Brighton and Hove City Council elections

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Brighton and Hove City Council is a unitary authority in East Sussex, England. It was created as Brighton and Hove Borough Council on 1 April 1997 replacing Brighton and Hove Borough Councils. It was granted city status in 2001.

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Council elections

See Brighton Borough Council elections or Hove Borough Council elections for election prior to 1996

Overview

Election results

Year Labour Conservative Green Liberal Democrats [a] Independents
& Others		Council control
after election
Council established from the merger of Brighton and Hove (78 seats)
1996 5423100Labour
1999 4527330Labour
New ward boundaries (54 seats)
2003 2420631No overall control
2007 13261221No overall control
2011 13182300No overall control
2015 23201100No overall control
2019 20141901No overall control
New ward boundaries (54 seats)
2023 386703 [b] Labour

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Party political make-up of Brighton and Hove City Council
  PartySeatsCouncil composition May 2023
19961999200320072011201520192023
  Green 136122311197                                     
  Conservative 232720261820146                                     
  Labour 5445241313232038                                      
  Independent 00110011                                      
  Liberal Democrats 03200000                                     
  Brighton and Hove Independents 00000002                                      

District result maps

Wards

Ward of Brighton and Hove Borough Council 1996-2003 Wardsold(names).png
Ward of Brighton and Hove Borough Council 1996–2003

For the first election in 1996 the wards of the former Borough of Brighton and Borough of Hove were used. There were originally 26 wards each with three councillors each, totalling 78 councillors in the newly created Brighton and Hove Borough Council:

Results of the 2003 elections, showing the wards as existed from 2003 to 2023 Brighton and Hove City Council election 2003 map.svg
Results of the 2003 elections, showing the wards as existed from 2003 to 2023

The 2001 boundary review [6] [2] [3] reduced the wards to 21 wards with a mix of two or three councillors each totalling 54 councillors for the then city council. These boundary were used in the 2003 election for the first time with the following wards: [7]

Ward boundaries were reviewed again in 2023, since when the council has comprised 54 councillors representing 23 wards, with each ward electing two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. The wards are: [8]

By-election results

Overview

ElectionDateIncumbent partyResult
Wish1 May 1997 Labour Labour
Hollingbury24 July 1997 Labour Labour
Portslade South7 May 1998 Labour Labour
Rottingdean7 May 1998 Conservative Conservative
Tenantry1 September 1999 Labour Labour
Goldsmid7 June 2001 Conservative Labour
Patcham11 April 2002 Conservative Conservative
Westdene16 May 2002 Conservative Conservative
Hangleton and Knoll7 October 2004 Labour Conservative
Regency13 December 2007 Green Green
Goldsmid23 July 2009 Conservative Green
St Peter's and North Laine8 July 2010 Green Green
Westbourne22 December 2011 Conservative Conservative
East Brighton18 October 2012 Labour Labour
Hanover and Elm Grove11 July 2013 Green Labour
East Brighton4 August 2016 Labour Labour
East Brighton8 February 2018 Labour Labour
Hollingdean and Stanmer6 May 2021 Labour Green
Patcham6 May 2021 Conservative Conservative
Rottingdean Coastal5 May 2022 Conservative Labour
Wish8 December 2022 Conservative Labour
South Portslade11 January 2024 Labour Labour
Queen's Park2 May 2024 Labour Labour
Kemptown2 May 2024 Labour Labour
Brunswick and Adelaide4 July 2024 Labour Green
Westbourne and Poets' Corner1 May 2025 Labour Labour

1995–1999

Wish by-election 1 May 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 2,05443.5−2.3
Conservative 1,77137.5−2.2
Hove Conservative56211.9+11.9
Green 2555.4−0.8
Natural Law 841.8+1.8
Majority 2836.0
Turnout 4,726
Labour hold Swing
Hollingbury by-election 24 July 1997 (resignation of David Lepper upon being elected as MP)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 1,13160.8−6.3
Conservative 43223.2+9.6
Green 1015.4−4.4
Independent 955.1+5.1
Liberal Democrats 683.7−5.7
Socialist Labour 321.7+1.7
Majority 69937.6
Turnout 1,859
Labour hold Swing
Portslade South ward by-election 7 May 1998 [9] (resignation of Ivor Caplin following election as MP in 1997)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Les Hamilton1,29062.5+3.2
Conservative Ted Kemble48323.4−2.7
Liberal Democrats Nigel Donovan21710.5−0.6
Green Nigel Baker743.6+0.1
Majority 80739.1
Turnout 1,99030.0
Labour hold Swing
Rottingdean ward by-election 7 May 1998 [9] (death of Cllr Shirley Wrigley)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Smith1,72458.8+6.1
Labour Mark Bunting80327.4+3.8
Liberal Democrats Harold de Souza31910.9−3.3
Green Peter Poole842.9−0.5
Majority 92131.4
Turnout 2,93038.0
Conservative hold Swing

1999–2003

Tenantry by-election 30 September 1999 (resignation of Cllr Lord Bassam upon being made a government minister)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 78951.9−4.2
Conservative 38325.2+7.8
Green 1479.7−7.5
Independent 1177.7+7.7
Liberal Democrats 523.4−6.0
Independent 332.2+2.2
Majority 40626.7
Turnout 1,52119.5
Labour hold Swing
Goldsmid by-election 7 June 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Vincent Meegan1,69037.0−16.2
Conservative 1,64035.9+0.2
Liberal Democrats 57712.6+12.6
Green 48110.5−0.6
ProLife Alliance 1192.6+2.6
UKIP 571.2+1.2
Majority 501.1
Turnout 4,564
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Patcham by-election 11 April 2002 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Pidgeon1,35259.5+4.3
Labour Elizabeth Stewart46320.5−10.1
Liberal Democrats Trefor Hunter33614.9+6.6
Green Elizabeth Wakefield1074.7−0.9
Majority 88939.0
Turnout 2,25832.1
Conservative hold Swing
Westdene by-election 16 May 2002 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ken Norman1,34755.5+3.2
Labour Malcolm Prescott64526.6−0.9
Liberal Democrats Don McBeth2349.6+0.1
Green Richard Mallender1998.2−2.5
Majority 70228.9
Turnout 2,42531.0
Conservative hold Swing

2003–2007

Hangleton and Knoll by-election 7 October 2004 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dawn Barnett1,53542.1+3.4
Labour Eddy Sears1,16532.0−8.3
Liberal Democrats Mark Barnard61817.0+8.8
Green Elizabeth Wakefield1704.7−2.4
Independent Janet Berridge-Brown1564.3+1.9
Majority 37010.1
Turnout 3,64435.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2007–2011

Regency by-election 13 December 2007 [13] [14]
(Resignation of Cllr. Hermione Roy for health reasons)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Jason Kitcat74941.6+8.7
Conservative Robert Nemeth39722.1+2.1
Labour Delia Forester37620.9−0.6
Liberal Democrats Simon Doyle1488.2−9.1
Independent Tony Davenport1307.2−1.1
Majority 35219.5
Turnout 1,80023.0
Green hold Swing
Goldsmid by-election 23 July 2009 [15]
(resignation of Cllr. Paul Lainchbury due to financial reasons)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Alexandra Phillips1,45638.5+17.2
Conservative Andrew Wealls1,10429.1+1.1
Labour Lis Telcs81621.6−4.4
Liberal Democrats Howard Spencer2807.4−7.8
UKIP Maria McCallum1293.4+3.4
Majority 3529.3
Turnout 3,79232.9−4.6
Green gain from Conservative Swing
St Peter's and North Laine by-election 8 July 2010 [16]
(resignation of Keith Taylor upon becoming a member of the European Parliament)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Lizzie Deane1,81656.8+2.5%
Labour Tom French88027.5+4.3%
Conservative Rob Buckwell36511.4−0.7%
Liberal Democrats Trefor Hunter1033.2−4.9%
Independent Gerald O’Brien321.0−1.3%
Majority 93629.3−1.8%
Turnout 3,19624.1−10%
Green hold Swing

2011–2015

Westbourne by-election 22 December 2011 [17]
(resignation of Brian Oxley)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Cox1,02739.3+0.9
Labour Nigel Jenner82631.6+2.2
Green Louisa Greenbaum64524.6+0.1
Liberal Democrats Gareth Jones451.7−5.5
UKIP Paul Perrin361.4+1.4
TUSC Pip Tindall200.8+0.8
The European Citizens PartySusan Collard130.5−0.1
Majority 2017.7
Turnout 2,61235.0−10.5%
Conservative hold Swing
East Brighton by-election 18 October 2012 [18]
(Resignation of Craig Turton)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chaun Wilson159656.1+6.59
Conservative Joe Miller53118.6−4.36
Green Carlie Nicole Goldsmith45616.0−5.49
UKIP Sabiha Choudhury1485.2+5.2
Liberal Democrats Dominic Felix Sokalski592.1−2.78
TUSC Jon Redford551.9+0.63
Majority 1,06537.3
Turnout 2,85726.2%−13.3%
Labour hold Swing
Hanover and Elm Grove by-election 11 July 2013 (resignation of Matt Follett)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Emma Daniel139639.8+8.00
Green David Stuart Gibson135838.7−14.43
Conservative Robert John Knight2757.8−1.02
UKIP Patricia Ann Mountain 2507.1+7.13
TUSC Phil Clarke1724.9+1.88
Liberal Democrats Lev Eakins561.6−1.56
Majority 381.1
Turnout 3,52029.2%
Labour gain from Green Swing

2015–2019

Brighton East by-election 4 August 2016 (Resignation of Maggie Barradell) [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lloyd Russell-Moyle 1,48857.5+11.1
Conservative David Plant51419.9−2.6
Green Mitch Alexander28611.1−8.5
UKIP Leigh Farrow1525.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew England1164.5−3.4
Independent Ramon Sammut311.2N/A
Majority 97437.6
Turnout 2,59424.48
Labour hold Swing
Brighton East by-election 8 February 2018 (resignation of Lloyd Russell-Moyle) [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nancy Platts1,88967.5+10.0
Conservative Edward Wilson48117.2−2.7
Green Ed Baker31611.3+0.2
Liberal Democrats George Taylor1144.1−0.4
Majority 1,40850.3
Turnout 2,80027.34
Labour hold Swing

2019–2023

Hollingdean and Stanmer by-election 6 May 2021 (resignation of Tracey Hill) [21] [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Zoë John1,54241.6+2.6
Labour Leila Erin-Jenkins1,26234.0−9.7
Conservative Emma Dawson-Bowling74520.1+11.0
TUSC Rob Somerton-Jones541.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Alex Hargreaves471.3−4.7
UKIP Des Jones350.9−7.5
Independent Nigel Furness240.6N/A
Majority 2807.5
Turnout 3,70931.9
Green gain from Labour Swing
Patcham by-election 6 May 2021 (resignation of Lee Wares) [23] [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anne Meadows2,01141.5−10.3
Green Eliza Wyatt1,73335.7+8.6
Labour Bruno de Oliveira87918.1−7.2
Liberal Democrats Madelaine Hunter-Taylor1743.6N/A
UKIP Charles Goodhand501.0N/A
Majority 2785.7
Turnout 4,84743.8
Conservative hold Swing
Rottingdean Coastal by-election 5 May 2022 (resignation of Joe Miller) [25] [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Mcintosh1,44329.6
Independent Stephen White1,35527.8
Conservative Lynda Hyde1,18524.3
Green Libby Darling50410.3
Independent Alison Wright2224.6
Liberal Democrats Stewart Stone1683.4
Majority 881.8
Turnout 4,89644.0−1.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Wish by-election 8 December 2022 (death of Garry Peltzer Dunn)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bella Sankey 1,519 58.5 +27.9
Conservative Peter Revell75629.1−7.7
Green Ollie Sykes1907.3−16.1
Liberal Democrats Stewart Stone963.7−2.6
UKIP Patricia Mountain 341.3−1.6
Majority 76329.4
Turnout 2,60034.24−16.89
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +17.8

2023–2027

South Portslade by-election 11 January 2024 (resignation of Les Hamilton) [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Josh Guilmant87454.6
Conservative Benjamin Franks24615.4
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Rist18611.6
Green Danny Booth1499.3
TUSC David Maples533.3
Democratic Liberation PartyGeorgia McKinley Fitch493.1
Independent Jamie Gillespie442.7
Majority 62839.2
Turnout 1,601
Labour hold Swing
Queen’s Park by-election, 2 May 2024 (resignation of Chandni Mistry) [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Milla Gauge 1,214 46.1 Decrease2.svg12.3
Green Luke Walker76628.4Increase2.svg1
Brighton and Hove Independents Adrian Hart44916.6Increase2.svg1.6
Conservative Sunny Choudhury1686.2Decrease2.svg2.3
Liberal Democrats Dominique Hall672.4Decrease2.svg2.8
Majority 44816.5
Turnout 2,71839.0
Labour hold Swing
Kemptown ward by-election, 2 May 2024 (resignation of Bharti Gajjar) [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Théresa Ann Mackey 1,382 45.8 Decrease2.svg4.9
Green Ricky Perrin59019.5Decrease2.svg3.9
Liberal Democrats Robert James Brown40613.4Increase2.svg3.8
Brighton and Hove Independents Gary Farmer36912.2Decrease2.svg2.3
Conservative Josephine Victoria O’Carroll2227.4Decrease2.svg2.4
Independent Jamie Gillespie441.5
Majority 79226.3
Turnout 3,01334.8
Labour hold Swing
Brunswick and Adelaide by-election 4 July 2024 (resignation of Jilly Stevens) [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Ollie Sykes2,19342.7
Labour Alice Burton1,87336.4
Brighton and Hove Independents Chris Woodley58811.4
Liberal Democrats Claire Lachlan3897.6
Independent Jamie Gillespie981.9
Majority 3206.2
Turnout 5,141
Green gain from Labour Swing
Westbourne & Poets’ Corner by-election, 1 May 2025 (resignation of Leslie Pumm) [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sam Parrott 894 32.5 Decrease2.svg19.2
Green Geoff Shanks68524.9Increase2.svg4.8
Liberal Democrats Michael Wang59821.7Increase2.svg16.1
Reform UK Gary Farmer2589.4N/A
Conservative Tony Meadows1294.7Decrease2.svg8.4
Democratic Liberation PartyGeorgia McKinley-Fitch933.4N/A
TUSC David Maple913.3N/A
Independent Keith Jago70.3N/A
Majority 209
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Queen's Park by-election, 18 September 2025 (resignation of Tristram Burden) [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Simon Charleton
Conservative Sunny Choudhury
Liberal Democrats Rüdi Dikty-Daudiyan
Independent Adrian Hart
Green Marina Lademacher
Reform UK John Shepherd

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
  2. ↑ Including 2 Brighton & Hove Independents

References

  1. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The City of Brighton and Hove (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Your Local Councillors". Brighton & Hove City Council. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Councillors & Meetings". Brighton & Hove City Council. Archived from the original on 25 August 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
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  6. ↑ "The City of Brighton and Hove (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2001/4055, retrieved 4 October 2015
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  8. ↑ "The Brighton and Hove (Electoral Changes) Order 2023", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2023/22, retrieved 7 May 2024
  9. 1 2 "How you voted". The Argus. Brighton. 8 May 1998. p. 12.
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  11. ↑ "Byelection woe for Labour". The Guardian . 17 May 2002. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  12. ↑ "Tories make post-conference council gains". The Guardian . 8 October 2004. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  13. ↑ "Greens win Regency by-election". The Argus . 13 December 2007. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  14. ↑ "Regency Ward By-Election". Brighton & Hove City Council. Retrieved 8 October 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  15. ↑ "Brighton and Hove Greens win key Goldsmid council by-election". The Argus . 24 July 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  16. ↑ "Greens retain seat at Brighton and Hove City Council by-election". The Argus . 9 July 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  17. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll – Westbourne" (PDF). Brighton and Hove City Council. 22 December 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  18. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll – East Brighton" (PDF). Brighton and Hove City Council. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  19. ↑ "Labour holds East Brighton in by-election". brightonandhovenews.org. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
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  21. ↑ "Brighton Labour councillor to resign". brightonandhovenews.org. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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  27. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project – South Portslade Ward". andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  28. 1 2 "Brighton and Hove City Council website – Results of the Kemptown and Queen's Park by-elections". brighton-hove.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
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  30. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Westbourne and Poets' Corner Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
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