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The council inherited Brighton Town Hall (completed 1832) [40] and the adjoining 1980s Priory House and Bartholomew House from the old Brighton Borough Council, and Hove Town Hall (completed 1974) from the old Hove Borough Council. [41] Council meetings are generally held at Hove Town Hall, which also houses the council's main offices. [42]
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.
The Greater Brighton City Region is an area in the south of England centred on Brighton, incorporating seven local government districts in East Sussex and West Sussex.The Greater Brighton Economic Board was created in April 2014 to oversee a 6-year programme of development and investment within the area, [1] which as of as of 2021 has about one million people.
The town hall contains a number of police cells which were in use until the 1960s, and which now form the Old Police Cells Museum. The town hall is a Grade II listed building. [1] It was formerly the headquarters of Brighton Borough Council and is still used for some meetings of the successor Brighton and Hove City Council. [2]
The city centre is well served by public transport. Brighton and Hove Buses run regularly throughout the area with stops and stations at Churchill Square, Brighton Station, the Clock Tower, North Street and the Old Steine. Buses serve as the main mode of public transport in Brighton and Hove connecting all suburbs and outer areas to the city ...
Brighton and Hove City Council is a unitary authority in East Sussex, England. It was created as Brighton and Hove Borough Council on 1 April 1997 replacing Brighton and Hove Borough Councils. It was granted city status in 2001.
The city of Brighton and Hove, along with the counties of East Sussex and West Sussex, is policed by Sussex Police, one of England's territorial police forces. [4] The force has its headquarters in Lewes. Sussex Police is divided into three divisions, one of which covers Brighton and Hove; it is led by a chief superintendent. [5]