# 1995 Brighton Borough Council election

The 1995 Brighton Borough Council election took place on 4 May 1995 to elect members of Brighton Borough Council in East Sussex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

1995 Brighton Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 13 | 2 | 81.3 | 14 | 27 | 57.4 | 26,001 | 55.7 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | 3 | 2 | 18.8 | 17 | 20 | 42.6 | 13,875 | 29.7 | –2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4,317 | 9.2 | –3.9 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,254 | 4.8 | +0.5 |
| | Militant Labour | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 195 | 0.4 | ±0.0 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Natural Law | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | <0.1 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Hanover

Hanover :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Schaffer* | 2,187 | 73.6 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative | D. Dudeney | 339 | 11.4 | –3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Huggins | 225 | 7.6 | –3.7 |
| | Green | K. Chapman | 221 | 7.4 | –0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,848 | 62.2 | +10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,972 | 37.0 | –3.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,984 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.4 | |

### Hollingbury

Hollingbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | B. Fitch* | 1,987 | 71.1 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative | A. Stammers | 474 | 17.0 | –4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Lamb | 228 | 8.2 | –1.3 |
| | Green | C. Foulser | 104 | 3.7 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,513 | 54.2 | +10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,793 | 38.0 | –4.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,376 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.3 | |

### Kings Cliff

Kings Cliff :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Burgess | 1,807 | 66.4 | +10.0 |
| | Conservative | E. Radford-Kirby | 625 | 23.0 | –6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Jones | 196 | 7.2 | –2.8 |
| | Green | J. Hodd | 92 | 3.4 | –1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,182 | 43.5 | +16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,720 | 41.0 | –3.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,664 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.0 | |

### Marine

Marine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Marsh | 1,414 | 53.0 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | B. Fairs | 838 | 31.4 | –1.3 |
| | Militant Labour | J. Apps | 195 | 7.3 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Reed | 158 | 5.9 | –2.1 |
| | Green | B. Coyne | 61 | 2.3 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 576 | 21.6 | +3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,666 | 34.0 | –8.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,850 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.7 | |

### Moulescombe

Moulescombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. Tonks* | 1,331 | 69.5 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative | J. Stevens | 371 | 19.4 | –5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Bowskill | 158 | 8.3 | –4.2 |
| | Green | J. Berrington | 55 | 2.9 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 960 | 50.1 | +14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,666 | 29.0 | –2.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,567 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.4 | |

### Patcham

Patcham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. Theobald | 1,647 | 44.5 | –2.5 |
| | Labour | K. Allen | 1,295 | 35.0 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. De Souza | 710 | 19.2 | –1.6 |
| | Green | A. Haase | 45 | 1.2 | –1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 352 | 9.5 | –7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,697 | 53.0 | +4.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,963 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.9 | |

### Preston

Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Lepper | 2,089 | 52.9 | –0.3 |
| | Conservative | D. Radford* | 1,424 | 36.1 | +9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | T. Hunter | 319 | 8.1 | –8.3 |
| | Green | L. Littman | 118 | 3.0 | –1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 665 | 16.8 | –10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,950 | 52.0 | +8.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,614 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.1 | |

### Queens Park

Queens Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Townsend* | 1,638 | 64.3 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative | R. Ruzyllo | 587 | 23.1 | –6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Blease | 200 | 7.9 | –0.4 |
| | Green | S. Chadwick | 99 | 3.9 | –0.1 |
| | Natural Law | R. Bradshaw | 22 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,051 | 41.3 | +11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,546 | 41.0 | –6.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,245 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.9 | |

### Regency

Regency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | N. Ping* | 1,550 | 60.4 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative | J. Cameron | 670 | 26.1 | –3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Cotton | 218 | 8.5 | –4.3 |
| | Green | L. Robinson | 130 | 5.1 | –0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 880 | 34.3 | +12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,568 | 37.0 | –5.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,970 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.1 | |

### Rottingdean

Rottingdean :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Radford-Kirby | 1,784 | 58.1 | –3.8 |
| | Labour | J. Moriarty | 759 | 24.7 | +8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Davidson | 470 | 15.3 | –4.0 |
| | Green | E. Robinson | 58 | 1.9 | –0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,025 | 33.4 | –9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,071 | 41.0 | –3.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,582 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.1 | |

### Seven Dials

Seven Dials :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | N. Robinson* | 1,815 | 65.1 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative | A. Norman | 392 | 14.1 | –3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Heale | 332 | 11.9 | –5.9 |
| | Green | I. Needham | 213 | 7.6 | +1.1 |
| | Independent | G. O'Brien | 35 | 1.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,423 | 51.1 | +10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,787 | 39.0 | –0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,151 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.1 | |

### St Peters

St Peters :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. Gwyn-Jones* | 1,776 | 60.4 | –4.1 |
| | Green | P. West | 642 | 21.8 | +11.6 |
| | Conservative | C. Ramsden | 338 | 11.5 | –3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Fairweather | 183 | 6.2 | –4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,134 | 38.6 | –11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,939 | 40.0 | –3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,291 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.9 | |

### Stanmer

Stanmer :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Hawkes* | 1,662 | 61.7 | +12.3 |
| | Conservative | C. Franklin | 753 | 28.0 | –10.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Cornelius | 201 | 7.5 | –2.4 |
| | Green | P. Tofts | 77 | 2.9 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 909 | 33.8 | +22.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,693 | 36.0 | –12.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,519 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 11.3 | |

### Tenantry

Tenantry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Durr* | 1,704 | 65.4 | +8.6 |
| | Conservative | D. Dudeney | 559 | 21.5 | –6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Mylton-Thorley | 179 | 6.9 | –3.2 |
| | Green | J. Davies | 164 | 6.3 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,145 | 43.9 | +15.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,606 | 35.0 | –6.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,354 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.6 | |

### Westdene

Westdene :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Drake* | 1,490 | 47.1 | –3.7 |
| | Labour | S. Prentice | 1,281 | 40.5 | +11.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. McBeth | 305 | 9.6 | –7.5 |
| | Green | G. Keenan | 89 | 2.8 | –0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | 6.6 | –15.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,165 | 44.0 | +0.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,159 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.8 | |

### Woodingdean

Woodingdean :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Moorhouse | 1,706 | 47.2 | +11.7 |
| | Conservative | G. Wells | 1,584 | 43.9 | –4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Oldfield | 235 | 6.5 | –8.3 |
| | Green | D. Groves | 86 | 2.4 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,611 | 48.0 | +3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,477 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 7.9 | |