1995 Brighton Borough Council election

1995 UK local government election

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4 May 1995 (1995-05-04)

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16 out of 47 seats to Brighton Borough Council
24 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Party	Labour	Conservative
Last election	25 seats, 49.6%	22 seats, 32.6%
Seats won	13	3
Seats after	27	20
Seat change	2	2
Popular vote	26,001	13,875
Percentage	55.7%	29.7%
Swing	6.1%	2.9%

Winner of each seat at the 1995 Brighton Borough Council election

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

The 1995 Brighton Borough Council election took place on 4 May 1995 to elect members of Brighton Borough Council in East Sussex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1995 Brighton Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	13	2	81.3	14	27	57.4	26,001	55.7	+6.1
	Conservative	3	2	18.8	17	20	42.6	13,875	29.7	–2.9
	Liberal Democrats	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	4,317	9.2	–3.9
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	2,254	4.8	+0.5
	Militant Labour	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	195	0.4	±0.0
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	35	0.1	N/A
	Natural Law	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	22	<0.1	N/A

Ward results

Hanover

Hanover
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Schaffer*	2,187	73.6	+7.6
	Conservative	D. Dudeney	339	11.4	–3.2
	Liberal Democrats	B. Huggins	225	7.6	–3.7
	Green	K. Chapman	221	7.4	–0.7
Majority			1,848	62.2	+10.7
Turnout			2,972	37.0	–3.4
Registered electors			7,984
	Labour hold		Swing	5.4

Hollingbury

Hollingbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Fitch*	1,987	71.1	+5.6
	Conservative	A. Stammers	474	17.0	–4.9
	Liberal Democrats	D. Lamb	228	8.2	–1.3
	Green	C. Foulser	104	3.7	+0.6
Majority			1,513	54.2	+10.6
Turnout			2,793	38.0	–4.7
Registered electors			7,376
	Labour hold		Swing	5.3

Kings Cliff

Kings Cliff
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Burgess	1,807	66.4	+10.0
	Conservative	E. Radford-Kirby	625	23.0	–6.0
	Liberal Democrats	M. Jones	196	7.2	–2.8
	Green	J. Hodd	92	3.4	–1.2
Majority			1,182	43.5	+16.1
Turnout			2,720	41.0	–3.3
Registered electors			6,664
	Labour hold		Swing	8.0

Marine

Marine
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Marsh	1,414	53.0	+2.0
	Conservative	B. Fairs	838	31.4	–1.3
	Militant Labour	J. Apps	195	7.3	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	E. Reed	158	5.9	–2.1
	Green	B. Coyne	61	2.3	±0.0
Majority			576	21.6	+3.3
Turnout			2,666	34.0	–8.1
Registered electors			7,850
	Labour hold		Swing	1.7

Moulescombe

Moulescombe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Tonks*	1,331	69.5	+9.5
	Conservative	J. Stevens	371	19.4	–5.3
	Liberal Democrats	J. Bowskill	158	8.3	–4.2
	Green	J. Berrington	55	2.9	±0.0
Majority			960	50.1	+14.8
Turnout			2,666	29.0	–2.9
Registered electors			6,567
	Labour hold		Swing	7.4

Patcham

Patcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Theobald	1,647	44.5	–2.5
	Labour	K. Allen	1,295	35.0	+5.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. De Souza	710	19.2	–1.6
	Green	A. Haase	45	1.2	–1.2
Majority			352	9.5	–7.7
Turnout			3,697	53.0	+4.8
Registered electors			6,963
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.9

Preston

Preston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Lepper	2,089	52.9	–0.3
	Conservative	D. Radford*	1,424	36.1	+9.9
	Liberal Democrats	T. Hunter	319	8.1	–8.3
	Green	L. Littman	118	3.0	–1.1
Majority			665	16.8	–10.2
Turnout			3,950	52.0	+8.8
Registered electors			7,614
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	5.1

Queens Park

Queens Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Townsend*	1,638	64.3	+5.7
	Conservative	R. Ruzyllo	587	23.1	–6.0
	Liberal Democrats	J. Blease	200	7.9	–0.4
	Green	S. Chadwick	99	3.9	–0.1
	Natural Law	R. Bradshaw	22	0.9	N/A
Majority			1,051	41.3	+11.8
Turnout			2,546	41.0	–6.6
Registered electors			6,245
	Labour hold		Swing	5.9

Regency

Regency
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Ping*	1,550	60.4	+8.5
	Conservative	J. Cameron	670	26.1	–3.6
	Liberal Democrats	E. Cotton	218	8.5	–4.3
	Green	L. Robinson	130	5.1	–0.6
Majority			880	34.3	+12.1
Turnout			2,568	37.0	–5.2
Registered electors			6,970
	Labour hold		Swing	6.1

Rottingdean

Rottingdean
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Radford-Kirby	1,784	58.1	–3.8
	Labour	J. Moriarty	759	24.7	+8.3
	Liberal Democrats	D. Davidson	470	15.3	–4.0
	Green	E. Robinson	58	1.9	–0.6
Majority			1,025	33.4	–9.2
Turnout			3,071	41.0	–3.3
Registered electors			7,582
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.1

Seven Dials

Seven Dials
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Robinson*	1,815	65.1	+6.8
	Conservative	A. Norman	392	14.1	–3.3
	Liberal Democrats	R. Heale	332	11.9	–5.9
	Green	I. Needham	213	7.6	+1.1
	Independent	G. O'Brien	35	1.3	N/A
Majority			1,423	51.1	+10.5
Turnout			2,787	39.0	–0.9
Registered electors			7,151
	Labour hold		Swing	5.1

St Peters

St Peters
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Gwyn-Jones*	1,776	60.4	–4.1
	Green	P. West	642	21.8	+11.6
	Conservative	C. Ramsden	338	11.5	–3.2
	Liberal Democrats	M. Fairweather	183	6.2	–4.3
Majority			1,134	38.6	–11.2
Turnout			2,939	40.0	–3.0
Registered electors			7,291
	Labour hold		Swing	7.9

Stanmer

Stanmer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Hawkes*	1,662	61.7	+12.3
	Conservative	C. Franklin	753	28.0	–10.3
	Liberal Democrats	C. Cornelius	201	7.5	–2.4
	Green	P. Tofts	77	2.9	+0.5
Majority			909	33.8	+22.7
Turnout			2,693	36.0	–12.6
Registered electors			7,519
	Labour hold		Swing	11.3

Tenantry

Tenantry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Durr*	1,704	65.4	+8.6
	Conservative	D. Dudeney	559	21.5	–6.6
	Liberal Democrats	M. Mylton-Thorley	179	6.9	–3.2
	Green	J. Davies	164	6.3	+1.3
Majority			1,145	43.9	+15.3
Turnout			2,606	35.0	–6.4
Registered electors			7,354
	Labour hold		Swing	7.6

Westdene

Westdene
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Drake*	1,490	47.1	–3.7
	Labour	S. Prentice	1,281	40.5	+11.9
	Liberal Democrats	D. McBeth	305	9.6	–7.5
	Green	G. Keenan	89	2.8	–0.7
Majority			209	6.6	–15.6
Turnout			3,165	44.0	+0.3
Registered electors			7,159
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.8

Woodingdean

Woodingdean
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Moorhouse	1,706	47.2	+11.7
	Conservative	G. Wells	1,584	43.9	–4.0
	Liberal Democrats	E. Oldfield	235	6.5	–8.3
	Green	D. Groves	86	2.4	+0.5
Majority			122	3.4	N/A
Turnout			3,611	48.0	+3.1
Registered electors			7,477
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	7.9

References

"Brighton Borough Council Election Results 1973-1995" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

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