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Brighton and Hove

Coordinates: 50°49′40″N 0°09′10″W / 50.82778°N 0.15278°W / 50.82778; -0.15278
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City of Brighton and Hove
Unitary authority & City
Brighton and Hove shown within England
Brighton and Hove shown within England
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionSouth East England
Ceremonial countyEast Sussex
Administrative seatHove
City status2000
Government
 • TypeUnitary authority & City
 • Governing bodyBrighton and Hove City Council
 • Local government formLeader & Cabinet
 • ControlLabour
 • MPsSimon Kirby (C)
(Brighton Kemptown)
Mike Weatherley (C)
(Hove)
Caroline Lucas (G)
(Brighton Pavilion)
Area
33.80 sq mi (87.54 km2)
Population
 (2008 est.)
256,600
 • Density7,880/sq mi (3,040/km2)
 • Urban
461,181
 • Ethnicity
(Office for National Statistics 2007 Estimate)[1]
88.6% White
4.9% South Asian
2.3% Mixed Race
2.3% Black
2.0% Chinese and other
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
ONS code00ML (ONS)
E06000043 (GSS)
ISO 3166-2GB-BNH

Brighton and Hove is a unitary authority area and city on the south coast of England. It is England's most populous seaside resort. The unitary authority was formed from the unification of Brighton, the major part of the city with around 155,000 people of the 256,000 total population, with the nearby town of Hove in 1997, officially granted city status by Queen Elizabeth II as part of the millennium celebrations in 2000. "Brighton" is often referred to synonymously with the official "Brighton and Hove" name although many locals still consider the two to be separate towns. Brighton and Hove's urban area has a population of over 460,000 people. The city is famous for its history as a seaside town, and more recently for its reputation of having a large gay community and nightlife and arts culture. The city is also known for its football team Brighton & Hove Albion FC (commonly known as just "Brighton" or "Albion"). They currently play in the Football League Championship at the Amex Stadium, opened in 2011. The team predates the unification of Brighton and Hove by over 96 years.

Brighton and Hove forms part of the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation, the 12th largest conurbation in the United Kingdom. Along this area of the south coast, there is little or no gap of countryside between these large towns and city. Directly to the west is Southwick and then Shoreham-by-Sea, and a short distance to the east are Peacehaven and Newhaven. The city, district and urban areas of Brighton and Hove have the biggest populations in the South East England region.

Brighton and Hove themselves were results of amalgamations:

On 15 October 2004, Brighton and Hove was granted Fairtrade City status.

City Council

Political composition

Main article: Brighton and Hove local elections

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Administration and directorates

The leader of the council elected on 17 May 2012 is Councillor Jason Kitcat (Green Party), although the Greens only hold a minority of seats. The current mayor of Brighton and Hove is Councillor Bill Randall.[2] John Barradell, OBE, started as Chief Executive on 1 October 2009.

Council priorities

Updated in October 2011, the council's corporate priorities are: • Tackling inequality • Creating a more sustainable city • Engaging people who live and work in the city • Being a responsible and empowering employer • Creating a council the city deserves

Towns and districts

The city of Brighton and Hove comprises the following areas (not necessarily directly corresponding to administrative wards or parishes):

  • former borough of Brighton
Bevendean
Black Rock
Brighton
Coldean
Hanover
Hollingbury
Hollingdean
Kemptown — built up around a self-contained development of 1823, Kemp Town
The Lanes
Brighton Marina
Moulsecoomb
New England Quarter — a large new mixed-use development
North Laine
Ovingdean
Patcham
Preston Park
Preston Village
Rottingdean Village
Queen's Park
Saltdean (West)
Stanmer
Westdene
Whitehawk
Withdean
Woodingdean
Saltdean
  • former borough of Hove
Aldrington
Brunswick — developed 1824 in a similar manner to Kemp Town (see above)
Hangleton
Hove
Knoll (see also neighbouring Hangleton, above)
Mile Oak
Portslade by Sea
Portslade Village
Tongdean
St. Ann's Well
West Blatchington

Census

The first census of Brighton was in 1801.

The resident population of Brighton and Hove at the 2001 census was 247,817 persons, comprising 114,479 households: 48.4% male, 51.5% female.

In the same census, Brighton and Hove had the highest percentage of citizens indicating their religion as Jedi among all principal areas of England and Wales).[3] The next census was carried out on 27 March 2011.

Wording of the Letters Patent

The Letters Patent of 2000 that confers City status is worded thus:

ELIZABETH the SECOND BY THE GRACE OF GOD OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND & OF OUR REALMS & TERRITORIES QUEEN HEAD OF THE COMMON WEALTH DEFENDER OF THE FAITH.

To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting. Whereas We for divers good causes and considerations Us thereunto moving are graciously pleased to confer on the Towns of Brighton and Hove the status of a city Now Therefore Know Ye that We of Our especial grace and favour and mere motion do by these Presents ordain declare and direct that the TOWNS OF BRIGHTON AND HOVE shall henceforth have the status of a CITY and shall have all such rank liberties privileges and immunities as are incident to a City. In witness whereof We have caused Our Letters to be made Patent Witness Ourself at Westminster the thirty first day of January in the forty ninth year of our reign. and half the population is gay

By Warrant under The Queens Sign Manual.

Economy

This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Brighton and Hove at current basic prices published (pp. 240–253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.

Year Regional Gross Value Added[4] Agriculture[5] Industry[6] Services[7]
1995 2,656 3 407 2,246
2000 3,101 3 378 2,721
2003 3,952 4 476 3,472

See also

See the Brighton and Hove articles for descriptions of the twin towns, and the Brighton and Hove category for further articles about places and things in the district.

References

  1. ^ Neighbourhood Statistics (2011-05-18). "Lead View Table". Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  2. ^ "Who is the Mayor of Brighton & Hove?".
  3. ^ http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/profiles/rank/jedi.asp statistics.gov.uk
  4. ^ Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
  5. ^ includes hunting and forestry
  6. ^ includes energy and construction
  7. ^ includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured

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