Brighton and Hove City Council elections

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Brighton and Hove Unitary Council in England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 54 councillors have been elected from 21 wards.

Political control

Since 1996 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Party in control	Years
Labour	1996 - 2003
No overall control	2003 - present

Council elections

Overview

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
2011	18		23		13		0		0
2007	26		12		13		2		1
2003	20		6		24		3		1
1999	23		3		44		5		3

By-election results

Overview

By-election	Date	Incumbent party
Wish	1 May 1997 style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour
Hollingbury	24 July 1997 style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour
Portslade South	7 May 1998 style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour
Rottingdean	7 May 1998 style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
Tanantry	1 September 1999 style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour
Goldsmid	7 June 2001 style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour
Patcham	11 April 2002 style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
Westdene	16 May 2002 style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
Hangleton and Knoll	7 October 2004 style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
Regency	13 December 2007 style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #02A95B;" data-sort-value="Green Party of England and Wales" \|	Green style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #02A95B;" data-sort-value="Green Party of England and Wales" \|	Green
Goldsmid	23 July 2009 style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #02A95B;" data-sort-value="Green Party of England and Wales" \|	Green
St Peter's and North Laine	8 July 2010 style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #02A95B;" data-sort-value="Green Party of England and Wales" \|	Green style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #02A95B;" data-sort-value="Green Party of England and Wales" \|	Green

1995-1999

Wish By-Election 1 May 1997
Party		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
Party		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 (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 (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
Party		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
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
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
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
(Resignation of Cllr. Hermionie Roy due to health grounds)
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
(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
(Resignation of Keith Taylor due to election to 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

References

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"Councillors & Meetings". Brighton & Hove City Council. Retrieved 2009-10-08. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
"Brighton & Hove". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-08. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
"Vote 2003 - Local elections - Brighton & Hove". BBC News. Retrieved 2010-08-23. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
"Council election results 2007". Brighton & Hove City Council. Retrieved 2010-08-23. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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"Byelection woe for Labour". guardian.co.uk. 2002-05-17. Retrieved 2009-10-08. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
"Tories make post-conference council gains". guardian.co.uk. 2004-10-08. Retrieved 2009-10-08. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
"Greens win Regency by-election". The Argus. 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2009-10-08. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
"Regency Ward By-Election". Brighton & Hove City Council. Retrieved 2009-10-08. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
"Brighton and Hove Greens win key Goldsmid council by-election". The Argus. 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2009-10-08. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
"Greens retain seat at Brighton and Hove City Council by-election". The Argus. 2010-07-09. Retrieved 2010-07-09. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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