1992 Brighton Borough Council election

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1992 Brighton Borough Council election
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  1991 7 May 1992 (1992-05-07) 1994  

16 out of 48 seats to Brighton Borough Council
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  No image wide.svg No image wide.svg
Party Labour Conservative
Last election33 seats, 39.9%15 seats, 40.0%
Seats won313
Seats after2523
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 8Increase2.svg 8
Popular vote16,13827,241
Percentage32.6%55.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg 7.3%Increase2.svg 15.0%

Brighton UK ward map 1992.svg
Winner of each seat at the 1992 Brighton Borough Council election

Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

The 1992 Brighton Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1992 to elect members of Brighton Borough Council in East Sussex, England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

Summary

Election result

1992 Brighton Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 3Decrease2.svg 818.8222552.116,13832.6–7.3
  Conservative 13Increase2.svg 881.3102347.927,24155.0+15.0
  Liberal Democrats 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03,7347.5–4.8
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,3724.8–2.5

Ward results

Hanover

Hanover
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour I. Duncan* 1,507 49.4 –5.7
Conservative P. Jolly1,13737.3+18.8
Green S. Mildenhall2096.9–2.8
Liberal Democrats K. McArthur1976.5–3,4
Majority37012.1–24.5
Turnout 3,05037.8–3.7
Registered electors 8,063
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg12.3

Hollingbury

Hollingbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Lister 1,486 46.7 +20.6
Labour M. Julian1,40744.2–11.7
Liberal Democrats D. Lamb2016.3–6.3
Green P. Tosts912.9–2.6
Majority792.5N/A
Turnout 3,18543.0+0.5
Registered electors 7,343
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg16.2

Kings Cliff

Kings Cliff
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B. Dempsey 1,492 51.0 +8.7
Labour A. King1,14239.0–4.3
Liberal Democrats M. Jones1776.0–2.9
Green P. Hodd1153.9–1.6
Majority35012.0N/A
Turnout 2,92643.0–3.9
Registered electors 6,793
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg6.5

Marine

Marine
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Mears 1,790 62.1 +20.2
Labour H. Miller90431.4–19.3
Liberal Democrats E. Reed1204.2+0.1
Green M. Simpson682.4–0.8
Majority88630.7N/A
Turnout 2,88237.0–2.8
Registered electors 7,650
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg19.8

Moulescombe

Moulescombe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative K. Gunn 970 48.6 +23.6
Labour C. Adams81340.7–17.9
Liberal Democrats M. Allen1748.7–3.0
Green M. Howard392.0–2.7
Majority1577.9N/A
Turnout 1,99628.8–5.9
Registered electors 6,932
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg20.8

Patcham

Patcham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Theobald 2,631 73.3 +18.3
Labour J. Hazelgrove65618.3–8.4
Liberal Democrats D. Powell2236.2–7.0
Green L. Littman792.2–3.0
Majority1,97555.0+26.7
Turnout 3,58951.3+1.1
Registered electors 6,994
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg13.4

Preston

Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative V. Marchant 2,000 52.9 +9.7
Labour T. Glading1,20531.9–0.3
Liberal Democrats G. Hawthorn44311.7–6.6
Green B. Madadi1343.5–2.8
Majority79521.0+10.0
Turnout 3,78248.9–1.9
Registered electors 7,732
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg5.0

Queens Park

Queens Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative N. Maskell 1,479 51.3 +20.6
Labour M. Morris1,17440.7–13.0
Liberal Democrats J. Blease1304.5–4.8
Green J. Hodd1023.5–2.8
Majority30510.6N/A
Turnout 2,88545.3+0.9
Registered electors 6,364
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg16.8

Regency

Regency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Boggon 1,395 49.6 +10.3
Labour R. Pennington97234.6–6.2
Liberal Democrats P. Jagdis2448.7–5.1
Green K. Chapman1997.1+1.0
Majority42315.1N/A
Turnout 2,81040.8+1.0
Registered electors 6,881
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg8.3

Rottingdean

Rottingdean
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative N. Wright 2,894 80.8 +6.4
Liberal Democrats P. Edwards3229.0–3.2
Labour J. Moriarty3028.4–2.9
Green L. Robinson651.8–0.2
Majority2,57271.8+9.6
Turnout 3,58346.9–4.2
Registered electors 7,638
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg4.8

Seven Dials

Seven Dials
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Middleton 1,124 39.3 –1.1
Conservative R. Larkin97634.1+9.7
Liberal Democrats R. Heale55219.3+1.3
Green I. Needham2077.2–10.0
Majority1485.2–10.8
Turnout 2,85939.9–4.4
Registered electors 7,160
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.4

St Peters

St Peters
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Sweeting* 1,344 43.3 –2.7
Conservative M. Gillott90729.2+8.4
Green E. Rowlands69622.4–2.6
Liberal Democrats W. Parker1605.1–3.2
Majority43714.1–6.9
Turnout 3,10742.6–0.8
Registered electors 7,287
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.6

Stanmer

Stanmer
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Sweetman 1,943 57.7 +21.3
Labour R. Blackwood1,14534.0–9.1
Liberal Democrats P. Vivian1925.7–6.3
Green M. Ledbury882.6–6.0
Majority79823.7N/A
Turnout 3,36844.5+2.3
Registered electors 7,575
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg15.2

Tenantry

Tenantry
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Toner 1,461 52.1 +19.1
Labour K. Bodfish1,04537.2–12.8
Liberal Democrats B. Stocker1736.2–5.4
Green J. Berrington1274.5–0.9
Majority41614.8N/A
Turnout 2,80638.9+0.2
Registered electors 7,222
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg16.0

Westdene

Westdene
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Humphrey* 2,342 73.0 +13.7
Labour F. Spicer54517.0–4.3
Liberal Democrats D. McBeth2317.2–7.2
Green J. Mack902.8–2.2
Majority1,79756.0+17.9
Turnout 3,20845.3–0.3
Registered electors 7,082
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg9.0

Woodingdean

Woodingdean
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Stiles 2,338 67.8 +14.6
Labour G. Mitchell85324.7–3.9
Liberal Democrats M. Hills1955.7–9.8
Green K. Billington631.8–0.9
Majority1,48543.1+18.4
Turnout 3,44945.8–2.5
Registered electors 7,537
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg9.3

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