Very High Turnout in Hammersmith and Fulham
More people voted this time in both Hammersmith and Chelsea and Fulham
Following a count at Hammersmith Town Hall, Hammersmith and Fulham Council has confirmed there has been a very high turnout in both our local constituencies, Hammersmith and Chelsea and Fulham.
On its Twitter account,@lbhf the council announced:" Votes verified in Chelsea & Fulham constituency. Total number of ballot papers: 43,083. Turnout: 67.6%."
In neighbouring Hammersmith, the turnout was even higher, with the council tweeting: "Votes verified in Hammersmith constituency. Total number of ballot papers: 52,381. Turnout 71.94%."
By comparison, in the previous General Election in May 2015, the turnout in Hammersmith was 66%, with Labour's Andy Slaughter winning 50% of the vote, while the turnout in Chelsea and Fulham was 63.6%, with Conservative Greg Hands winning 62.95% of the total vote.
The results are expected to be announced within the next few hours.
The high turnout meant it was a busy day at polling stations acros the borough. Among those making an early visit to Askew Road Library polling station were Lady Crumble, pictured above, tweeted by Westie @Westie_63.
In Chelsea and Fulham, five candidates at standing and in Hammersmith, six candidates are standing.
There are also two by-elections in Avonmore and Brook Green in Hammersmith and Sands End in Fulham.
The result in Hammersmith is expected between 3am and 4am tomorrow morning while the result in Chelsea and Fulham is expected to follow within the hour.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council says its staff ran the polling stations throughout the borough and are now counting all votes from the whole of those two constituencies.
Find out more about the elections at H&F Council's pages on Elections 2017.
June 8, 2017
