# 2019 Brighton and Hove City Council election

Elections to Brighton and Hove City Council took place on 2 May 2019, electing all 54 members of the council, alongside other local elections in England and Northern Ireland.
The Labour Party lost 3 seats compared to the last election in 2015 but recovered its place as the largest party on the council, having seen its numbers reduced from 23 to 19 over the four years following 2015, while the strength of the Conservative group had been increased by one member in 2019, as a Labour councillor had changed allegiance shortly before the election. In addition to Labour and the Conservatives, the Green Party, which was in minority control from 2011 to 2015, fielded candidates for every seat on the council at this election.
Other parties contesting were the Liberal Democrats, the Women's Equality Party (for the first time in the city, with two candidates) and United Kingdom Independence Party, together with a number of independent candidates.
Following the election, the Labour minority administration that had governed since 2015 continued in office; however, a little over a year later, in July 2020, the Greens regained control of the Council, after the incumbent Labour administration collapsed when three Labour councillors, two of which were accused of antisemitism, quit.

## Background and campaigning

The Green Party lost their minority control of the council after the 2015 election, following internal disputes. Labour became the largest party on the council, winning 23 seats. This was reduced in 2017 to 22 after a Labour councillor, Michael Inkpin-Leissner, for Hollingdean and Stanmer became an independent. There have been two council by-elections since the last election: the first in 2016 in the East Brighton ward was won by Lloyd Russell-Moyle, and the second, 18 months later and for the same seat, when Russell-Moyle resigned as a councillor having been elected as MP for Brighton Kemptown.
Warren Morgan, Labour leader of the council, resigned from the position in February 2018, some attributing it to internal party conflicts related to the rise of Momentum, a left-wing campaigning group within the Labour Party, who supported many of the candidates selected for seats in the city. In February 2019 Morgan resigned his Labour membership, to form a bloc supporting The Independent Group with Inkpin-Leissner. Anne Meadows, a Labour councillor, defected to the Conservatives, making the Conservatives the largest party on the council. Fifteen councilors were reported to be standing down at this election.
Labour published its manifesto in late March, with key policies such as building 800 new council homes over the next four years, making the city carbon neutral by 2030 and auditing outsourced services and bringing them back into council services should they fail in value. Controversy came when a provisional version of the document was leaked to the local media titled the "many-fest", a 210-page document that brought together ideas from consultation of local labour members.
The Green Party also posted their manifesto and coordinated their campaigning with Young Greens of England and Wales, who organised their activists from around the country to go to Brighton in April.
The Liberal Democrats released a manifesto focusing on five major themes, including housing and homelessness, with a flagship proposal of developing 1,500 new homes on part of the council-owned Hollingbury golf course.
The Conservatives announced their proposal to use money in the city council's reserves to fund projects, as well as the establishment of a local lottery programme to invest in sports and cultural facilities. A Conservative candidate standing in the Westbourne ward was forced to resign during the local campaigning period due to him posting islamophobic and other offensive jokes online.
A hustings for the elections – which focused on community housing in the city – was hosted on 27 March with councillors from Labour, the Conservatives, the Green Party and a Liberal Democrat candidate.

## Summary
### Election result

2019 Brighton & Hove City Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 54 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 37.0 | 34.6 | 76,088 | –1.0 |
| Green | 54 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 35.2 | 36.5 | 80,148 | +10.3 |
| Conservative | 54 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 25.9 | 21.9 | 48,247 | –8.3 |
| Independent | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 3,493 | +1.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 3.8 | 8,384 | +0.5 |
| UKIP | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2,253 | –2.7 |
| Women's Equality | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1,213 | N/A |

## Wards and candidates

Details of the candidates for the 21 wards of the authority were published by the council after nominations closed on 3 April.

### Brunswick and Adelaide

Brunswick and Adelaide (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Hannah Clare | 1,697 | 53.1 | |
| | Green | Phélim Mac Cafferty | 1,654 | 51.8 | |
| | Labour | Joy Robinson | 1,035 | 32.4 | |
| | Labour | Darryl Telles | 785 | 24.6 | |
| | Conservative | Roz Rawcliffe | 263 | 8.2 | |
| | Conservative | Tricia Dearlove | 261 | 8.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christian Chadwick | 230 | 7.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Duncan Moore | 203 | 6.4 | |
| | UKIP | John Gartside | 116 | 3.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,211 | 42.73 | +11.32 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |

### Central Hove

Central Hove (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clare Moonan | 1,370 | 45.5 | |
| | Labour | Gary Wilkinson | 1,053 | 34.9 | |
| | Green | Aditi Bhonagiri | 1,013 | 33.6 | |
| | Green | Carol Bullock | 639 | 21.2 | |
| | Conservative | Steve Barrey | 586 | 19.4 | |
| | Conservative | Rico Wojtulewicz | 510 | 16.9 | |
| | Women's Equality | Jessie MacNeil-Brown | 282 | 9.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | David John Sears | 224 | 7.4 | |
| | UKIP | Nigel Furness | 122 | 4.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,025 | 41.77 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### East Brighton

East Brighton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nancy Platts | 1,887 | 54.0 | |
| | Labour | Nichole Brennan | 1,652 | 47.2 | |
| | Labour | Gill Williams | 1,582 | 45.2 | |
| | Green | Anna Shepherd | 976 | 27.9 | |
| | Green | Bryan Coyle | 778 | 22.2 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Keith Meadows | 574 | 16.4 | |
| | Green | Paul Steedman | 547 | 15.6 | |
| | Conservative | William Jack Jonathan Rudrum | 525 | 15.0 | |
| | Conservative | George Harvey Soper | 495 | 14.2 | |
| | Independent | David Trangmar | 438 | 12.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Chandler | 338 | 9.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,527 | 33.94 | −11.86 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Goldsmid

Goldsmid (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Marianna Ebel | 2,258 | 41.8 | |
| | Labour | Jackie O’Quinn | 2,145 | 39.7 | |
| | Labour | John Allcock | 2,049 | 37.9 | |
| | Green | Raphael Hill | 1,962 | 36.3 | |
| | Labour | Debbie Taylor | 1,911 | 35.4 | |
| | Green | Steve Moses | 1,772 | 32.8 | |
| | Conservative | Steve Harmer-Strange | 677 | 12.5 | |
| | Conservative | Martin Hugo Hess | 651 | 12.0 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Alan Revell | 620 | 11.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Orla May | 538 | 10.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew England | 514 | 9.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laura Mullin | 398 | 7.4 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Carl Taylor | 183 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,424 | 45.25 | −7.97 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hangleton and Knoll

Hangleton and Knoll (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dawn Barnett | 2,159 | 45.1 | |
| | Conservative | Tony Janio | 1,926 | 40.2 | |
| | Conservative | Nick Lewry | 1,901 | 39.7 | |
| | Labour | John Hewitt | 1,899 | 39.6 | |
| | Labour | Birgit Miller | 1,762 | 36.8 | |
| | Labour | Kevin Thomas | 1,750 | 36.5 | |
| | Green | Jacqui Cuff | 548 | 11.4 | |
| | Green | Lily Worfolk | 369 | 7.7 | |
| | Green | Benedict Allbrooke | 329 | 6.9 | |
| | UKIP | Steven Richards | 285 | 5.9 | |
| | Independent | Stuart Nicholas Bower | 249 | 5.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leah Mooney | 214 | 4.5 | |
| | Independent | Henrietta Zita Izso | 190 | 4.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,814 | 43.57 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hanover and Elm Grove

Hanover and Elm Grove (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | David Gibson | 3,332 | 60.8 | |
| | Green | Elaine Hills | 3,170 | 57.9 | |
| | Green | Steph Powell | 2,267 | 41.4 | |
| | Labour | Emma Daniel | 2,133 | 38.9 | |
| | Labour | Danielle Cornish-Spencer | 1,657 | 30.2 | |
| | Labour | Eleanor Humphrey | 1,400 | 25.6 | |
| | Women's Equality | Beverley Barstow | 931 | 17.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ed De Souza | 295 | 5.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Robinson | 289 | 5.3 | |
| | Conservative | Peter William Goodman | 257 | 4.7 | |
| | Conservative | Kerry Ann Underhill | 251 | 4.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,514 | 48.15 | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Hollingdean and Stanmer

Hollingdean and Stanmer (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tracey Hill | 1,664 | 43.7 |
| | Labour | Theresa Fowler | 1,512 | 39.7 |
| | Green | Martin Osborne | 1,487 | 39.0 |
| | Labour | Phillip Clarke | 1,431 | 37.6 |
| | Green | Jack Hazelgrove | 1,409 | 37.0 |
| | Green | Alice Bennett | 1,335 | 35.0 |
| | Conservative | Gary Martin Cohen | 414 | 10.9 |
| | Conservative | Tammi Kim Cohen | 390 | 10.2 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Murray | 373 | 9.8 |
| | UKIP | Desmond Jones | 319 | 8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ashley Ridley | 228 | 6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Jago | 182 | 4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,830 | 34.91 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Hove Park

Hove Park (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Vanessa Brown | 1,910 | 52.1 | |
| | Conservative | Samer Bagaeen | 1,630 | 44.4 | |
| | Labour | Charles Harrison | 1,002 | 27.3 | |
| | Labour | Nigel Jenner | 934 | 25.5 | |
| | Green | Iain Martin | 567 | 15.5 | |
| | Green | Paul Philo | 369 | 10.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Jardine | 295 | 8.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick O’Shea | 270 | 7.4 | |
| | UKIP | Daniel Goodhand | 129 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,680 | 44.20 | −7.32 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Moulsecoomb and Bevendean

Moulsecoomb and Bevendean (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Daniel Yates | 1,540 | 49.5 |
| | Labour | Amanda Jane Grimshaw | 1,527 | 49.1 |
| | Labour | Kate Knight | 1,503 | 48.4 |
| | Green | Mitchie Alexander | 1,063 | 34.2 |
| | Green | Libby Darling | 869 | 28.0 |
| | Green | Amelia Mills | 650 | 20.9 |
| | Conservative | Anne Christine Meadows | 627 | 20.2 |
| | Conservative | Martin Kenig | 580 | 18.7 |
| | Conservative | Robyn Victoria Simson | 544 | 17.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,158 | 27.06 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### North Portslade

North Portslade (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Peter Atkinson | 1,476 | 55.6 |
| | Labour | Anne Pissaridou | 1,171 | 44.1 |
| | Conservative | Hannah Felton | 585 | 22.0 |
| | Conservative | Emma Louise Hogan | 553 | 20.8 |
| | UKIP | Ian Harris | 308 | 11.6 |
| | UKIP | Patricia Mountain | 302 | 11.4 |
| | Green | Sharon Hamlin | 281 | 10.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Craig | 163 | 6.1 |
| | Green | Alexander Sallons | 154 | 5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,665 | 34.86 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Patcham

Patcham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lee Wares | 2,618 | 51.4 |
| | Conservative | Carol Ann Theobald | 2,249 | 44.1 |
| | Conservative | Alistair McNair | 2,044 | 40.1 |
| | Green | Geraldine Keenan | 1,382 | 27.1 |
| | Labour | Adam John Scott | 1,288 | 25.3 |
| | Labour | Janet Smith | 1,279 | 25.1 |
| | Green | Rebecca Duffy | 1,226 | 24.0 |
| | Labour | Renato Marques | 1,197 | 23.5 |
| | Green | Janaki Jayasuriya | 1,026 | 20.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,147 | 46.21 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Preston Park

Preston Park (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Leo Littman | 3,542 | 60.1 |
| | Green | Amy Heley | 3,534 | 60.0 |
| | Green | Siriol Hugh-Jones | 3,377 | 57.3 |
| | Labour | Julie Cattell | 1,905 | 32.3 |
| | Labour | Juan Baeza | 1,638 | 27.8 |
| | Labour | Denise Friend | 1,562 | 26.5 |
| | Conservative | Sue Ellerton | 458 | 7.8 |
| | Conservative | Mark Watson | 430 | 7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Melanie Hunter-Taylor | 385 | 6.5 |
| | Conservative | Heather Newberry-Martin | 383 | 6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,924 | 53.32 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Queen's Park

Queen's Park (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Clare Rainey | 2,083 | 43.3 | |
| | Labour | Amanda Evans | 1,996 | 41.5 | |
| | Labour | Nick Childs | 1,894 | 39.3 | |
| | Green | Lucy Agace | 1,749 | 36.3 | |
| | Labour | Colin Piper | 1,737 | 36.1 | |
| | Green | Martin Farley | 1,691 | 35.1 | |
| | Conservative | James Noble | 591 | 12.3 | |
| | Conservative | Lee Farmer | 574 | 11.9 | |
| | Conservative | Josephine O’Carroll | 546 | 11.3 | |
| | Independent | Adrian Guy Hart | 500 | 10.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Taylor | 377 | 7.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,841 | 43.08 | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Regency

Regency (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Alex Phillips | 1,909 | 65.5 |
| | Green | Tom Druitt | 1,837 | 63.0 |
| | Labour | Poppy Burt | 684 | 23.5 |
| | Labour | Dan Simmonds | 492 | 16.9 |
| | Conservative | Tim Catt | 329 | 11.3 |
| | Conservative | John Kapp | 274 | 9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laurence Eke | 195 | 6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,934 | 39.19 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | |

### Rottingdean Coastal

Rottingdean Coastal (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Bridget Helen Fishleigh | 1,932 | 37.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Mary Mears | 1,784 | 34.9 | |
| | Conservative | Joe Miller | 1,666 | 32.6 | |
| | Conservative | David Plant | 1,421 | 27.8 | |
| | Labour | Paul Christopher Johnson | 1,321 | 25.9 | |
| | Labour | Jane Chetwynd-Appleton | 1,315 | 25.7 | |
| | Labour | Robert McIntosh | 1,203 | 23.6 | |
| | Green | Ruby Jackson-Hall | 1,088 | 21.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lucy Catherine Curle | 762 | 14.9 | |
| | Green | Florence Traini-Cobb | 670 | 13.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Kenneth Gamble | 500 | 9.8 | N/A |
| | Green | Matt Traini-Cobb | 430 | 8.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,129 | 45.85 | −8.69% |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### South Portslade

South Portslade (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Leslie Hamilton | 1,467 | 55.9 |
| | Labour | Alan Robins | 1,317 | 50.2 |
| | Conservative | Jamie Gillespie | 454 | 17.3 |
| | Green | Fiona Bennett | 453 | 17.3 |
| | Conservative | Danielle Harmer-Strange | 375 | 14.3 |
| | Green | Simon Gulliver | 254 | 9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ken Rist | 252 | 9.6 |
| | UKIP | Kenneth Nightingale | 241 | 9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marjorie Leeds | 208 | 7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,639 | 36.03 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St Peter's and North Laine

St Peter's and North Laine (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Lizzie Deane | 3,655 | 71.7 | |
| | Green | Sue Shanks | 3,348 | 65.6 | |
| | Green | Pete West | 3,252 | 63.8 | |
| | Labour | Maureen Elizabeth Winder | 1,050 | 20.6 | |
| | Labour | Daniel Thomas Gray | 1,018 | 20.0 | |
| | Labour | Gabriel McCook | 1,018 | 20.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rob Heale | 399 | 7.8 | |
| | Conservative | Nick Garside | 323 | 6.3 | |
| | Conservative | Mike Long | 287 | 5.6 | |
| | Conservative | Linda Mary Murray | 279 | 5.5 | |
| | Independent | Gerald David O’Brien | 184 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,136 | 39.99 | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |

### Westbourne

Westbourne (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Carmen Appich | 1,457 | 41.5 |
| | Labour | Chris Henry | 1,314 | 37.4 |
| | Green | Christopher Hawtree | 1,073 | 30.5 |
| | Conservative | Denise Cobb | 812 | 23.1 |
| | Conservative | Charlie Nicholls | 746 | 21.2 |
| | Green | Guy Davidson | 733 | 20.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hilary Ellis | 275 | 7.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoff Date | 252 | 7.2 |
| | UKIP | Robert Harding | 127 | 3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,522 | 47.98 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Wish

Wish (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Nemeth | 1,531 | 41.0 |
| | Conservative | Garry Peltzer Dunn | 1,421 | 38.0 |
| | Labour | Alexandrina Braithwaite | 1,275 | 34.1 |
| | Labour | Adam Imanpour | 1,107 | 29.6 |
| | Green | Andrew Coleman | 973 | 26.0 |
| | Green | Alasdair Howie | 521 | 13.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alfred Emery | 262 | 7.0 |
| | UKIP | Gemma Furness | 121 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,758 | 51.13 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Withdean

Withdean (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Sarah Nield | 2,791 | 49.6 | |
| | Green | Steve Davis | 2,734 | 48.6 | |
| | Green | Jamie Lloyd | 2,631 | 46.8 | |
| | Conservative | Tim Hodges | 1,535 | 27.3 | |
| | Conservative | Nick Taylor | 1,507 | 26.8 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Wade | 1,353 | 24.1 | |
| | Labour | Josh Guilmant | 1,263 | 22.5 | |
| | Labour | James Thompson | 1,092 | 19.4 | |
| | Labour | Ian McIsaac | 1,004 | 17.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hyder Khalil | 431 | 7.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,667 | 50.77 | −7.73 |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Woodingdean

Woodingdean (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dee Simson | 1,388 | 46.2 | |
| | Conservative | Steve Bell | 1,312 | 43.7 | |
| | Labour | Sunny Choudhury | 1,239 | 41.3 | |
| | Labour | David Joseph Wilson | 1,126 | 37.5 | |
| | Green | Gwyneth Jones | 395 | 13.2 | |
| | Green | Cameron Hardie | 296 | 9.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,039 | 40.39 | −13 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections
### Hollingdean and Stanmer

A by-election was called for 6 May 2021 due to the resignation of incumbent Labour councillor Tracey Hill. The by-election was subsequently won by the Green Party.
Hollingdean and Stanmer: 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Zoe John | 1,542 | 41.6 | 2.8 |
| | Labour | Leila Erin-Jenkins | 1,262 | 34.0 | 3.3 |
| | Conservative | Emma Dawson-Bowling | 745 | 20.1 | 9.3 |
| | TUSC | Rob Somerton-Jones | 54 | 1.5 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Hargreaves | 47 | 1.3 | 3.5 |
| | UKIP | Des Jones | 35 | 0.9 | 7.4 |
| | Independent | Nigel Furness | 24 | 0.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 280 | 7.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,709 | 31.9 | 3.0 |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | 6.0 | |

### Patcham

A by-election was called for 6 May 2021 due to the resignation of incumbent Conservative councillor Lee Wares. The Conservatives held the seat, but with a reduced majority.
Patcham: 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anne Meadows | 2,011 | 41.5 | 8.0 |
| | Green | Eliza Wyatt | 1,733 | 35.8 | 9.6 |
| | Labour | Bruno de Oliveira | 879 | 18.1 | 6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Madelaine Hunter-Taylor | 174 | 3.6 | New |
| | UKIP | Charles Goodhand | 50 | 1.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 278 | 5.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,874 | 43.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.9 | |

### Rottingdean Coastal

Rottingdean Coastal: 5 May 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert McIntosh | 1,443 | 29.6 | 10.4 |
| | Independent | Stephen White | 1,355 | 27.8 | New |
| | Conservative | Lynda Hyde | 1,185 | 24.3 | 1.6 |
| | Green | Libby Darling | 504 | 10.3 | 5.5 |
| | Independent | Alison Wright | 222 | 4.6 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stewart Stone | 168 | 3.4 | 7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 88 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,896 | 44.0 | 1.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 6.0 | |

### Wish

Following the death of Garry Peltzer Dunn, an election was held on Thursday 8 December 2022. Labour gained the seat.
Wish: 8 December 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bella Sankey | 1,519 | 58.5 | 27.9 |
| | Conservative | Peter Revell | 756 | 29.1 | 7.7 |
| | Green | Ollie Sykes | 190 | 7.3 | 16.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stewart Stone | 96 | 3.7 | 2.6 |
| | UKIP | Patricia Mountain | 34 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 763 | 29.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,600 | 34.2 | 16.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 17.8 | |