1992 Brighton Borough Council election

1992 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 1992 Brighton Borough Council election
Council control before election; ; Labour	Council control after election ; ; Labour

The 1992 Brighton Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1992 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

1992 Brighton Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	3	8	18.8	22	25	52.1	16,138	32.6	–7.3
	Conservative	13	8	81.3	10	23	47.9	27,241	55.0	+15.0
	Liberal Democrats	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	3,734	7.5	–4.8
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	2,372	4.8	–2.5

Ward results

Hanover

Hanover
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I. Duncan*	1,507	49.4	–5.7
	Conservative	P. Jolly	1,137	37.3	+18.8
	Green	S. Mildenhall	209	6.9	–2.8
	Liberal Democrats	K. McArthur	197	6.5	–3,4
Majority			370	12.1	–24.5
Turnout			3,050	37.8	–3.7
Registered electors			8,063
	Labour hold		Swing	12.3

Hollingbury

Hollingbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Lister	1,486	46.7	+20.6
	Labour	M. Julian	1,407	44.2	–11.7
	Liberal Democrats	D. Lamb	201	6.3	–6.3
	Green	P. Tosts	91	2.9	–2.6
Majority			79	2.5	N/A
Turnout			3,185	43.0	+0.5
Registered electors			7,343
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	16.2

Kings Cliff

Kings Cliff
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Dempsey	1,492	51.0	+8.7
	Labour	A. King	1,142	39.0	–4.3
	Liberal Democrats	M. Jones	177	6.0	–2.9
	Green	P. Hodd	115	3.9	–1.6
Majority			350	12.0	N/A
Turnout			2,926	43.0	–3.9
Registered electors			6,793
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	6.5

Marine

Marine
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Mears	1,790	62.1	+20.2
	Labour	H. Miller	904	31.4	–19.3
	Liberal Democrats	E. Reed	120	4.2	+0.1
	Green	M. Simpson	68	2.4	–0.8
Majority			886	30.7	N/A
Turnout			2,882	37.0	–2.8
Registered electors			7,650
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	19.8

Moulescombe

Moulescombe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Gunn	970	48.6	+23.6
	Labour	C. Adams	813	40.7	–17.9
	Liberal Democrats	M. Allen	174	8.7	–3.0
	Green	M. Howard	39	2.0	–2.7
Majority			157	7.9	N/A
Turnout			1,996	28.8	–5.9
Registered electors			6,932
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	20.8

Patcham

Patcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Theobald	2,631	73.3	+18.3
	Labour	J. Hazelgrove	656	18.3	–8.4
	Liberal Democrats	D. Powell	223	6.2	–7.0
	Green	L. Littman	79	2.2	–3.0
Majority			1,975	55.0	+26.7
Turnout			3,589	51.3	+1.1
Registered electors			6,994
	Conservative hold		Swing	13.4

Preston

Preston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. Marchant	2,000	52.9	+9.7
	Labour	T. Glading	1,205	31.9	–0.3
	Liberal Democrats	G. Hawthorn	443	11.7	–6.6
	Green	B. Madadi	134	3.5	–2.8
Majority			795	21.0	+10.0
Turnout			3,782	48.9	–1.9
Registered electors			7,732
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.0

Queens Park

Queens Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Maskell	1,479	51.3	+20.6
	Labour	M. Morris	1,174	40.7	–13.0
	Liberal Democrats	J. Blease	130	4.5	–4.8
	Green	J. Hodd	102	3.5	–2.8
Majority			305	10.6	N/A
Turnout			2,885	45.3	+0.9
Registered electors			6,364
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	16.8

Regency

Regency
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Boggon	1,395	49.6	+10.3
	Labour	R. Pennington	972	34.6	–6.2
	Liberal Democrats	P. Jagdis	244	8.7	–5.1
	Green	K. Chapman	199	7.1	+1.0
Majority			423	15.1	N/A
Turnout			2,810	40.8	+1.0
Registered electors			6,881
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	8.3

Rottingdean

Rottingdean
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Wright	2,894	80.8	+6.4
	Liberal Democrats	P. Edwards	322	9.0	–3.2
	Labour	J. Moriarty	302	8.4	–2.9
	Green	L. Robinson	65	1.8	–0.2
Majority			2,572	71.8	+9.6
Turnout			3,583	46.9	–4.2
Registered electors			7,638
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.8

Seven Dials

Seven Dials
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Middleton	1,124	39.3	–1.1
	Conservative	R. Larkin	976	34.1	+9.7
	Liberal Democrats	R. Heale	552	19.3	+1.3
	Green	I. Needham	207	7.2	–10.0
Majority			148	5.2	–10.8
Turnout			2,859	39.9	–4.4
Registered electors			7,160
	Labour hold		Swing	5.4

St Peters

St Peters
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Sweeting*	1,344	43.3	–2.7
	Conservative	M. Gillott	907	29.2	+8.4
	Green	E. Rowlands	696	22.4	–2.6
	Liberal Democrats	W. Parker	160	5.1	–3.2
Majority			437	14.1	–6.9
Turnout			3,107	42.6	–0.8
Registered electors			7,287
	Labour hold		Swing	5.6

Stanmer

Stanmer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Sweetman	1,943	57.7	+21.3
	Labour	R. Blackwood	1,145	34.0	–9.1
	Liberal Democrats	P. Vivian	192	5.7	–6.3
	Green	M. Ledbury	88	2.6	–6.0
Majority			798	23.7	N/A
Turnout			3,368	44.5	+2.3
Registered electors			7,575
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	15.2

Tenantry

Tenantry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Toner	1,461	52.1	+19.1
	Labour	K. Bodfish	1,045	37.2	–12.8
	Liberal Democrats	B. Stocker	173	6.2	–5.4
	Green	J. Berrington	127	4.5	–0.9
Majority			416	14.8	N/A
Turnout			2,806	38.9	+0.2
Registered electors			7,222
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	16.0

Westdene

Westdene
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Humphrey*	2,342	73.0	+13.7
	Labour	F. Spicer	545	17.0	–4.3
	Liberal Democrats	D. McBeth	231	7.2	–7.2
	Green	J. Mack	90	2.8	–2.2
Majority			1,797	56.0	+17.9
Turnout			3,208	45.3	–0.3
Registered electors			7,082
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.0

Woodingdean

Woodingdean
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Stiles	2,338	67.8	+14.6
	Labour	G. Mitchell	853	24.7	–3.9
	Liberal Democrats	M. Hills	195	5.7	–9.8
	Green	K. Billington	63	1.8	–0.9
Majority			1,485	43.1	+18.4
Turnout			3,449	45.8	–2.5
Registered electors			7,537
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.3

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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