Elections to

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City Council on the south coast of

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were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council (a

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) was up for election and all 54 councillors were elected. The

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won 26 out of 54 seats on the council, replacing the Labour Party as the largest party and formed a minority administration. This result was to some extent in line with the general pattern of results throughout England that day, with Conservatives gaining seats at the expense of Labour and the Liberal Democrats. The

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increased its number of seats from 6 to 12. Following the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

Election result

Ward results

Brunswick and Adelaide

Central Hove

East Brighton

Goldsmid

Hangleton and Knoll

Hanover and Elm Grove

Hollingdean and Stanmer (until 2008 known as Hollingbury and Stanmer)

Hove Park (until 2009 known as Stanford)

Moulsecoomb and Bevendean

North Portslade

Patcham

Preston Park

Queen's Park

Regency

Rottingdean Coastal

South Portslade

St Peter's and North Laine

Westbourne

Wish

Withdean

Woodingdean

External links

Results on council site

Results on BBC site

Images and video
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