# 2023 Brighton and Hove City Council election

The 2023 Brighton and Hove City Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Brighton and Hove City Council, England. This was at the same time as other local elections in England. Due to a boundary review, there was a change in ward boundaries, but the city council continued to comprise 54 members.
The council had been under no overall control prior to the election, being run by a Green minority administration led by Phélim Mac Cafferty. At this election Labour gained several extra seats to win an overall majority, whilst the Greens lost several seats, including Mac Cafferty's.

## Background

The outcome of the 2019 election in the city saw the Labour Party form a minority administration, with support from the Green Party of England and Wales. This shifted following resignations and expulsions of councillors from the Labour Party, leading to the Green Party forming a minority administration instead, with their leader Phélim Mac Cafferty being appointed leader of the council in July 2020.
In 2022, the selection process in the major parties and political groupings in Brighton began. Of the 16 Labour councillors, 7 announced that they were standing down at the next election. This included the co-leaders of the Labour group, Carmen Appich and John Allcock, and previous leaders Nancy Platts and Daniel Yates.
In 2022, the Local Government Boundary Commission for England undertook a review of ward boundaries in the city. Following the review, there were 23 wards across the council, an increase of two, and only five wards remained the same. The overall number of seats on the council stayed the same at 54.
At the 2023 election Labour won a majority on the council for the first time since 1999. After the election, with the previous Labour leaders having not stood for re-election, the party selected Bella Sankey to be its new leader. She was formally appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 25 May 2023.

## Summary
### Pre-election composition

2016117 :
| Party | Seats |
| Green Party of England and Wales | 20 |
| Labour Party | 16 |
| Conservative Party | 11 |
| Independents | 7 |

### Election result

2023 Brighton and Hove City Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 54 | 38 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 70.4 | 46.4 | 85,185 | +11.8 |
| Green | 54 | 7 | 0 | 12 | -12 | 13.0 | 26.5 | 48,570 | -10.0 |
| Conservative | 50 | 6 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 11.1 | 16.5 | 30,301 | -9.4 |
| Brighton and Hove Independents | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 7,779 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 3.4 | 6,319 | -0.4 |
| Independent | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 4,067 | +0.3 |
| TUSC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0.5 | 922 | N/A |
| UKIP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0.1 | 173 | -0.9 |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0.1 | 127 | N/A |

## Ward candidates

Phélim Mac Cafferty and Hannah Allbrooke were sitting councillors for Brunswick and Adelaide ward.

### Brunswick and Adelaide

Brunswick and Adelaide (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Jilly Stevens | 1,141 | 39.3 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Andrei Czolak | 1,047 | 36.0 | |
| | Green | Hannah Allbrooke* | 1,041 | 35.8 | |
| | Green | Phélim Mac Cafferty* | 901 | 31.0 | |
| | Brighton and Hove Independents | Chris Woodley | 550 | 18.9 | |
| | Independent | Dave Hall | 266 | 9.2 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Latham | 203 | 7.0 | |
| | Conservative | Keith Sharpe | 162 | 5.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Lachlan | 154 | 5.3 | |
| | TUSC | David Maples | 79 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,905 | | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

### Central Hove

Central Hove (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Emma Daniel | 1,832 | 54.6 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Joy Robinson | 1,710 | 50.9 | |
| | Green | Helen Dixon | 988 | 29.4 | |
| | Green | Christopher Hawtree | 730 | 21.7 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Goodman | 419 | 12.5 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Watson | 392 | 11.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Sears | 193 | 5.7 | |
| | Independent | Nigel Furness | 160 | 4.8 | |
| | TUSC | Glenn Kelly | 93 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,358 | | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

### Coldean and Stanmer

Coldean and Stanmer (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mitchie Alexander | 688 | 46.7 | |
| | Labour | Tobias Sheard | 510 | 34.6 | |
| | Independent | Kate Knight | 373 | 25.3 | |
| | Green | Laura Pizzolo | 368 | 25.0 | |
| | Green | Martin Farley | 352 | 23.9 | |
| | Conservative | Roz Rawcliffe | 186 | 12.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack Moxley | 120 | 8.2 | |
| | TUSC | Penelope Iveson | 76 | 5.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Wooller | 59 | 4.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,472 | | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

### Goldsmid

Jackie O'Quinn was a sitting councillor for Goldsmid ward
Goldsmid (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Birgit Miller | 2,426 | 51.2 | |
| | Labour | Jackie O'Quinn* | 2 421 | 51.1 | |
| | Labour | Trevor Muten | 2,261 | 47.7 | |
| | Green | Rebecca Duffy | 1,369 | 28.9 | |
| | Green | Ollie Sykes | 1,211 | 25.5 | |
| | Green | Alexander Louis Sallons | 1,085 | 22.9 | |
| | Conservative | Edward de Souza | 498 | 10.5 | |
| | Brighton and Hove Independents | Linda Elisha | 490 | 10.3 | |
| | Conservative | David Lewis | 481 | 10.1 | |
| | Conservative | Mike Long | 456 | 9.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew England | 350 | 7.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Chandler | 342 | 7.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Owen Sharp | 274 | 5.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,741 | | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

### Hangleton and Knoll

Hangleton and Knoll (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | John Hewitt | 2,501 | 52.5 |
| | Labour Co-op | Amanda Grimshaw | 2,490 | 52.2 |
| | Labour Co-op | Faiza Baghoth | 2,435 | 51.1 |
| | Conservative | Dawn Barnett* | 1,906 | 40.0 |
| | Conservative | Nick Lewry* | 1,629 | 34.2 |
| | Conservative | Tim Hodges | 1,582 | 33.2 |
| | Green | Sarah Fitzgerald | 360 | 7.6 |
| | Green | Andrew Coleman | 238 | 5.0 |
| | Independent | Jamie Gillespie | 211 | 4.4 |
| | Green | Nigel Tart | 169 | 3.5 |
| | Reform UK | Ian Harris | 127 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,767 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Hanover and Elm Grove

Steph Powell was a sitting councillor for Hanover & Elm Grove ward
Hanover and Elm Grove (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tim Rowkins | 2,484 | 48.0 |
| | Labour | Ty Galvin | 2 453 | 47.4 |
| | Labour | Maureen Winder | 2,273 | 43.9 |
| | Green | Fiona Wright | 2,062 | 39.8 |
| | Green | Wai Lee | 1,999 | 38.6 |
| | Green | Steph Powell* | 1,887 | 36.4 |
| | Brighton and Hove Independents | Bev Barstow | 740 | 14.3 |
| | Independent | Laura King | 358 | 6.9 |
| | Conservative | Susan Ellerton | 189 | 3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laura Mullin | 161 | 3.1 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Mills | 152 | 2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samantha Waugh | 139 | 2.7 |
| | Conservative | Wayne Sturt | 112 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,178 | |
| | Labour gain from Green | Labour gain from Green | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Green | Labour gain from Green | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Green | Labour gain from Green | Swing | |

### Hollingdean and Fiveways

Siriol Hugh-Jones was a sitting councillor for Preston Park ward, Zoe John and Theresa Fowler in Hollingdean and Stanmer and Jamie Lloyd in Withdean.
Hollingdean and Fiveways (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Theresa Fowler* | 2,770 | 51.0 | |
| | Labour | Mohammed Asaduzzaman | 2,643 | 48.7 | |
| | Labour | Bruno de Oliveira | 2,540 | 46.8 | |
| | Green | Zoë John* | 2,059 | 37.9 | |
| | Green | Siriol Hugh-Jones* | 2,049 | 37.7 | |
| | Green | Jamie Lloyd* | 1,674 | 30.8 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Revell | 367 | 6.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ashley Ridley | 338 | 6.2 | |
| | Conservative | Lesley Wilson | 328 | 6.0 | |
| | Conservative | Janice Bates | 321 | 5.9 | |
| | Independent | Gary Jones | 306 | 5.6 | |
| | TUSC | Megan Churchland | 167 | 3.1 | |
| | UKIP | Daniel Goodhand | 108 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,431 | | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

### Kemptown

Kemptown (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bharti Gajjar | 1,794 | 50.7 | |
| | Labour | Gary Wilkinson | 1,643 | 46.4 | |
| | Green | Lynn-Ora Knott | 827 | 23.4 | |
| | Green | Ben Simmonds | 739 | 20.9 | |
| | Brighton and Hove Independents | Alan Towler | 514 | 14.5 | |
| | Conservative | Josephine O'Carroll | 346 | 9.8 | |
| | Conservative | Ewan Clinch | 343 | 9.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Brown | 339 | 9.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dominique Hall | 254 | 7.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,539 | | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

### Moulsecoomb and Bevendean

Amanda Evans was a sitting councillor for Queen’s Park ward
Moulsecoomb and Bevendean (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Amanda Evans* | 2,033 | 67.1 | |
| | Labour | Ty Goddard | 1,882 | 62.1 | |
| | Labour | Jacob Taylor | 1,785 | 58.9 | |
| | Green | Frances Hunt | 703 | 23.2 | |
| | Green | Anna Roberts | 572 | 18.9 | |
| | Conservative | Gemma Powell | 434 | 14.3 | |
| | Green | Ed Roberts | 417 | 13.8 | |
| | TUSC | Julie Donovan | 277 | 9.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,030 | | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

### North Portslade

North Portslade (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Peter Atkinson* | 1,065 | 42.7 |
| | Labour | Lucy Helliwell | 1,045 | 41.9 |
| | Labour | Alice Burton | 959 | 38.4 |
| | Conservative | Gary Taylor | 473 | 19.0 |
| | Independent | Anne Pissaridou* | 459 | 18.4 |
| | Conservative | Kirk Taylor | 358 | 14.3 |
| | Green | Debbie Shipton | 128 | 5.1 |
| | Green | Mike Dixon | 88 | 3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marjorie Leeds | 87 | 3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,495 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Patcham and Hollingbury

Patcham and Hollingbury (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alistair McNair* | 2,037 | 38.5 | |
| | Conservative | Anne Meadows* | 1,821 | 34.4 | |
| | Conservative | Carol Theobald* | 1,799 | 34.0 | |
| | Green | Sophie Broadbent | 1,544 | 29.2 | |
| | Labour | Tyler Bennington-Poulter | 1,417 | 26.8 | |
| | Labour | Benjamin Kent | 1,366 | 25.8 | |
| | Green | Norma Fletcher | 1,359 | 25.7 | |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Wheeler | 1,359 | 25.7 | |
| | Green | Daniel Rue | 1,307 | 24.7 | |
| | Brighton and Hove Independents | Paul Denyer | 790 | 14.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Brown | 295 | 5.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,296 | | |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |

### Preston Park

Leo Littman was a sitting councillor for Preston Park ward and Steve Davis was a sitting councillor for Withdean.
Preston Park (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Steve Davis* | 2,162 | 43.2 | |
| | Labour | Liz Loughran | 2,139 | 42.7 | |
| | Green | Kerry Pickett | 2,135 | 42.6 | |
| | Green | Leo Littman* | 2,103 | 42.0 | |
| | Labour | Theresa Mackey | 1,972 | 39.4 | |
| | Labour | David Messent | 1,728 | 34.5 | |
| | Conservative | Lisa Watson | 530 | 10.6 | |
| | Conservative | Hugh Robinson | 474 | 9.5 | |
| | Conservative | Alex Wild | 461 | 9.2 | |
| | Independent | Jan Turner | 394 | 7.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hyder Khalil | 381 | 7.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,008 | | |
| | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) |

### Queen's Park

Clare Rainey was a sitting councillor for Queen’s Park ward.
Queen's Park (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tristram Burden | 1,822 | 58.4 | |
| | Labour | Chandni Mistry | 1,702 | 54.6 | |
| | Green | Clare Rainey* | 856 | 27.4 | |
| | Green | Mark Strong | 682 | 21.9 | |
| | Brighton and Hove Independents | Adrian Hart | 467 | 15.0 | |
| | Conservative | Martin Kenig | 266 | 8.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Osborne | 163 | 5.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,119 | | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

### Regency

Regency (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Chloë Goldsmith | 1,162 | 41.9 |
| | Labour | Alison Thomson | 920 | 33.2 |
| | Green | Ricky Perrin | 919 | 33.2 |
| | Labour | Peter Devonport | 907 | 32.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lawrence Eke | 385 | 13.9 |
| | Brighton and Hove Independents | Gary Farmer | 369 | 13.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Freeman | 313 | 11.3 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Catt | 232 | 8.4 |
| | Conservative | Robert Greenfield | 190 | 6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,771 | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Green | Labour gain from Green | Swing | |

### Rottingdean and West Saltdean

Bridget Fishleigh was previously elected as an Independent, but was re-elected as a member of the Brighton and Hove Independents.
Rottingdean and West Saltdean (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Brighton and Hove Independents | Bridget Fishleigh* | 2,266 | 52.9 | |
| | Brighton and Hove Independents | Mark Earthey | 1,593 | 37.2 | |
| | Labour | Ron White | 1,299 | 30.3 | |
| | Labour | Carole McIver-Wren | 1,268 | 29.6 | |
| | Conservative | Daniel Harrison | 552 | 12.9 | |
| | Conservative | Steven Smith | 501 | 11.7 | |
| | Independent | Nigel Smith | 327 | 7.6 | |
| | Green | Carol Bullock | 203 | 4.7 | |
| | Green | Georgia Wrighton | 142 | 3.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Ellis | 135 | 3.1 | |
| | TUSC | Ronald Reader | 30 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,287 | | |
| | Brighton and Hove Independents win (new boundaries) | Brighton and Hove Independents win (new boundaries) | Brighton and Hove Independents win (new boundaries) | Brighton and Hove Independents win (new boundaries) | Brighton and Hove Independents win (new boundaries) |
| | Brighton and Hove Independents win (new boundaries) | Brighton and Hove Independents win (new boundaries) | Brighton and Hove Independents win (new boundaries) | Brighton and Hove Independents win (new boundaries) | Brighton and Hove Independents win (new boundaries) |

### Round Hill

Pete West was a sitting councillor for St Peter’s and North Laine.
Round Hill (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Pete West* | 1,408 | 52.9 | |
| | Green | Raphael Hill | 1,383 | 52.0 | |
| | Labour | Most Ara | 1,061 | 39.9 | |
| | Labour | Yassin Hassan | 920 | 34.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Davies | 167 | 6.3 | |
| | Conservative | Tony Meadows | 135 | 5.1 | |
| | Conservative | Clare Rogers | 132 | 5.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,661 | | |
| | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) |
| | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) |

### South Portslade

South Portslade (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Les Hamilton* | 1,767 | 67.8 |
| | Labour | Alan Robins* | 1,589 | 61.0 |
| | Conservative | Steve Harmer-Strange | 365 | 14.0 |
| | Green | Sally Cranfield | 330 | 12.7 |
| | Conservative | Aijuan Wang | 291 | 11.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ken Rist | 251 | 9.6 |
| | Green | Danny Booth | 216 | 8.3 |
| | Independent | Helen Dear | 204 | 7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,605 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### West Hill and North Laine

Sue Shanks was a sitting councillor for St Peter’s and North Laine ward.
West Hill and North Laine (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Ellen McLeay | 1,346 | 51.0 | |
| | Green | Sue Shanks* | 1,256 | 47.6 | |
| | Labour | Tom Chatfield | 928 | 35.2 | |
| | Labour | John Cooper | 905 | 34.3 | |
| | Conservative | Katherine Janio | 206 | 7.8 | |
| | Conservative | Linda Murray | 197 | 7.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rob Heale | 187 | 7.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Seymour | 145 | 5.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,637 | | |
| | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) |
| | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) |

### Westbourne and Poets' Corner

Westbourne and Poets' Corner (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Julie Cattell | 1,911 | 56.5 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Leslie Pumm | 1,741 | 51.5 | |
| | Green | Renato Marques | 743 | 22.0 | |
| | Green | Geoff Shanks | 691 | 20.4 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Bates | 448 | 13.3 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Clayton | 421 | 12.5 | |
| | Independent | James Verguson | 211 | 6.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoff Date | 208 | 6.2 | |
| | TUSC | Dave Hill | 111 | 3.3 | |
| | UKIP | Patricia Mountain | 65 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,381 | | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

### Westdene and Hove Park

Samer Bagaeen was a sitting councillor in the former Hove Park ward.
Westdene and Hove Park (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Samer Bagaeen* | 2,246 | 41.9 | |
| | Conservative | Emma Hogan | 2,237 | 41.7 | |
| | Conservative | Ivan Lyons | 2,181 | 40.7 | |
| | Labour | Lundy Mackenzie | 2,081 | 38.8 | |
| | Labour | Warren Morgan | 2,040 | 38.0 | |
| | Labour | Ben Philipsborn | 1,881 | 35.1 | |
| | Green | Melanie Poots | 819 | 15.3 | |
| | Green | Jake Sharpstone | 605 | 11.3 | |
| | Green | Steve Griffiths | 584 | 10.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carolyn Dunn | 356 | 6.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Harrison | 289 | 5.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Jardine | 279 | 5.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,363 | | |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |

### Whitehawk and Marina

Whitehawk and Marina (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David McGregor | 1,366 | 54.1 | |
| | Labour | Gill Williams | 1,330 | 52.7 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Wood | 642 | 25.4 | |
| | Conservative | Robb Young | 600 | 23.8 | |
| | Green | Aditi Bhonagiri | 385 | 15.2 | |
| | Green | Mat Sunderland | 219 | 8.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stewart Stone | 206 | 8.2 | |
| | TUSC | Bill North | 89 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,525 | | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

### Wish

Wish (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bella Sankey | 2,216 | 65.0 | |
| | Labour | Paul Nann | 2,062 | 60.5 | |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Franks | 747 | 21.9 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Tanner | 705 | 20.7 | |
| | Green | Sharon Hamlin | 267 | 7.8 | |
| | Independent | Georgia McKinley-Fitch | 209 | 6.1 | |
| | Green | Guy Davidson | 163 | 4.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stamati Crook | 161 | 4.7 | |
| | UKIP | John Gartside | 49 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,408 | | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

### Woodingdean

Steve Bell and Dee Simson were sitting councillors for Woodingdean ward.
Woodingdean (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jacob Allen | 1,581 | 50.2 |
| | Labour | Jacqui Simon | 1,551 | 49.2 |
| | Conservative | Dee Simson* | 1,322 | 42.0 |
| | Conservative | Steve Bell* | 1,275 | 40.5 |
| | Green | Geraldine Keenan | 162 | 5.1 |
| | Green | Luke Walker | 104 | 3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Newman | 102 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,150 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

## Changes 2023–2027
### Affiliation changes

* Samer Bagaeen, elected as a Conservative, left the party in April 2024 to sit as an independent.
South Portslade by-election 11 January 2024 (resignation of Les Hamilton) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Josh Guilmant | 874 | 54.6 | 6.0 |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Franks | 246 | 15.4 | 2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Rist | 186 | 11.6 | 3.0 |
| | Green | Danny Booth | 149 | 9.3 | 2.0 |
| | TUSC | David Maples | 53 | 3.3 | N/A |
| | Democratic Liberation Party | Georgia McKinley-Fitch | 49 | 3.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Jamie Gillespie | 44 | 2.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 628 | 39.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,601 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Queen’s Park by-election, 2 May 2024 (resignation of Chandni Mistry) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Milla Gauge | 1,214 | 46.1 | 12.3 |
| | Green | Luke Walker | 766 | 28.4 | 1.1 |
| | Brighton and Hove Independents | Adrian Hart | 449 | 16.6 | 1.6 |
| | Conservative | Sunny Choudhury | 168 | 6.2 | 2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dominique Hall | 67 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 448 | 16.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,718 | 39.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Kemptown ward by-election, 2 May 2024 (resignation of Bharti Gajjar) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Théresa Mackey | 1,382 | 45.8 | 4.9 |
| | Green | Ricky Perrin | 590 | 19.5 | 3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Brown | 406 | 13.4 | 3.8 |
| | Brighton and Hove Independents | Gary Farmer | 369 | 12.2 | 2.3 |
| | Conservative | Josephine O’Carroll | 222 | 7.4 | 2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 792 | 26.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,013 | 34.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Brunswick and Adelaide by-election, 4 July 2024 (resignation of Jilly Stevens) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Ollie Sykes | 2,193 | 42.7 | |
| | Labour | Alice Burton | 1,873 | 36.4 | |
| | Brighton and Hove Independents | Chris Woodley | 588 | 11.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Lachlan | 389 | 7.6 | |
| | Independent | Jamie Gillespie | 98 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 65.14 | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | | |