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==Census== |
==Census== |
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The resident population of Brighton & Hove at the 2001 census was 247,817 persons, comprising 114,479 households: 48.4% male, 51.5% female.the first |
The resident population of Brighton & Hove at the [http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/index.cfm?request=b1000175 2001 census] was 247,817 persons, comprising 114,479 households: 48.4% male, 51.5% female.the first census of Brighton was in 1801. |
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Nearly 3% of the population of this district described their religion as [[Jedi]] in the census, the highest in the country. See [[Jedi census phenomenon]]. |
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==Wording of the Letters Patent== |
==Wording of the Letters Patent== |
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Revision as of 08:26, 27 March 2006
| City of Brighton & Hove | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Unitary authority, City (2000) |
| Region: | South East England |
| Ceremonial County: | East Sussex |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 259th 82.67 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Hove |
| ONS code: | 00ML |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2004 est.) - Density |
Ranked 35th 251,900 3,047 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 94.3% White 1.8% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
Brighton and Hove City Council http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Alternative - Sec.27(2)(b) |
| Control: | Labour |
| MPs: | Celia Barlow, David Lepper, Desmond Turner |
Brighton & Hove is a unitary authority and city in East Sussex on the south coast of England. It was formed as a unitary authority on April 1, 1997 by the merger of the East Sussex districts of Brighton and Hove. The district was granted city status by Royal Charter in 2000. On October 15, 2004, Brighton & Hove was granted Fairtrade City status.
As the granting of city status is a relevantly recent event, the once separate towns of Brighton, Hove, Rottingdean and Portslade that now comprise the city are often refered to as separate towns. Each of these towns have themselves absorbed outlying villages over history which still retain separate identities as districts within the city.
Council and Directorates
The current mayor of Brighton & Hove is Bob Carden, who assumed office in June 2005; the Chief Executive is Alan McCarthy. There are eight directorates in the council structure see here for details.
Towns and districts
The city of Brighton & Hove comprises:
- Brighton Area
- Brighton
- Kemptown - not formed from a pre-existing village but as a self-contained development in 1823
- Saltdean
- Woodingdean
- Moulsecoomb
- Bevendean
- Whitehawk
- Ovingdean
- Hollingdean
- Patcham
- Hollingbury
- Preston Village
- Hove Area
- Portslade Area
Census
The resident population of Brighton & Hove at the 2001 census was 247,817 persons, comprising 114,479 households: 48.4% male, 51.5% female.the first census of Brighton was in 1801.
Wording of the Letters Patent
The Letters Patent of 2000 that confers City status is worded thus:
- "ELIZABETH the SECOND BY THE GRACE OF GOD OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND & OF OUR REALMS & TERRITORIES QUEEN HEAD OF THE COMMON WEALTH DEFENDER OF THE FAITH.
- To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting. Whereas We for divers good causes and considerations Us thereunto moving are graciously pleased to confer on the Towns of Brighton and Hove the status of a city Now Therefore Know Ye that We of Our especial grace and favour and mere motion do by these Presents ordain declare and direct that the TOWNS OF BRIGHTON AND HOVE shall henceforth have the status of a CITY and shall have all such rank liberties privileges and immunities as are incident to a City. In witness whereof We have caused Our Letters to be made Patent Witness Ourself at Westminster the thirty first day of January in the forty ninth year of our reign.
- By Warrant under The Queens Sign Manual Phillips."
See also
See the Brighton and Hove articles for descriptions of the twin towns, and the Brighton and Hove category for further articles about places and things in the district.
