2023 Brighton and Hove City Council election
4 May 2023
All 54 council seats
28 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Green Conservative
Last election 20 seats, 32.5% 19 seats, 34.1% 14 seats, 21.0%
Seats before 16 20 11
Seats won 38 7 6
Seat change Increase18 Decrease12 Decrease8
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Brighton and Hove Independents Independent
Last election New party 1 seat, 1.6%
Seats before 0 7
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Increase2 Steady
2023 Brighton City Council Election Map
Leader before election

Green
No overall control

 Leader after election

Labour
Majority control

The 2023 Brighton and Hove City Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Brighton and Hove City Council, England. This was at the same time as other local elections in England. Due to a boundary review, there was a change in ward boundaries, but the city council continued to comprise 54 members.[1]

The council had been under no overall control prior to the election, being run by a Green minority administration led by Phélim Mac Cafferty. At this election Labour gained several extra seats to win an overall majority, whilst the Greens lost several seats, including Mac Cafferty's.

Background

Results map of the 2019 election

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 a minority administration instead, with their leader Phélim Mac Cafferty being appointed leader of the council in July 2020.[2]

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

In 2022, the Local Government Boundary Commission for England undertook a review of ward boundaries in the city. Following the review, there were 23 wards across the council, an increase of two, and only five wards remained the same. The overall number of seats on the council stayed the same at 54.[1]

At the 2023 election Labour won a majority on the council for the first time since 1999.[4] After the election, with the previous Labour leaders having not stood for re-election, the party selected Bella Sankey to be its new leader.[5] She was formally appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 25 May 2023.[6]

Summary

Pre-election Composition

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

Election result

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2023 Brighton and Hove City Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 54 38 18 0 +18 70.4 46.4 85,185 +11.8
  Green 54 7 0 12 -12 13.0 26.5 48,570 -10.0
  Conservative 50 6 0 8 -8 11.1 16.5 30,301 -9.4
  Brighton and Hove Independents 9 2 1 0 1 3.7 4.2 7,779 N/A
  Liberal Democrats 30 0 0 0 0 N/A 3.4 6,319 -0.4
  Independent 13 1 1 0 1 1.9 2.2 4,067 +0.3
  TUSC 8 0 0 0 0 N/A 0.5 922 N/A
  UKIP 3 0 0 0 0 N/A 0.1 173 -0.9
  Reform UK 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 0.1 127 N/A

Ward candidates

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Phélim Mac Cafferty and Hannah Allbrooke were sitting councillors for Brunswick and Adelaide ward.

Brunswick and Adelaide

Brunswick and Adelaide (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Jilly Stevens 1,141 39.3
Labour Co-op Andrei Czolak 1,047 36.0
Green Hannah Allbrooke* 1,041 35.8
Green Phélim Mac Cafferty* 901 31.0
Brighton and Hove Independents Chris Woodley 550 18.9
Independent Dave Hall 266 9.2
Conservative Richard Latham 203 7.0
Conservative Keith Sharpe 162 5.6
Liberal Democrats Claire Lachlan 154 5.3
TUSC David Maples 79 2.7
Turnout 2,905
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Central Hove

Central Hove (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Emma Daniel 1,832 54.6
Labour Co-op Joy Robinson 1,710 50.9
Green Helen Dixon 988 29.4
Green Christopher Hawtree 730 21.7
Conservative Peter Goodman 419 12.5
Conservative Mark Watson 392 11.7
Liberal Democrats David Sears 193 5.7
Independent Nigel Furness 160 4.8
TUSC Glenn Kelly 93 2.8
Turnout 3,358
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Coldean and Stanmer

Coldean and Stanmer (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mitchie Alexander 688 46.7
Labour Tobias Sheard 510 34.6
Independent Kate Knight 373 25.3
Green Laura Pizzolo 368 25.0
Green Martin Farley 352 23.9
Conservative Roz Rawcliffe 186 12.6
Liberal Democrats Jack Moxley 120 8.2
TUSC Penelope Iveson 76 5.2
Liberal Democrats Martin Wooller 59 4.0
Turnout 1,472
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Goldsmid

Jackie O'Quinn was a sitting councillor for Goldsmid ward

Goldsmid (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Birgit Miller 2,426 51.2
Labour Jackie O'Quinn* 2 421 51.1
Labour Trevor Muten 2,261 47.7
Green Rebecca Duffy 1,369 28.9
Green Ollie Sykes 1,211 25.5
Green Alexander Louis Sallons 1,085 22.9
Conservative Edward de Souza 498 10.5
Brighton and Hove Independents Linda Elisha 490 10.3
Conservative David Lewis 481 10.1
Conservative Mike Long 456 9.6
Liberal Democrats Andrew England 350 7.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Chandler 342 7.2
Liberal Democrats Owen Sharp 274 5.8
Turnout 4,741
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Hangleton and Knoll

Hangleton and Knoll (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op John Hewitt 2,501 52.5
Labour Co-op Amanda Grimshaw 2,490 52.2
Labour Co-op Faiza Baghoth 2,435 51.1
Conservative Dawn Barnett* 1,906 40.0
Conservative Nick Lewry* 1,629 34.2
Conservative Tim Hodges 1,582 33.2
Green Sarah Fitzgerald 360 7.6
Green Andrew Coleman 238 5.0
Independent Jamie Gillespie 211 4.4
Green Nigel Tart 169 3.5
Reform UK Ian Harris 127 2.7
Turnout 4,767
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Hanover and Elm Grove

Steph Powell was a sitting councillor for Hanover & Elm Grove ward

Hanover and Elm Grove (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tim Rowkins 2,484 48.0
Labour Ty Galvin 2 453 47.4
Labour Maureen Winder 2,273 43.9
Green Fiona Wright 2,062 39.8
Green Wai Lee 1,999 38.6
Green Steph Powell* 1,887 36.4
Brighton and Hove Independents Bev Barstow 740 14.3
Independent Laura King 358 6.9
Conservative Susan Ellerton 189 3.7
Liberal Democrats Laura Mullin 161 3.1
Conservative Kenneth Mills 152 2.9
Liberal Democrats Samantha Waugh 139 2.7
Conservative Wayne Sturt 112 2.2
Turnout 5,178
Labour gain from Green Swing
Labour gain from Green Swing
Labour gain from Green Swing

Hollingdean and Fiveways

Siriol Hugh-Jones was a sitting councillor for Preston Park ward, Zoe John and Theresa Fowler in Hollingdean and Stanmer and Jamie Lloyd in Withdean.

Hollingdean and Fiveways (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Theresa Fowler* 2,770 51.0
Labour Mohammed Asaduzzaman 2,643 48.7
Labour Bruno de Oliveira 2,540 46.8
Green Zoë John* 2,059 37.9
Green Siriol Hugh-Jones* 2,049 37.7
Green Jamie Lloyd* 1,674 30.8
Conservative Peter Revell 367 6.8
Liberal Democrats Ashley Ridley 338 6.2
Conservative Lesley Wilson 328 6.0
Conservative Janice Bates 321 5.9
Independent Gary Jones 306 5.6
TUSC Megan Churchland 167 3.1
UKIP Daniel Goodhand 108 2.0
Turnout 5,431
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Kemptown

Kemptown (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bharti Gajjar 1,794 50.7
Labour Gary Wilkinson 1,643 46.4
Green Lynn-Ora Knott 827 23.4
Green Ben Simmonds 739 20.9
Brighton and Hove Independents Alan Towler 514 14.5
Conservative Josephine O'Carroll 346 9.8
Conservative Ewan Clinch 343 9.7
Liberal Democrats Robert Brown 339 9.6
Liberal Democrats Dominique Hall 254 7.2
Turnout 3,539
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Moulsecoomb and Bevendean

Amanda Evans was a sitting councillor for Queen’s Park ward

Moulsecoomb and Bevendean (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Amanda Evans* 2,033 67.1
Labour Ty Goddard 1,882 62.1
Labour Jacob Taylor 1,785 58.9
Green Frances Hunt 703 23.2
Green Anna Roberts 572 18.9
Conservative Gemma Powell 434 14.3
Green Ed Roberts 417 13.8
TUSC Julie Donovan 277 9.1
Turnout 3,030
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

North Portslade

North Portslade (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Peter Atkinson* 1,065 42.7
Labour Lucy Helliwell 1,045 41.9
Labour Alice Burton 959 38.4
Conservative Gary Taylor 473 19.0
Independent Anne Pissaridou* 459 18.4
Conservative Kirk Taylor 358 14.3
Green Debbie Shipton 128 5.1
Green Mike Dixon 88 3.5
Liberal Democrats Marjorie Leeds 87 3.5
Turnout 2,495
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Patcham and Hollingbury

Patcham and Hollingbury (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alistair McNair* 2,037 38.5
Conservative Anne Meadows* 1,821 34.4
Conservative Carol Theobald* 1,799 34.0
Green Sophie Broadbent 1,544 29.2
Labour Tyler Bennington-Poulter 1,417 26.8
Labour Benjamin Kent 1,366 25.8
Green Norma Fletcher 1,359 25.7
Labour Elizabeth Wheeler 1,359 25.7
Green Daniel Rue 1,307 24.7
Brighton and Hove Independents Paul Denyer 790 14.9
Liberal Democrats Caroline Brown 295 5.6
Turnout 5,296
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

Preston Park

Leo Littman was a sitting councillor for Preston Park ward and Steve Davis was a sitting councillor for Withdean.

Preston Park (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Steve Davis* 2,162 43.2
Labour Liz Loughran 2,139 42.7
Green Kerry Pickett 2,135 42.6
Green Leo Littman* 2,103 42.0
Labour Theresa Mackey 1,972 39.4
Labour David Messent 1,728 34.5
Conservative Lisa Watson 530 10.6
Conservative Hugh Robinson 474 9.5
Conservative Alex Wild 461 9.2
Independent Jan Turner 394 7.9
Liberal Democrats Hyder Khalil 381 7.6
Turnout 5,008
Green win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Green win (new boundaries)

Queen's Park

Clare Rainey was a sitting councillor for Queen’s Park ward.

Queen's Park (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tristram Burden 1,822 58.4
Labour Chandni Mistry 1,702 54.6
Green Clare Rainey* 856 27.4
Green Mark Strong 682 21.9
Brighton and Hove Independents Adrian Hart 467 15.0
Conservative Martin Kenig 266 8.5
Liberal Democrats Thomas Osborne 163 5.2
Turnout 3,119
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Regency

Regency (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Chloë Goldsmith 1,162 41.9
Labour Alison Thomson 920 33.2
Green Ricky Perrin 919 33.2
Labour Peter Devonport 907 32.7
Liberal Democrats Lawrence Eke 385 13.9
Brighton and Hove Independents Gary Farmer 369 13.3
Liberal Democrats Trevor Freeman 313 11.3
Conservative Timothy Catt 232 8.4
Conservative Robert Greenfield 190 6.9
Turnout 2,771
Green hold Swing
Labour gain from Green Swing

Rottingdean and West Saltdean

Bridget Fishleigh was previously elected as an Independent, but was re-elected as a member of the Brighton and Hove Independents.

Rottingdean and West Saltdean (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Brighton and Hove Independents Bridget Fishleigh* 2,266 52.9
Brighton and Hove Independents Mark Earthey 1,593 37.2
Labour Ron White 1,299 30.3
Labour Carole McIver-Wren 1,268 29.6
Conservative Daniel Harrison 552 12.9
Conservative Steven Smith 501 11.7
Independent Nigel Smith 327 7.6
Green Carol Bullock 203 4.7
Green Georgia Wrighton 142 3.3
Liberal Democrats Caroline Ellis 135 3.1
TUSC Ronald Reader 30 0.7
Turnout 4,287
Brighton and Hove Independents win (new boundaries)
Brighton and Hove Independents win (new boundaries)

Round Hill

Pete West was a sitting councillor for St Peter’s and North Laine.

Round Hill (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Pete West* 1,408 52.9
Green Raphael Hill 1,383 52.0
Labour Most Ara 1,061 39.9
Labour Yassin Hassan 920 34.6
Liberal Democrats Matthew Davies 167 6.3
Conservative Tony Meadows 135 5.1
Conservative Clare Rogers 132 5.0
Turnout 2,661
Green win (new boundaries)
Green win (new boundaries)

South Portslade

South Portslade (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Les Hamilton* 1,767 67.8
Labour Alan Robins* 1,589 61.0
Conservative Steve Harmer-Strange 365 14.0
Green Sally Cranfield 330 12.7
Conservative Aijuan Wang 291 11.2
Liberal Democrats Ken Rist 251 9.6
Green Danny Booth 216 8.3
Independent Helen Dear 204 7.8
Turnout 2,605
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

West Hill and North Laine

Sue Shanks was a sitting councillor for St Peter’s and North Laine ward.

West Hill and North Laine (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Ellen McLeay 1,346 51.0
Green Sue Shanks* 1,256 47.6
Labour Tom Chatfield 928 35.2
Labour John Cooper 905 34.3
Conservative Katherine Janio 206 7.8
Conservative Linda Murray 197 7.5
Liberal Democrats Rob Heale 187 7.1
Liberal Democrats Anthony Seymour 145 5.5
Turnout 2,637
Green win (new boundaries)
Green win (new boundaries)

Westbourne and Poets' Corner

Westbourne and Poets' Corner (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Julie Cattell 1,911 56.5
Labour Co-op Leslie Pumm 1,741 51.5
Green Renato Marques 743 22.0
Green Geoff Shanks 691 20.4
Conservative Michael Bates 448 13.3
Conservative Mark Clayton 421 12.5
Independent James Verguson 211 6.2
Liberal Democrats Geoff Date 208 6.2
TUSC Dave Hill 111 3.3
UKIP Patricia Mountain 65 1.9
Turnout 3,381
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Westdene and Hove Park

Samer Bagaeen was a sitting councillor in the former Hove Park ward.

Westdene and Hove Park (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samer Bagaeen* 2,246 41.9
Conservative Emma Hogan 2,237 41.7
Conservative Ivan Lyons 2,181 40.7
Labour Lundy Mackenzie 2,081 38.8
Labour Warren Morgan 2,040 38.0
Labour Ben Philipsborn 1,881 35.1
Green Melanie Poots 819 15.3
Green Jake Sharpstone 605 11.3
Green Steve Griffiths 584 10.9
Liberal Democrats Carolyn Dunn 356 6.6
Liberal Democrats Andrew Harrison 289 5.4
Liberal Democrats Simon Jardine 279 5.2
Turnout 5,363
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

Whitehawk and Marina

Whitehawk and Marina (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David McGregor 1,366 54.1
Labour Gill Williams 1,330 52.7
Conservative Paul Wood 642 25.4
Conservative Robb Young 600 23.8
Green Aditi Bhonagiri 385 15.2
Green Mat Sunderland 219 8.7
Liberal Democrats Stewart Stone 206 8.2
TUSC Bill North 89 3.5
Turnout 2,525
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Wish

Wish (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bella Sankey 2,216 65.0
Labour Paul Nann 2,062 60.5
Conservative Benjamin Franks 747 21.9
Conservative Paul Tanner 705 20.7
Green Sharon Hamlin 267 7.8
Independent Georgia McKinley-Fitch 209 6.1
Green Guy Davidson 163 4.8
Liberal Democrats Stamati Crook 161 4.7
UKIP John Gartside 49 1.4
Turnout 3,408
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Woodingdean

Steve Bell and Dee Simson were sitting councillors for Woodingdean ward.

Woodingdean (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jacob Allen 1,581 50.2
Labour Jacqui Simon 1,551 49.2
Conservative Dee Simson* 1,322 42.0
Conservative Steve Bell* 1,275 40.5
Green Geraldine Keenan 162 5.1
Green Luke Walker 104 3.3
Liberal Democrats Ian Newman 102 3.2
Turnout 3,150
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ Luck, Flaminia (5 May 2023). "Sussex election results 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Brighton's new leader Bella Sankey says city needs some TLC". The Argus. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  6. ↑ Booker-Lewis, Sarah (30 May 2023). "Brighton and Hove's new leader elected". The Argus. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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