Brighton and Hove.
Labour Party-controlled unitary. £332m net revenue. 23 wards across 3 parliamentary constituencies.
31 May 2026
Labour Party chamber, 2-party MP geography.
Brighton and Hove is a unitary controlled by Labour Party (38 of 55 seats). Net revenue is £332m for 2025-26. It covers 23 wards spanning 3 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 2 parties — a heterogeneous setup.
Who sits in the chamber.
Labour Party 69% · last contested 4 May 2023
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Czolak | Lab | Brunswick Adelaide | 2023 |
| Jilly Stevens | Lab | Brunswick Adelaide | 2023 |
| Emma Daniel | Lab | Central Hove | 2023 |
| Joy Robinson | Lab | Central Hove | 2023 |
| Mitchie Alexander | Lab | Coldean Stanmer | 2023 |
| Tobias Sheard | Lab | Coldean Stanmer | 2023 |
| Birgit Miller | Lab | Goldsmid | 2023 |
| Jackie O'Quinn | Lab | Goldsmid | 2023 |
| Trevor Muten | Lab | Goldsmid | 2023 |
| Amanda Grimshaw | Lab | Hangleton Knoll | 2023 |
| Faiza Baghoth | Lab | Hangleton Knoll | 2023 |
| John Patrick Hewitt | Lab | Hangleton Knoll | 2023 |
Where revenue comes from.
Revenue mix is close to the unitary authorities median: 59% council tax, 30% central grants.
Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)
Band-D bill.
| Council slice | £2,077 |
| County / upper-tier | £0 |
| Police | £267 |
| Fire & rescue | £112 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £1 |
| Total Band-D | £2,457 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Brighton and Hove split its revenue across services, compared with peer unitary authoritie-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.
The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.
Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.
Every invoice over £500, published under the Local Government Transparency Code. Best-effort, not statutory — counts and totals net negatives (refunds/reversals).
Top by total — last 180 days
| Supplier | Paid | Share | Pmts |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAYMENT TO INDIVIDUAL | £11.84m | 5.8% | 14,828 |
| BRIGHTON & HOVE BUS AND COACH CO LTD | £9.03m | 4.4% | 37 |
| THE POLICE & CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR SUSSEX | £7.54m | 3.7% | 3 |
| WATES RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION LTD | £3.89m | 1.9% | 4 |
| F M CONWAY LTD | £3.08m | 1.5% | 23 |
| SOUTHDOWN HOUSING ASSOCIATION | £2.62m | 1.3% | 65 |
| EDF ENERGY CUSTOMERS PLC | £2.51m | 1.2% | 114 |
| EAST SUSSEX FIRE AUTHORITY | £2.41m | 1.2% | 8 |
| CHANGE GROW LIVE SERVICES LTD | £2.36m | 1.1% | 12 |
| VAN OORD UK LTD | £2.18m | 1.1% | 4 |
By service area · top supplier
| Service | Top supplier | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate And Central | THE POLICE & CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR SUSSEX | £7.54m |
| Waste And Recycling | BRIGHTON & HOVE BUS AND COACH CO LTD | £6.74m |
| Adult Social Care | PAYMENT TO INDIVIDUAL | £5.09m |
| Childrens Services | PAYMENT TO INDIVIDUAL | £3.16m |
Brighton and Hove’s territory crosses 3 Westminster constituencies, with 2 MP parties represented. The middle column shows how much of the council each seat carries.
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Pavilion | 9 | 39% | Siân Berry | Grn |
| Hove and Portslade | 9 | 39% | Peter Kyle | Lab |
| Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven | 5 | 22% | Chris Ward | Lab |
This council holds 2 Ind and 1 Ind MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Labour Party-controlled unitary — most weeks one MP is asking the council for something and another is praising it.
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 62 other unitary authorities
Police, Fire, Parish on top
34,091 payments · 3 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level