1986 Brighton Borough Council election

1986 Brighton Borough Council election

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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 Alliance Last election 21 seats, 39.2% 23 seats, 42.3% 4 seats, 17.8% Seats won 9 6 1 Seats after 23 21 4 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 22,769 22,027 11,167 Percentage 40.5% 39.1% 19.8% Swing 1.3% 3.2% 2.0%
Winner of each seat at the 1986 Brighton Borough Council election
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election No overall control

The 1986 Brighton Borough Council election took place on 8 May 1986 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

1986 Brighton Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	9	2	56.3	14	23	47.9	22,769	40.5	+1.3
	Conservative	6	2	37.5	15	21	43.8	22,027	39.1	–3.2
	Alliance	1		6.3	3	4	8.3	11,167	19.8	+2.0
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	288	0.5	–0.1
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	38	0.1	N/A

Ward results

Hanover

Hanover

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Edmond-Smith	2,347	60.4	+17.0
	Conservative	P. Holden	851	21.9	+8.8
	Alliance	D. Lamb	651	16.7	–24.3
	Independent	M. Whittaker	38	1.0	N/A
Majority			1,496	38.5	+36.1
Turnout			3,887	44.4	–5.9
Registered electors			8,753
	Labour hold		Swing	4.1

Hollingbury

Hollingbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Lepper*	1,848	58.0	+2.0
	Conservative	J. Guy	794	24.9	–10.4
	Alliance	C. Walker	546	17.1	+8.4
Majority			1,054	41.1	+20.4
Turnout			3,188	33.1	–11.3
Registered electors			7,753
	Labour hold		Swing	6.2

Kings Cliff

Kings Cliff

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Johnson	1,796	50.0	+0.4
	Conservative	M. Williamson*	1,432	39.8	–4.5
	Alliance	M. Dennis	366	10.2	+4.1
Majority			364	10.1	+4.8
Turnout			3,594	53.0	+5.7
Registered electors			6,782
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	2.5

Marine

Marine

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Allen	1,864	50.3	+4.6
	Conservative	M. Furminger	1,496	40.4	–5.6
	Alliance	V. Jones	347	9.4	+2.3
Majority			368	9.9	N/A
Turnout			3,707	47.4	+6.5
Registered electors			7,823
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	5.1

Moulescombe

Moulescombe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Wingate	1,477	61.1	+2.4
	Conservative	M. Maine	516	21.3	–11.1
	Alliance	V. Ware	425	17.6	+8.7
Majority			961	39.7	+13.4
Turnout			2,418	32.4	+2.1
Registered electors			7,465
	Labour hold		Swing	6.8

Patcham

Patcham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hutchinson	2,095	54.9	–1.4
	Labour	D. Betts	1,006	26.4	±0.0
	Alliance	N. Cook	714	18.7	+1.5
Majority			1,089	28.5	–1.4
Turnout			3,815	52.6	+9.4
Registered electors			7,250
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.7

Preston

Preston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. West	1,888	42.2	–2.7
	Alliance	B. Champion	1,635	36.5	+4.8
	Labour	S. Schaffer	955	21.3	–0.5
Majority			253	5.6	N/A
Turnout			4,478	55.8	+10.5
Registered electors			8,028
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.8

Queens Park

Queens Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Lythell*	1,780	52.4	–4.5
	Conservative	M. Land	1,275	37.5	–5.6
	Alliance	J. Cooke	341	10.0	N/A
Majority			505	14.9	+1.2
Turnout			3,396	52.7	+4.3
Registered electors			6,449
	Labour hold		Swing	0.6

Regency

Regency

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Giles*	1,370	44.4	+9.6
	Labour	M. Brown	1,265	41.0	+8.3
	Alliance	R. Heale	453	14.7	–15.8
Majority			105	3.4	+1.4
Turnout			3,088	45.1	+4.3
Registered electors			6,848
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.7

Rottingdean

Rottingdean

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Larkin*	2,722	66.4	–10.5
	Alliance	S. Dore	1,021	24.9	+12.0
	Labour	C. Lane	355	8.7	–1.5
Majority			1,701	41.5	–22.6
Turnout			4,098	52.1	+8.6
Registered electors			7,863
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.3

Seven Dials

Seven Dials

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	F. Hix*	1,304	37.8	–0.8
	Labour	F. Tonks	1,093	31.7	+6.5
	Conservative	N. Gibbon	893	25.9	–5.8
	Green	N. Collier	157	4.6	N/A
Majority			211	6.1	–1.4
Turnout			3,290	48.6	+8.8
Registered electors			7,086
	Alliance hold		Swing	3.7

St Peters

St Peters

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Simpson*	1,657	49.2	+4.6
	Conservative	T. Beale	850	25.2	–1.0
	Alliance	J. Guyer	733	21.7	–5.1
	Green	S. Watson	131	3.9	+1.6
Majority			807	23.9	+6.1
Turnout			3,371	46.4	+0.9
Registered electors			7,271
	Labour hold		Swing	2.8

Stanmer

Stanmer

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Framroze	1,665	52.9	–1.6
	Conservative	D. Fairhall	964	30.6	–7.1
	Alliance	D. McBeth	521	16.5	+8.7
Majority			701	22.3	+5.5
Turnout			3,150	40.8	+0.8
Registered electors			7,723
	Labour hold		Swing	2.8

Tenantry

Tenantry

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Bassam*	1,776	58.5	+4.7
	Conservative	M. Toner	822	27.1	–9.9
	Alliance	M. Gare-Simmons	436	14.4	+5.2
Majority			954	31.4	+14.5
Turnout			3,034	39.9	–1.9
Registered electors			7,595
	Labour hold		Swing	7.3

Westdene

Westdene

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Barratt	2,035	54.3	–8.3
	Alliance	D. Roberts	1,079	28.3	+8.2
	Labour	F. Spicer	694	18.2	±0.0
Majority			956	25.1	–16.5
Turnout			3,808	51.2	+10.4
Registered electors			7,437
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.3

Woodingdean

Woodingdean

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Grinsted*	2,024	53.1	–8.1
	Labour	L. Williams	1,191	31.3	+0.5
	Alliance	M. Rutherford	595	15.6	+7.6
Majority			833	21.9	–8.5
Turnout			3,810	47.7	+5.7
Registered electors			7,994
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.3

References

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