1991 Brighton Borough Council election

1991 Brighton Borough Council election
16 out of 48 seats to Brighton Borough Council; 25 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 1991 Brighton Borough Council election
Council control before election; ; Labour	Council control after election ; ; Labour

The 1991 Brighton Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Brighton Borough Council in East Sussex, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1991 Brighton Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	11	4	68.8	22	33	68.8	20,399	39.9	–6.0
	Conservative	5	3	31.3	10	15	31.3	20,477	40.0	+4.7
	Liberal Democrats	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	6,286	12.3	+3.9
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	3,749	7.3	–2.9
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	227	0.4	+0.1

Ward results

Hanover

Hanover
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Schaffer*	1,828	55.1	–9.8
	Conservative	N. Fissler	614	18.5	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	K. McArthur	329	9.9	+4.2
	Green	J. Hood	321	9.7	–2.9
	Independent	J. Komitzer	227	6.8	N/A
Majority			1,214	36.6	–11.6
Turnout			3,319	41.5	–3.4
Registered electors			8,000
	Labour hold		Swing	5.8

Hollingbury

Hollingbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Fitch*	1,763	55.9	–5.0
	Conservative	C. Sweetman	823	26.1	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats	D. Lamb	396	12.6	+3.3
	Green	M. Dadson	172	5.5	–3.2
Majority			940	29.8	–9.9
Turnout			3,154	42.5	–5.4
Registered electors			7,426
	Labour hold		Swing	5.0

Kings Cliff

Kings Cliff
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Christy	1,356	43.3	–4.1
	Conservative	V. Marchant	1,323	42.3	+4.8
	Liberal Democrats	M. Jones	278	8.9	+1.1
	Green	P. Hood	173	5.5	–1.8
Majority			33	1.1	–8.8
Turnout			3,130	46.9	–4.8
Registered electors			6,673
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	4.5

Marine

Marine
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Hunter	1,529	50.7	–5.6
	Conservative	M. Mears	1,264	41.9	+10.0
	Liberal Democrats	E. Reed	125	4.1	–1.3
	Green	S. Watson	97	3.2	–3.2
Majority			265	8.8	–15.6
Turnout			3,130	39.8	–5.6
Registered electors			7,584
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	7.8

Moulescombe

Moulescombe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Tonks	1,409	58.6	–9.8
	Conservative	K. Gunn	601	25.0	+7.8
	Liberal Democrats	J. Lovatt	281	11.7	+4.4
	Green	N. McMaster	112	4.7	–2.4
Majority			808	33.6	–17.6
Turnout			2,403	34.7	–6.9
Registered electors			6,925
	Labour hold		Swing	8.8

Patcham

Patcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Solkhon*	1,916	55.0	+4.0
	Labour	T. Glading	931	26.7	–4.0
	Liberal Democrats	S. Buckingham	459	13.2	+3.9
	Green	L. Littman	180	5.2	–3.7
Majority			985	28.3	+8.0
Turnout			3,486	50.2	–3.5
Registered electors			6,949
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.0

Preston

Preston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Radford	1,705	43.2	+4.5
	Labour	C. Kemp	1,272	32.2	+3.2
	Liberal Democrats	D. Rudling	721	18.3	–1.2
	Green	M. Howard	247	6.3	–6.5
Majority			433	11.0	+1.2
Turnout			3,945	50.8	–5.5
Registered electors			7,763
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.7

Queens Park

Queens Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Townsend*	1,542	53.7	–3.6
	Conservative	M. Land	880	30.7	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	R. Lewis	267	9.3	+4.6
	Green	M. Simpson	181	6.3	–1.5
Majority			662	23.1	–4.1
Turnout			2,870	44.4	–7.6
Registered electors			6,468
	Labour hold		Swing	2.1

Regency

Regency
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Ping	1,153	40.8	–6.4
	Conservative	I. Cockburn	1,110	39.3	+6.8
	Liberal Democrats	T. Freeman	390	13.8	+9.0
	Green	R. Glick	173	6.1	–4.1
Majority			43	1.5	–13.2
Turnout			2,826	39.8	–4.7
Registered electors			7,109
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	6.6

Rottingdean

Rottingdean
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Blackman*	2,929	74.4	+4.4
	Liberal Democrats	P. Edwards	482	12.2	+4.4
	Labour	P. Gill	446	11.3	–2.9
	Green	R. Bridger	80	2.0	–6.0
Majority			2,447	62.2	+6.5
Turnout			3,937	51.1	–4.4
Registered electors			7,697
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.0

Seven Dials

Seven Dials
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Robinson	1,304	40.4	–8.6
	Conservative	R. Larkin	789	24.4	–1.4
	Liberal Democrats	R. Heale	580	18.0	+4.0
	Green	I. Brodie	554	17.2	+6.0
Majority			515	16.0	–7.2
Turnout			3,227	44.3	–2.0
Registered electors			7,283
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	3.6

St Peters

St Peters
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Gwyn-Jones	1,469	46.0	–6.4
	Green	E. Rowlands	798	25.0	+1.1
	Conservative	D. Cullen	665	20.8	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats	M. Fairweather	264	8.3	+3.9
Majority			671	21.0	–7.6
Turnout			3,196	43.4	–5.7
Registered electors			7,357
	Labour hold		Swing	3.8

Stanmer

Stanmer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Hawkes*	1,277	43.1	–11.7
	Conservative	S. Sweetman	1,078	36.4	+7.8
	Liberal Democrats	P. Vivian	356	12.0	+3.3
	Green	M. Ledbury	254	8.6	+0.7
Majority			199	6.7	–19.6
Turnout			2,965	42.2	–4.3
Registered electors			7,024
	Labour hold		Swing	9.8

Tenantry

Tenantry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Durr	1,389	50.0	–7.7
	Conservative	S. Lister	917	33.0	+5.9
	Liberal Democrats	M. Hills	323	11.6	+5.9
	Green	M. Richardson	149	5.4	–4.1
Majority			472	17.0	–13.5
Turnout			2,965	38.7	–6.2
Registered electors			7,180
	Labour hold		Swing	6.8

Westdene

Westdene
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Drake*	1,917	59.3	+4.0
	Labour	F. Spicer	687	21.3	–2.8
	Liberal Democrats	P. Jagdis	467	14.4	+5.5
	Green	M. Roberts	161	5.0	–6.7
Majority			1,230	38.1	+6.8
Turnout			3,232	45.6	–3.4
Registered electors			7,092
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.4

Woodingdean

Woodingdean
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Smith*	1,946	53.2	+5.7
	Labour	I. Fyvie	1,044	28.6	–8.6
	Liberal Democrats	G. Hawthorne	568	15.5	+7.6
	Green	H. Robinson	97	2.7	–4.6
Majority			902	24.7	+14.4
Turnout			3,655	48.3	–2.4
Registered electors			7,568
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.2

References

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

[1] "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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