# 1994 Brighton Borough Council election

The 1994 Brighton Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Brighton Borough Council in East Sussex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

1994 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 | 12 | 1 | 75.0 | 14 | 26 | 54.2 | 24,756 | 49.6 | +17.0 |
| | Conservative | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 18 | 22 | 45.8 | 16,281 | 32.6 | –22.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6,542 | 13.1 | +5.6 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,143 | 4.3 | –0.5 |
| | Militant Labour | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 198 | 0.4 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Hanover

Hanover :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Edmond-Smith* | 2,133 | 66.0 | +16.6 |
| | Conservative | E. Kirby | 471 | 14.6 | –22.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. McArthur | 364 | 11.3 | +4.8 |
| | Green | K. Chapman | 262 | 8.1 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,662 | 51.5 | +39.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,230 | 40.4 | +2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,005 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 19.7 | |

### Hollingbury

Hollingbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Lepper | 2,028 | 65.5 | +21.3 |
| | Conservative | B. Fisher | 679 | 21.9 | –24.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Hall | 293 | 9.5 | +3.2 |
| | Green | B. Coyne | 97 | 3.1 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,349 | 43.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,097 | 42.7 | –0.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,262 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 23.1 | |

### Kings Cliff

Kings Cliff :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | K. Bodfish | 1,696 | 56.4 | +17.4 |
| | Conservative | G. Wells | 872 | 29.0 | –22.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Jones | 302 | 10.0 | +4.0 |
| | Green | J. Davies | 137 | 4.6 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 824 | 27.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,007 | 44.3 | +1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,791 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 19.7 | |

### Marine

Marine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Turner | 1,667 | 51.0 | +19.6 |
| | Conservative | S. Kirby | 1,069 | 32.7 | –29.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Reed | 263 | 8.0 | +3.8 |
| | Militant Labour | P. Iveson | 198 | 6.1 | N/A |
| | Green | J. Rowden | 74 | 2.3 | –0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 598 | 18.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,271 | 42.1 | +5.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,778 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 24.5 | |

### Moulescombe

Moulescombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Meadows | 1,279 | 60.0 | +19.3 |
| | Conservative | J. Stevens | 526 | 24.7 | –23.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Oldfield | 267 | 12.5 | +3.8 |
| | Green | M. Ledbury | 61 | 2.9 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 753 | 35.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,133 | 31.9 | +3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,689 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 21.6 | |

### Patcham

Patcham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Hutchinson* | 1,570 | 47.0 | –26.3 |
| | Labour | S. Middleton | 995 | 29.8 | +11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. De Souza | 696 | 20.8 | +14.6 |
| | Green | A. Haase | 79 | 2.4 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 575 | 17.2 | –37.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,340 | 48.2 | –3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,925 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 18.9 | |

### Preston

Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Spray | 1,758 | 53.2 | +21.3 |
| | Conservative | G. West* | 867 | 26.2 | –26.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | T. Hunter | 542 | 16.4 | +4.7 |
| | Green | L. Littman | 137 | 4.1 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 891 | 27.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,304 | 43.2 | –5.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,653 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 24.0 | |

### Queens Park

Queens Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Lythell* | 1,747 | 58.6 | +17.9 |
| | Conservative | R. Ruzyllo | 868 | 29.1 | –22.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Blease | 247 | 8.3 | +3.8 |
| | Green | M. Santamaria | 119 | 4.0 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 879 | 29.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,981 | 47.6 | +2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,267 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 20.1 | |

### Regency

Regency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Pennington | 1,516 | 51.9 | +17.3 |
| | Conservative | J. Cameron | 867 | 29.7 | –19.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Cotton | 373 | 12.8 | +4.1 |
| | Green | L. Robinson | 166 | 5.7 | –1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 649 | 22.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,922 | 42.2 | +1.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,924 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 18.6 | |

### Rottingdean

Rottingdean :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Wrigley | 2,071 | 61.9 | –18.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Edwards | 646 | 19.3 | +10.3 |
| | Labour | A. Goodchild | 548 | 16.4 | +8.0 |
| | Green | E. Robinson | 83 | 2.5 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,425 | 42.6 | –29.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,348 | 44.3 | –2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,552 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 14.6 | |

### Seven Dials

Seven Dials :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. Austin | 1,716 | 58.3 | +19.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Heale | 523 | 17.8 | –1.5 |
| | Conservative | A. Norman | 513 | 17.4 | –16.7 |
| | Green | I. Needham | 190 | 6.5 | –0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,193 | 40.6 | +35.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,942 | 39.9 | ±0.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,371 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.3 | |

### St Peters

St Peters :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Simpson* | 2,043 | 64.5 | +21.2 |
| | Conservative | C. Ramsden | 466 | 14.7 | –14.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Fairweather | 334 | 10.5 | +5.4 |
| | Green | J. Berrington | 324 | 10.2 | –12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,577 | 49.8 | +35.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,167 | 43.0 | +0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,371 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 17.9 | |

### Stanmer

Stanmer :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Framroze* | 1,840 | 49.4 | +15.4 |
| | Conservative | D. Careless | 1,428 | 38.3 | –19.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Vivian | 368 | 9.9 | +4.2 |
| | Green | L. Towey | 90 | 2.4 | –0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 412 | 11.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,726 | 48.6 | +4.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,666 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 17.4 | |

### Tenantry

Tenantry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Bassam* | 1,731 | 56.8 | +19.6 |
| | Conservative | D. Dudeney | 858 | 28.1 | –24.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Mylton-Thorley | 308 | 10.1 | +3.9 |
| | Green | S. Mildenhall | 152 | 5.0 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 873 | 28.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,049 | 41.4 | +2.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,374 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 21.8 | |

### Westdene

Westdene :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Barratt* | 1,567 | 50.8 | –22.2 |
| | Labour | S. Prentice | 882 | 28.6 | +11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. McBeth | 526 | 17.1 | +9.9 |
| | Green | P. West | 109 | 3.5 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 685 | 22.2 | –33.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,084 | 43.7 | –1.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,055 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 16.9 | |

### Woodingdean

Woodingdean :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | B. Grinstead* | 1,589 | 47.9 | –19.9 |
| | Labour | K. Jago | 1,177 | 35.5 | +10.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Dienes | 490 | 14.8 | +9.1 |
| | Green | M. Adler | 63 | 1.9 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 412 | 12.4 | –30.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,319 | 44.9 | –0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,387 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 15.4 | |