Brighton, Pavilion
2015 Result:
Conservative: 12448 (22.8%)
Labour: 14904 (27.3%)
Lib Dem: 1525 (2.8%)
Green: 22871 (41.8%)
UKIP: 2724 (5%)
Independent: 116 (0.2%)
Others: 88 (0.2%)
MAJORITY: 7967 (14.6%)
Category: Semi-marginal Green seat
Geography: South East, East Sussex. Part of the Brighton and Hove council area.
Main population centres:
Profile: Brighton Pavilion is the western side of the Brighton, a georgian seaside resort that has avoided much the economic.
Politics:
Current MP
CAROLINE LUCAS (Green) Born 1960, Malvern. Educated at Exeter University. Former communications officer and advisor for Oxfam. Oxfordshire county councillor 1993-1997. Contested MEP for South East England 1999-2010. First elected as MP for Brighton, Pavilion in 2010. Principal Speaker for the Green party from 2003-2006, she became the first Leader of the Green Party in 2008.
Past Results
2010
| Con: | 12275 (24%) |
| Lab: | 14986 (29%) |
| LDem: | 7159 (14%) |
| GRN: | 16238 (31%) |
| Oth: | 1176 (2%) |
| MAJ: | 1252 (2%) |
2005*
| Con: | 10397 (24%) |
| Lab: | 15427 (35%) |
| LDem: | 7171 (16%) |
| GRN: | 9530 (22%) |
| Oth: | 1014 (2%) |
| MAJ: | 5030 (12%) |
2001
| Con: | 10203 (25%) |
| Lab: | 19846 (49%) |
| LDem: | 5348 (13%) |
| GRN: | 3806 (9%) |
| Oth: | 1520 (4%) |
| MAJ: | 9643 (24%) |
1997
| Con: | 13556 (28%) |
| Lab: | 26737 (55%) |
| LDem: | 4644 (9%) |
| Oth: | 2710 (6%) |
| MAJ: | 13181 (27%) |
*There were boundary changes after 2005
Demographics
2015 Candidates
CLARENCE MITCHELL (Conservative) Educated at Friern Barnet County School. Media strategy advisor, former spokesman for the McCann family and former BBC journalist.
PURNA SEN (Labour) Deputy Director of the Institute of Public Affairs.
CHRIS BOWERS (Liberal Democrat) Writer and tennis commentator. Lewes councillor since 2007. Contested Wealden 2010.
NIGEL CARTER (UKIP) Born 1950, Chelmsford. Educated at King Edward VI Grammar, Chelmsford. Contested Brighton Pavilion 2010.
CAROLINE LUCAS (Green) See above.
HOWARD PILOTT (Socialist Party GB)
NICK YEOMANS (Independent)
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POLLTROLL
So a mildly lukewarm take here: religion is fine, it’s a good thing that gives strength, purpose and fellowship to millions of people.
It just shouldn’t have a place in politics. I am a firm opponent of antidisestablishmentarianism.
November 27th, 2020 at 7:15 am
It depends on the religion. But as a whole, religion is responsible for spreading a lot of dangerous ideas that cause harm to many. I prefer the idea that people would use their own logic and reason to live their lives – not an ancient book or spiritual leader.