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 ...

was a

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in East Sussex,

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. It was abolished on 1 April 1997 and replaced by

Brighton and Hove Brighton and Hove () is a city and unitary authority in East Sussex, England. It consists primarily of the settlements of Brighton and Hove, alongside neighbouring villages. Often referred to synonymously as Brighton, the City of Brighton and H ...

Political control

From the first election to the council in 1973 until its abolition in 1997 political control of the council was held by the following parties:

Leadership

The last

leader of the council In England, local authorities are required to adopt one of three types of executive arrangements, having either an "elected mayor and cabinet", a "leader and cabinet", or a "committee system". The type of arrangement used determines how decisions ...

, Ivor Caplin, who had led the council from 1995, went on to be the first deputy leader of the replacement authority, Brighton and Hove City Council, and was also elected as the

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for the Hove constituency the month after the council's abolition.

Council elections

* 1973 Hove Borough Council election * 1976 Hove Borough Council election * 1979 Hove Borough Council election (New ward boundaries) * 1983 Hove Borough Council election * 1987 Hove Borough Council election * 1991 Hove Borough Council election * 1995 Hove Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)legislation.gov.uk
The East Sussex, West Sussex and Kent (County Boundaries) Order 1992
Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

Borough result maps

By-election results

References

External links

Council elections in East Sussex District council elections in England Hove {{England-election-stub