The Green 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).
Council leader Jason Kitcat is standing down in Regency along with the other ward councillor, his wife Anya Kitcat.
Former council leader Bill Randall is retiring.
Another husband and wife team are stepping down – Rob Jarrett and Liz Wakefield. He is one of three councillors for Goldsmid while she is currently one of the three in Hanover and Elm Grove.
Christopher Hawtree is standing aside in Central Hove to contest the Hove seat in the House of Commons at the general election.
Ian Davey is retiring as one of three councillors in St Peter’s and North Laine, Sven Rufus is stepping down as the only Green among the three councillors in Hollingdean and Stanmer and Ruth Buckley is stepping down as one of the three councillors for Goldsmid.
In Preston Park two Green councillors are retiring – Mike Jones and former deputy leader of the council Amy Kennedy.
A former Labour councillor, Richard Stanton, is standing for the Greens in Queen’s Park in place of Ben Duncan who became an Independent after a row over comments on Twitter. Councillor Duncan is standing down.
Another former Labour councillor, Jack Hazelgrove, is standing in Hollingdean and Stanmer. He previously represented Moulsecoomb and Bevendean for his former party.
The full list of candidates is below.
| Ward | Name |
| Brunswick and Adelaide(2 seats) | Phélim Mac Cafferty*Ollie Sykes* |
| Central Hove(2 seats) | Ray CunninghamRebecca Jones |
| East Brighton(3 seats) | Paul PhiloMarie SansfordMatt Traini |
| Goldsmid(3 seats) | Amanda KnightAndrew LippettMatthew Moors |
| Hangleton and Knoll(3 seats) | Demi HeathLorraine OsborneNatasha Steel |
| Hanover and Elm Grove(3 seats) | David GibsonDick PageHollie Wharam-Moscrop |
| Hollingdean and Stanmer(3 seats) | Jack HazelgroveVivek RajcoomarDavid Walker |
| Hove Park(2 seats) | Ruby MakepeaceIain Martin |
| Moulsecoomb and Bevendean(3 seats) | Siriol Hugh-JonesAmelia MillsLeila Simpson |
| North Portslade(2 seats) | Sharon HamlinJane Prisley |
| Patcham(3 seats) | Anthea BallamMyles CumminsHugh Woodhouse |
| Preston Park(3 seats) | Leo Littman*Rob ShepherdGeorgina Turner |
| Queen’s Park(3 seats) | Geoffrey Bowden*Stephanie Powell*Richard Stanton |
| Regency(2 seats) | Tom DruittAlex Phillips* |
| Rottingdean Coastal(3 seats) | Andrew ColemanPaul ShanksRichard Williams |
| St Peter’s and North Laine(3 seats) | Lizzie Deane*Louisa GreenbaumPete West* |
| South Portslade(2 seats) | James BrooksDavid Pleavin |
| Westbourne(2 seats) | Guy DavidsonKaren James |
| Wish(2 seats) | Sue BaumgardtAnton Simanowitz |
| Withdean(3 seats) | Steve GriffithsJamie LloydSue Shanks* |
| Woodingdean(2 seats) | Alexis BearAndrea Finch |
Seems to be rather a lot of ’em quitting!
Er, you spend much of your time in reviling councillors – and then you revile them for leaving to do other things. Perhaps you could reassure us that your time is fuller than it appears.