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.
Brighton Borough Council elections and Hove Borough Council elections took place in alternating patters from 1974 when Local Government reorganisation last took place.
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
Party in minority lead
Labour
1996–2003
No overall control
2003–present
Labour
2003–2007
Conservative
2007–2011
Green Party §
2011–2015
Labour
2015–2020
Green Party
2020–present
§ first Green led council in the United Kingdom[2]
Council elections [ ]
See Brighton Borough Council elections or Hove Borough Council elections for election prior to 1996
Overview [ ]
Election Results [ ]
Year
Conservative
Green
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Independent
2019
14
19
20
0
1
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
0
1996
23
1
54
0
0
[6] [7]
Party political make-up of Brighton and Hove City Council
Party
Seats
Council Composition May 2019
1996
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
Green
1
3
6
12
23
11
19
Conservative
23
27
20
26
18
20
14
Labour
54
45
24
13
13
23
20
Independent
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
Liberal Democrats
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
District result maps [ ]
By-election results [ ]
Overview [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent party
Result
Wish
1 May 1997
Labour
Labour
Hollingbury
24 July 1997
Labour
Labour
Portslade South
7 May 1998
Labour
Labour
Rottingdean
7 May 1998
Conservative
Conservative
Tenantry
1 September 1999
Labour
Labour
Goldsmid
7 June 2001
Conservative
Labour
Patcham
11 April 2002
Conservative
Conservative
Westdene
16 May 2002
Conservative
Conservative
Hangleton and Knoll
7 October 2004
Labour
Conservative
Regency
13 December 2007
Green
Green
Goldsmid
23 July 2009
Conservative
Green
St Peter's and North Laine
8 July 2010
Green
Green
Westbourne
22 December 2011
Conservative
Conservative
East Brighton
18 October 2012
Labour
Labour
Hanover and Elm Grove
11 July 2013
Green
Labour
East Brighton
4 August 2016
Labour
Labour
East Brighton
8 February 2018
Labour
Labour
Hollingdean and Stanmer
6 May 2021
Labour
Green
Patcham
6 May 2021
Conservative
Conservative
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
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
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[8]
(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
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[8]
(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
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
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
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[9]
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
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[10]
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
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[11]
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
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[12] [13] (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[14] (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[15] (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[16] (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[17] (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
2015-2019 [ ]
Brighton East by-election 4 August 2016 (Resignation of Maggie Barradell)[18]
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
Brighton East by-election 8 February 2018 (Resignation of Lloyd Russell-Moyle)[19]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Nancy Platts
1,889
67.5
+10.0
Conservative
Edward Wilson
481
17.2
-2.7
Green
Ed Baker
316
11.3
+0.2
Liberal Democrats
George Taylor
114
4.1
-0.4
Majority
1,408
50.3
Turnout
2,800
27.34
Labour hold
Swing
2019-2023 [ ]
Hollingdean and Stanmer by-election 6 May 2021 (Resignation of Tracey Hill)[20]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Green
Zoë John
1,542
41.6
+2.6
Labour
Leila Erin-Jenkins
1,262
34.0
-9.7
Conservative
Emma Dawson-Bowling
745
20.1
+11.0
Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts
Rob Somerton-Jones
54
1.5
N/A
Liberal Democrats
Alex Hargreaves
47
1.3
-4.7
UKIP
Des Jones
35
0.9
-7.5
Independent
Nigel Furness
24
0.6
N/A
Majority
280
7.5
Turnout
3,709
31.9
Green gain from Labour
Swing
Patcham by-election 6 May 2021 (Resignation of Lee Wares)[22]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Anne Meadows
2,011
41.5
-10.3
Green
Eliza Wyatt
1,733
35.7
+8.6
Labour
Bruno de Oliveira
879
18.1
-7.2
Liberal Democrats
Madelaine Hunter-Taylor
174
3.6
N/A
UKIP
Charles Goodhand
50
1.0
N/A
Majority
278
5.7
Turnout
4,847
43.8
Conservative hold
Swing
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