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Council Elections 2007 - Results

There is no overall control by one political party of the city council following the 2007 elections. The Conservatives are now the largest party with 26 seats out of a possible 54.

The parties are now as follows:

  • Conservatives -  26 seats   
  • Labour -  13 seats    
  • Greens -  12 seats    
  • Liberal Democrats -  two seats    
  • Independent - one seat

Click on the name of your council ward below to find out who has been elected to the city council for your area. Elected councillors are written in bold.

The overall turnout for the elections was 38.48%.

You can also look at the new ward map.

Brunswick & Adelaide - two seats

Turnout: 27.96%

Candidate's name Description Votes
David Boyle Labour 284
Paul Elgood Liberal Democrat 942
Hazel Dorothy Ellison Green 431
Simon Gulliver Labour 263
Joanne Heard Conservative 368
Phelim Maccafferty Green 482
Ben Potter English Democrats - "Putting England First!" 56
Brian Ralfe Independent 152
Roz Rawcliffe Conservative 357
David John Watkins Liberal Democrat 729

Central Hove - two seats

Turnout: 33.98%

 

Candidate's name Description Votes
Jacqueline Da Costa Green 333
Simon William Doyle Liberal Democrat 692
Benjamin Frederick Herbert Liberal Democrat 667
Bernie Katz Labour 304
Christopher Damien Kilburn Protest Vote 109
Rachel Lyons Labour 317
Averil Older Conservative 964
Dave Walsh Green 420
Jan Young Conservative 901

East Brighton - three seats

Turnout: 35.38%

 
Candidate's name Description Votes
Vicki Davies Brighton & Hove Independents 257
Eliza Fakhr Green 467
Simon Richard Hackett Conservative 1000
Tim Hodlin Liberal Democrat 400
Trefor David William Hunter Liberal Democrat 377
James Henry Ledward Liberal Democrat 401
John McLeod Socialist Labour Party 109
Hugh Barney Miller Green Party 445
Gill Mitchell Labour 1539
Warren Morgan Labour 1401
Victor Lewis Mower

Conservative

 997
Nigel Tart Green 621
Craig Turton Labour 1262
David Van Day Conservative 931

Goldsmid - three seats

Turnout: 37.45%

 
Candidate's name Description Votes
Bob Bailey Liberal Democrat 720
Sue Baumgardt Green 760
Melanie Davis Labour 1231
Ayas Fallon-Khan Conservative 1238
Gemma Furness Independent 134
Nigel Furness Independent 114
Anne Giebeler Brighton & Hove Independents 314
Martin Grimshaw Green 833
Rob Jarrett Green 1010
David Jeal Brighton & Hove Independents 109
Alun Wynne Jones Labour 1098
Paul James Lainchbury Conservative 1330
Andrew John Mailing Liberal Democrat 609
Vince Meegan Labour 1201
Peter Poole Independent 73
Stephen Roland Christopher Potts Liberal Democrat 506
Stephen Charles Wade Conservative 1189

Hangleton & Knoll - three seats

Turnout: 45.58%

 
Candidate's name Description Votes
Dawn Barnett Conservative 2651
Stuart Nicholas Bower Ukip 291
Maggie Clifford Respect 297
Brian Roger Fitch Labour 1820
Tim Goodall Green 255
Nicola Hodgson Green 251
Tony Janio Conservative 2237
Tony Meadows Labour 1514
David Keith Patrick Liberal Democrat 335
Andy Player Green 321
David John Sears Liberal Democrat 261
Eddy Sears Labour 1509
Lee Shingles Liberal Democrat 198
David Frederick Smart Conservative 2215

Hanover & Elm Grove - three seats

Turnout: 36.55%

 
Candidate's name Description Votes
Matthew Barker Liberal Democrat 333
Leo Barraclough Labour 1030
Joyce Edmond-Smith Labour 1321
Luke Peter Foster Conservative 411
Guy George Gilmour Conservative 459
Brendan Hanlon Labour 945
James Mortimer Conservative 482
Bill Randall Green 2182
Beulah Town Liberal Democrat 256
Vicky Wakefield-Jarrett Green 1945
Ellen Woolley Liberal Democrat 260
Georgia Wrighton Green 2102

Hollingbury & Stanmer - three seats

Turnout: 30.63%

 
Candidate's name Description Votes
Vanessa Blackwell Liberal Democrat 381
Andrew Clarke Socialist Alternative 159
Phillip Clarke Socialist Alternative 137
Tom Druitt Green 685
Trevor Richard Freeman Liberal Democrat 285
Nick Garside Conservative 832
Tony Greenstein Alliance For Green Socialism 232
Patricia Ann Hawkes Labour 1049
Jeane Lepper Labour 1326
Karen Miles Conservative 825
Amelia Mills Green 561
Carol Anne Ramsden Conservative 838
Guy Richardson Green 426
John Riddington Liberal Democrat 267
Nick Savvides Independent 408
Christine Jennifer Simpson Labour 1056

Moulsecoomb & Bevendean - three seats

Turnout: 27.18%

 
Candidate's name Description Votes
David Gerard Hewett Bangs Respect 346
Richard Bowden Liberal Democrat 320
Maria Caulfield Conservative 984
Paul Jonathan Chandler Liberal Democrat 268
Morgan Daniels-Yeomans Green 333
Matt Dunton Green 468
Mel Grundy Conservative 983
Elizabeth Anne Kirby Conservative 964
Mo Marsh Labour 1018
Anne Christine Meadows Labour 1018
Barry Mills Green 357
Bruce Graham Neave Liberal Democrat 225
Lis Telcs Labour 848

North Portslade - two seats

Turnout: 35.85%

 
Candidate's name Description Votes
Anthony Ackroyd Green 179
Janette Ackroyd Green 175
Trevor Alford Conservative 1082
Theo Brake-Child Conservative 1039
Bob Carden Labour 1141
Nicole Murphy Labour 980
Neville Reginald Searle Liberal Democrat 244
Coreen Gwenyth Sears Liberal Democrat 176

Patcham - three seats

Turnout: 43.94%

 
Candidate's name Description Votes
Peter Edward Hughes Bailey Liberal Democrat 432
Peggy Betts Labour 942
Rosemary Collins Labour 803
Geraldine Keenan Green 656
Christine Ann Moody Labour 821
Brian William Pidgeon Conservative 2792
Mike Sells Green 451
Thomas William Stokes Liberal Democrat 308
Bill Taylor Liberal Democrat 364
Carol Ann Theobald Conservative 2743
Geoffrey Trevor Theobald Conservative 2702
Julia Wilde Green 427

Preston Park - three seats

Turnout: 44.91%

 
Candidate's name Description Votes
Kevin Allen Labour 1474
Clive Stanley Brimmell Conservative 755
Paul Durden Liberal Democrat 438
Lawrence Anthony Parkhouse Eke Liberal Democrat 298
Nick Jarvis Labour 1324
Dan Kaufer Conservative 746
Amy Kennedy Green 1633
Andrew Knott Green 1027
Juliet McCaffery Labour 1630
Jo Offer Independent 644
Jon Perrin Conservative 724
Tracey-Ann Ross 1057
Billy Tipping Liberal Democrat 267
Simon Williams Green 1185

Queen's Park - three seats

Turnout: 39.99%

 
Candidate's name Description Votes
Joe Blease Liberal Democrat 364
Kenneth Charles Bodfish Labour 1455
Graham Arthur Bucknall Liberal Democrat 304
Simon Burgess Labour 1418
Ben Duncan

Green

 1473
Delia Joy Forester Labour 1458
Rachel Fryer Green 1826
Nick Julian Maskell Conservative 926
Ariane Claire Poulain Conservative 820
Elizabeth Mary O'Keefe Robinson Liberal Democrat 369
Paul Steedman Green 1549
John Walshe Independent 91
Gail Janine Woodcock Conservative 752

Regency - two seats

Turnout: 33.75%

 
Candidate's name Description Votes
Corinne Attwood Brighton & Hove Independents 218
Sue Bucknall Liberal Democrat 454
Tony Davenport Brighton & Hove Independents 57
Kevin Donnelly Liberal Democrat 425
Michael Macfarlane Conservative 525
Robert Nemeth Conservative 516
Roy Pennington Labour 565
Hermione Roy Green 781
Sven Rufus Green 863
Daniel Jonathan Yates Labour 447

Rottingdean Coastal - 3 seats

Turnout: 41.75%

 
Candidate's name Description Votes
Mohammed Asaduzzaman Labour 454
Geoffrey Alan Raphael Bowden Green 932
Dawn Davidson Liberal Democrat 558
Anita Gilson Green 827
Janet Barbara Lister Hale Green 777
Birgit Hunter Liberal Democrat 490
Lynda Christine Hyde Conservative 2803
Mary Bridget Mears Conservative 2665
Neil Stanley Mercer Labour 580
Shervin Sharghy Liberal Democrat 336
David John Smith Conservative 2679
Ian Francis Tinlin Labour 452

South Portslade - two seats

Turnout: 40.7%

 
Candidate's name Description Votes
Kate Chapman Green 315
Peter Thomas Denyer Liberal Democrat 242
Les Hamilton Labour 1119
Steve Harmer-Strange Conservative 1061
Sue John Labour 998
Peter Andrew Lockyer Conservative 1041
Ken Rist Liberal Democrat 279
Steve Watson Green 189

St Peter's & North Laine - three seats

Turnout: 34.12%

 
Candidate's name Description Votes
Ian Davey Green 2099
Debbie Dawes Independent 286
Greg Hadfield Labour 921
Graham Hunnable Liberal Democrat 310
Martin Thomas Lindsay-Hills Liberal Democrat 371
Mike Long Conservative 505
Hans Miles Conservative 499
George Byron Moody Labour 883
Sarah Louise Ogden Labour 979
William Frederick Charles Parker Liberal Democrat 285
Keith Taylor Green 2303
Pete West Green 2112
Jo Woodward Conservative 444

Stanford - two seats

Turnout: 50.43%

 
Candidate's name Description Votes
Roy Alldred Liberal Democrat 209
Jayne Patricia Bennett Independent 2250
Vanessa Brown Conservative 2357
Lisa Buckingham Labour 234
Mike Butler Green 302
Jo Lake Liberal Democrat 133
Liz Petty Green 137
Michael David Alexander Switzer Conservative 1514
Jacqueline Teeboon Labour 277

Westbourne - two seats

Turnout: 38.86%

 
Candidate's name Description Votes
Denise Lorraine Cobb Conservative 1457
Louisa Greenbaum Green 450
Clive Colin Jarvis Liberal Democrat 268
Debbie Lunn Labour 670
Brian William Oxley Conservative 1488
Alan Robins Labour 544
Howard John Spencer Liberal Democrat 253
Ollie Sykes Green 450

Wish - two seats

Turnout: 46.58%

 
Candidate's name Description Votes
Mark Lawrence Collins Liberal Democrat 269
Sally Glaskin Green 271
Ted Kemble Conservative 1523
Garry Ian Michael Peltzer Dunn Conservative 1596
Malcolm Prescott Labour 801
Mark Craig Stack Protest Vote 229
Dinah Margaret Staples Liberal Democrat 250
Liz Wakefield Green 458
Mark Wright Labour 814

Withdean - three seats

Turnout: 43.68%

 
Candidate's name Description Votes
Pat Drake Conservative 2094
Omar Dean Michael Jebari Green 509
Hyder Khalil Liberal Democrat 360
Jack Michael Kiffin Labour 692
John David Lovatt Liberal Democrat 434
Lynn Mackenzie Green 668
Mike Middleton Labour 751
Ann Norman Conservative 2066
Ken Norman Conservative 2004
James Simister Brighton & Hove Independents 679
Robert Stockman Liberal Democrat 384
Simon Swan Brighton & Hove Independents 605
Gary Thurston Labour 729
Eddie Wearing Green 719
Michael Joseph Whitty Brighton & Hove Independents 756

Woodingdean - two seats

Turnout: 38.84%

 
Candidate's name Description Votes
Karen Louise Barford Labour 549
Joy De Souza Liberal Democrat 237
Nellie Jones Green 192
Rosemary Lovatt Liberal Democrat 176
Mark William Maguire Labour 502
Alan Pegg Green 221
Dee Simson Conservative 1843
Geoff Wells Conservative 1840

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