Brighton and Hove City Council is a

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in East Sussex,

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. It was created as Brighton and Hove Borough Council on 1 April 1997 replacing Brighton and

Hove Hove is a seaside resort and one of the two main parts of the city of Brighton and Hove, along with Brighton in East Sussex, England. Originally a "small but ancient fishing village" surrounded by open farmland, it grew rapidly in the 19th c ...

Borough Councils. It was granted city status in 2001.

Brighton Borough Council elections Brighton was a non-metropolitan district in East Sussex, England. It was abolished on 1 April 1997 and replaced by Brighton and Hove. Political control From the first election to the council in 1973 until its abolition in 1997 political contro ...

and Hove Borough Council elections took place in alternating patterns from 1974 when Local Government reorganisation last took place.

Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1996, initially operating as a shadow authority prior to taking over from the two outgoing councils on 1 April 1997. Since the first election political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Leadership

The first

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following the merger, Steve Bassam, had been the last leader of the abolished Brighton Borough Council. In 2011, Brighton and Hove City Council appointed Bill Randall of the

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as leader, being the party's first council leader in the United Kingdom. The leaders of Brighton and Hove since its creation in 1997 have been:

Council elections

''See

or Hove Borough Council elections for election prior to 1996'' * 1996 Brighton and Hove Borough Council election * 1999 Brighton and Hove Borough Council election * 2003 Brighton and Hove City Council election (New ward boundaries)legislation.gov.uk
The City of Brighton and Hove (Electoral Changes) Order 2001
Retrieved on 4 October 2015. * 2007 Brighton and Hove City Council election *

2011 Brighton and Hove City Council election Elections to Brighton and Hove City Council were held on 5 May 2011, in line with other local elections in the United Kingdom. The whole council, a unitary authority, was up for election with 54 councillors elected from 21 wards. The Green Par ...

* 2015 Brighton and Hove City Council election * 2019 Brighton and Hove City Council election

Overview

Election Results

District result maps

File:Brighton and Hove City Council election 2003 map.svg, 2003 results map File:Brighton and Hove City Council election 2007 map.svg, 2007 results map File:Brighton and Hove City Council election 2011 map.svg, 2011 results map File:Brighton and Hove City Council election 2015 map.svg, 2015 results map File:Brighton_and_Hove_City_Council_election_2019_map.svg, 2019 results map

By-election results

Overview

1995–1999

1999–2003

2003–2007

2007–2011

2011–2015

2015–2019

2019–2023

References

By-election results

External links

Brighton & Hove City Council
{{Unitary authorities of England Unitary authority elections in England Council elections in East Sussex