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 patterns from 1974 when Local Government reorganisation last took place.
Political control
The first election to the council was held in 1996, initially operating as a shadow authority prior to taking over from the two outgoing councils on 1 April 1997. Since the first election political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
Party in control | Years |
| Labour | 1996–2003 |
| No overall control | 2003–2023 |
| Labour | 2023–present |
Leadership
The first leader of the council following the merger, Steve Bassam, had been the last leader of the abolished Brighton Borough Council. In 2011, Brighton and Hove City Council appointed Bill Randall of the Green Party as leader, being the party's first council leader in the United Kingdom.[2] The leaders of Brighton and Hove since its creation in 1997 have been:[3]
Councillor | Party | From | To |
Steve Bassam | | Labour | 1997 | 1999 |
Lynette Gwyn-Jones | | Labour | 1999 | 2001 |
Ken Bodfish | | Labour | 2001 | 2006 |
Simon Burgess | | Labour | 2006 | 6 May 2007 |
Brian Oxley | | Conservative | 24 May 2007 | 15 May 2008 |
Mary Mears | | Conservative | 15 May 2008 | 19 May 2011 |
Bill Randall | | Green | 19 May 2011 | 17 May 2012 |
Jason Kitcat | | Green | 17 May 2012 | 10 May 2015 |
Warren Morgan | | Labour | 21 May 2015 | 17 May 2018 |
Daniel Yates | | Labour | 17 May 2018 | 22 May 2019 |
Nancy Platts | | Labour | 22 May 2019 | 23 Jul 2020 |
Phélim Mac Cafferty | | Green | 23 Jul 2020 | 7 May 2023 |
Bella Sankey | | Labour | 25 May 2023 |
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 |
2023 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 3 |
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 |
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Party political make-up of Brighton and Hove City Council | Party | Seats | Council Composition May 2023 |
1996 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023 |
| Green | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 19 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Conservative | 23 | 27 | 20 | 26 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Labour | 54 | 45 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 20 | 38 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brighton and Hove Independents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
District result maps
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2003 results map
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2007 results map
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2011 results map
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2015 results map
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2019 results map
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2023 results map
By-election results
Overview
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 |
Rottingdean Coastal | 5 May 2022 | | Conservative | | Labour |
Wish | 8 December 2022 | | Conservative | | Labour |
South Portslade | 11 January 2024 | | Labour | | 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 | | 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[9] (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[9] (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[10] 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[11] 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[12] 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[13][14]
(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[15]
(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[16]
(resignation of Keith Taylor upon becoming a member of the 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[17]
(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[18]
(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)[19] 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)[20] 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)[21][22] 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 |
| TUSC | 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)[23][24] 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 | | |
Rottingdean Coastal by-election 5 May 2022 (resignation of Joe Miller)[25][26] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Robert Mcintosh | 1,443 | 29.6 | |
| Independent | Stephen White | 1,355 | 27.8 | |
| Conservative | Lynda Hyde | 1,185 | 24.3 | |
| Green | Libby Darling | 504 | 10.3 | |
| Independent | Alison Wright | 222 | 4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stewart Stone | 168 | 3.4 | |
Majority | 88 | 1.8 | |
Turnout | 4,896 | 44.0 | -1.6 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Wish by-election 8 December 2022 (death of Garry Peltzer Dunn) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Bella Sankey | 1,519 | 58.5 | +27.9 |
| Conservative | Peter Revell | 756 | 29.1 | -7.7 |
| Green | Ollie Sykes | 190 | 7.3 | -16.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Stewart Stone | 96 | 3.7 | -2.6 |
| UKIP | Patricia Mountain | 34 | 1.3 | -1.6 |
Majority | 763 | 29.4 | |
Turnout | 2,600 | 34.24 | -16.89 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +17.8 | |
2023–2027
South Portslade by-election 11 January 2024 (resignation of Les Hamilton)[27] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Josh Guilmant | 874 | 54.6 | |
| Conservative | Benjamin Franks | 246 | 15.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Rist | 186 | 11.6 | |
| Green | Danny Booth | 149 | 9.3 | |
| TUSC | David Maples | 53 | 3.3 | |
| Democratic Liberation Party | Georgia McKinley Fitch | 49 | 3.1 | |
| Independent | Jamie Gillespie | 44 | 2.7 | |
Majority | 628 | 39.2 | |
Turnout | 1,601 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
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