Labour councillors win Kemptown and Queen’s Park; Katy Bourne (Conservatives) re-elected as Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner

Elections for the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner and by-elections – following resignations of Chandni Mistry and Bharti Gajjar – took place to elect new ward councillors in Kemptown and Queen’s Park on Thursday, 2 May.

On Sunday, 5 May, the votes for the local by-elections and Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner election were counted and announced at the Brighton Centre.

Kemptown by-election

Théresa Ann Mackey (Labour Party) has been elected as councillor for Kemptown.

Robert James Brown, Liberal Democrats – 406 votes
Gary Farmer, Brighton & Hove Independents – 369 votes
Jamie Gillespie, Independent candidate – 44 votes
Théresa Ann Mackey, Labour Party – 1,382 votes
Josephine Victoria O’Carroll, Conservative Party – 222 votes
Ricky Perrin, Green Party – 590 votes

The turnout in Kemptown was 34.8%.

Queen’s Park by-election

Milla Gauge (Labour Party) has been elected as councillor for Queen’s Park.

Sunny Choudhury, Conservative Party – 168 votes
Milla Gauge, Labour Party – 1,241 votes
Dominique Hall, Liberal Democrats – 67 votes
Adrian Hart, Brighton & Hove Independents – 449 votes
Luke Walker, Green Party – 766 votes

The turnout in Queen’s Park was 38.94%.

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Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner

Katy Bourne (Conservative Party) has been re-elected as Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner following an election on Thursday, 2 May.

Ms Bourne was elected with a total of 122,495 votes across East Sussex, West Sussex and Brighton & Hove.

Brighton & Hove City Council said: “Police and Crime Commissioners are elected every four years to ensure the policing needs of the community are met as effectively as possible and oversee how crime is tackled in your area.”

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