# 1990 Brighton Borough Council election

The 1990 Brighton Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Brighton Borough Council in East Sussex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

1990 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 | 2 | 68.8 | 18 | 29 | 60.4 | 26,303 | 45.9 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative | 5 | 1 | 31.3 | 13 | 18 | 37.5 | 20,237 | 35.3 | –11.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.1 | 4,806 | 8.4 | –1.2 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5,822 | 10.2 | +8.9 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 171 | 0.3 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Hanover

Hanover :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Edmond-Smith* | 2,399 | 64.9 | +6.6 |
| | Conservative | M. Pead | 620 | 16.8 | –13.9 |
| | Green | H. De Lemos | 465 | 12.6 | +5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. McArthur | 210 | 5.7 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,779 | 48.2 | +20.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,694 | 44.9 | +1.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,222 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.3 | |

### Hollingbury

Hollingbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Lepper | 2,170 | 60.9 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | J. Furness | 755 | 21.2 | –16.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Rudling | 330 | 9.3 | +2.4 |
| | Green | N. Collier | 309 | 8.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,415 | 39.7 | +21.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,564 | 47.9 | +2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,445 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 11.0 | |

### Kings Cliff

Kings Cliff :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Johnson* | 1,630 | 47.4 | –3.3 |
| | Conservative | V. Marchant | 1,289 | 37.5 | –7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Jones | 269 | 7.8 | +3.4 |
| | Green | P. Hodd | 250 | 7.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 341 | 9.9 | +4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,438 | 51.7 | –0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,645 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.1 | |

### Marine

Marine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Allen* | 1,910 | 56.3 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | D. Radford | 1,083 | 31.9 | –11.8 |
| | Green | S. Watson | 217 | 6.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Reed | 184 | 5.4 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 827 | 24.4 | +15.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,394 | 45.4 | –2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,484 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.7 | |

### Moulescombe

Moulescombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Pennell | 1,984 | 68.4 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative | K. Gunn | 500 | 17.2 | –16.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Mackintosh | 212 | 7.3 | +1.3 |
| | Green | L. Robinson | 205 | 7.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,484 | 51.2 | +23.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,901 | 41.6 | +5.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,973 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 12.0 | |

### Patcham

Patcham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Hutchinson* | 1,905 | 51.0 | –12.0 |
| | Labour | T. Glading | 1,147 | 30.7 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Garratt | 348 | 9.3 | +1.1 |
| | Green | L. Littman | 334 | 8.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 758 | 20.3 | –13.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,734 | 53.7 | +5.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,950 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.0 | |

### Preston

Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. West* | 1,690 | 38.7 | –5.7 |
| | Labour | V. Richards | 1,264 | 29.0 | +11.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Champion | 850 | 19.5 | –13.8 |
| | Green | K. Sinclair | 560 | 12.8 | +8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 426 | 9.8 | –1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,364 | 56.3 | +3.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,758 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.5 | |

### Queens Park

Queens Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Lythell* | 2,018 | 57.3 | –0.2 |
| | Conservative | N. Maskell | 1,061 | 30.2 | –12.3 |
| | Green | M. Simpson | 275 | 7.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Lewis | 165 | 4.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 957 | 27.2 | +12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,519 | 52.0 | +2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,770 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.1 | |

### Regency

Regency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Squires | 1,533 | 47.2 | –2.1 |
| | Conservative | I. Cockburn | 1,056 | 32.5 | –13.3 |
| | Green | D. Fitzpatrick | 331 | 10.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | J. Wells | 171 | 5.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Hills | 155 | 4.8 | –0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 477 | 14.7 | +11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,246 | 44.5 | +0.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,298 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.6 | |

### Rottingdean

Rottingdean :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. Machan | 3,029 | 70.0 | –9.3 |
| | Labour | P. Gill | 616 | 14.2 | +4.3 |
| | Green | G. Taylor | 346 | 8.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Edwards | 338 | 7.8 | –3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,413 | 55.7 | –12.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,329 | 55.5 | +8.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,804 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.8 | |

### Seven Dials

Seven Dials :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Metcalf | 1,673 | 49.0 | +10.8 |
| | Conservative | M. Land | 882 | 25.8 | –6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Heale | 479 | 14.0 | –15.9 |
| | Green | R. Bridger | 381 | 11.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 791 | 23.2 | +16.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,415 | 46.3 | +2.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,374 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 8.5 | |

### St Peters

St Peters :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Simpson* | 1,917 | 52.4 | –4.3 |
| | Green | I. Brodie | 873 | 23.9 | +16.2 |
| | Conservative | G. Bush | 704 | 19.3 | –11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Fairweather | 162 | 4.4 | –0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,044 | 28.6 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,656 | 49.1 | +6.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,442 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.3 | |

### Stanmer

Stanmer :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Framroze* | 1,835 | 54.8 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative | S. Sweetman | 956 | 28.6 | –14.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Lovatt | 292 | 8.7 | +2.7 |
| | Green | M. Richardson | 264 | 7.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 879 | 26.3 | +17.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,347 | 46.5 | +0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,194 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.9 | |

### Tenantry

Tenantry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Bassam* | 1,902 | 57.7 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | S. Lister | 895 | 27.1 | –12.3 |
| | Green | E. Parker | 312 | 9.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Viviann | 188 | 5.7 | –0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,007 | 30.5 | +15.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,297 | 44.9 | +3.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,336 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.9 | |

### Westdene

Westdene :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Barratt* | 1,953 | 55.3 | –15.8 |
| | Labour | S. Palmer | 849 | 24.1 | +4.3 |
| | Green | M. Roberts | 414 | 11.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Lamb | 314 | 8.9 | –0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,104 | 31.3 | –19.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,530 | 49.0 | +4.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,209 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 10.1 | |

### Woodingdean

Woodingdean :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | B. Grinstead* | 1,859 | 47.5 | –18.4 |
| | Labour | I. Fyvie | 1,456 | 37.2 | +13.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | T. Freeman | 310 | 7.9 | –2.1 |
| | Green | J. Robinson | 286 | 7.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 403 | 10.3 | –31.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,911 | 50.7 | +7.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,711 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 15.8 | |