1994 Brighton Borough Council election

1994 Brighton Borough Council election
14 out of 48 seats to Brighton Borough Council; 25 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 1994 Brighton Borough Council election
Council control before election; ; Labour	Council control after election ; ; Labour

The 1994 Brighton Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Brighton Borough Council in East Sussex, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

1994 Brighton Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
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

Hanover
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			1,662	51.5	+39.4
Turnout			3,230	40.4	+2.6
Registered electors			8,005
	Labour hold		Swing	19.7

Hollingbury
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			1,349	43.6	N/A
Turnout			3,097	42.7	–0.3
Registered electors			7,262
	Labour hold		Swing	23.1

Kings Cliff
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			824	27.4	N/A
Turnout			3,007	44.3	+1.3
Registered electors			6,791
	Labour hold		Swing	19.7

Marine
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			598	18.3	N/A
Turnout			3,271	42.1	+5.1
Registered electors			7,778
	Labour hold		Swing	24.5

Moulescombe
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			753	35.3	N/A
Turnout			2,133	31.9	+3.1
Registered electors			6,689
	Labour hold		Swing	21.6

Patcham
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			575	17.2	–37.8
Turnout			3,340	48.2	–3.1
Registered electors			6,925
	Conservative hold		Swing	18.9

Preston
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			891	27.0	N/A
Turnout			3,304	43.2	–5.7
Registered electors			7,653
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	24.0

Queens Park
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			879	29.5	N/A
Turnout			2,981	47.6	+2.3
Registered electors			6,267
	Labour hold		Swing	20.1

Regency
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			649	22.2	N/A
Turnout			2,922	42.2	+1.4
Registered electors			6,924
	Labour hold		Swing	18.6

Rottingdean
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			1,425	42.6	–29.2
Turnout			3,348	44.3	–2.6
Registered electors			7,552
	Conservative hold		Swing	14.6

Seven Dials
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			1,193	40.6	+35.4
Turnout			2,942	39.9	±0.0
Registered electors			7,371
	Labour hold		Swing	10.3

St Peters
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			1,577	49.8	+35.7
Turnout			3,167	43.0	+0.4
Registered electors			7,371
	Labour hold		Swing	17.9

Stanmer
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			412	11.1	N/A
Turnout			3,726	48.6	+4.1
Registered electors			7,666
	Labour hold		Swing	17.4

Tenantry
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			873	28.6	N/A
Turnout			3,049	41.4	+2.5
Registered electors			7,374
	Labour hold		Swing	21.8

Westdene
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			685	22.2	–33.8
Turnout			3,084	43.7	–1.6
Registered electors			7,055
	Conservative hold		Swing	16.9

Woodingdean
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			412	12.4	–30.7
Turnout			3,319	44.9	–0.9
Registered electors			7,387
	Conservative hold		Swing	15.4

^ "Brighton Borough Council Election Results 1973-1995" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 September 2023.