1986 Brighton Borough Council election

1986 Brighton Borough Council election
16 out of 48 seats to Brighton Borough Council ; 25 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 1986 Brighton Borough Council election
Council control before election; ; No overall control	Council control after election; ; No overall control

Last updated September 26, 2023

The 1986 Brighton Borough Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Brighton Borough Council in East Sussex, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1986 Brighton Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	9	2	56.3	14	23	47.9	22,769	40.5	+1.3
	Conservative	6	2	37.5	15	21	43.8	22,027	39.1	–3.2
	Alliance	1		6.3	3	4	8.3	11,167	19.8	+2.0
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	288	0.5	–0.1
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	38	0.1	N/A

Ward results

Hanover

Hanover
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Edmond-Smith	2,347	60.4	+17.0
	Conservative	P. Holden	851	21.9	+8.8
	Alliance	D. Lamb	651	16.7	–24.3
	Independent	M. Whittaker	38	1.0	N/A
Majority			1,496	38.5	+36.1
Turnout			3,887	44.4	–5.9
Registered electors			8,753
	Labour hold		Swing	4.1

Hollingbury

Hollingbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Lepper*	1,848	58.0	+2.0
	Conservative	J. Guy	794	24.9	–10.4
	Alliance	C. Walker	546	17.1	+8.4
Majority			1,054	41.1	+20.4
Turnout			3,188	33.1	–11.3
Registered electors			7,753
	Labour hold		Swing	6.2

Kings Cliff

Kings Cliff
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Johnson	1,796	50.0	+0.4
	Conservative	M. Williamson*	1,432	39.8	–4.5
	Alliance	M. Dennis	366	10.2	+4.1
Majority			364	10.1	+4.8
Turnout			3,594	53.0	+5.7
Registered electors			6,782
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	2.5

Marine

Marine
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Allen	1,864	50.3	+4.6
	Conservative	M. Furminger	1,496	40.4	–5.6
	Alliance	V. Jones	347	9.4	+2.3
Majority			368	9.9	N/A
Turnout			3,707	47.4	+6.5
Registered electors			7,823
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	5.1

Moulescombe

Moulescombe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Wingate	1,477	61.1	+2.4
	Conservative	M. Maine	516	21.3	–11.1
	Alliance	V. Ware	425	17.6	+8.7
Majority			961	39.7	+13.4
Turnout			2,418	32.4	+2.1
Registered electors			7,465
	Labour hold		Swing	6.8

Patcham

Patcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hutchinson	2,095	54.9	–1.4
	Labour	D. Betts	1,006	26.4	±0.0
	Alliance	N. Cook	714	18.7	+1.5
Majority			1,089	28.5	–1.4
Turnout			3,815	52.6	+9.4
Registered electors			7,250
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.7

Preston

Preston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. West	1,888	42.2	–2.7
	Alliance	B. Champion	1,635	36.5	+4.8
	Labour	S. Schaffer	955	21.3	–0.5
Majority			253	5.6	N/A
Turnout			4,478	55.8	+10.5
Registered electors			8,028
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.8

Queens Park

Queens Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Lythell*	1,780	52.4	–4.5
	Conservative	M. Land	1,275	37.5	–5.6
	Alliance	J. Cooke	341	10.0	N/A
Majority			505	14.9	+1.2
Turnout			3,396	52.7	+4.3
Registered electors			6,449
	Labour hold		Swing	0.6

Regency

Regency
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Giles*	1,370	44.4	+9.6
	Labour	M. Brown	1,265	41.0	+8.3
	Alliance	R. Heale	453	14.7	–15.8
Majority			105	3.4	+1.4
Turnout			3,088	45.1	+4.3
Registered electors			6,848
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.7

Rottingdean

Rottingdean
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Larkin*	2,722	66.4	–10.5
	Alliance	S. Dore	1,021	24.9	+12.0
	Labour	C. Lane	355	8.7	–1.5
Majority			1,701	41.5	–22.6
Turnout			4,098	52.1	+8.6
Registered electors			7,863
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.3

Seven Dials

Seven Dials
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	F. Hix*	1,304	37.8	–0.8
	Labour	F. Tonks	1,093	31.7	+6.5
	Conservative	N. Gibbon	893	25.9	–5.8
	Green	N. Collier	157	4.6	N/A
Majority			211	6.1	–1.4
Turnout			3,290	48.6	+8.8
Registered electors			7,086
	Alliance hold		Swing	3.7

St Peters

St Peters
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Simpson*	1,657	49.2	+4.6
	Conservative	T. Beale	850	25.2	–1.0
	Alliance	J. Guyer	733	21.7	–5.1
	Green	S. Watson	131	3.9	+1.6
Majority			807	23.9	+6.1
Turnout			3,371	46.4	+0.9
Registered electors			7,271
	Labour hold		Swing	2.8

Stanmer

Stanmer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Framroze	1,665	52.9	–1.6
	Conservative	D. Fairhall	964	30.6	–7.1
	Alliance	D. McBeth	521	16.5	+8.7
Majority			701	22.3	+5.5
Turnout			3,150	40.8	+0.8
Registered electors			7,723
	Labour hold		Swing	2.8

Tenantry

Tenantry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Bassam*	1,776	58.5	+4.7
	Conservative	M. Toner	822	27.1	–9.9
	Alliance	M. Gare-Simmons	436	14.4	+5.2
Majority			954	31.4	+14.5
Turnout			3,034	39.9	–1.9
Registered electors			7,595
	Labour hold		Swing	7.3

Westdene

Westdene
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Barratt	2,035	54.3	–8.3
	Alliance	D. Roberts	1,079	28.3	+8.2
	Labour	F. Spicer	694	18.2	±0.0
Majority			956	25.1	–16.5
Turnout			3,808	51.2	+10.4
Registered electors			7,437
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.3

Woodingdean

Woodingdean
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Grinsted*	2,024	53.1	–8.1
	Labour	L. Williams	1,191	31.3	+0.5
	Alliance	M. Rutherford	595	15.6	+7.6
Majority			833	21.9	–8.5
Turnout			3,810	47.7	+5.7
Registered electors			7,994
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.3

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References

↑ "Brighton Borough Council Election Results 1973-1995" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 23 September 2023.

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[1] "Brighton Borough Council Election Results 1973-1995" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 23 September 2023.

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