Brighton and Hove City Council elections

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Brighton and Hove is a unitary authority in East Sussex, England. It was created on 1 April 1997 replacing Brighton and Hove.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1996 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]

Party in control Years
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From 2011 to 2015 the council was run by a minority Green Party administration, making it the first ever Green-controlled council.

Council elections

Overview

Election Results

Year style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; width: 3px;" | Conservative style="background-color: Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color; width: 3px;" | Green style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; width: 3px;" | Labour style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/color; width: 3px;" | Liberal Democrats style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; width: 3px;" | Independent
2015 20 11 23 0 0
2011 18 23 13 0 0
2007 26 12 13 2 1
2003 20 6 24 3 1
1999 27 3 45 3
1996 23 1 54

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Party political make-up of Brighton and Hove City Council
   Party Seats Council Composition May 2015
1996 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
  Green 1 3 6 12 23 11                                              
  Conservative 23 27 20 26 18 20                                              
  Labour 54 45 24 13 13 23                                              
  Independent 0 0 1 1 0 0                                              
  Liberal Democrats 0 3 2 0 0                                              

District result maps

By-election results

Overview

By-election Date Incumbent party Result
Wish 1 May 1997

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Labour

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Labour
Hollingbury 24 July 1997

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Labour

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Labour
Portslade South 7 May 1998

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Labour

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Labour
Rottingdean 7 May 1998

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Conservative

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Conservative
Tenantry 1 September 1999

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Labour

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Labour
Goldsmid 7 June 2001

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Conservative

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Labour
Patcham 11 April 2002

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Conservative

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Conservative
Westdene 16 May 2002

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Conservative

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Conservative
Hangleton and Knoll 7 October 2004

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Labour

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Conservative
Regency 13 December 2007

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Green

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Green
Goldsmid 23 July 2009

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Conservative

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Green
St Peter's and North Laine 8 July 2010

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Green

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Green
Westbourne 22 December 2011

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Conservative

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Conservative
East Brighton 18 October 2012

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Labour

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Labour
Hanover and Elm Grove 11 July 2013

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Green

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Labour
East Brighton 4 August 2016

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Labour

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Labour

1995–1999

Wish By-Election 1 May 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 2,054 43.5 -2.3
Conservative 1,771 37.5 -2.2
Hove Conservative 562 11.9 +11.9
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales 255 5.4 -0.8
Natural Law 84 1.8 +1.8
Majority 283 6.0
Turnout 4,726
Labour hold Swing
Hollingbury By-Election 24 July 1997 (resignation of David Lepper upon being elected as MP)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,131 60.8 -6.3
Conservative 432 23.2 +9.6
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales 101 5.4 -4.4
Independent 95 5.1 +5.1
Liberal Democrats 68 3.7 -5.7
Socialist Labour 32 1.7 +1.7
Majority 699 37.6
Turnout 1,859
Labour hold Swing
Portslade South ward By-Election 7 May 1998[7] (resignation of Ivor Caplin following election as MP in 1997)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Les Hamilton 1,290 62.5 +3.2
Conservative Ted Kemble 483 23.4 -2.7
Liberal Democrats Nigel Donovan 217 10.5 -0.6
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales Nigel Baker 74 3.6 +0.1
Majority 807 39.1
Turnout 1,990 30.0
Labour hold Swing
Rottingdean ward By-Election 7 May 1998[7] (death of Cllr Shirley Wrigley)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Smith 1,724 58.8 +6.1
Labour Mark Bunting 803 27.4 +3.8
Liberal Democrats Harold de Souza 319 10.9 -3.3
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales Peter Poole 84 2.9 -0.5
Majority 921 31.4
Turnout 2,930 38.0
Conservative hold Swing

1999–2003

Tenantry By-Election 30 September 1999 (resignation of Cllr Lord Bassam upon being made a Government Minister)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 789 51.9 -4.2
Conservative 383 25.2 +7.8
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales 147 9.7 -7.5
Independent 117 7.7 +7.7
Liberal Democrats 52 3.4 -6.0
Independent 33 2.2 +2.2
Majority 406 26.7
Turnout 1,521 19.5
Labour hold Swing
Goldsmid By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Vincent Meegan 1,690 37.0 -16.2
Conservative 1,640 35.9 +0.2
Liberal Democrats 577 12.6 +12.6
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales 481 10.5 -0.6
ProLife Alliance 119 2.6 +2.6
UKIP 57 1.2 +1.2
Majority 50 1.1
Turnout 4,564
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Patcham By-Election 11 April 2002[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Pidgeon 1,352 59.5 +4.3
Labour Elizabeth Stewart 463 20.5 -10.1
Liberal Democrats Trefor Hunter 336 14.9 +6.6
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales Elizabeth Wakefield 107 4.7 -0.9
Majority 889 39.0
Turnout 2,258 32.1
Conservative hold Swing
Westdene By-Election 16 May 2002[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ken Norman 1,347 55.5 +3.2
Labour Malcolm Prescott 645 26.6 -0.9
Liberal Democrats Don McBeth 234 9.6 +0.1
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales Richard Mallender 199 8.2 -2.5
Majority 702 28.9
Turnout 2,425 31.0
Conservative hold Swing

2003–2007

Hangleton and Knoll By-Election 7 October 2004[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dawn Barnett 1,535 42.1 +3.4
Labour Eddy Sears 1,165 32.0 -8.3
Liberal Democrats Mark Barnard 618 17.0 +8.8
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales Elizabeth Wakefield 170 4.7 -2.4
Independent Janet Berridge-Brown 156 4.3 +1.9
Majority 370 10.1
Turnout 3,644 35.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2007–2011

Regency By-Election 13 December 2007[11][12]
(Resignation of Cllr. Hermione Roy for health reasons)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Jason Kitcat 749 41.6 +8.7
Conservative Robert Nemeth 397 22.1 +2.1
Labour Delia Forester 376 20.9 -0.6
Liberal Democrats Simon Doyle 148 8.2 -9.1
Independent Tony Davenport 130 7.2 -1.1
Majority 352 19.5
Turnout 1,800 23.0
Green hold Swing
Goldsmid By-Election 23 July 2009[13]
(Resignation of Cllr. Paul Lainchbury due to financial reasons)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Alexandra Phillips 1,456 38.5 +17.2
Conservative Andrew Wealls 1,104 29.1 +1.1
Labour Lis Telcs 816 21.6 -4.4
Liberal Democrats Howard Spencer 280 7.4 -7.8
UKIP Maria McCallum 129 3.4 +3.4
Majority 352 9.3
Turnout 3,792 32.9 -4.6
Green gain from Conservative Swing
St Peter's And North Laine By-Election 8 July 2010[14]
(Resignation of Keith Taylor upon becoming member of European Parliament)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Lizzie Deane 1,816 56.8 +2.5%
Labour Tom French 880 27.5 +4.3%
Conservative Rob Buckwell 365 11.4 -0.7%
Liberal Democrats Trefor Hunter 103 3.2 -4.9%
Independent Gerald O’Brien 32 1.0 -1.3%
Majority 936 29.3 -1.8%
Turnout 3,196 24.1 -10%
Green hold Swing

2011–2015

Westbourne By-Election 22 December 2011[15]
(Resignation of Brian Oxley)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Cox 1,027 39.3 +0.9
Labour Nigel Jenner 826 31.6 +2.2
Green Louisa Greenbaum 645 24.6 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Gareth Jones 45 1.7 -5.5
UKIP Paul Perrin 36 1.4 +1.4
TUSC Pip Tindall 20 0.8 +0.8
The European Citizens Party Susan Collard 13 0.5 -0.1
Majority 201 7.7
Turnout 2,612 35.0 -10.5%
Conservative hold Swing
East Brighton By-Election 18 October 2012[16]
(Resignation of Craig Turton)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chaun Wilson 1596 56.1 +6.59
Conservative Joe Miller 531 18.6 -4.36
Green Carlie Nicole Goldsmith 456 16.0 -5.49
UKIP Sabiha Choudhury 148 5.2 +5.2
Liberal Democrats Dominic Felix Sokalski 59 2.1 -2.78
TUSC Jon Redford 55 1.9 +0.63
Majority 1,065 37.3
Turnout 2,857 26.2% -13.3%
Labour hold Swing
Hanover and Elm Grove By-Election 11 July 2013 (Resignation of Matt Follett)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Emma Daniel 1396 39.8 +8.00
Green David Stuart Gibson 1358 38.7 -14.43
Conservative Robert John Knight 275 7.8 -1.02
UKIP Patricia Ann Mountain 250 7.1 +7.13
TUSC Phil Clarke 172 4.9 +1.88
Liberal Democrats Lev Eakins 56 1.6 -1.56
Majority 38 1.1
Turnout 3,520 29.2%
Labour gain from Green Swing

2015-present

Brighton East by-election 4 August 2016 (Resignation of Maggie Barradell)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lloyd Russell-Moyle 1,488 57.5 +11.1
Conservative David Plant 514 19.9 -2.6
Green Mitch Alexander 286 11.1 -8.5
UKIP Leigh Farrow 152 5.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew England 116 4.5 -3.4
Independent Ramon Sammut 31 1.2 N/A
Majority 974 37.6
Turnout 2,594 24.48
Labour hold Swing

References

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  2. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The City of Brighton and Hove (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Your Local Councillors". Brighton & Hove City Council. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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  7. ^ a b "How you voted". The Argus. Brighton. 8 May 1998. p. 12.
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  9. ^ "Byelection woe for Labour". guardian.co.uk. 17 May 2002. Retrieved 8 October 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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  15. ^ "Declaration of Result of Poll – Westbourne" (PDF). Brighton and Hove City Council. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  16. ^ "Declaration of Result of Poll – East Brighton" (PDF). Brighton and Hove City Council. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  17. ^ http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2016/08/05/labour-holds-east-brighton-in-by-election/

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