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Brighton and Hove City Council is the local authority for Brighton and Hove, a local government district with city status in the ceremonial county of East Sussex, England. The council is a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. The council has been under Labour majority control since 2023.
Hove Town Hall is the headquarters of Brighton and Hove City Council. The current building was constructed in 1970 in the Brutalist style by John Wells-Thorpe , to replace the original 1882 Hall which was damaged by fire in 1966.
As a unitary authority, Brighton and Hove City Council provides local government services, combining the functions of a non-metropolitan county and district council. Elections to the council are held every four years, with the most recent taking place in 2019. [44] Councillors annually elect a Mayor of Brighton and Hove – a ceremonial position.
Brighton Kemptown was renamed Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, and, although its boundaries were unchanged, it was proposed that Hove be renamed Hove and Portslade. [2] [3] [4] The following constituencies were proposed: Containing electoral wards from Brighton and Hove. Brighton Kemptown (part) Brighton Pavilion; Hove and Portslade
In 1997 the two districts of Hove and Brighton were merged to become a unitary authority called Brighton and Hove, independent from the county council, leaving only five districts in the area administered by the county council. [10] Brighton and Hove (which subsequently gained city status in 2001) remains part of the ceremonial county of East ...
The main fire station in Brighton was built in 1938 at Preston Circus. Brighton and Hove, a city and unitary authority in the English county of East Sussex, has a wide range of public services funded by national government, East Sussex County Council, Brighton and Hove City Council and other public-sector bodies.
This is a list of electoral divisions and wards in the ceremonial county of East Sussex in South East England.All changes since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the Local Government Act 1972 are shown.
The borough council was replaced in 1997 when Brighton merged with neighbouring Hove to form Brighton and Hove. The new council uses Hove Town Hall as its main offices, but continues to hold some meetings at Brighton Town Hall and uses Bartholomew House as offices and a customer services centre. [15]