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Brighton and Hove City Council election, 2019
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All 54 council seats
28 seats needed for a majority
Turnout42.7%
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Daniel Yates Phelim Mac Cafferty Tony Janio
Party Labour Green Conservative
Last election 23 seats, 33.7% 11 seats, 24.8% 20 seats, 28.6%
Seats before 20 11 21 seats
Seats won 20 19 14
Seat change Steady Increase8 Decrease7
Percentage 32.5% 34.1% 21.0%
Swing Decrease1.2% Increase9.3% Decrease7.6%
Previous Largest Party before election


Labour

Subsequent Largest Party

TBD

Elections to Brighton and Hove City Council election will take place on 2 May 2019, to elect all 54 members of the council, alongside other local elections in England and Northern Ireland.[1][2]

The Labour Party will be seeking to recover its place as the largest party on the council, having seen its numbers reduced from 23 to 19 over the four years since 2015, while the strength of the Conservative group gained one member in 2019, as a Labour councillor changed allegiance shortly before the election. In addition to Labour and the Conservatives, the Green Party, which was in minority control from 2011 to 2015, are fielding candidates for every seat on the council at this election.

Other parties contesting are the Liberal Democrats, the Women's Equality Party (for the first time in the city, with two candidates) and United Kingdom Independence Party, together with a number of independent candidates.

Background and campaigning

The Green Party lost their minority control of the council after the 2015 election, following internal disputes. Labour became the largest party on the council, winning 23 seats. This was reduced in 2017 to 22 after a Labour councillor, Michael Inkpin-Leissner, for Hollingdean and Stanmer became an independent.[3] There have been two council by-elections since the last election: the first in 2016 in the East Brighton ward was won by Lloyd Russell-Moyle,[4] and the second, 18 months later and for the same seat, when Russell-Moyle resigned as a councillor having been elected as MP for Brighton Kemptown.[5]

Warren Morgan, Labour leader of the council, resigned from the position in February 2018, some attributing it to internal party conflicts related to the rise of Momentum, a left-wing campaigning group within the Labour Party, who supported many of the candidates selected for seats in the city.[6][7] In February 2019 Morgan resigned his Labour membership, to form a bloc supporting The Independent Group with Inkpin-Leissner.[8] And Anne Meadows a Labour councillor defected to the Conservatives, making the Conservatives the largest party on the council.[9] Fifteen councilors are reported to be standing down at this election.[10]

Labour published its manifesto in late March, with key policies such as building 800 new council homes over the next four years, making the city carbon neutral by 2030 and auditing outsourced services and bringing them back into council services should they fail in value.[11] Controversy came when a provisional version of the document was leaked to the local media titled the "many-fest", a 210-page document that brought together ideas from consultation of local labour members.[12][13]

The Green party has also posted their manifesto and coordinated their campaigning with Young Greens of England and Wales, who organised their activists from around the country to go to Brighton in April.[14]

The Liberal Democrats released a manifesto focusing on five major themes, including housing and homelessness, with a flagship proposal of developing 1,500 new homes on part of the council-owned Hollingbury golf course. [15]

The Conservatives announced their proposal to use money in the city council's reserves to fund projects.[9] As well as the establishment of a local lottery program to invest in sports and cultural facilities.[16] A Conservative candidate standing in the Westbourne ward was force to resign during the local campaigning period due to him posting islamophobic and other offensive jokes online.[17]

A hustings for the elections- which focused on community housing in the city- was hosted on 27 March with councillors from Labour, the Conservatives, the Green party and a Liberal Democrat candidate.[18]

Results of election

Brighton & Hove Election Result 2019
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 20 Steady
  Green 19 Increase8
  Conservative 14 Decrease7
  Independent 1 1 0 Increase1
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 Steady
  UKIP 0 0 0 Steady
  The Independent Group 0 0 2 Decrease2

Immediately ahead of this election, the composition of the council was:

↓
20 11 21 2
Labour Green Conservative TIG

The results were as follows:

↓
20 19 14 1
Labour Green Conservative I

Wards and candidates

Details of the candidates for the 21 wards of the authority were published by the council after nominations closed on 3 April.[2]

Brunswick and Adelaide

Brunswick and Adelaide highlighted
Brunswick and Adelaide (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Hannah Clare 1,697 27.18 +7.13
Green Phélim Mac Cafferty 1,654 26.49 +7.96
Labour Joy Robinson 1,035 16.58 −1.27
Labour Darryl Telles 785 12.57 −0.64
Conservative Roz Rawcliffe 263 4.21 −6.85
Conservative Tricia Dearlove 261 4.18 −4.01
Liberal Democrats Christian Chadwick 230 3.68 0.11
Liberal Democrats Duncan Moore 203 3.25 0.36
UKIP John Gartside 116 1.86 −0.15
Turnout 3211 42.73 +11.32
Green hold Swing
Green hold Swing

Central Hove

Central Hove highlighted
Central Hove (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clare Moonan 1,370
Labour Gary Wilkinson 1,053
Green Aditi Bhonagiri 1,013
Green Carol Bullock 639
Conservative Steve Barrey 586
Conservative Rico Wojtulewicz 510
Women's Equality Jessie MacNeil-Brown 282
Liberal Democrats David John Sears 224
UKIP Nigel Furness 122
Turnout 41.77
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

East Brighton

East Brighton highlighted
East Brighton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nichole Brennan 1,652 16.87
Labour Nancy Platts 1,887 19.27
Labour Gill Williams 1,582 16.16
Green Anna Shepherd 976 9.97
Green Bryan Coyle 778 7.95
Conservative Anthony Keith Meadows 574 5.86
Green Paul Steedman 547 5.59
Conservative William Jack Jonathan Rudrum 525 5.36
Conservative George Harvey Soper 495 5.06
Independent David Trangmar 438 4.47
Liberal Democrats Paul Chandler 338 3.45
Turnout 3,527 33.94 −11.86
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Goldsmid

Goldsmid highlighted
Goldsmid (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Marianna Ebel 2,258 14.40
Labour Jackie O’Quinn 2,145 13.68
Labour John Allcock 2,049 13.07
Green Raphael Hill 1,962 12.51
Labour Debbie Taylor 1,911 12.19
Green Steve Moses 1,772 11.30
Conservative Steve Harmer-Strange 677 4.32
Conservative Martin Hugo Hess 651 4.15
Conservative Peter Alan Revell 620 3.95
Liberal Democrats Orla May 538 3.43
Liberal Democrats Andrew England 514 3.28
Liberal Democrats Laura Mullin 398 2.54
UKIP Carl Taylor 183 1.17
Turnout 5,424 45.25 −7.97
Green hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Hangleton and Knoll

Hangleton and Knoll highlighted
Hangleton and Knoll (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dawn Barnett 2,159
Conservative Tony Janio 1,926
Conservative Nick Lewry 1,901
Labour John Hewitt 1,899
Labour Birgit Miller 1,762
Labour Kevin Thomas 1,750
Green Jacqui Cuff 548
Green Lily Worfolk 369
Green Benedict Allbrooke 329
UKIP Steven Richards 285
Independent Stuart Nicholas Bower 249
Liberal Democrats Leah Mooney 214
Independent Henrietta Zita Izso 190
Turnout 43.57
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Hanover and Elm Grove

Hanover and Elm Grove highlighted
Hanover and Elm Grove (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green David Gibson 3,332
Green Elaine Hills 3,170
Green Steph Powell 2,267
Labour Emma Daniel 2,133
Labour Danielle Cornish-Spencer 1,657
Labour Eleanor Humphrey 1,400
Women's Equality Beverley Barstow 931
Conservative Ed De Souza 295
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Robinson 289
Conservative Peter William Goodman 257
Conservative Kerry Ann Underhill 251
Turnout 48.15
Green hold Swing
Green hold Swing
Green gain from Labour Swing

Hollingdean and Stanmer

Hollingdean and Stanmer highlighted
Hollingdean and Stanmer (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tracey Hill 1,664
Labour Theresa Fowler 1,512
Green Martin Osborne 1,487
Labour Phillip Clarke 1,431
Green Jack Hazelgrove 1,409
Green Alice Bennett 1,335
Conservative Gary Martin Cohen 414
Conservative Tammi Kim Cohen 390
Conservative Malcolm Murray 373
UKIP Desmond Jones 319
Liberal Democrats Ashley Ridley 228
Liberal Democrats Keith Jago 182

Hove Park

Hove Park highlighted
Hove Park (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Vanessa Brown 1,910 26.88
Conservative Samer Bagaeen 1,630 22.94
Labour Charles Harrison 1,002 14.10
Labour Nigel Jenner 934 13.14
Green Iain Martin 567 7.98
Green Paul Philo 369 5.19
Liberal Democrats Simon Jardine 295 4.15
Liberal Democrats Nick O’Shea 270 3.80
UKIP Daniel Goodhand 129 1.82
Turnout 3,680 44.20 −7.32
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Moulsecoomb and Bevendean

Moulsecoomb and Bevendean highlighted
Moulsecoomb and Bevendean (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Mitchie Alexander
Green Libby Darling
Labour Amanda Jane Grimshaw
Conservative Martin Kenig
Labour Kate Knight
Conservative Anne Christine Meadows
Green Amelia Mills
Conservative Robyn Victoria Simson
Labour Daniel Yates

North Portslade

North Portslade highlighted
North Portslade (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Atkinson
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Craig
Conservative Hannah Felton
Green Sharon Hamlin
UKIP Ian Harris
Conservative Emma Louise Hogan
UKIP Patricia Mountain
Labour Anne Pissaridou
Green Alexander Sallons

Patcham

Patcham highlighted
Patcham (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Rebecca Duffy
Green Janaki Jayasuriya
Green Geraldine Keenan
Labour Renato Marques
Conservative Alistair McNair
Labour Adam John Scott
Labour Janet Smith
Conservative Carol Ann Theobald
Conservative Lee Wares

Preston Park

Preston Park highlighted
Preston Park (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Juan Baeza
Labour Julie Cattell
Conservative Sue Ellerton
Labour Denise Friend
Green Amy Heley
Green Siriol Hugh-Jones
Liberal Democrats Melanie Hunter-Taylor
Green Leo Littman
Conservative Heather Newberry-Martin
Conservative Mark Watson

Queen's Park

Queen's Park highlighted
Queen's Park (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Lucy Agace
Labour Nick Childs
Labour Amanda Evans
Green Martin Farley
Conservative Lee Farmer
Independent Adrian Guy Hart
Conservative James Noble
Conservative Josephine O’Carroll
Labour Colin Piper
Green Clare Rainey
Liberal Democrats George Taylor

Regency

Regency highlighted
Regency (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Alex Phillips 1,909
Green Tom Druitt 1,837
Labour Poppy Burt 684
Labour Dan Simmonds 492
Conservative Tim Catt 329
Conservative John Kapp 274
Liberal Democrats Laurence Eke 195
Turnout 39.19
Green hold Swing
Green hold Swing

Rottingdean Coastal

Rottingdean Coastal highlighted
Rottingdean Coastal (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Chetwynd-Appleton
Liberal Democrats Lucy Catherine Curle
Independent Bridget Helen Fishleigh
Liberal Democrats Simon Kenneth Gamble
Green Ruby Jackson-Hall
Labour Paul Christopher Johnson
Labour Robert McIntosh
Conservative Mary Mears
Conservative Joe Miller
Conservative David Plant
Green Florence Traini-Cobb
Green Matt Traini-Cobb

South Portslade

South Portslade highlighted
South Portslade (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Leslie Hamilton 1,467
Labour Alan Robins 1,317
Conservative Jamie Gillespie 454
Green Fiona Bennett 453
Conservative Danielle Harmer-Strange 375
Green Simon Gulliver 254
Liberal Democrats Ken Rist 252
UKIP Kenneth Nightingale 241
Liberal Democrats Marjorie Leeds 208

St Peter's and North Laine

St Peter's and North Laine highlighted
St Peter's and North Laine (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Lizzie Deane
Conservative Nick Garside
Labour Daniel Thomas Gray
Liberal Democrats Rob Heale
Conservative Mike Long
Labour Gabriel McCook
Conservative Linda Mary Murray
Independent Gerald David O’Brien
Green Sue Shanks
Green Pete West
Labour Maureen Winder

Westbourne

Westbourne highlighted
Westbourne (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carmen Appich
Conservative Denise Cobb
Liberal Democrats Geoff Date
Green Guy Davidson
Liberal Democrats Hilary Ellis
UKIP Robert Harding
Green Christopher Hawtree
Labour Chris Henry
Conservative Charlie Nicholls

Wish

Wish highlighted
Wish (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Nemeth 1,531
Conservative Garry Peltzer Dunn 1,421
Labour Alexandrina Braithwaite 1,275
Labour Adam Imanpour 1,107
Green Andrew Coleman 973
Green Alasdair Howie 521
Liberal Democrats Alfred Emery 262
UKIP Gemma Furness 121

Withdean

Withdean highlighted
Withdean (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Sarah Nield 2,791 17.04
Green Steve Davis 2,734 16.69
Green Jamie Lloyd 2,631 16.06
Conservative Tim Hodges 1,535 9.37
Conservative Nick Taylor 1,507 9.20
Conservative Stephen Wade 1,353 8.26
Labour Josh Guilmant 1,263 7.70
Labour James Thompson 1,092 6.67
Labour Ian McIsaac 1,004 6.13
Liberal Democrats Hyder Khalil 431 2.63
Turnout 5,667 50.77 −7.73
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Woodingdean

Woodingdean highlighted
Woodingdean (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dee Simson 1,388
Conservative Steve Bell 1,312
Labour Sunny Choudhury 1,239
Labour David Joseph Wilson 1,126
Green Gwyneth Jones 395
Green Cameron Hardie 296

References

  1. ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Brighton & Hove local elections". Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  3. ^ Vowles, Neil (23 March 2017). "Councillor resists by-election call after quitting city council's biggest party". The Argus. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  4. ^ Vowles, Neil (6 August 2016). "Labour's by-election win is a 'lesson in unity'". The Argus. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  5. ^ Adams, Joel (9 February 2018). "Third time lucky as Labour candidate Nancy Platts wins Whitehawk council seat". The Argus. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  6. ^ Dan Sabbagh (19 March 2018). "Brighton: well-organised Momentum group shifts focus to local elections". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  7. ^ Greg Hadfield (18 July 2018). "Keeping up the momentum: Winning the first socialist majority on Brighton and Hove City Council". Medium (website). Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  8. ^ Anoosh Chakelian (27 February 2019). ""You're fake socialists!" The Independent Group goes local as councillors defect". New Statesman. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  9. ^ a b Tony Janio (13 March 2019). "Conservatives are the council's largest party". Brighton and Hove Independent. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  10. ^ Joel Adams (9 June 2018). "Quarter of Brighton and Hove City Council members to quit". The Argus. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  11. ^ Frank le Duc (20 March 2019). "Labour publishes manifesto for Brighton and Hove local elections". Brighton and Hove News. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  12. ^ Frank le Duc (23 February 2019). "Leaked document is not our manifesto, says Labour leader". Brighton and Hove News. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  13. ^ Jody Doherty-Cove (22 February 2019). "REVEALED: Momentum's leaked manifesto for Brighton and Hove". The Argus (Brighton). Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  14. ^ Chris Jarvis (13 March 2019). "Brighton & Hove Greens launch radical manifesto for local elections". Bright Green. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  15. ^ https://liberalbrighton.org/en/page/liberal-democrat-local-manifesto-2019
  16. ^ Frank le Duc (14 March 2019). "Local lottery promised by Brighton and Hove Conservatives in council election manifesto". Brighton and Hove News. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  17. ^ Jo Wadsworth (28 March 2019). "Hove Tory candidate quits over 'Islamophobic' jokes". Brighton and Hove News. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  18. ^ Frank le Duc (14 March 2019). "Brighton hustings to quiz council candidates on housing". Brighton and Hove News. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
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