# 1991 Brighton Borough Council election

The 1991 Brighton Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Brighton Borough Council in East Sussex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

1991 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 | 4 | 68.8 | 22 | 33 | 68.8 | 20,399 | 39.9 | –6.0 |
| | Conservative | 5 | 3 | 31.3 | 10 | 15 | 31.3 | 20,477 | 40.0 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6,286 | 12.3 | +3.9 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,749 | 7.3 | –2.9 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 227 | 0.4 | +0.1 |

## Ward results
### Hanover

Hanover :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Schaffer* | 1,828 | 55.1 | –9.8 |
| | Conservative | N. Fissler | 614 | 18.5 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. McArthur | 329 | 9.9 | +4.2 |
| | Green | J. Hood | 321 | 9.7 | –2.9 |
| | Independent | J. Komitzer | 227 | 6.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,214 | 36.6 | –11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,319 | 41.5 | –3.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,000 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.8 | |

### Hollingbury

Hollingbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | B. Fitch* | 1,763 | 55.9 | –5.0 |
| | Conservative | C. Sweetman | 823 | 26.1 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Lamb | 396 | 12.6 | +3.3 |
| | Green | M. Dadson | 172 | 5.5 | –3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 940 | 29.8 | –9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,154 | 42.5 | –5.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,426 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.0 | |

### Kings Cliff

Kings Cliff :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Christy | 1,356 | 43.3 | –4.1 |
| | Conservative | V. Marchant | 1,323 | 42.3 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Jones | 278 | 8.9 | +1.1 |
| | Green | P. Hood | 173 | 5.5 | –1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 1.1 | –8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,130 | 46.9 | –4.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,673 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.5 | |

### Marine

Marine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Hunter | 1,529 | 50.7 | –5.6 |
| | Conservative | M. Mears | 1,264 | 41.9 | +10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Reed | 125 | 4.1 | –1.3 |
| | Green | S. Watson | 97 | 3.2 | –3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 265 | 8.8 | –15.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,130 | 39.8 | –5.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,584 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 7.8 | |

### Moulescombe

Moulescombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. Tonks | 1,409 | 58.6 | –9.8 |
| | Conservative | K. Gunn | 601 | 25.0 | +7.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Lovatt | 281 | 11.7 | +4.4 |
| | Green | N. McMaster | 112 | 4.7 | –2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 808 | 33.6 | –17.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,403 | 34.7 | –6.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,925 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.8 | |

### Patcham

Patcham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | B. Solkhon* | 1,916 | 55.0 | +4.0 |
| | Labour | T. Glading | 931 | 26.7 | –4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Buckingham | 459 | 13.2 | +3.9 |
| | Green | L. Littman | 180 | 5.2 | –3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 985 | 28.3 | +8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,486 | 50.2 | –3.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,949 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.0 | |

### Preston

Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. Radford | 1,705 | 43.2 | +4.5 |
| | Labour | C. Kemp | 1,272 | 32.2 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Rudling | 721 | 18.3 | –1.2 |
| | Green | M. Howard | 247 | 6.3 | –6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 433 | 11.0 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,945 | 50.8 | –5.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,763 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.7 | |

### Queens Park

Queens Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Townsend* | 1,542 | 53.7 | –3.6 |
| | Conservative | M. Land | 880 | 30.7 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Lewis | 267 | 9.3 | +4.6 |
| | Green | M. Simpson | 181 | 6.3 | –1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 662 | 23.1 | –4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,870 | 44.4 | –7.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,468 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.1 | |

### Regency

Regency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | N. Ping | 1,153 | 40.8 | –6.4 |
| | Conservative | I. Cockburn | 1,110 | 39.3 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | T. Freeman | 390 | 13.8 | +9.0 |
| | Green | R. Glick | 173 | 6.1 | –4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43 | 1.5 | –13.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,826 | 39.8 | –4.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,109 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 6.6 | |

### Rottingdean

Rottingdean :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Blackman* | 2,929 | 74.4 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Edwards | 482 | 12.2 | +4.4 |
| | Labour | P. Gill | 446 | 11.3 | –2.9 |
| | Green | R. Bridger | 80 | 2.0 | –6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,447 | 62.2 | +6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,937 | 51.1 | –4.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,697 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.0 | |

### Seven Dials

Seven Dials :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | N. Robinson | 1,304 | 40.4 | –8.6 |
| | Conservative | R. Larkin | 789 | 24.4 | –1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Heale | 580 | 18.0 | +4.0 |
| | Green | I. Brodie | 554 | 17.2 | +6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 515 | 16.0 | –7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,227 | 44.3 | –2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,283 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 3.6 | |

### St Peters

St Peters :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. Gwyn-Jones | 1,469 | 46.0 | –6.4 |
| | Green | E. Rowlands | 798 | 25.0 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | D. Cullen | 665 | 20.8 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Fairweather | 264 | 8.3 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 671 | 21.0 | –7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,196 | 43.4 | –5.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,357 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.8 | |

### Stanmer

Stanmer :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Hawkes* | 1,277 | 43.1 | –11.7 |
| | Conservative | S. Sweetman | 1,078 | 36.4 | +7.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Vivian | 356 | 12.0 | +3.3 |
| | Green | M. Ledbury | 254 | 8.6 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 199 | 6.7 | –19.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,965 | 42.2 | –4.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,024 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.8 | |

### Tenantry

Tenantry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Durr | 1,389 | 50.0 | –7.7 |
| | Conservative | S. Lister | 917 | 33.0 | +5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Hills | 323 | 11.6 | +5.9 |
| | Green | M. Richardson | 149 | 5.4 | –4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 472 | 17.0 | –13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,965 | 38.7 | –6.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,180 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.8 | |

### Westdene

Westdene :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Drake* | 1,917 | 59.3 | +4.0 |
| | Labour | F. Spicer | 687 | 21.3 | –2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Jagdis | 467 | 14.4 | +5.5 |
| | Green | M. Roberts | 161 | 5.0 | –6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,230 | 38.1 | +6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,232 | 45.6 | –3.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,092 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.4 | |

### Woodingdean

Woodingdean :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. Smith* | 1,946 | 53.2 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | I. Fyvie | 1,044 | 28.6 | –8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Hawthorne | 568 | 15.5 | +7.6 |
| | Green | H. Robinson | 97 | 2.7 | –4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 902 | 24.7 | +14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,655 | 48.3 | –2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,568 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.2 | |