1995 Brighton Borough Council election

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1995 Brighton Borough Council election
Flag of East Sussex.svg
  1994 4 May 1995 (1995-05-04) 1996
(Brighton & Hove)
 

14 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 election25 seats, 49.6%22 seats, 32.6%
Seats won133
Seats after2720
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 2
Popular vote26,00113,875
Percentage55.7%29.7%
SwingIncrease2.svg 6.1%Decrease2.svg 2.9%

Brighton UK ward map 1995.svg
Winner of each seat at the 1995 Brighton Borough Council election

Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

The 1995 Brighton Borough Council election took place on 4 May 1995 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

1995 Brighton Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 13Increase2.svg 281.3142757.426,00155.7+6.1
  Conservative 3Decrease2.svg 218.8172042.613,87529.7–2.9
  Liberal Democrats 0Steady2.svg0.0000.04,3179.2–3.9
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,2544.8+0.5
  Militant Labour 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01950.4±0.0
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0350.1N/A
  Natural Law 0Steady2.svg0.0000.022<0.1N/A

Ward results

Hanover

Hanover
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Schaffer* 2,187 73.6 +7.6
Conservative D. Dudeney33911.4–3.2
Liberal Democrats B. Huggins2257.6–3.7
Green K. Chapman2217.4–0.7
Majority1,84862.2+10.7
Turnout 2,97237.0–3.4
Registered electors 7,984
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg5.4

Hollingbury

Hollingbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. Fitch* 1,987 71.1 +5.6
Conservative A. Stammers47417.0–4.9
Liberal Democrats D. Lamb2288.2–1.3
Green C. Foulser1043.7+0.6
Majority1,51354.2+10.6
Turnout 2,79338.0–4.7
Registered electors 7,376
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg5.3

Kings Cliff

Kings Cliff
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Burgess 1,807 66.4 +10.0
Conservative E. Radford-Kirby62523.0–6.0
Liberal Democrats M. Jones1967.2–2.8
Green J. Hodd923.4–1.2
Majority1,18243.5+16.1
Turnout 2,72041.0–3.3
Registered electors 6,664
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg8.0

Marine

Marine
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Marsh 1,414 53.0 +2.0
Conservative B. Fairs83831.4–1.3
Militant Labour J. Apps1957.3+1.2
Liberal Democrats E. Reed1585.9–2.1
Green B. Coyne612.3±0.0
Majority57621.6+3.3
Turnout 2,66634.0–8.1
Registered electors 7,850
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg1.7

Moulescombe

Moulescombe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Tonks* 1,331 69.5 +9.5
Conservative J. Stevens37119.4–5.3
Liberal Democrats J. Bowskill1588.3–4.2
Green J. Berrington552.9±0.0
Majority96050.1+14.8
Turnout 2,66629.0–2.9
Registered electors 6,567
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg7.4

Patcham

Patcham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Theobald 1,647 44.5 –2.5
Labour K. Allen1,29535.0+5.2
Liberal Democrats J. De Souza71019.2–1.6
Green A. Haase451.2–1.2
Majority3529.5–7.7
Turnout 3,69753.0+4.8
Registered electors 6,963
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.9

Preston

Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Lepper 2,089 52.9 –0.3
Conservative D. Radford*1,42436.1+9.9
Liberal Democrats T. Hunter3198.1–8.3
Green L. Littman1183.0–1.1
Majority66516.8–10.2
Turnout 3,95052.0+8.8
Registered electors 7,614
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease2.svg5.1

Queens Park

Queens Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Townsend* 1,638 64.3 +5.7
Conservative R. Ruzyllo58723.1–6.0
Liberal Democrats J. Blease2007.9–0.4
Green S. Chadwick993.9–0.1
Natural Law R. Bradshaw220.9N/A
Majority1,05141.3+11.8
Turnout 2,54641.0–6.6
Registered electors 6,245
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg5.9

Regency

Regency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour N. Ping* 1,550 60.4 +8.5
Conservative J. Cameron67026.1–3.6
Liberal Democrats E. Cotton2188.5–4.3
Green L. Robinson1305.1–0.6
Majority91034.3+12.1
Turnout 2,56837.0–5.2
Registered electors 6,970
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg6.1

Rottingdean

Rottingdean
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Radford-Kirby 1,784 58.1 –3.8
Labour J. Moriarty75924.7+8.3
Liberal Democrats D. Davidson47015.3–4.0
Green E. Robinson581.9–0.6
Majority1,02533.4–9.2
Turnout 3,07141.0–3.3
Registered electors 7,582
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg6.1

Seven Dials

Seven Dials
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour N. Robinson* 1,815 65.1 +6.8
Conservative A. Norman39214.1–3.3
Liberal Democrats R. Heale33211.9–5.9
Green I. Needham2137.6+1.1
Independent G. O'Brien351.3N/A
Majority1,42351.1+10.5
Turnout 2,78739.0–0.9
Registered electors 7,151
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg5.1

St Peters

St Peters
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. Gwyn-Jones* 1,776 60.4 –4.1
Green P. West64221.8+11.6
Conservative C. Ramsden33811.5–3.2
Liberal Democrats M. Fairweather1836.2–4.3
Majority1,13438.6–11.2
Turnout 2,93940.0–3.0
Registered electors 7,291
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg7.9

Stanmer

Stanmer
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Hawkes* 1,662 61.7 +12.3
Conservative C. Franklin75328.0–10.3
Liberal Democrats C. Cornelius2017.5–2.4
Green P. Tofts772.9+0.5
Majority90933.8+22.7
Turnout 2,69336.0–12.6
Registered electors 7,519
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg11.3

Tenantry

Tenantry
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Durr* 1,704 65.4 +8.6
Conservative D. Dudeney55921.5–6.6
Liberal Democrats M. Mylton-Thorley1796.9–3.2
Green J. Davies1646.3+1.3
Majority1,14543.9+15.3
Turnout 2,60635.0–6.4
Registered electors 7,354
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg7.6

Westdene

Westdene
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Drake* 1,490 47.1 –3.7
Labour S. Prentice1,28140.5+11.9
Liberal Democrats D. McBeth3059.6–7.5
Green G. Keenan892.8–0.7
Majority2096.6–15.6
Turnout 3,16544.0+0.3
Registered electors 7,159
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg7.8

Woodingdean

Woodingdean
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Moorhouse 1,706 47.2 +11.7
Conservative G. Wells1,58443.9–4.0
Liberal Democrats E. Oldfield2356.5–8.3
Green D. Groves862.4+0.5
Majority1223.4N/A
Turnout 3,61148.0+3.1
Registered electors 7,477
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg7.9

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References

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