The Conservative Party has nominated candidates for all 54 seats in the local elections in Brighton and Hove on Thursday 7 May.
Nominations closed at 4pm today (Thursday 9 April).
Graham Cox is standing down to contest the Hove seat in the House of Commons at the general election on the same day.
Brian Pidgeon is retiring as one of the three councillors for Patcham, David Smith is retiring as one of the trio representing Rottingdean Coastal and Geoff Wells is stepping down as one of the two councillors in Woodingdean.
Former councillor Jan Young, who used to represent Central Hove, is standing in East Brighton, a traditionally safe Labour seat.
The full list of candidates is below.
| Ward | Name |
| Brunswick and Adelaide(2 seats) | Andy RyderMaryam Shapouri |
| Central Hove(2 seats) | Lloyd MageeAndrew Wealls* |
| East Brighton(3 seats) | David PlantGail WoodcockJan Young |
| Goldsmid(3 seats) | Lucy Emeile-SamyLinda FreedmanDanny Hoskins |
| Hangleton and Knoll(3 seats) | Dawn Barnett*Tony Janio*Nick Lewry |
| Hanover and Elm Grove(3 seats) | Rachel BatesLettie EganDominic Helfgott |
| Hollingdean and Stanmer(3 seats) | Jonathan BallardDavid LewisKaren Miles |
| Hove Park(2 seats) | Jayne Bennett*Vanessa Brown* |
| Moulsecoomb and Bevendean(3 seats) | Martin KenigRobert KnightSam Simson |
| North Portslade(2 seats) | Sam EvansNoel Jennings |
| Patcham(3 seats) | Carol Theobald*Geoffrey Theobald*Lee Wares |
| Preston Park(3 seats) | Brian FreedmanJemma GarrettCarol Ramsden |
| Queen’s Park(3 seats) | Phil BrownlieChris ShanksDaisy Shirley |
| Regency(2 seats) | Jo JamesonKevin Jameson |
| Rottingdean Coastal(3 seats) | Lynda Hyde*Mary Mears*Joe Miller |
| St Peter’s and North Laine(3 seats) | Mike LongHeather Newberry-MartinPat Ward |
| South Portslade(2 seats) | Danielle Harmer-StrangeAdrian Scott |
| Westbourne(2 seats) | Denise Cobb*Shaun Gunner |
| Wish(2 seats) | Robert NemethGarry Peltzer Dunn* |
| Withdean(3 seats) | Ann Norman*Ken Norman*Nick Taylor |
| Woodingdean(2 seats) | Steve BellDee Simson* |
