Brighton and Hove council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 23 wards · 54 seats contested

Most seats
38
Labour Party
Seats contested
54
across 23 wards
Turnout
46.0%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 38 +18 92,299 47.1% +12.5
Green Party 7 -12 48,957 25.0% -11.4
Conservative and Unionist Party 6 -8 33,601 17.2% -4.8
Brighton & Hove Independents 2 +2 7,764 4.0% —
Independent 1 +0 5,030 2.6% +0.9
Liberal Democrats 0 +0 6,769 3.5% -0.4
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 900 0.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 421 0.2% -0.8
Reform UK 0 +0 127 0.1% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 54
Green Party 54
Labour and Co-operative Party 54
Conservative and Unionist Party 50
Liberal Democrats 30
Independent 13
Brighton & Hove Independents 9
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 3
Reform UK 1

A party standing a full slate could field 54 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Brunswick & Adelaide 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Jilly Stevens Elected 1,141 41.2% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Andrei Czolak Elected 1,047 37.8% —
Green Party Hannah Allbrooke 1,041 37.6% —
Green Party Phélim Mac Cafferty 901 32.5% —
Brighton & Hove Independents Chris Woodley 550 19.8% —
Independent Dave Hall 266 9.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Latham 203 7.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Anthony Sharpe 162 5.8% —
Liberal Democrats Claire Lachlan 154 5.6% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition David Maples 79 2.8% —
Majority6
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,772

Central Hove 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Emma Daniel Elected 1,832 56.2% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Joy Robinson Elected 1,710 52.5% —
Green Party Helen Dixon 988 30.3% —
Green Party Christopher Hawtree 730 22.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter William Goodman 419 12.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Watson 392 12.0% —
Liberal Democrats David John Sears 193 5.9% —
Independent Nigel Furness 160 4.9% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Glenn Kelly 93 2.9% —
Majority722
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,258

Coldean & Stanmer 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mitchie Alexander Elected 688 50.4% —
Labour Party Tobias Sheard Elected 510 37.3% —
Independent Kate Knight 373 27.3% —
Green Party Laura Pizzolo 368 26.9% —
Green Party Martin James Farley 352 25.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Roz Rawcliffe 186 13.6% —
Liberal Democrats Jack Moxley 120 8.8% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Penny Iveson 76 5.6% —
Liberal Democrats Martin Wooller 59 4.3% —
Majority137
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,366

Goldsmid 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Birgit Miller Elected 2,426 53.3% —
Labour Party Jackie O'Quinn Elected 2,421 53.2% —
Labour Party Trevor Muten Elected 2,261 49.6% —
Green Party Rebecca Duffy 1,369 30.1% —
Green Party Ollie Sykes 1,211 26.6% —
Green Party Alexander Sallons 1,085 23.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ed De Souza 498 10.9% —
Brighton & Hove Independents Linda Elisha 490 10.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Paul Morgan Lewis 481 10.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Long 456 10.0% —
Liberal Democrats Andrew Stephen England 350 7.7% —
Liberal Democrats Paul Chandler 342 7.5% —
Liberal Democrats Owen Sharp 274 6.0% —
Majority892
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,555

Hangleton & Knoll 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party John Patrick Hewitt Elected 2,501 55.0% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Amanda Grimshaw Elected 2,490 54.7% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Faiza Baghoth Elected 2,435 53.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Dawn Barnett 1,906 41.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nick Lewry 1,629 35.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tim Hodges 1,582 34.8% —
Green Party Sarah Fitzgerald 360 7.9% —
Green Party Andrew James Coleman 238 5.2% —
Independent Jamie Rutherford Gillespie 211 4.6% —
Green Party Nigel Tart 169 3.7% —
Reform UK Ian Patrick Harris 127 2.8% —
Majority529
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,549

Hanover & Elm Grove 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Tim Rowkins Elected 2,471 49.6% —
Labour Party Ty Galvin Elected 2,444 49.1% —
Labour Party Maureen Winder Elected 2,269 45.6% —
Green Party Fiona Wright 2,050 41.2% —
Green Party Wai Lee 1,989 40.0% —
Green Party Steph Powell 1,885 37.9% —
Brighton & Hove Independents Bev Barstow 725 14.6% —
Independent Laura King 351 7.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Susan Mary Ellerton 188 3.8% —
Liberal Democrats Laura May Mullin 159 3.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kenneth Mills 151 3.0% —
Liberal Democrats Samantha Waugh 138 2.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Wayne Michael Sturt 112 2.3% —
Majority219
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,977

Hollingdean & Fiveways 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Theresa Fowler Elected 2,662 53.3% —
Labour Party Mohammed Asaduzzaman Elected 2,553 51.1% —
Labour Party Bruno De Oliveira Elected 2,468 49.4% —
Green Party Zoë John 1,967 39.4% —
Green Party Siriol Hugh-Jones 1,954 39.1% —
Green Party Jamie Lloyd 1,634 32.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Revell 346 6.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lesley Wilson 313 6.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Janice Foh Yin Bates 308 6.2% —
Liberal Democrats Ashley Ridley 277 5.5% —
Independent Gary Lee Jones 263 5.3% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Megan Churchland 145 2.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Daniel Goodhand 89 1.8% —
Majority501
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,993

Kemptown 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Bharti Gajjar Elected 1,794 52.8% —
Labour Party Gary Wilkinson Elected 1,643 48.3% —
Green Party Lynn-Ora Knott 827 24.3% —
Green Party Ben Simmonds 739 21.7% —
Brighton & Hove Independents Alan Towler 514 15.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Josephine Victoria O'Carroll 346 10.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ewan Carlos Clinch 343 10.1% —
Liberal Democrats Robert James Brown 339 10.0% —
Liberal Democrats Dominique Hall 254 7.5% —
Majority816
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,400

Moulsecoomb & Bevendean 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Amanda Evans Elected 2,033 75.3% —
Labour Party Ty Goddard Elected 1,882 69.7% —
Labour Party Jacob Taylor Elected 1,785 66.1% —
Green Party Frances Hunt 703 26.0% —
Green Party Anna Roberts 572 21.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gemma Victoria Powell 434 16.1% —
Green Party Ed Roberts 417 15.4% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Julie Donovan 277 10.3% —
Majority1,082
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,701

North Portslade 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Peter Gerald Atkinson Elected 1,064 45.7% —
Labour Party Lucy Helliwell Elected 1,045 44.8% —
Labour Party Alice Burton 959 41.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gary Taylor 473 20.3% —
Independent Anne Louise Pissaridou 459 19.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kirk Taylor 358 15.4% —
Green Party Debbie Shipton 128 5.5% —
Liberal Democrats Marjorie Ann Leeds 87 3.7% —
Green Party Mike Dixon 87 3.7% —
Majority86
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,330

Patcham & Hollingbury 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Alistair McNair Elected 2,037 40.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ann Meadows Elected 1,821 36.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Carol Theobald Elected 1,799 35.8% —
Green Party Sophie Broadbent 1,544 30.7% —
Labour Party Tyler Bennington-Poulter 1,417 28.2% —
Labour Party Ben Kent 1,366 27.2% —
Labour Party Liz Wheeler 1,359 27.0% —
Green Party Norma Fletcher 1,355 26.9% —
Green Party Daniel Rue 1,307 26.0% —
Brighton & Hove Independents Paul Denyer 790 15.7% —
Liberal Democrats Caroline Brown 295 5.9% —
Majority255
Turnout46.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)5,030

Preston Park 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Steve Davis Elected 2,162 44.8% —
Labour Party Liz Loughran Elected 2,139 44.3% —
Green Party Kerry Pickett Elected 2,135 44.2% —
Green Party Leo Littman 2,103 43.6% —
Labour Party Théresa Ann Mackey 1,972 40.9% —
Labour Party David Messent 1,728 35.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lisa Watson 530 11.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Hugh Patrick Neale Robinson 474 9.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alex Wild 461 9.6% —
Independent Jan Turner 394 8.2% —
Liberal Democrats Hyder Kemal Khalil 381 7.9% —
Majority32
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,826

Queen's Park 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Tristram Burden Elected 1,822 61.2% —
Labour Party Chandni Mistry Elected 1,702 57.1% —
Green Party Clare Elizabeth Rainey 856 28.7% —
Green Party Mark Strong 682 22.9% —
Brighton & Hove Independents Adrian Hart 467 15.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin David John Kenig 266 8.9% —
Liberal Democrats Thomas Osborne 163 5.5% —
Majority846
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,979

Regency 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Chloë Anne Goldsmith Elected 1,162 43.1% —
Labour Party Alison Thomson Elected 920 34.1% —
Green Party Ricky Perrin 919 34.1% —
Labour Party Peter Devonport 907 33.6% —
Liberal Democrats Lawrence Anthony Parkhouse Eke 385 14.3% —
Brighton & Hove Independents Gary Farmer 369 13.7% —
Liberal Democrats Trevor Freeman 313 11.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Timothy Charles Catt 232 8.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Harvey Greenfield 190 7.0% —
Majority1
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,698

Rottingdean & West Saltdean 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Brighton & Hove Independents Bridget Fishleigh Elected 2,266 54.5% —
Brighton & Hove Independents Mark Earthey Elected 1,593 38.3% —
Labour Party Ron White 1,299 31.2% —
Labour Party Carole McIver-Wren 1,268 30.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Daniel David Harrison 552 13.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Steven John Smith 501 12.0% —
Independent Nigel Mackenzie Smith 327 7.9% —
Green Party Carol Bullock 203 4.9% —
Green Party Georgia Wrighton 142 3.4% —
Liberal Democrats Caroline Ellis 135 3.2% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Ron Reader 30 0.7% —
Majority294
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,158

Round Hill 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Pete West Elected 1,408 54.1% —
Green Party Raphael Hill Elected 1,383 53.1% —
Labour Party Most Jasmine Ara 1,061 40.8% —
Labour Party Yassin Hassan 920 35.3% —
Liberal Democrats Matthew Davies 167 6.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Meadows 135 5.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Clare Houghton Rogers 132 5.1% —
Majority322
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,603

South Portslade 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Les Hamilton Elected 1,767 70.5% —
Labour Party Alan Robins Elected 1,589 63.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Harmer-Strange 365 14.6% —
Green Party Sally Cranfield 330 13.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Aijuan Wang 291 11.6% —
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Lloyd Rist 251 10.0% —
Green Party Danny John Booth 216 8.6% —
Independent Helen Patricia Dear 204 8.1% —
Majority1,224
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,506

West Hill & North Laine 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Ellen McLeay Elected 1,346 52.1% —
Green Party Sue Shanks Elected 1,256 48.6% —
Labour Party Tom Chatfield 928 35.9% —
Labour Party John Cooper 905 35.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Katherine Lesley Cheryl Janio 206 8.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Linda Mary Murray 197 7.6% —
Liberal Democrats Rob Heale 187 7.2% —
Liberal Democrats Anthony Seymour 145 5.6% —
Majority328
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,585

Westbourne & Poets' Corner 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Julie Cattell Elected 1,911 58.4% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Leslie Alan Pumm Elected 1,741 53.2% —
Green Party Renato Marques 743 22.7% —
Green Party Geoff Shanks 691 21.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Charles Bates 448 13.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Johnathan Clayton 421 12.9% —
Independent James Walter Verguson 211 6.4% —
Liberal Democrats Geoff Date 208 6.4% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Dave Hill 111 3.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Pat Mountain 65 2.0% —
Majority998
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,275

Westdene & Hove Park 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Samer Bagaeen Elected 2,246 43.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Emma Hogan Elected 2,237 43.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ivan Lyons Elected 2,181 42.0% —
Labour Party Lundy Mackenzie 2,081 40.0% —
Labour Party Warren Morgan 2,040 39.2% —
Labour Party Ben Philipsborn 1,881 36.2% —
Green Party Melanie Poots 819 15.8% —
Green Party Jake Sharpstone 605 11.6% —
Green Party Steve Griffiths 584 11.2% —
Liberal Democrats Carolyn Dunn 356 6.8% —
Liberal Democrats Andrew Harrison 289 5.6% —
Liberal Democrats Simon Baird Jardine 279 5.4% —
Majority100
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)5,199

Whitehawk & Marina 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party David McGregor Elected 1,366 56.5% —
Labour Party Gill Williams Elected 1,330 55.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Stephen George Wood 642 26.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Robb Andrew Young 600 24.8% —
Green Party Aditi Bhonagiri 385 15.9% —
Green Party Mat Sunderland 219 9.1% —
Liberal Democrats Stewart Stone 206 8.5% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Bill North 89 3.7% —
Majority688
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,418

Wish 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Bella Sankey Elected 2,216 67.4% —
Labour Party Paul Nann Elected 2,062 62.7% —
Independent Georgia Arabella McKinley Fitch 747 22.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Francis Tanner 705 21.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) John Malcolm Gartside 267 8.1% —
Green Party Sharon Gail Teresa Hamlin 209 6.4% —
Green Party Guy Davidson 163 5.0% —
Liberal Democrats Stamati Crook 161 4.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Benjamin James Franks 49 1.5% —
Majority1,315
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,290

Woodingdean 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jacob Allen Elected 1,581 51.9% —
Labour Party Jacqui Simon Elected 1,551 50.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Dee Simson 1,322 43.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Bell 1,275 41.8% —
Green Party Geraldine Teresa Keenan 162 5.3% —
Green Party Luke Walker 104 3.4% —
Liberal Democrats Ian Newman 102 3.3% —
Majority229
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,048

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