2023 Brighton and Hove City Council election

2023 Brighton and Hove City Council election
All 54 council seats; 28 seats needed for a majority
Incumbent Leader; Phélim Mac Cafferty; Green; No overall control	; ;

Elections to Brighton and Hove City Council election took place on 4 May 2023, alongside other local elections in England and Northern Ireland. Due to a boundary review there has been a change in ward boundaries, but the city council will retain 54 members of the council.^[1]

Background

The outcome of the 2019 election in the city saw the Labour Party form a minority administration, with support from the Green Party of England and Wales. This shifted following resignations and expulsions of councillors from the Labour Party- leading to the Green Party forming the administration.^[2]

In 2022 a lot of the selection process from major parties and political groupings in Brighton began. Of the 16 Labour councillors, 7 announced that they are standing down at the next election. This includes the current co-leaders of the Labour group Carmen Appich and John Allcock and previous leaders Nancy Platts and Daniel Yates.^[3]

Three by-elections took place in the city prior to the election. The third took place 5 May 2022- alongside the 2022 local elections- was triggered by the resignation of the Conservative councillor in the ward. Labour won the seat.^[4] In February, it was reported in the Argus that independent councillor Bridget Fishleigh aimed to run an 'Brighton and Hove Independent' slate at the next election. ^[5] In the May 2022, her bloc treated their candidate as a test of the interest, which the Labour Party won.^[4]

The city council had had a review of the boundaries of wards. Following the review, there are now 23 wards across the council, an increase of two, and only five wards remain the same. The council maintain 54 council seats aa before.^[1]

Summary

Pre-election Composition


20 16 11 7
Party		Seats
	Green Party of England and Wales	20
	Labour Party	16
	Conservative Party	11
	Independents	7

Election result

2023 Brighton and Hove City Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	54
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	54
	Conservative	50
	Independent	13
	Brighton and Hove Independents	9
	Liberal Democrats	30
	UKIP	3
	Reform UK	1
	TUSC	8

Ward candidates

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Brunswick and Adelaide

Brunswick and Adelaide (2)
	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour Co-op	Jilly Stevens	1,141	21
Labour Co-op	Andrei Czolak	1,047	19
Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Hannah Allbrooke	1041	19
Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Phélim Mac Cafferty	901	16
Brighton and Hove Independents	Chris Woodley	550	10
Independent	Dave Hall	266	5
Conservative	Richard Latham	203	4
Conservative	Keith Sharpe	162	3
Liberal Democrats	Claire Lachlan	154	3
TUSC	David Maples	79	1

Central Hove

Central Hove (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Emma Daniel
	Labour Co-op	Joy Robinson
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Helen Dixon
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Christopher Hawtree
	Conservative	Peter Goodman
	Conservative	Mark Watson
	Liberal Democrats	David Sears
	TUSC	Glenn Kelly
	Independent	Nigel Furness

Coldean and Stanmer

Coldean and Stanmer (2)
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Mitchie Alexander	688
Labour	Tobias Sheard	510
Independent	Kate Knight	373
Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Laura Pizzolo	368
Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Martin Farley	352
Conservative	Roz Rawcliffe	186
Liberal Democrats	Jack Moxley	120
TUSC	Penelope Iveson	76
Liberal Democrats	Martin Wooller	69

Goldsmid

Goldsmid (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Rebecca Duffy
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Alexander Louis Sallons
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Ollie Sykes
	Labour	Jackie O'Quinn
	Labour	Birgit Miller
	Labour	Trevor Muten
	Conservative	Edward de Souza
	Conservative	David Lewis
	Conservative	Mike Long
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Chandler
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew England
	Liberal Democrats	Owen Sharp
	Brighton and Hove Independents	Linda Elisha

Hangleton and Knoll

Hangleton and Knoll (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dawn Barnett
	Conservative	Tim Hodges
	Conservative	Nick Lewry
	Labour Co-op	Faiza Baghoth
	Labour Co-op	Amanda Grimshaw
	Labour Co-op	John Hewitt
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Sarah Fitzgerald
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Andrew Coleman
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Nigel Tart
	Reform UK	Ian Harris
	Independent	Jamie Gillespie

Hanover and Elm Grove

Hanover and Elm Grove (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Wai Lee
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Steph Powell
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Fiona Wright
	Labour	Ty Galvin
	Labour	Tim Rowkins
	Labour	Maureen Winder
	Conservative	Susan Ellerton
	Conservative	Kenneth Mills
	Conservative	Wayne Sturt
	Liberal Democrats	Laura Mullin
	Liberal Democrats	Samantha Waugh
	Brighton and Hove Independents	Bev Barstow
	Independent	Laura King

Hollingdean and Fiveways

Hollingdean and Fiveways (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammed Asaduzzaman
	Labour	Bruno de Oliveira
	Labour	Theresa Fowler
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Siriol Hugh-Jones
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Zoë John
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Jamie Lloyd
	Conservative	Janice Bates
	Conservative	Peter Revell
	Conservative	Lesley Wilson
	UKIP	Daniel Goodhand
	Liberal Democrats	Ashley Ridley
	TUSC	Megan Churchland
	Independent	Gary Jones

Kemptown

Kemptown (2)
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Bharti Gajjar	1,794
Labour	Gary Wilkinson	1,643
Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Lynn-Ora Knott	827
Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Ben Simmonds	739
Brighton and Hove Independents	Alan Towler	514
Conservative	Josephine O'Carroll	346
Conservative	Ewan Clinch	343
Liberal Democrats	Robert Brown	339
Liberal Democrats	Dominique Hall	254

Moulsecoomb and Bevendean

Moulsecoomb and Bevendean (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Amanda Evans
	Labour	Ty Goddard
	Labour	Jacob Taylor
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Frances Hunt
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Anna Roberts
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Ed Roberts
	Conservative	Gemma Powell
	TUSC	Julie Donovan

North Portslade

North Portslade (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alice Burton
	Labour	Lucy Helliwell
	Conservative	Gary Taylor
	Conservative	Kirk Taylor
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Debbie Shipton
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Mike Dixon
	Liberal Democrats	Marjorie Leeds
	Independent	Peter Atkinson
	Independent	Anne Pissaridou

Patcham and Hollingbury

Patcham and Hollingbury (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alistair McNair
	Conservative	Anne Meadows
	Conservative	Carol Theobald
	Labour	Tyler Bennington-Poulter
	Labour	Benjamin Kent
	Labour	Elizabeth Wheeler
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Sophie Broadbent
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Norma Fletcher
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Daniel Rue
	Liberal Democrats	Caroline Brown
	Brighton and Hove Independents	Paul Denyer

Preston Park

Preston Park (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Steve Davis
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Leo Littman
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Kerry Pickett
	Labour	Liz Loughran
	Labour	Theresa Mackey
	Labour	David Messent
	Conservative	Hugh Robinson
	Conservative	Lisa Watson
	Conservative	Alex Wild
	Liberal Democrats	Hyder Khalil
	Independent	Jan Turner

Queen's Park

Queen's Park (2)
	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	Tristram Burden	1,822	31
Labour	Chandni Mistry	1,702	29
Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Clare Rainey	856	14
Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Mark Strong	682	11
Brighton and Hove Independents	Adrian Hart	467	8
Conservative	Martin Kenig	266	4
Liberal Democrats	Thomas Osborne	163	3

Regency

Regency (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Chloë Goldsmith
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Ricky Perrin
	Labour	Peter Devonport
	Labour	Alison Thomson
	Conservative	Timothy Catt
	Conservative	Robert Greenfield
	Liberal Democrats	Lawrence Eke
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Freeman
	Brighton and Hove Independents	Gary Farmer

Rottingdean and West Saltdean

Rottingdean and West Saltdean (2)
	Candidate	Votes
Brighton and Hove Independents	Bridget Fishleigh*	2,266
Brighton and Hove Independents	Mark Earthey	1,593
Labour	Ron White	1,299
Labour	Carole McIver-Wren	1,268
Conservative	Daniel Harrison	552
Conservative	Steven Smith	501
Independent	Nigel Smith	327
Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Carol Bullock	203
Liberal Democrats	Caroline Ellis	135
TUSC	Ronald Reader	30
Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Georgia Wrighton

Round Hill

Round Hill (2)
	Candidate	Votes	%
Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Pete West	1,408	27
Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Raphael Hill	1,383	27
Labour	Most Ara	1,061	20
Labour	Yassin Hassan	920	18
Liberal Democrats	Matthew Davies	167	3
Conservative	Tony Meadows	135	3
Conservative	Clare Rogers	132	3

South Portslade

South Portslade (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Les Hamilton
	Labour	Alan Robins
	Conservative	Steve Harmer-Strange
	Conservative	Aijuan Wang
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Sally Cranfield
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Danny Booth
	Liberal Democrats	Ken Rist
	Independent	Helen Dear

West Hill and North Laine

West Hill and North Laine (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Sue Shanks
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Ellen McLeay
	Labour	Tom Chatfield
	Labour	John Cooper
	Liberal Democrats	Rob Heale
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Seymour
	Conservative	Katherine Janio
	Conservative	Linda Murray

Westbourne and Poet's Corner

Westbourne and Poet's Corner (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Julie Cattell
	Labour Co-op	Leslie Pumm
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Renato Marques
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Geoff Shanks
	Conservative	Michael Bates
	Conservative	Mark Clayton
	Liberal Democrats	Geoff Date
	UKIP	Patricia Mountain
	TUSC	Dave Hill
	Independent	James Verguson

Westdene and Hove Park

Westdene and Hove Park (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Melanie Poots
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Jake Sharpstone
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Steve Griffiths
	Conservative	Samer Bagaeen
	Conservative	Emma Hogan
	Conservative	Ivan Lyons
	Labour	Warren Morgan
	Labour	Lundy Mackenzie
	Labour	Ben Philipsborn
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Jardine
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Harrison
	Liberal Democrats	Carolyn Dunn

Whitehawk and Marina

Whitehawk and Marina (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David McGregor
	Labour	Gill Williams
	Conservative	Paul Wood
	Conservative	Robb Young
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Aditi Bhonagiri
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Mat Sunderland
	Liberal Democrats	Stewart Stone
	TUSC	Bill North

Wish

Wish (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Tanner
	Conservative	Benjamin Franks
	Labour	Bella Sankey
	Labour	Paul Nann
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Sharon Hamlin
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	J Guy Davidson
	Liberal Democrats	Stamati Crook
	UKIP	John Gartside
	Independent	Georgia McKinley-Fitch

Woodingdean

Woodingdean (2)
	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	Jacob Allen	1,581	26
Labour	Jacqui Simon	1,551	25
Conservative	Dee Simson	1322	22
Conservative	Steve Bell	1275	21
Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Geraldine Keenan	162	3
Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Luke Walker	104	2
Liberal Democrats	Ian Newman	102	2

References

^ ^a ^b Green, Daniel (4 October 2022). "New 'Whitehawk and Marina' ward among council boundary changes". The Argus. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
^ "Greens tipped to run Brighton council after 'anti-Semitic' resignations". BBC News. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
^ Frank, le Duc (14 December 2022). "Seven of Labour's 16 councillors to step down at next local elections". Brighton and Hove News. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b Green, Daniel (6 May 2022). "Independent councillor 'disappointed' by Rottingdean by-election result". The Argus. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
^ Green, Daniel. "Independent councillor announces new group to 'put residents and city first'". The Argus. Newsquest. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
^ "Statement of persons nominated and notice of poll - Brighton & Hove Election of City Councillors, Thursday 4 May 2023". Brighton and Hove City Council. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

[Ags-Boundaries-1] Green, Daniel (4 October 2022). "New 'Whitehawk and Marina' ward among council boundary changes". The Argus. Retrieved 11 October 2022.

[2] "Greens tipped to run Brighton council after 'anti-Semitic' resignations". BBC News. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2023.

[3] Frank, le Duc (14 December 2022). "Seven of Labour's 16 councillors to step down at next local elections". Brighton and Hove News. Retrieved 20 December 2022.

[Ags-2022byelection-4] Green, Daniel (6 May 2022). "Independent councillor 'disappointed' by Rottingdean by-election result". The Argus. Retrieved 11 October 2022.

[5] Green, Daniel. "Independent councillor announces new group to 'put residents and city first'". The Argus. Newsquest. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

[6] "Statement of persons nominated and notice of poll - Brighton & Hove Election of City Councillors, Thursday 4 May 2023". Brighton and Hove City Council. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

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