The deadline for candidates to submit their nomination papers for the local elections on Thursday 5 May has passed.
Candidates had until noon yesterday (Monday 4 April) to formally declare that they would stand for a seat on Brighton and Hove City Council.
Voters will choose 54 councillors to represent them in 21 wards.
Some wards have two seats and some have three, as indicated.
Sitting councillors are denoted with an asterisk.
Elections are also being held for Rottingdean Parish Council.
Eleven candidates will contest the nine seats.
They are listed at the end of this report.
Brunswick and Adelaide
2 seats
Ray Barnes Labour
Adam Nicholas Campbell Conservative
Mark Robert Cribb UK Independence Party
*Paul Elgood Liberal Democrat
Richard Latham Conservative
Phelim MacCafferty Green
Rob Macey Labour
Brian Stone Liberal Democrat
Ollie Sykes Green
*David Watkins Independent
Central Hove
2 seats
Anthea Ballam Green
Celia Anne Barlow Labour
Mark Lawrence Collins Liberal Democrat
Chris Hawtree Green
Caroline Anne Penn Labour
Rebecca Charlotte Taylor Liberal Democrat
Andrew John Wealls Conservative
*Jan Young Conservative
East Brighton
3 seats
Peter Booth Conservative
Paul Jonathan Chandler Liberal Democrat
Lianna Etkind Green
Alison Ghanimi Green
*Gill Mitchell Labour and Co-Operative Party
*Warren Gavin Morgan Labour and Co-Operative Party
Bruce Graham Neave Liberal Democrat
Bill North Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts
Kelvin Poplett Conservative
Chris Sandland Conservative
Pip Tindall Green
*Craig Turton Labour and Co-Operative Party
Goldsmid
3 seats
John Aloy Liberal Democrat
Ruth Buckley Green
Rob Buckwell Conservative
*Melanie Davis Labour and Co-Operative Party
Rob Jarrett Green
Nigel Jenner Labour and Co-Operative Party
Debra Kirstie Livingstone-Wade Conservative
Adam James Love Conservative
Andrew Mailing Liberal Democrat
Gloria Parks Liberal Democrat
*Alexandra Louise Rosenfield Phillips Green
Lis Telcs Labour and Co-Operative Party
Hangleton and Knoll
3 seats
Martin Ashby Green
*Dawn Barnett Conservative
Adele Bates Green
Lawrence David Collins Liberal Democrat
Nic Compton Green
Brian Roger Fitch Labour
Dominic John Ford Labour
Jo Heard Independent
Michael Andrew James Ireland Conservative
*Tony Janio Conservative
Alun Wynne Jones Labour
Dinah Margaret Staples Liberal Democrat
Hanover and Elm Grove
3 seats
Leo Barraclough Labour
Elliot Jonathon James Eke Liberal Democrat
Rosemary Faulkner Conservative
Matt Follett Green
Belkasim Hassan Gahran Liberal Democrat
Tracey Hill Labour
Roger McCabe Conservative
Karen Miles Conservative
Raymond John Parker Liberal Democrat
*Bill Randall Green
Jon Redford Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts
David Speirs Labour
Liz Wakefield Green
Hollingdean and Stanmer
3 seats
Rachael Emma Bates Conservative
Nigel David Carter UK Independence Party
Phil Clarke Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts
Oliver Richard Henry Eke Liberal Democrat
Tony Greenstein Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts
Emma Claire Louise Harrop Liberal Democrat
Lillian Odette Harrop Liberal Democrat
*Pat Hawkes Labour and Co-Operative Party
Dave Hill Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts
Rob Labs Conservative
*Jeane Lepper Labour and Co-Operative Party
Patrick Lowe Conservative
*Sven Rufus Green
*Christine Simpson Labour and Co-Operative Party
Christina Summers Green
Luke Walter Green
Hove Park
2 seats
*Jayne Patricia Bennett Conservative
*Vanessa Brown Conservative
John Cooper Labour
Anna Gerrard Liberal Democrat
Gavin Graham Green
Bernie Katz Labour
Manrico Oliveri Liberal Democrat
Jane Prisley Green
Sasha Louise Stephens UK Independence Party
Moulsecoomb and Bevendean
3 seats
Dave Bangs Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts
Allie Cannell Green
*Maria Caulfield Conservative
Kelly Dibbert Green
*Ayas Fallon-Khan Conservative
Leigh Farrow Labour and Co-Operative Party
*Mo Marsh Labour and Co-Operative Party
*Anne Meadows Labour and Co-Operative Party
Amelia Mills Green
Cath Slater Conservative
North Portslade
2 seats
*Trevor John Alford Conservative
*Bob Carden Labour
Jacob Chapman Green
Theo Child Independent
Penny Gilbey Labour
Ali Haydor Liberal Democrat
Billie Lewis Liberal Democrat
Maria McCallum UK Independence Party
Kerry Ann Underhill Conservative
Dave Walsh Green
Patcham
3 seats
Rosemary Collins Labour
Lawrence Anthony Parkhouse Eke Liberal Democrat
Christopher Hurley Liberal Democrat
Geraldine Keenan Green
Linda McRae Green
Christine Moody Labour
Jatin Patel Labour
*Brian William Pidgeon Conservative
*Carol Ann Theobald Conservative
*Geoffrey Trevor Theobald Conservative
Hugh Woodhouse Green
Philip Kevin Wray UK Independence Party
Preston Park
3 seats
*Kevin Allen Labour
Yuri Borgmann-Prebil European Citizens Party
Clive Stanley Brimmell Conservative
Georgina Anne Dore Conservative
Tallulah Frankland Liberal Democrat
Mike Jones Green
*Amy Noelle Kennedy Green
Leo Littman Green
Tim Lunnon Labour
*Juliet McCaffery Labour
William Mills Conservative
Lee Shingles Liberal Democrat
Keith Tipping Liberal Democrat
Queen’s Park
3 seats
Mohammed Asaduzzaman Independent
Geoffrey Bowden Green
Philip Brownlie Conservative
Daniel Anthony Chapman Labour
Christopher Martyn Cooke Labour
*Ben Duncan Green
Tom French Labour
Jacob Frohawk-Mclucas Liberal Democrat
Anne Glow Conservative
Stephanie Powell Green
Brian Ralfe Independent
Elizabeth Mary O’Keefe Robinson Liberal Democrat
Gail Woodcock Conservative
Regency
2 seats
James Edward Asser Labour
Andrew Daniel Clifford Hancox Conservative
Gareth Jones Liberal Democrat
Ania Kitcat Green
*Jason Kitcat Green
Michael James MacFarlane Conservative
Larissa Rowe Liberal Democrat
Dan Wilson Labour
Rottingdean Coastal
3 seats
Michael Robert Adams Labour
Andrew Coleman Green
Harry Dienes Liberal Democrat
Rebecca Duffy Green
Harris Fitch Labour
Tony Frisby Labour
Stuart Hay Green
*Lynda Hyde Conservative
*Mary Mears Conservative
Paul William Perrin UK Independence Party
Barry Pinchen UK Independence Party
*David Smith Conservative
St Peter’s and North Laine
3 seats
Clare Joanna Mary Calder Labour
Sabiha Choudhury UK Independence Party
*Ian Davey Green
*Lizzie Deane Green
Peter Richard Gillman Labour
James Hallwood Labour
Graham Roy Hunnable Liberal Democrat
Mike Long Conservative
Gerald O’Brien Independent
William Frederick Charles Parker Liberal Democrat
David John Sears Liberal Democrat
Joseph Cornelius Tansey Conservative
Patrick John Donald Ward Conservative
*Pete West Green
South Portslade
2 seats
Peter Thomas Denyer Liberal Democrat
*Leslie Arthur Hamilton Labour
Stephen Charles Harbor-Wade Conservative
*Steve Harmer-Strange Conservative
Cathy Marchand Green
Ken Rist Liberal Democrat
Alan Robins Labour
Steve Watson Green
Westbourne
2 seats
June Marie Batchelor Liberal Democrat
Simon Battle Labour
*Denise Lorraine Cobb Conservative
Susan Patricia Collard European Citizens Party
Ray Cunningham Green
Louisa Greenbaum Green
*Brian William Oxley Conservative
Coreen Sears Liberal Democrat
Jacqueline Teeboon Labour
Wish
2 seats
Richard Martin Allden UK Independence Party
Bob Bailey Liberal Democrat
Mark Anthony Barnard Independent
Jenny Barnard-Langston Independent
Sue Baumgardt Green
*Ted Kemble Conservative
*Garry Ian Michael Peltzer Dunn Conservative
Anne Louise Pissaridou Labour
Christine Sandra Robinson Labour
Daniel Russell Liberal Democrat
Anton Simanowitz Green
Withdean
3 seats
Caraline Sarah Brown Labour
Jacqui Cuff Green
Susan Elizabeth Darby Labour
Fraser Gregory Kemp Labour
Hyder Kemal Khalil Liberal Democrat
John Lovatt Liberal Democrat
Robert Németh Conservative
*Ann Norman Conservative
*Ken Norman Conservative
Paul Philo Green
Sue Shanks Green
Robert Stockman Liberal Democrat
Woodingdean
2 seats
Susan Jane Burns Labour and Co-Operative Party
Christine-Reba Joy Edge Liberal Democrat
Anthony Richard Henry Eke Liberal Democrat
Andrea Mary Finch Green
Julian Hayes Labour and Co-Operative Party
Karen James Green
*Dee Simson Conservative
Graham John Townsend UK Independence Party
*Geoff Wells Conservative
Rottingdean Parish Council
9 seats
John Alan Bryant
*John Richard Bustard
*Frank Considine
Anthony Laurence Delow
*Kenneth Richard Humphreys
Brian Reginald Frank Parsons
*Barry Pinchen
*Geoffrey William Rhodes
Raymond Ernest Sheath
*Bill Spencer
Bob Webzell
Most interesting to note is Wish Ward: 2 former Conservative councillors who defected to the Lib Dems, now clearly disillusioned with party politics and running as Independents. Jenny also served a term as Mayor and stood for the Conservatives as PPC for Hove soon after her first husband died.
We do need Independent councillors but when we get them, they are either irrelevant, ruthlessly sidelined and left off committees (when there is a clear majority Administration), or, in a hung council with no overall majority, they have votes to sell to the highest bidder in horsetrading that could benefit their wards (Brunswick & Adelaide under the 2 LibDems, Paul Elgood & David Watkins).
This of course happened in 2007 when LibDem David Watkins voted with Labour on planning just weeks ahead of the Local Election then – his one vote allowing the Karis/Frank Gehry planning application to gain consent. He backed it. Labour put weak candidates into Brunswick & Adelaide and the 2 Lib Dems were returned in May 2007 to serve another term. But perhaps it was a coincidence and David Watkins truly believed Gehry’s tin can towers and the massive swamping of the seafront with hundreds and hundreds of flats at King Alfred was A. Good. Idea. I have never forgiven him.
Independents can split votes which is a kind of tactical move if they choose a ward wisely in order to help particular candidates. When I & Brian Ralfe stood in Westbourne in 2003 for the Lib Dems – then a tight marginal – I split the Labour vote in half and the Conservative vote remained exactly as before and they won. I freaked out the Lib Dems by getting a very obviously green election flyer printed for myself, even coloured green….coded message there, a foot in each camp.
Parties manage close marginals danger by cutting deals with each other. There was considerable rage in Labour ranks in 2003 – seething rage, because they thought they had a deal with the Lib Dems that no candidate would stand there. Got that shouted at me by a former Labour Councillor. Without myself and Brian Ralfe, Labour would have had a much stronger hand.
This time former Labour Councillor Simon Battle who did not stand again in Goldsmid in 2007 will be standing for Labour in Westbourne. He poses a real threat to Denise Cobb in my view. Watch that space!
Party politics is a filthy, filthy, filthy – permafilthy – business and it is very hard to think of a way out of the mess of politicians with no special knowledge or capabilities being voted into positions of power that very, very few use well or wisely.
If only residents took more interest in council meetings, looked at the webcam coverage at least (live or archived), so they had some idea of the worth of these people beyond the doorstep charm offensive…..votes really do need to be for individuals and not political parties. There is good and bad, saintly self-sacrifice serving alongside plain evil in every one of them.