# 1995 Hove Borough Council election

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

## Summary
### Election result

1995 Hove Borough Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 30 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 53.3 | 46.3 | 32,969 | +21.4 |
| Conservative | 25 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 36.7 | 34.6 | 24,620 | –12.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | 10.0 | 15.8 | 11,281 | –9.6 |
| Green | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.1 | 1,524 | +0.9 |
| Ind. Conservative | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.0 | 728 | –0.3 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 56 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Brunswick & Adelaide

Brunswick & Adelaide (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Bailey* | 1,054 | 44.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Hillman* | 919 | 38.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Wakeling* | 871 | 36.5 | |
| | Labour | H. James | 667 | 28.0 | |
| | Labour | G. Gergory | 640 | 26.8 | |
| | Labour | S. Lord | 596 | 25.0 | |
| | Conservative | J. Mitchell | 536 | 22.5 | |
| | Conservative | S. Hunter | 536 | 22.5 | |
| | Conservative | D. Timmins | 494 | 20.7 | |
| | Green | S. Tonkin | 140 | 5.9 | |
| | Independent | D. Parr | 56 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,386 | 32.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,411 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Goldsmid

Goldsmid (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Langston* | 1,272 | 46.7 | |
| | Conservative | S. Langston* | 1,233 | 45.3 | |
| | Conservative | B. Jordan* | 1,223 | 44.9 | |
| | Labour | N. Pitkeathly | 882 | 32.4 | |
| | Labour | D. Taylor | 882 | 32.4 | |
| | Labour | P. Trainer | 798 | 29.3 | |
| | Green | G. Hudson | 363 | 13.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Thomas | 343 | 12.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Spicer | 333 | 12.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Driffil | 324 | 11.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,724 | 38.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,093 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Hangleton

Hangleton (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Kielty | 1,437 | 51.2 | |
| | Labour | A. Richards | 1,281 | 45.7 | |
| | Labour | B. Walshe | 1,275 | 45.5 | |
| | Conservative | P. Willows* | 1,046 | 37.3 | |
| | Conservative | H. Daniels | 977 | 34.8 | |
| | Conservative | G. Matthews* | 939 | 33.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Innes | 283 | 10.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Newell | 255 | 9.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Bickle | 240 | 8.6 | |
| | Green | O. McElroy | 93 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,804 | 43.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,388 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Nevill

Nevill (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Marshall* | 1,242 | 48.4 | |
| | Labour | D. Anthony | 1,087 | 42.4 | |
| | Conservative | S. Antunovich | 1,035 | 40.3 | |
| | Labour | C. Davies | 1,034 | 40.3 | |
| | Labour | W. Roper | 1,017 | 39.6 | |
| | Conservative | T. Catt* | 1,003 | 39.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Storey | 219 | 8.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Alldred | 214 | 8.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Bates | 209 | 8.1 | |
| | Green | C. Timson | 91 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,566 | 41.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,244 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Portslade North

Portslade North (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. Hamilton* | 1,846 | 76.9 | |
| | Labour | L. Hamilton* | 1,775 | 73.9 | |
| | Labour | R. Carden* | 1,651 | 68.8 | |
| | Conservative | A. Burton | 307 | 12.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. O'Kane | 211 | 8.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Percy | 169 | 7.0 | |
| | Green | K. Gray | 137 | 5.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,401 | 35.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,821 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Portslade South

Portslade South (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Collier* | 1,778 | 70.8 | |
| | Labour | I. Caplin* | 1,660 | 66.1 | |
| | Labour | S. John | 1,550 | 61.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | I. James | 496 | 19.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Walls | 381 | 15.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. O'Kane | 335 | 13.3 | |
| | Green | H. Morgan | 197 | 7.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,511 | 36.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,842 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Stanford

Stanford (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Adams* | 1,439 | 61.8 | |
| | Conservative | B. Rowe* | 1,394 | 59.9 | |
| | Conservative | J. Kapp | 1,381 | 59.3 | |
| | Labour | P. Kennedy | 520 | 22.3 | |
| | Labour | S. Robinson | 519 | 22.3 | |
| | Labour | D. Newland | 505 | 21.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. Bates | 300 | 12.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Walls | 278 | 11.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Storey | 265 | 11.4 | |
| | Green | M. Jester | 95 | 4.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,328 | 36.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,431 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Vallance

Vallance (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Gibbling | 1,059 | 44.7 | |
| | Labour | A. Walshe | 1,032 | 43.6 | |
| | Labour | F. Warman-Brown | 1,000 | 42.2 | |
| | Conservative | P. Martin* | 775 | 32.7 | |
| | Conservative | G. Peltzer Dunn* | 756 | 31.9 | |
| | Conservative | B. Sanders* | 725 | 30.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Vivian | 272 | 11.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Aziz | 259 | 10.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Taylor | 234 | 9.9 | |
| | Ind. Conservative | G. Furness | 198 | 8.4 | |
| | Ind. Conservative | V. Hogan | 191 | 8.1 | |
| | Green | J. Da Costa | 162 | 6.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,369 | 33.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,030 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Westbourne

Westbourne (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Buttimer* | 1,149 | 40.6 | |
| | Conservative | V. Brown | 1,064 | 37.6 | |
| | Conservative | B. Oxley | 877 | 31.0 | |
| | Labour | G. Benians | 872 | 30.8 | |
| | Labour | J. Thompson | 787 | 27.8 | |
| | Labour | V. Vizor | 782 | 27.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Lake | 703 | 24.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Elgood | 640 | 22.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Slater | 609 | 21.5 | |
| | Ind. Conservative | J. Furness | 339 | 12.0 | |
| | Green | M. Mueller | 117 | 4.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,833 | 40.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,065 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Wish

Wish (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Bowden | 1,417 | 48.3 | |
| | Labour | P. Murphy | 1,320 | 45.0 | |
| | Labour | A. Pratt | 1,300 | 44.3 | |
| | Conservative | P. Baker | 1,088 | 37.1 | |
| | Conservative | S. Howse* | 1,070 | 36.5 | |
| | Conservative | B. Flint | 1,059 | 36.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Freeman | 318 | 10.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Storey | 314 | 10.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Mayahi | 233 | 7.9 | |
| | Green | D. McElroy | 129 | 4.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,932 | 43.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,695 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |