1990 Brighton Borough Council election

1990 UK local government election

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3 May 1990 (1990-05-03)

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16 out of 48 seats to Brighton Borough Council
25 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Labour	Conservative	Liberal Democrats
Last election	27 seats, 42.0%	19 seats, 47.1%	2 seats, 9.6%
Seats won	11	5	0
Seats after	29	18	1
Seat change	2	1	1
Popular vote	26,303	20,237	4,806
Percentage	45.9%	35.3%	8.4%
Swing	3.9%	11.8%	1.2%

Winner of each seat at the 1990 Brighton Borough Council election

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

The 1990 Brighton Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Brighton Borough Council in East Sussex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1990 Brighton Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	11	2	68.8	18	29	60.4	26,303	45.9	+3.9
	Conservative	5	1	31.3	13	18	37.5	20,237	35.3	–11.8
	Liberal Democrats	0	1	0.0	1	1	2.1	4,806	8.4	–1.2
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	5,822	10.2	+8.9
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	171	0.3	N/A

Ward results

Hanover

Hanover
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Edmond-Smith*	2,399	64.9	+6.6
	Conservative	M. Pead	620	16.8	–13.9
	Green	H. De Lemos	465	12.6	+5.7
	Liberal Democrats	K. McArthur	210	5.7	+1.6
Majority			1,779	48.2	+20.6
Turnout			3,694	44.9	+1.7
Registered electors			8,222
	Labour hold		Swing	10.3

Hollingbury

Hollingbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Lepper	2,170	60.9	+5.5
	Conservative	J. Furness	755	21.2	–16.5
	Liberal Democrats	D. Rudling	330	9.3	+2.4
	Green	N. Collier	309	8.7	N/A
Majority			1,415	39.7	+21.9
Turnout			3,564	47.9	+2.3
Registered electors			7,445
	Labour hold		Swing	11.0

Kings Cliff

Kings Cliff
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Johnson*	1,630	47.4	–3.3
	Conservative	V. Marchant	1,289	37.5	–7.4
	Liberal Democrats	M. Jones	269	7.8	+3.4
	Green	P. Hodd	250	7.3	N/A
Majority			341	9.9	+4.1
Turnout			3,438	51.7	–0.4
Registered electors			6,645
	Labour hold		Swing	2.1

Marine

Marine
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Allen*	1,910	56.3	+3.5
	Conservative	D. Radford	1,083	31.9	–11.8
	Green	S. Watson	217	6.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	E. Reed	184	5.4	+1.9
Majority			827	24.4	+15.3
Turnout			3,394	45.4	–2.6
Registered electors			7,484
	Labour hold		Swing	7.7

Moulescombe

Moulescombe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Pennell	1,984	68.4	+7.8
	Conservative	K. Gunn	500	17.2	–16.1
	Liberal Democrats	A. Mackintosh	212	7.3	+1.3
	Green	L. Robinson	205	7.1	N/A
Majority			1,484	51.2	+23.9
Turnout			2,901	41.6	+5.7
Registered electors			6,973
	Labour hold		Swing	12.0

Patcham

Patcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hutchinson*	1,905	51.0	–12.0
	Labour	T. Glading	1,147	30.7	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	P. Garratt	348	9.3	+1.1
	Green	L. Littman	334	8.9	N/A
Majority			758	20.3	–13.9
Turnout			3,734	53.7	+5.1
Registered electors			6,950
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.0

Preston

Preston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. West*	1,690	38.7	–5.7
	Labour	V. Richards	1,264	29.0	+11.2
	Liberal Democrats	B. Champion	850	19.5	–13.8
	Green	K. Sinclair	560	12.8	+8.4
Majority			426	9.8	–1.2
Turnout			4,364	56.3	+3.2
Registered electors			7,758
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.5

Queens Park

Queens Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Lythell*	2,018	57.3	–0.2
	Conservative	N. Maskell	1,061	30.2	–12.3
	Green	M. Simpson	275	7.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	R. Lewis	165	4.7	N/A
Majority			957	27.2	+12.2
Turnout			3,519	52.0	+2.3
Registered electors			6,770
	Labour hold		Swing	6.1

Regency

Regency
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Squires	1,533	47.2	–2.1
	Conservative	I. Cockburn	1,056	32.5	–13.3
	Green	D. Fitzpatrick	331	10.2	N/A
	Independent	J. Wells	171	5.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	M. Hills	155	4.8	–0.1
Majority			477	14.7	+11.2
Turnout			3,246	44.5	+0.3
Registered electors			7,298
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	5.6

Rottingdean

Rottingdean
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Machan	3,029	70.0	–9.3
	Labour	P. Gill	616	14.2	+4.3
	Green	G. Taylor	346	8.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	P. Edwards	338	7.8	–3.0
Majority			2,413	55.7	–12.7
Turnout			4,329	55.5	+8.0
Registered electors			7,804
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.8

Seven Dials

Seven Dials
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Metcalf	1,673	49.0	+10.8
	Conservative	M. Land	882	25.8	–6.1
	Liberal Democrats	R. Heale	479	14.0	–15.9
	Green	R. Bridger	381	11.2	N/A
Majority			791	23.2	+16.9
Turnout			3,415	46.3	+2.7
Registered electors			7,374
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	8.5

St Peters

St Peters
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Simpson*	1,917	52.4	–4.3
	Green	I. Brodie	873	23.9	+16.2
	Conservative	G. Bush	704	19.3	–11.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Fairweather	162	4.4	–0.8
Majority			1,044	28.6	+2.3
Turnout			3,656	49.1	+6.0
Registered electors			7,442
	Labour hold		Swing	10.3

Stanmer

Stanmer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Framroze*	1,835	54.8	+3.6
	Conservative	S. Sweetman	956	28.6	–14.1
	Liberal Democrats	J. Lovatt	292	8.7	+2.7
	Green	M. Richardson	264	7.9	N/A
Majority			879	26.3	+17.8
Turnout			3,347	46.5	+0.9
Registered electors			7,194
	Labour hold		Swing	8.9

Tenantry

Tenantry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Bassam*	1,902	57.7	+3.5
	Conservative	S. Lister	895	27.1	–12.3
	Green	E. Parker	312	9.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	P. Viviann	188	5.7	–0.8
Majority			1,007	30.5	+15.7
Turnout			3,297	44.9	+3.9
Registered electors			7,336
	Labour hold		Swing	7.9

Westdene

Westdene
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Barratt*	1,953	55.3	–15.8
	Labour	S. Palmer	849	24.1	+4.3
	Green	M. Roberts	414	11.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	D. Lamb	314	8.9	–0.2
Majority			1,104	31.3	–19.9
Turnout			3,530	49.0	+4.6
Registered electors			7,209
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.1

Woodingdean

Woodingdean
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Grinstead*	1,859	47.5	–18.4
	Labour	I. Fyvie	1,456	37.2	+13.1
	Liberal Democrats	T. Freeman	310	7.9	–2.1
	Green	J. Robinson	286	7.3	N/A
Majority			403	10.3	–31.5
Turnout			3,911	50.7	+7.5
Registered electors			7,711
	Conservative hold		Swing	15.8

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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