Hammersmith and Fulham Council Approves Budget with Council Tax Rise

1 March 2026

Hammersmith and Fulham Council has approved its budget for the upcoming financial year, which includes a rise in Council Tax. The decision was made during a Full Council meeting held on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.

The meeting focused heavily on the council's financial plans, with a significant portion dedicated to the revenue budget and proposed council tax levels for 2026/27. Detailed discussions and supporting documents, including the Budget Report and Medium Term Financial Forecast, were presented to councillors.

Councils Involved

Hammersmith and Fulham

Meetings Involved

the Full Council of Hammersmith and Fulham Council on 25 February 2026

People Involved

Councillor Patrick Walsh Chair of Audit Committee and Borough Representative for the Armed Forces Community • Labour • Ravenscourt

Councillor Frances Umeh Cabinet Member for Housing and Homelessness • Labour • White City

Councillor Mercy Umeh Chair of Licensing Committee • Labour • Shepherds Bush Green

Councillor Rory Vaughan Chair of The Economy, Arts, Sports, and Public Realm PAC • Labour • Coningham

Councillor Florian Chevoppe-Verdier Cabinet Member for Public Realm and Lead Member for European Co-operation and Digital Innovation • Labour • West Kensington

Councillor Liz Collins Green Group Business Manager • Green Party • Ravenscourt

Councillor Stephen Cowan Leader of the Council • Labour • Grove

Councillor Jacolyn Daly Chair of Housing and Homelessness PAC • Labour • Addison

Councillor Liam Downer-Sanderson Conservative • Fulham Town

Councillor Wesley Harcourt Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Ecology • Labour • College Park and Old Oak

Councillor Rebecca Harvey Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion and Community Safety • Labour • Wendell Park

Councillor Sharon Holder Mayor • Labour • Lillie

Councillor Jose Afonso Opposition Leader • Conservative • Parsons Green & Sandford

Councillor Aliya Afzal-Khan Opposition Deputy Whip • Conservative • Palace & Hurlingham

Councillor Paul Alexander Labour • Sands End

Councillor Adronie Alford Conservative Spokesperson for Housing • Conservative • Munster

Councillor Stala Antoniades Chair of Social Inclusion and Community Safety PAC and Lead Member for Land Development • Labour • Brook Green

Councillor Jackie Borland Conservative • Palace & Hurlingham

Councillor Victoria Brocklebank-Fowler Conservative • Fulham Town

Councillor Daryl Brown Deputy Mayor • Labour • West Kensington

Councillor Trey Campbell-Simon Leader of the Green Group • Green Party • Walham Green

Councillor Lisa Homan Chair of the Policy and Oversight Board • Labour • Coningham

Councillor Laura Janes Lead Member for Wellbeing and Early Access to Support • Labour • Avonmore

Councillor Andrew Jones Cabinet Member for The Economy • Labour • White City

Councillor Alex Karmel Conservative • Munster

Councillor Bora Kwon Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health • Labour • College Park and Old Oak

Councillor Adam Peter Lang Lead Member for Culture and Art • Labour • Brook Green

Councillor Amanda Lloyd-Harris Shadow Cabinet Member of Public Realm • Conservative • Palace & Hurlingham

Councillor Ross Melton Chair of Pension Fund Committee and Lead Member for Energy and Decarbonisation • Labour • Addison

Councillor Omid Miri Labour • Fulham Reach

Councillor David Morton Independent • Avonmore

Councillor Callum Nimmo Deputy Whip • Labour • Hammersmith Broadway

Councillor Genevieve Nwaogbe Deputy Whip • Labour • Walham Green

Councillor Adrian Pascu-Tulbure Opposition Deputy Leader • Conservative • Parsons Green & Sandford

Councillor Ashok Patel Chair of Pensions Board • Labour • Sands End

Councillor Lydia Paynter Lead Member for Women and Girls • Labour • Lillie

Councillor Natalia Perez Chair of Health and Adult Social Care PAC • Labour • White City

Councillor Zarar Qayyum Cabinet Member for Enterprise and Skills • Labour • Shepherds Bush Green

Councillor Rowan Ree Cabinet Member for Finance and Reform • Labour • Coningham

Councillor Lucy Richardson Lead Member for Community Mental Health • Labour • Fulham Reach

Councillor Ann Rosenberg Labour • Sands End

Councillor Helen Rowbottom Chair of the Children and Education PAC and H&F Industrial Strategy Ambassador • Labour • Grove

Councillor Alex Sanderson Deputy Leader (with responsibility for Children and Education) and Lead Member for Inclusive Community Engagement and Co-production • Labour • College Park and Old Oak

Councillor Max Schmid Chief Whip • Labour • Wormholt

Councillor Asif Siddique Lead Member for Support for Older People • Labour • Wendell Park

Councillor Nikos Souslous Chair of Planning and Development Control Committee • Labour • Fulham Reach

Councillor Dominic Stanton Opposition Whip • Conservative • Munster

Councillor Sally Taylor Lead Member for Communications • Labour • West Kensington

Councillor Nicole Trehy Chair of the Climate Change and Ecology PAC • Labour • Wormholt

Topics

Hammersmith and Fulham Council budget for the upcoming financial year council tax Budget Report Medium Term Financial Forecast