1994 Brighton Borough Council election

1994 UK local government election

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5 May 1994 (1994-05-05)

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

	First party	Second party

Party	Labour	Conservative
Last election	25 seats, 32.6%	23 seats, 55.0%
Seats won	12	4
Seats after	26	22
Seat change	1	1
Popular vote	24,756	16,281
Percentage	49.6%	32.6%
Swing	17.0%	22.4%

Winner of each seat at the 1994 Brighton Borough Council election

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

The 1994 Brighton Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Brighton Borough Council in East Sussex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1994 Brighton Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	12	1	75.0	14	26	54.2	24,756	49.6	+17.0
	Conservative	4	1	25.0	18	22	45.8	16,281	32.6	–22.4
	Liberal Democrats	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	6,542	13.1	+5.6
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	2,143	4.3	–0.5
	Militant Labour	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	198	0.4	N/A

Ward results

Hanover

Hanover
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Edmond-Smith*	2,133	66.0	+16.6
	Conservative	E. Kirby	471	14.6	–22.7
	Liberal Democrats	K. McArthur	364	11.3	+4.8
	Green	K. Chapman	262	8.1	+1.2
Majority			1,662	51.5	+39.4
Turnout			3,230	40.4	+2.6
Registered electors			8,005
	Labour hold		Swing	19.7

Hollingbury

Hollingbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Lepper	2,028	65.5	+21.3
	Conservative	B. Fisher	679	21.9	–24.8
	Liberal Democrats	D. Hall	293	9.5	+3.2
	Green	B. Coyne	97	3.1	+0.2
Majority			1,349	43.6	N/A
Turnout			3,097	42.7	–0.3
Registered electors			7,262
	Labour hold		Swing	23.1

Kings Cliff

Kings Cliff
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Bodfish	1,696	56.4	+17.4
	Conservative	G. Wells	872	29.0	–22.0
	Liberal Democrats	M. Jones	302	10.0	+4.0
	Green	J. Davies	137	4.6	+0.7
Majority			824	27.4	N/A
Turnout			3,007	44.3	+1.3
Registered electors			6,791
	Labour hold		Swing	19.7

Marine

Marine
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Turner	1,667	51.0	+19.6
	Conservative	S. Kirby	1,069	32.7	–29.4
	Liberal Democrats	E. Reed	263	8.0	+3.8
	Militant Labour	P. Iveson	198	6.1	N/A
	Green	J. Rowden	74	2.3	–0.1
Majority			598	18.3	N/A
Turnout			3,271	42.1	+5.1
Registered electors			7,778
	Labour hold		Swing	24.5

Moulescombe

Moulescombe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Meadows	1,279	60.0	+19.3
	Conservative	J. Stevens	526	24.7	–23.9
	Liberal Democrats	E. Oldfield	267	12.5	+3.8
	Green	M. Ledbury	61	2.9	+0.9
Majority			753	35.3	N/A
Turnout			2,133	31.9	+3.1
Registered electors			6,689
	Labour hold		Swing	21.6

Patcham

Patcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hutchinson*	1,570	47.0	–26.3
	Labour	S. Middleton	995	29.8	+11.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. De Souza	696	20.8	+14.6
	Green	A. Haase	79	2.4	+0.2
Majority			575	17.2	–37.8
Turnout			3,340	48.2	–3.1
Registered electors			6,925
	Conservative hold		Swing	18.9

Preston

Preston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Spray	1,758	53.2	+21.3
	Conservative	G. West*	867	26.2	–26.7
	Liberal Democrats	T. Hunter	542	16.4	+4.7
	Green	L. Littman	137	4.1	+0.6
Majority			891	27.0	N/A
Turnout			3,304	43.2	–5.7
Registered electors			7,653
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	24.0

Queens Park

Queens Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Lythell*	1,747	58.6	+17.9
	Conservative	R. Ruzyllo	868	29.1	–22.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Blease	247	8.3	+3.8
	Green	M. Santamaria	119	4.0	+0.5
Majority			879	29.5	N/A
Turnout			2,981	47.6	+2.3
Registered electors			6,267
	Labour hold		Swing	20.1

Regency

Regency
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Pennington	1,516	51.9	+17.3
	Conservative	J. Cameron	867	29.7	–19.9
	Liberal Democrats	E. Cotton	373	12.8	+4.1
	Green	L. Robinson	166	5.7	–1.4
Majority			649	22.2	N/A
Turnout			2,922	42.2	+1.4
Registered electors			6,924
	Labour hold		Swing	18.6

Rottingdean

Rottingdean
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Wrigley	2,071	61.9	–18.9
	Liberal Democrats	P. Edwards	646	19.3	+10.3
	Labour	A. Goodchild	548	16.4	+8.0
	Green	E. Robinson	83	2.5	+0.7
Majority			1,425	42.6	–29.2
Turnout			3,348	44.3	–2.6
Registered electors			7,552
	Conservative hold		Swing	14.6

Seven Dials

Seven Dials
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Austin	1,716	58.3	+19.0
	Liberal Democrats	R. Heale	523	17.8	–1.5
	Conservative	A. Norman	513	17.4	–16.7
	Green	I. Needham	190	6.5	–0.7
Majority			1,193	40.6	+35.4
Turnout			2,942	39.9	±0.0
Registered electors			7,371
	Labour hold		Swing	10.3

St Peters

St Peters
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Simpson*	2,043	64.5	+21.2
	Conservative	C. Ramsden	466	14.7	–14.5
	Liberal Democrats	M. Fairweather	334	10.5	+5.4
	Green	J. Berrington	324	10.2	–12.2
Majority			1,577	49.8	+35.7
Turnout			3,167	43.0	+0.4
Registered electors			7,371
	Labour hold		Swing	17.9

Stanmer

Stanmer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Framroze*	1,840	49.4	+15.4
	Conservative	D. Careless	1,428	38.3	–19.4
	Liberal Democrats	P. Vivian	368	9.9	+4.2
	Green	L. Towey	90	2.4	–0.2
Majority			412	11.1	N/A
Turnout			3,726	48.6	+4.1
Registered electors			7,666
	Labour hold		Swing	17.4

Tenantry

Tenantry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Bassam*	1,731	56.8	+19.6
	Conservative	D. Dudeney	858	28.1	–24.0
	Liberal Democrats	M. Mylton-Thorley	308	10.1	+3.9
	Green	S. Mildenhall	152	5.0	+0.5
Majority			873	28.6	N/A
Turnout			3,049	41.4	+2.5
Registered electors			7,374
	Labour hold		Swing	21.8

Westdene

Westdene
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Barratt*	1,567	50.8	–22.2
	Labour	S. Prentice	882	28.6	+11.6
	Liberal Democrats	D. McBeth	526	17.1	+9.9
	Green	P. West	109	3.5	+0.7
Majority			685	22.2	–33.8
Turnout			3,084	43.7	–1.6
Registered electors			7,055
	Conservative hold		Swing	16.9

Woodingdean

Woodingdean
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Grinstead*	1,589	47.9	–19.9
	Labour	K. Jago	1,177	35.5	+10.8
	Liberal Democrats	J. Dienes	490	14.8	+9.1
	Green	M. Adler	63	1.9	+0.1
Majority			412	12.4	–30.7
Turnout			3,319	44.9	–0.9
Registered electors			7,387
	Conservative hold		Swing	15.4

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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