City by-elections - May 2021
By-elections were held in the Hollingdean & Stanmer ward and the Patcham ward on Thursday 6 May 2021.
Following the resignation of Tracey Hill in Hollingdean & Stanmer and Lee Wares in Patcham, by-elections took place on Thursday 6 May 2021.
If you are a resident in one of those wards you could cast your vote for a councillor to represent you as part of Brighton & Hove City Council.
Hollingdean & Stanmer results
Zoë Olivia John has been elected as councillor for the Hollingdean & Stanmer ward following a by-election on Thursday 6 May 2021.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Tracey Hill to fill the vacancy of councillor in the Hollingdean & Stanmer ward of Brighton & Hove City Council.
Emma Louise Dawson-Bowling | (Conservative Party) | 745 votes |
Leila Erin-Jenkins | (Labour Party) | 1,262 votes |
Nigel Furness | (Independent) | 24 votes |
Alex Hargreaves | (Liberal Democrats) | 47 votes |
Zoë Olivia John | (Green Party) | 1,542 votes |
Des Jones | (UK Independence Party (UKIP)) | 35 votes |
Rob Somerton-Jones | (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition) | 54 votes |
The turnout was 31.9% (out of an electorate of 11,758).
For more information, go to our full election results page for the Hollingdean & Stanmer by-election.
Patcham results
Anne Christine Meadows has been elected as councillor for the Patcham ward following a by-election on Thursday 6 May 2021.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Lee Wares to fill the vacancy of councillor in the Patcham ward of Brighton & Hove City Council.
Bruno De Oliveira | (Labour Party) | 879 votes |
Charles Daniel Goodhand | (UK Independence Party (UKIP)) | 50 votes |
Madelaine Joanna Primrose Hunter-Taylor | (Liberal Democrats) | 174 votes |
Anne Christine Meadows | (The Conservative Party) | 2,011 votes |
Eliza Wyatt | (Green Party) | 1,733 votes |
The turnout was 43.8% (out of an electorate of 11,106).
For more information, go to our full election results page for the Patcham by-election.
Who could vote
To vote in a local by-election you must:
- be registered to vote at an address within the ward
- be 18 years old or over on 6 May 2021
- not be legally excluded from voting
- be a British, Irish, EU or a qualifying Commonwealth citizen
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COVID-19 safe-measures at the May 2021 elections
We put the following measures in place to allow you to vote safely at polling stations:
- staff and voters were required to wear face coverings where they were able to
- there were hand-sanitising stations on the way in and out of polling stations
- regular cleaning of polling booths and pencils
- social distancing of at least 2 metres
- queues outside to minimise interactions and keep you safe
- confirming the number of electors that can be safely allowed in each polling station at any time - once at capacity a one in, one out policy will be in place