empowering residents to change their own neighbourhoods for the better. That includes giving residents a leading role in developing policy in public, with the public. We believe that, if we do this, residents themselves can often change things for the better, and do it faster than anyone else.
We want to be a council that acts with compassion so the most vulnerable among us are looked after.
Hammersmith & Fulham is a connected community that's on the up. There's an opportunity here, but the prosperity must be shared by everyone, not just the few. We'll always challenge the unfairness that threatens to leave people behind.
We're ambitious for the borough. We know we'll succeed if we bring people together and work with them to ensure we tackle what holds us back.
Our Priorities
Hammersmith & Fulham is a diverse and connected borough that continues to flourish – but there is still more we can achieve. As we look ahead, setting new ambitions to improve residents' lives, we do so in particularly challenging times.
In this dynamic part of London, our vision is underpinned by six core values to build a stronger, safer, and kinder borough for everyone. Achieving this vision requires working in partnership with residents, businesses, communities, and staff. Our borough benefits from exceptional local diversity, knowledge, and experience, from grassroots organisations to global corporations and in-house expertise. We aim to harness these strengths to drive positive change.
Building shared prosperity through genuinely affordable homes and our industrial strategy
Our Equality Objectives
We are committed to leading the way in council reform, ensuring services deliver the best possible outcomes for residents, businesses, and customers. Our workforce is one of our greatest strengths, and our 'Our People' strategy outlines our dedication to developing staff to achieve our ambitions.
Our equality objectives for 2021 to 2025 are designed to create a fairer and more inclusive borough.
Find out more about our equality objectives and Equalities Plan.
Democracy in Hammersmith & Fulham
The council is currently controlled by a Labour Party administration and the Leader of the Council is Councillor Stephen Cowan. Our borough is divided into 21 wards. Each of these wards is represented by either two or three elected councillors, bringing the total number of councillors for the borough to 50. Councillors are elected every four years. The composition of the council is currently: Labour 39, Conservative 10, Independent 1.
For a confidential discussion about the role,
please contact our recruitment partners at Tile Hill.
Maud Hollis, Senior Consultant
Clare Connor, Associate Consultant