Election Name: | 2007 Brighton and Hove City Council election |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | Green Party of England and Wales |
Previous Election: | 2003 Brighton and Hove City Council election |
Previous Year: | 2003 |
Next Election: | 2011 Brighton and Hove City Council election |
Next Year: | 2011 |
Seats For Election: | All 54 council seats 28 seats needed for a majority |
Election Date: | 3 May 2007 |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 20 |
Seats1: | 26 |
Seat Change1: | 6 |
Popular Vote1: | 28,444 |
Percentage1: | 34.58% |
Swing1: | 0.09% |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election2: | 23 |
Seats2: | 13 |
Seat Change2: | 10 |
Popular Vote2: | 20,331 |
Percentage2: | 24.72% |
Swing2: | 7.64% |
Party4: | Green Party of England and Wales |
Last Election4: | 6 |
Seats4: | 12 |
Seat Change4: | 6 |
Popular Vote4: | 17,046 |
Percentage4: | 20.72% |
Swing4: | 4.14% |
Party5: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election5: | 3 |
Seats5: | 2 |
Seat Change5: | 1 |
Popular Vote5: | 8,686 |
Percentage5: | 10.56% |
Swing5: | 4.57% |
Previous Largest Party | |
Posttitle: | Subsequent Largest Party |
Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Elections to Brighton and Hove City Council on the south coast of England were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council (a unitary authority) was up for election and all 54 councillors were elected.
The Conservative Party won 26 out of 54 seats on the council, replacing the Labour Party as the largest party and formed a minority administration. This result was to some extent in line with the general pattern of results throughout England that day, with Conservatives gaining seats at the expense of Labour and the Liberal Democrats. The Green Party increased its number of seats from 6 to 12.
Following the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
Party | Seats | ± | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
26 | +6 | |||
13 | -10 | |||
12 | +6 | |||
2 | –1 | |||
1 | –1 |
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