# Brighton Pavilion (UK Parliament constituency)

Brighton Pavilion is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Siân Berry of the Green Party.

## Boundaries
### Historic

1950–1983: The County Borough of Brighton wards of Hollingbury, Montpelier, Patcham, Pavilion, Preston, Preston Park, Regency, St Nicholas, St Peters, and West.
1955–1983: The County Borough of Brighton wards of Hollingbury, Montpelier, Patcham, Preston, Preston Park, Regency, Stanmer, St Nicholas, and St Peter's.
1983–1997: The Borough of Brighton wards of Hollingbury, Patcham, Preston, Regency, St Peter's, Seven Dials, Stanmer, and Westdene.
1997–2010: The Borough of Brighton wards of Hanover, Hollingbury, Patcham, Preston, Regency, St Peter's, Seven Dials, Stanmer, and Westdene.
2010–2024: The City of Brighton and Hove wards of Hanover and Elm Grove, Hollingdean and Stanmer (called Hollingbury and Stanmer before 2011), Patcham, Preston Park, Regency, St Peter's and North Laine, and Withdean.

### Current

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the renamed constituency (based on the ward structure in place at 1 December 2020) was reduced slightly by transferring to Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven part of the Hanover and Elm Grove ward – namely polling district PHEA, and that part of polling district PHEF to the east of Queen's Park Road.
Following a local government boundary review in Brighton and Hove which came into effect in May 2023, the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:
* Coldean & Stanmer (majority); Hanover & Elm Grove (most – see above); Hollingdean & Fiveways; Moulsecoomb & Bevendean (small part); Patcham & Hollingbury; Preston Park; Regency (nearly all); Round Hill; West Hill & North Laine; Westdene & Hove Park (part).

## Constituency history and profile

The constituency was created in 1950 from the former two-member constituency of Brighton (one of the last remaining multi-member constituencies), for which Brighton Pavilion's first Member of Parliament, Sir William Teeling, had previously been the joint representative.
The present name is derived from the Royal Pavilion. On current boundaries, the pavilion itself is right on the South-Eastern border of the seat; the opposite side of the road is Brighton Kemptown, which includes the Gay Village of St James Street, Brighton Pier, and the beach eastward. Brighton Pavilion encompasses the heart of the city, including the Georgian and Regency alleyway properties of The Lanes and the Bohemian North Laine shopping area. The developed centre of the promenade above the central pebbled beach has major entertainment venues and the city's largest hotels, including the Grand Hotel and Hilton Brighton Metropole. It is a relatively affluent constituency since average income is higher than the UK average (based upon 2001 statistics) and the unemployment rate is lower than average.
From 1950 to 1997, the seat elected Conservative MPs. In 1997, David Lepper of the Labour Party, aided by somewhat notionally favourable minor boundary changes before the 1997 general election, began service as MP for thirteen years by winning the two subsequent elections. The Conservatives' share of the vote has declined at every election there since 1979.
In July 2007, the Green Party selected Caroline Lucas to contest the seat, at which point she was a Member of the European Parliament for the South East England constituency. In November 2009, Charlotte Vere was selected as the Conservative Party candidate at an open primary attended by local Conservative Party members and residents. In January 2010, the Liberal Democrats also selected a female candidate, Bernadette Millam. Labour had selected Nancy Platts, a local campaigner and former union worker, as their candidate in June 2007. This meant that, distinctively, all of the four leading parties in the constituency had female candidates. In 2010, Labour's share of the vote fell by 6.5%, and Lucas, then leading the Green Party, won the seat. In contrast to national results, the Conservative and Liberal Democrat share of the vote fell.
Lucas retained the seat for the Green Party at the 2015 general election with an increased majority. Purna Sen, who held senior roles at the Commonwealth, LSE, and Amnesty International, was selected to contest the seat for Labour. Clarence Mitchell, a former BBC News reporter and spokesman for the family of Madeleine McCann, was selected as the Conservative Party candidate.
For the 2017 general election and the 2019 general election, the local Liberal Democrat party chose not to field a candidate in the seat, endorsing Lucas instead due to their shared pro-EU stance. Lucas retained Brighton Pavilion for the Green Party, which was returned with the biggest numerical majority for any candidate in the seat since 1959. In the 2019 election, the seat had the largest winning margin and the highest winning vote share of any seat not held by the Conservatives or Labour. Lucas announced on 8 June 2023, that she would not be standing in the subsequent UK general election. On 19 July 2023, the Green Party picked Siân Berry to replace her. Berry was elected as the MP for Brighton Pavilion at the 2024 election with a slightly reduced majority of 27%.

## Members of Parliament

Brighton prior to 1950
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1950 | William Teeling | Conservative |
| 1969 by-election | Julian Amery | Conservative |
| 1992 | Derek Spencer | Conservative |
| 1997 | David Lepper | Labour Co-op |
| 2010 | Caroline Lucas | Green |
| 2024 | Siân Berry | Green |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Brighton Pavilion :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Siân Berry | 28,809 | 55.0 | −2.0 |
| | Labour | Tom Gray | 14,519 | 27.7 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Webster | 3,975 | 7.6 | −10.1 |
| | Reform UK | Mark Mulvihill | 2,836 | 5.4 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ashley Ridley | 1,604 | 3.1 | N/A |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Citizen Skwith | 257 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| | SDP | Carl Buckfield | 184 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | AI Steve | 179 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,290 | 27.2 | −7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,572 | 70.3 | −5.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 74,786 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | −3.6 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Green | 32,575 | 57.0 |
| | Labour | 12,945 | 22.7 |
| | Conservative | 10,129 | 17.7 |
| | Brexit Party | 762 | 1.3 |
| | Others | 690 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 57,101 | 75.4 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 75,722 |
General election 2019: Brighton Pavilion :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Caroline Lucas | 33,151 | 57.2 | +4.9 |
| | Labour | Adam Imanpour | 13,211 | 22.8 | −4.0 |
| | Conservative | Emma Hogan | 10,176 | 17.5 | −1.7 |
| | Brexit Party | Richard Milton | 770 | 1.3 | N/A |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Citizen Skwith | 301 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Bob Dobbs | 212 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Nigel Furness | 177 | 0.3 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,940 | 34.4 | +8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,998 | 73.4 | −3.0 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |
General election 2017: Brighton Pavilion :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Caroline Lucas | 30,149 | 52.3 | +10.5 |
| | Labour | Solomon Curtis | 15,450 | 26.8 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative | Emma Warman | 11,082 | 19.2 | −3.6 |
| | UKIP | Ian Buchanan | 630 | 1.1 | −3.9 |
| | Independent | Nick Yeomans | 376 | 0.7 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,699 | 25.5 | +11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,687 | 76.4 | +5.0 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | +5.5 | |
General election 2015: Brighton Pavilion :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Caroline Lucas | 22,871 | 41.8 | +10.5 |
| | Labour | Purna Sen | 14,904 | 27.3 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative | Clarence Mitchell | 12,448 | 22.8 | −0.9 |
| | UKIP | Nigel Carter | 2,724 | 5.0 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Bowers | 1,525 | 2.8 | −11.0 |
| | Independent | Nick Yeomans | 116 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Socialist (GB) | Howard Pilott | 88 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,967 | 14.5 | +12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,676 | 71.4 | +1.4 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | +6.1 | |
General election 2010: Brighton Pavilion :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Caroline Lucas | 16,238 | 31.3 | +9.4 |
| | Labour | Nancy Platts | 14,986 | 28.9 | −7.5 |
| | Conservative | Charlotte Vere | 12,275 | 23.7 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Berni Millam | 7,159 | 13.8 | −2.7 |
| | UKIP | Nigel Carter | 948 | 1.8 | +0.6 |
| | Socialist Labour | Ian Fyvie | 148 | 0.3 | −0.0 |
| | Citizens for Undead Rights and Equality | Soraya Kara | 61 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Leo Atreides | 19 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,252 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,834 | 70.0 | +7.7 |
| | Green gain from Labour Co-op | Green gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | +8.4 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Brighton Pavilion :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | David Lepper | 15,427 | 35.4 | −13.3 |
| | Conservative | Mike Weatherley | 10,397 | 23.9 | −1.2 |
| | Green | Keith Taylor | 9,530 | 21.9 | +12.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hazel Thorpe | 7,171 | 16.5 | +3.4 |
| | UKIP | Kimberley Crisp-Comotto | 508 | 1.2 | +0.3 |
| | Alliance for Green Socialism | Tony Greenstein | 188 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Socialist Labour | Ian Fyvie | 152 | 0.3 | −1.1 |
| | Independent | Christopher Rooke | 122 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Keith Jago | 44 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,030 | 11.5 | −12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,580 | 64.0 | +5.5 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −6.0 | |
General election 2001: Brighton Pavilion :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | David Lepper | 19,846 | 48.7 | −5.9 |
| | Conservative | David Gold | 10,203 | 25.1 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruth Berry | 5,348 | 13.1 | +3.6 |
| | Green | Keith Taylor | 3,806 | 9.3 | +6.7 |
| | Socialist Labour | Ian Fyvie | 573 | 1.4 | N/A |
| | Free Party | Bob Dobbs | 409 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Stuart Hutchin | 361 | 0.9 | +0.5 |
| | ProLife Alliance | Marie Paragallo | 177 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,643 | 23.6 | −3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,723 | 58.5 | −14.9 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Brighton Pavilion :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | David Lepper | 26,737 | 54.6 | +16.3 |
| | Conservative | Derek Spencer | 13,556 | 27.7 | −18.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Blanshard | 4,644 | 9.5 | −3.2 |
| | Referendum | Peter Stocken | 1,304 | 2.7 | N/A |
| | Green | Peter West | 1,249 | 2.6 | +0.4 |
| | Ind. Conservative | Richard Huggett | 1,098 | 2.2 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Frank Stevens | 179 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Bob Dobbs | 125 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Rainbow Dream Ticket | Alan Card | 59 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,181 | 26.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,951 | 73.4 | −3.4 |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | +15.4 | |
General election 1992: Brighton Pavilion :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Derek Spencer | 20,630 | 46.6 | −4.2 |
| | Labour Co-op | David Lepper | 16,955 | 38.3 | +8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Pearce | 5,606 | 12.7 | −6.8 |
| | Green | Iain Brodie | 963 | 2.2 | N/A |
| | Natural Law | Eileen Turner | 103 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,675 | 8.3 | −12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,257 | 76.8 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −6.4 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Brighton Pavilion :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julian Amery | 22,056 | 50.8 | −0.7 |
| | Labour | Dave Hill | 12,914 | 29.7 | +5.8 |
| | SDP | Kevin Carey | 8,459 | 19.5 | −5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,142 | 21.1 | −5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,416 | 73.7 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1983: Brighton Pavilion :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julian Amery | 21,323 | 51.5 | −2.2 |
| | SDP | Michael Neves | 10,191 | 24.6 | +10.2 |
| | Labour | Harold Spillman | 9,879 | 23.9 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,132 | 26.9 | +2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,390 | 69.3 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Brighton Pavilion :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julian Amery | 22,218 | 53.7 | +5.3 |
| | Labour | Dave Hill | 12,099 | 29.3 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal | D. Venables | 5,965 | 14.4 | −7.6 |
| | Ecology | J Beale | 638 | 1.5 | N/A |
| | National Front | H Jones | 436 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,119 | 24.4 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,355 | 72.6 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Brighton Pavilion :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julian Amery | 19,041 | 48.4 | −2.1 |
| | Labour | G W Humphrey | 11,624 | 29.6 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal | D Venables | 8,648 | 22.0 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,417 | 18.8 | −5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,351 | 68.6 | −8.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Brighton Pavilion :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julian Amery | 21,910 | 50.5 | −11.4 |
| | Labour | F Tonks | 11,292 | 26.0 | −9.0 |
| | Liberal | K Hooper | 9,764 | 22.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Harvey Holford | 428 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,618 | 24.5 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,982 | 76.2 | +9.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1970: Brighton Pavilion :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julian Amery | 21,365 | 61.9 | +3.8 |
| | Labour | Francis Tonks | 13,771 | 35.0 | −6.9 |
| | Independent | George E Thomas | 1,205 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,594 | 26.9 | +10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,150 | 66.5 | −3.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

By-election, 1969: Brighton Pavilion :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julian Amery | 17,636 | 70.5 | +12.4 |
| | Labour | Thomas Skeffington-Lodge | 4,654 | 18.6 | −23.3 |
| | Liberal | Nesta Wyn Ellis | 2,711 | 10.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,982 | 51.9 | +35.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,001 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1966: Brighton Pavilion :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Teeling | 22,687 | 58.1 | +4.9 |
| | Labour | Alistair Graham | 16,333 | 41.9 | +13.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,354 | 16.2 | −8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,532 | 70.3 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1964: Brighton Pavilion :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Teeling | 20,998 | 53.2 | −16.8 |
| | Labour | Peter Nurse | 11,148 | 28.2 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal | David Randall Sinnatt | 7,362 | 18.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,850 | 25.0 | −15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,391 | 70.0 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Brighton Pavilion :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Teeling | 27,972 | 70.0 | +2.0 |
| | Labour | Reginald G White | 11,998 | 30.0 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,974 | 40.0 | +4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,970 | 69.8 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1955: Brighton Pavilion :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Teeling | 27,128 | 68.0 | −0.5 |
| | Labour | Leonard Knowles | 12,742 | 32.0 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,386 | 36.0 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,870 | 67.5 | −8.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1951: Brighton Pavilion :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Teeling | 29,167 | 68.5 | +7.0 |
| | Labour | Elisabeth R. Littlejohn | 13,410 | 31.5 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,757 | 37.0 | +3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,577 | 75.5 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1950: Brighton Pavilion :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Teeling | 26,917 | 61.5 | |
| | Labour | Leonard Knowles | 12,264 | 28.0 | |
| | Liberal | John Stewart Choate | 4,555 | 10.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,653 | 33.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,736 | 78.9 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |