Comments on: Brighton Kemptown

By: A Cairns

A Cairns — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:46:27 +0000

Looks as though Sally Bercow wants to try and get selected for this seat (according to the IoS).

Of course that may be dependent on the BCE going for the (sensible) LD/Pete Whitehead plan in Sussex.

By: Ben Foley

Ben Foley — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:02:50 +0000

Thanks, Pete,
It did strike me that the most likely explanation was that someone listed as a LD was in fact a Green.

By: Pete Whitehead

Pete Whitehead — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 23:42:31 +0000

No it is a two member ward now. The figures I have show that Nellie Jones was in fact a Green candidate, so there were two of each

By: Barnaby Marder

Barnaby Marder — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 23:15:57 +0000

I’m sure Woodingdean has 3 councillors, it always has in the past. (Usually Conservative ones except in 1994-5.)

By: Ben Foley

Ben Foley — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:17:22 +0000

Looking at the 2007 local elections (in my quest to understand how AW has arrived at his notionals-what local elections did he use?, how did he treat wards not contested by a party?, etc), I notice at http://present.brighton-hove.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=30&RPID=1965327
a 2007 result for Woodingdean that seems to show 3LD candidates for 2 seats! Did they really? Can anyone shed light on this?

By: Freddie Tandy

Freddie Tandy — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:24:28 +0000

As predicted by many, the East of Brighton (East Brighton, Moulsecoomb and Bevendean, Rottingdean Coastal and Woodingdean wards) are joined to Lewes in boundary recommendations to form ‘Lewes and East Brighton’ with an electorate of 78,782.

By: Freddie Tandy

Freddie Tandy — Mon, 09 May 2011 12:49:28 +0000

Brighton Kemptown – Local Election Breakdown

14 seats of Brighton and Hove make up Kemptown, and they voted on Thursday as follows:

Labour: 20,883 6 seats (+1 on 2007)
Con: 17,953 5 seats (-1 on 2007)
Green: 14,729 3 seats (no change on 2007)
LD: 1,660 0 seats (no change)

4 wards of Lewes make are in Kemptown, they voted:

Con: 7,698
Lab: 3,376
LD: 2,504
Green: 0 – no candidates fielded

By: Pete Whitehead

Pete Whitehead — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 13:07:47 +0000

I thought that initially too. Perhaps he was, but I think not as I think it must be obvious that Labour would have won easily on the pre-97 boundaries

By: Andy JS

Andy JS — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 13:04:01 +0000

I thought you were referring to the major boundary changes that took place in 1997 rather than the minor ones in 2010.

By: Andy JS

Andy JS — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 13:02:48 +0000

I don’t think so. The boundary changes in 1997 increased the Tory majority by a lot more than 1,328 votes. Labour were extremely angry at the time because they thought it might prevent them winning the seat.