Labour has held Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven with an increased majority.
Chris Ward, whose late selection appeared to open up the contest, won comfortably and pledged to try to serve everyone in the constituency.
Mr Ward was chosen after the party suspended Lloyd Russell-Moyle who won the seat from the Conservatives in 2017.
More than 500 ballot papers were spoilt, with some voters writing in the name of Mr Russell-Moyle.
The votes cast were as follows.
Chris Ward (Labour) 17,893
Khobi Vallis (Conservative) 8,230
Elaine Hills (Green) 7,997
Stewart Stone (Liberal Democrat) 3,949
Emma Wall (Independent) 1,833
Valerie Gray (SDP) 784
The Greens perhaps got the protest vote, from those who didn’t want a last minute Labour candidate change.
But surely no-one actually wanted former councillor Elaine Hills as an MP – she of the wasteful and very ungreen Hanover LTN scheme.
Chris Ward actually got a healthy majority, despite his late arrival, but he now has to show he can be a good MP for the area.
Indeed, I think the campaign group did the heavy lifting in this campaign, and he won more due to the other candidates being quite weak comparatively, rather than himself being particularly good. Still, like you say Billy, he’s got an opportunity to prove himself over the next four years.
Anyone going to spill the beans why Corbyn apparatchik LRM was ditched?
For the greater good of the UK?personally really pleased Corbyn won his seat. LRM just not an honourable man IMEXperience
LRM made a post on Friday I saw. To his credit he has been taking this vexatious complaint from several years ago, that was exonerated, with decorum and grace.
I deeply resent him being parachuted in living in South East London
This is not a problem, he was brought up down here and will certainly be house hunting in the constituency
Certainly won’t be a problem now he’s won the election. Although, he’ll need to careful about next election if he intends to stay longer than one term.
A Starmeroid advisor and oil lobbyist.
Aye, looked into this. He provided a Labour perspective on a panel to balance.
I voted for him but I did have issues about the whole LRM thing. No canvassing in Rottingdean, the only thing I know about him is that he lives in Lewisham. You need to do better labour
I think many did, judging by the comments and rally in Kemptown. It’s a level of ruthlessness that leaves a distasteful feeling in one’s mouth.
How can anybody say that this council is going to be good? It’s absolutely disgrace in Brighton but it’s made a
I don’t think we should be looking up to Labour Party yet when you look at what they’ve done to Brighton made it one big hell of a carpark and counting it’s filthy. Can’t go out a night because you’re too frightened to it’s just horrendous and I’ve been to labour party and I’ve asked for help and got nothing but a kicking the teeth so hope when you look up to the labour party you look at this and thank God she was alright.
MPs don’t really have anything to do with the Council, Madeline.