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16 out of 48 seats to Brighton Borough Council 25 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
| 1986 Brighton Borough Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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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