# Labour pledge: “Deliver over £8m new investment in playgrounds and parks”

Hammersmith & Fulham Labour pledged in its manifesto of May 2026 (page 5): “Deliver over £8m new investment in playgrounds and parks”. Status on Borough Book: Promised. Pledged, with an archived source. Nothing in council papers yet. Labour runs Hammersmith & Fulham Council, so the pledge is tracked against council decisions and budgets. About £8.0m to build, once, or £85 for a Band D home. No deadline is stated.

- Who: Hammersmith & Fulham Labour
- Made: 2026-05-01, manifesto, page 5
- Area: Parks, libraries and leisure
- Status: Promised (Pledged, with an archived source. Nothing in council papers yet.)
- Cost: About £8.0m to build, once, or £85 for a Band D home.
- Deadline: none stated
- Last changed: 2026-10-07
- Page: https://boroughbook.uk/promise/lab-2026-parks

## Timeline

- 2026-05-01: Headline pledge in the 2026 Labour manifesto

## Questions

**Has Labour kept its pledge: “Deliver over £8m new investment in playgrounds and parks”?**
Not yet shown. Nothing in the council's papers commits to it so far. Status: Promised.

**What has the council done about it?**
Nothing in the council's papers is linked to it yet. Borough Book checks every Cabinet and Full Council decision and adds any that move it.

**What would it cost?**
About £8.0m to build, once, or £85 for a Band D home.

**Where does this pledge come from?**
Hammersmith & Fulham Labour's manifesto of 1 May 2026, page 5, quoted word for word. Sources: Hope you can believe in (Hammersmith & Fulham Labour, 2026 local election manifesto summary), page 5.

**Can the party reply?**
Yes. Any councillor or party named on a card can reply by emailing boroughs@guzh.uk, and replies are published on the card within five working days.

## Sources

- [Hope you can believe in (Hammersmith & Fulham Labour, 2026 local election manifesto summary), page 5](https://web.archive.org/web/20260617065909/https://hflabour.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/HF-manifesto-EXEC.pdf)

## Replies

None yet. Replies: boroughs@guzh.uk.

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