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Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven (UK Parliament constituency)

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Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Lloyd Russell-Moyle, currently an Independent after he was suspended by the Labour Party in May 2024.[3][n 2]

Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven in South East England
CountyEast Sussex
Population91,567 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate69,833 (December 2019)[2]
Major settlementsFalmer, Moulsecoomb, Rottingdean, Kemp Town, Peacehaven, Telscombe, Saltdean, Brighton Marina, Woodingdean, Queen's Park, Brighton, Bevendean and Whitehawk
Current constituency
Created1950 (as Brighton Kemptown)
Member of ParliamentTBC (TBC)
Created fromBrighton

Before the 2024 general election[4] the constituency was called Brighton Kemptown, though local political parties referred to it by its current name.[5][6]

Boundaries

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Map of boundaries 2010-2024

1950–1955: The County Borough of Brighton wards of Elm Grove, Hanover, King's Cliff, Lewes Road, Moulsecoomb, Pier, Queen's Park, Rottingdean, and St John's.[7]

1955–1983: The County Borough of Brighton wards of Elm Grove, Falmer, Hanover, King's Cliff, Lewes Road, Moulsecoomb, Pier, Queen's Park, Rottingdean, and Warren.[8]

1983–1997: The Borough of Brighton wards of Hanover, King's Cliff, Marine, Moulsecoomb, Queen's Park, Rottingdean, Tenantry, and Woodingdean.

1997–2010: The Borough of Brighton wards of King's Cliff, Marine, Moulsecoomb, Queen's Park, Rottingdean, Tenantry, and Woodingdean, and the District of Lewes wards of East Saltdean, Peacehaven East, Peacehaven North, Peacehaven West, and Telscombe Cliffs.

2010–2024: The City of Brighton and Hove wards of East Brighton, Moulsecoomb and Bevendean, Queen's Park, Rottingdean Coastal, and Woodingdean, and the District of Lewes wards of East Saltdean and Telscombe Cliffs, Peacehaven East, Peacehaven North, and Peacehaven West.

2024-present: The composition of the renamed constituency from the 2024 general election will be expanded slightly in order to bring the electorate within the permitted range by adding part of the City of Brighton and Hove ward of Hanover and Elm Grove – namely polling district PHEA, and that part of polling district PHEF to the east of Queen's Park Road – to be transferred from Brighton Pavilion.[9]

Following a local government boundary review in Brighton and Hove which came into effect in May 2023,[10][11] the constituency will now comprise the following from the 2024 general election:

  • The City of Brighton and Hove wards of: Coldean & Stanmer (part); Hanover & Elm Grove (small part – see above); Kemptown; Moulsecoomb & Bevendean (most); Queen's Park; Rottingdean & West Saltdean; Whitehawk & Marina; Woodingdean.
  • The District of Lewes wards of: East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs; Peacehaven East; Peacehaven North; Peacehaven West.[12]

Constituency profile

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The constituency takes in the eastern part of Brighton and semi-rural suburbs and villages stretching out to the east.

The seat has a large student population, from those that attend the University of Brighton and University of Sussex.

From west to east it includes Queen's Park; Kemptown, the centre of Brighton's LGBTQ+ community; the council estates of Whitehawk and Moulsecoomb; and beyond the racecourse affluent and genteel coastal villages like Rottingdean, Woodingdean, Saltdean and the town of Peacehaven.

History

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History of boundaries

This constituency was created in 1950 when the two-member constituency of Brighton was split into three single-member seats.

Boundary changes for the 1997 general election moved Peacehaven, a semi-rural area, into the constituency. This added a ward where the Conservatives had been favoured, but Labour gained the seat at its landslide victory. Des Turner held it until 2010, when Simon Kirby of the Conservative Party won it.

History of results

For a total of 48 years since the seat's creation, it has been Conservative-controlled (1950–1964; 1970–1997; 2010–2017). The only other party to hold the seat since its creation has been the Labour Party.

Labour first won Kemptown in 1964, with a narrow majority of just seven votes.[n 3] Dennis Hobden, the first Labour MP to ever be elected in Sussex, increased his majority in 1966, but lost the seat in 1970, and another Labour MP was not returned until 1997. The seat was a national bellwether constituency from 1979 to 2015, but in 2017 elected a Labour MP when the country as a whole returned a hung parliament with the Conservatives being the largest party by a margin of 56 MPs.

Liberal Democrats and their two predecessor parties following national trends formed the third-largest party in the constituency, 1950–2010 inclusive. The 2010 general election result for the party can be seen as 0.6% behind "its" highest, at 18.6%, if including its SDP forerunner. The Liberal Democrat vote share collapsed to 3% in 2015 (behind UKIP and Green Party candidates) and remained at the 3% level in 2017 despite the absence of UKIP and Green candidates for the seat at that election.

The Green Party candidate finished in fourth place at the 2005, 2010 and 2015 elections, retaining their deposit each time, with vote shares ranging from 5.5% to 7.0%. The Greens did not field a candidate in 2017[13] and endorsed Labour, who subsequently gained the seat with a majority of just under 10,000 votes.

The 2015 general election result had made the seat the tenth-most marginal majority of the Conservative Party's 331 seats by percentage of majority.[14]

On 29 May 2024, Russell-Moyle announced that he had received a letter that he had been suspended from membership of the Labour Party, because of what he believed was a vexatious complaint, which made him ineligible to be their candidate at the 2024 United Kingdom general election.[15]

Members of Parliament

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Brighton prior to 1950

ElectionMember[16][17]Party
1950Howard JohnsonConservative
1959David JamesConservative
1964Dennis HobdenLabour
1970Andrew BowdenConservative
1997Des TurnerLabour
2010Simon KirbyConservative
2017Lloyd Russell-MoyleLabour Co-op
May 2024Independent[18]

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven[19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SDPValerie Gray
GreenElaine Hills
Liberal DemocratsStewart Stone
ConservativeKhobi Vallis
IndependentEmma Wall
LabourChris Ward
Majority
Turnout

Elections in the 2010s

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General election 2019: Brighton Kemptown[20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-opLloyd Russell-Moyle 25,033 51.6 -6.7
ConservativeJoe Miller16,97235.0-3.3
Liberal DemocratsBen Thomas2,9646.1+3.1
GreenAlex Phillips2,2374.6N/A
Brexit PartyGraham Cushway1,3272.7N/A
Majority8,06116.6-3.4
Turnout48,53369.5-3.0
Labour Co-op holdSwing-1.6
General election 2017: Brighton Kemptown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-opLloyd Russell-Moyle 28,703 58.3 +19.1
ConservativeSimon Kirby[21]18,83538.3-2.4
Liberal DemocratsEmily Tester[22]1,4573.0±0.0
IndependentDoktor Haze[23]2120.4N/A
Majority9,86820.0N/A
Turnout49,20772.5+5.7
Labour Co-op gain from ConservativeSwing+10.8
See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Brighton Kemptown
General election 2015: Brighton Kemptown[24][25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeSimon Kirby[26] 18,428 40.7 +2.7
LabourNancy Platts[26]17,73839.2+4.3
UKIPIan Buchanan[27]4,4469.8+6.6
GreenDavy Jones[26]3,1877.0+1.5
Liberal DemocratsPaul Chandler[28]1,3653.0−15.0
Socialist (GB)Jacqueline Shodeke[29]730.2N/A
IndependentMatthew Taylor[30]690.2N/A
Majority6901.5−1.6
Turnout45,30666.8+2.1
Conservative holdSwing-0.8
General election 2010: Brighton Kemptown[31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeSimon Kirby 16,217 38.0 +5.0
Labour Co-opSimon Burgess14,88934.9−5.0
Liberal DemocratsJuliet Williams7,69118.0+1.5
GreenBen Duncan2,3305.5−1.5
UKIPJames Chamberlain-Webber1,3843.2+1.3
TUSCDave Hill1940.5N/A
Majority1,3283.1N/A
Turnout42,70564.7+4.5
Conservative gain from LabourSwing+5.0

Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: Brighton Kemptown[32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourDes Turner 15,858 39.9 −7.9
ConservativeJudith Symes13,12133.0−2.3
Liberal DemocratsMarina Pepper6,56016.5+6.1
GreenSimon Williams2,8007.0+3.7
UKIPJames Chamberlain-Webber7581.9+0.5
PeaceCaroline O'Reilly1720.4N/A
Socialist LabourJohn McLeod1630.4−0.5
IndependentElaine Cooke1270.3N/A
Socialist AlternativePhil Clarke1130.3N/A
IndependentGene Dobbs470.1N/A
Majority2,7376.9-5.6
Turnout39,71960.2+2.6
Labour holdSwing−2.8
General election 2001: Brighton Kemptown[33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourDes Turner 18,745 47.8 +1.2
ConservativeGeoffrey Theobald13,82335.3−3.6
Liberal DemocratsJanet Marshall4,06410.4+0.7
GreenBarney Miller1,2903.3N/A
UKIPJames Chamberlain-Webber5431.4N/A
Socialist LabourJohn McLeod3640.9+0.2
Free PartyDave Dobbs2270.6N/A
ProLife AllianceElaine Cooke1470.4N/A
Majority4,92212.5+4.8
Turnout39,20357.6−13.0
Labour holdSwing

Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Brighton Kemptown[34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourDes Turner 21,479 46.6 +14.0
ConservativeAndrew Bowden17,94538.9−13.9
Liberal DemocratsClive Gray4,4789.7−4.2
ReferendumDavid Inman1,5263.3N/A
Socialist LabourHannah Williams3160.7N/A
Natural LawJeremy Bowler1720.4−0.1
Monster Raving LoonyLorrie Newman1230.3N/A
Rainbow Dream TicketRichard Darlow930.2N/A
Majority3,5347.7N/A
Turnout46,13270.6-5.5
Labour gain from ConservativeSwing+14.0
General election 1992: Brighton Kemptown[35][36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeAndrew Bowden 21,129 48.1 −5.4
LabourGill O. Haynes18,07341.2+8.3
Liberal DemocratsPaul D. Scott4,46110.2−3.4
Natural LawElizabeth J. Overall2300.5N/A
Majority3,0566.9−13.7
Turnout43,89376.1+1.6
Conservative holdSwing−6.8

Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Brighton Kemptown[37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeAndrew Bowden 24,031 53.5 +2.4
LabourSteve Bassam14,77132.9+3.3
LiberalChris Berry6,08013.6-5.0
Majority9,26020.6-0.5
Turnout44,88274.5+3.0
Conservative holdSwing
General election 1983: Brighton Kemptown[38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeAndrew Bowden 22,265 51.1
LabourRoderick Fitch12,88729.6
SDPDavid Burke8,09818.6N/A
National FrontTed Budden2900.7
Majority9,37821.5
Turnout43,54071.5
Conservative holdSwing

Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1979: Brighton Kemptown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeAndrew Bowden 25,512 53.6 +7.7
LabourQuintin Barry17,50436.8-3.5
LiberalS. Osbourne8,0988.8-4.3
National FrontValerie Tyndall4040.8N/A
Majority8,00816.8+11.2
Turnout47,59974.2+1.9
Conservative holdSwing
General election October 1974: Brighton Kemptown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeAndrew Bowden 21,725 45.9 -0.1
LabourDennis Hobden19,06040.3+2.2
LiberalS. Osbourne6,21413.1-2.5
English NationalHarvey Holford1550.3N/A
Marxist-Leninist (England)J. Buckle1250.3±0.0
IndependentBrian Ralfe470.1N/A
Majority2,6655.6-2.3
Turnout47,32672.3-6.5
Conservative holdSwing
General election February 1974: Brighton Kemptown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeAndrew Bowden 23,504 46.0 -3.3
LabourDennis Hobden19,48438.1-4.8
LiberalD. Hall7,95415.6+7.8
Marxist-Leninist (England)J. Buckle1700.3N/A
Majority4,0207.9+1.5
Turnout51,11278.8+3.8
Conservative holdSwing
General election 1970: Brighton Kemptown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeAndrew Bowden 24,208 49.3 +0.1
LabourDennis Hobden21,10542.9-7.9
LiberalOliver Moxon3,8337.8N/A
Majority3,1036.4N/A
Turnout49,14675.0-5.1
Conservative gain from LabourSwing

Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1966: Brighton Kemptown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourDennis Hobden 24,936 50.8 +0.8
ConservativeAndrew Bowden24,10549.2-0.8
Majority8311.6+1.6
Turnout49,04180.1+7.9
Labour holdSwing
General election 1964: Brighton Kemptown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourDennis Hobden 22,308 50.0 +6.4
ConservativeDavid James22,30150.0-6.4
Majority70.0N/A
Turnout44,60972.2-1.6
Labour gain from ConservativeSwing

Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1959: Brighton Kemptown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeDavid James 25,411 56.4 ±0.0
LabourLewis Cohen19,66543.6±0.0
Majority5,74612.8±0.0
Turnout45,07673.8+3.8
Conservative holdSwing
General election 1955: Brighton Kemptown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeHoward Johnson 23,142 56.4 -1.2
LabourLewis Cohen17,88543.6-0.8
Majority5,25712.8+1.6
Turnout41,02770.0-7.1
Conservative holdSwing
General election 1951: Brighton Kemptown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeHoward Johnson 25,923 55.6 +6.8
LabourLewis Cohen20,72644.4+2.1
Majority5,19711.2+4.7
Turnout46,64977.1-0.9
Conservative holdSwing
General election 1950: Brighton Kemptown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeHoward Johnson 22,431 48.8
LabourJoseph Huddart19,43042.3
LiberalRobert Michael Buckley4,0738.9
Majority3,0016.5
Turnout45,93478.0
Conservative holdSwing

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
  3. ^ The majority of seven made Brighton Kemptown the most marginal seat in the country in 1964

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