# 1988 Brighton Borough Council election

The 1988 Brighton Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Brighton Borough Council in East Sussex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

1988 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 | 11 | 3 | 68.8 | 16 | 27 | 56.3 | 23,094 | 42.0 | +8.2 |
| | Conservative | 5 | 2 | 31.3 | 14 | 19 | 39.6 | 25,880 | 47.1 | +0.3 |
| | SLD | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 4.2 | 5,301 | 9.6 | –8.6 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 688 | 1.3 | +0.1 |

## Ward results
### Hanover

Hanover :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Duncan* | 2,162 | 58.3 | +7.0 |
| | Conservative | C. Marten | 1,139 | 30.7 | –0.5 |
| | Green | G. Mills | 257 | 6.9 | +2.9 |
| | SLD | K. McArthur | 153 | 4.1 | –9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,023 | 27.6 | +7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,711 | 43.2 | –1.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,589 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.8 | |

### Hollingbury

Hollingbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Morley* | 1,957 | 55.4 | +9.1 |
| | Conservative | N. Maskell | 1,330 | 37.7 | –2.5 |
| | SLD | D. Rudling | 244 | 6.9 | –4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 627 | 17.8 | +11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,531 | 45.6 | –3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,736 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.8 | |

### Kings Cliff

Kings Cliff :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Haynes* | 1,802 | 50.7 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | K. Burns | 1,596 | 44.9 | –0.1 |
| | SLD | M. Dennis | 156 | 4.4 | –6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 206 | 5.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,554 | 52.1 | –2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,824 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.1 | |

### Marine

Marine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Miller | 1,979 | 52.8 | +9.9 |
| | Conservative | D. Radford* | 1,638 | 43.7 | –5.2 |
| | SLD | V. Wares | 132 | 3.5 | –4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 341 | 9.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,749 | 48.0 | –3.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,805 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 7.6 | |

### Moulescombe

Moulescombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Hall | 1,606 | 60.6 | +14.3 |
| | Conservative | J. Stevens | 882 | 33.3 | –1.0 |
| | SLD | P. Vivvillacci | 160 | 6.0 | –13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 724 | 27.3 | +15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,648 | 35.9 | –0.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,369 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.7 | |

### Patcham

Patcham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Peterson | 2,200 | 63.0 | –0.3 |
| | Labour | D. Betts | 1,005 | 28.8 | +10.1 |
| | SLD | L. Ashworth | 288 | 8.2 | –7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,195 | 34.2 | –10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,493 | 48.6 | –8.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,186 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.2 | |

### Preston

Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Leach* | 1,883 | 44.4 | –1.5 |
| | SLD | D. Champion | 1,415 | 33.3 | –5.1 |
| | Labour | R. Brown | 757 | 17.8 | +2.0 |
| | Green | K. Sinclair | 188 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 468 | 11.0 | +3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,243 | 53.1 | –6.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,991 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.8 | |

### Queens Park

Queens Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Stanton* | 1,890 | 57.5 | +8.8 |
| | Conservative | M. Land | 1,396 | 42.5 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 494 | 15.0 | +7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,286 | 49.7 | –2.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,609 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.6 | |

### Regency

Regency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Winter | 1,601 | 49.3 | +8.2 |
| | Conservative | J. Cameron | 1,486 | 45.8 | +0.1 |
| | SLD | C. Berry | 158 | 4.9 | –8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 115 | 3.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,245 | 44.2 | –5.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,346 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.1 | |

### Rottingdean

Rottingdean :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Cray | 3,012 | 79.3 | +3.2 |
| | SLD | P. Edwards | 411 | 10.8 | –7.0 |
| | Labour | K. Thomson | 377 | 9.9 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,601 | 68.4 | +10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,800 | 47.5 | –9.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,999 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.1 | |

### Seven Dials

Seven Dials :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Thompson | 1,227 | 38.2 | +8.8 |
| | Conservative | T. Williamson | 1,024 | 31.9 | –0.1 |
| | SLD | R. Heale | 962 | 29.9 | –8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 203 | 6.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,213 | 43.6 | –6.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,366 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 4.5 | |

### St Peters

St Peters :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Sweeting | 1,795 | 56.7 | +12.9 |
| | Conservative | D. Cullen | 962 | 30.4 | –4.0 |
| | Green | I. Brodie | 243 | 7.7 | +0.5 |
| | SLD | M. Fairweather | 166 | 5.2 | –9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 833 | 26.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,166 | 43.1 | –5.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,339 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.5 | |

### Stanmer

Stanmer :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Blackwood* | 1,753 | 51.2 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative | D. Fairhall | 1,462 | 42.7 | +2.6 |
| | SLD | R. Spencer | 206 | 6.0 | –11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 8.5 | +6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,421 | 45.6 | –1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,503 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.1 | |

### Tenantry

Tenantry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Davies* | 1,688 | 54.2 | +9.8 |
| | Conservative | M. Toner | 1,227 | 39.4 | –0.3 |
| | SLD | C. Bracken | 202 | 6.5 | –9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 461 | 14.8 | +10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,117 | 41.0 | –3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,608 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.1 | |

### Westdene

Westdene :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Humphrey | 2,366 | 71.1 | +9.5 |
| | Labour | F. Spicer | 661 | 19.8 | +8.2 |
| | SLD | D. McBeth | 303 | 9.1 | –15.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,705 | 51.2 | +14.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,330 | 44.4 | –9.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,507 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.7 | |

### Woodingdean

Woodingdean :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Hill* | 2,277 | 65.9 | +4.4 |
| | Labour | I. Tettersell | 834 | 24.1 | +4.9 |
| | SLD | J. Marshall | 345 | 10.0 | –7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,443 | 41.8 | –0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,456 | 43.2 | –11.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,996 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.3 | |