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Brighton, Kemptown — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Brighton, Kemptown was won by Labour at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 8,061 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Brighton, Kemptown from 1950 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1950–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 Howard Sydney Johnson (Conservative) 22,431 48.8% Joseph Taylor Huddart (Labour) 3,001 (6.5 pts) 78.0%
1951 Howard Sydney Johnson (Conservative) 25,923 55.6% Lewis Cohen (Labour) 5,197 (11.1 pts) 77.1%
1955 Howard Sydney Johnson (Conservative) 23,142 56.4% Lewis Cohen (Labour) 5,257 (12.8 pts) 70.0%
1959 David Pelham Guthrie-James (Conservative) 25,411 56.4% Lewis Cohen (Labour) 5,746 (12.8 pts) 73.8%
1964 Dennis Hobden (Labour) 22,308 50.0% David James (Conservative) 7 (0.0 pts) 72.2%
1966 Dennis Hobden (Labour) 24,936 50.8% Andrew Bowden (Conservative) 831 (1.7 pts) 80.1%
1970 Andrew Bowden (Conservative) 24,208 49.3% Dennis Hobden (Labour) 3,103 (6.3 pts) 75.1%
Feb 1974 Andrew Bowden (Conservative) 23,504 46.0% Dennis Hobden (Labour) 4,020 (7.9 pts) 78.7%
Oct 1974 Andrew Bowden (Conservative) 21,725 45.9% Dennis Hobden (Labour) 2,665 (5.6 pts) 72.3%
1979 Andrew Bowden (Conservative) 25,512 49.5% Quintin Barry (Labour) 8,008 (15.5 pts) 74.2%
1983 Andrew Bowden (Conservative) 22,265 51.1% Roderick Fitch (Labour) 9,378 (21.5 pts) 71.5%
1987 Andrew Bowden (Conservative) 24,031 53.5% Steve Bassam (Labour) 9,260 (20.6 pts) 74.5%
1992 Andrew Bowden (Conservative) 21,129 48.1% Gill Haynes (Labour) 3,056 (7.0 pts) 76.1%
1997 Des Turner (Labour) 21,479 46.6% Andrew Bowden (Conservative) 3,534 (7.7 pts) 70.8%
2001 Des Turner (Labour) 18,745 47.8% Geoffrey Theobald (Conservative) 4,922 (12.6 pts) 58.0%
2005 Des Turner (Labour) 15,858 39.9% Judith Symes (Conservative) 2,737 (6.9 pts) 60.2%
2010 Simon Kirby (Conservative) 16,217 38.0% Simon Burgess (Labour) 1,328 (3.1 pts) 64.8%
2015 Simon Kirby (Conservative) 18,428 40.7% Nancy Platts (Labour) 690 (1.5 pts) 67.0%
2017 Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Labour) 28,703 58.3% Simon Kirby (Conservative) 9,868 (20.1 pts) 72.7%
2019 Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Labour) 25,033 51.6% Joe Miller (Conservative) 8,061 (16.6 pts) 69.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Howard Sydney Johnson Conservative 22,43148.8% Yes
Joseph Taylor Huddart Labour 19,43042.3% No
Robert Michael Buckley Liberal 4,0738.9% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Howard Sydney Johnson Conservative 25,92355.6% Yes
Lewis Cohen Labour 20,72644.4% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Howard Sydney Johnson Conservative 23,14256.4% Yes
Lewis Cohen Labour 17,88543.6% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Pelham Guthrie-James Conservative 25,41156.4% Yes
Lewis Cohen Labour 19,66543.6% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dennis Hobden Labour 22,30850.0% Yes
David James Conservative 22,30150.0% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dennis Hobden Labour 24,93650.8% Yes
Andrew Bowden Conservative 24,10549.2% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Bowden Conservative 24,20849.3% Yes
Dennis Hobden Labour 21,10542.9% No
Oliver Moxon Liberal 3,8337.8% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Bowden Conservative 23,50446.0% Yes
Dennis Hobden Labour 19,48438.1% No
David John Domett Hall Liberal 7,95415.6% No
John Christopher Buckle Communist Party of England (Marxist-Leninist) 1700.3% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Bowden Conservative 21,72545.9% Yes
Dennis Hobden Labour 19,06040.3% No
Stephen John Osbourne Liberal 6,21413.1% No
Robert Beaumont English National Party 1550.3% No
John Christopher Buckle Communist Party of England (Marxist-Leninist) 1250.3% No
Brian Ralfe Independent 470.1% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Bowden Conservative 25,51249.5% Yes
Quintin Barry Labour 17,50434.0% No
Stephen John Osbourne Liberal 8,09815.7% No
Valerie Tyndall National Front 4040.8% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Bowden Conservative 22,26551.1% Yes
Roderick Fitch Labour 12,88729.6% No
David Thomas Burke Social Democratic Party 8,09818.6% No
Ted Budden National Front 2900.7% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Bowden Conservative 24,03153.5% Yes
Steve Bassam Labour 14,77132.9% No
Chris Berry Liberal 6,08013.5% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Bowden Conservative 21,12948.1% Yes
Gill Haynes Labour 18,07341.2% No
Paul Scott Liberal Democrat 4,46110.2% No
Elizabeth Overall Natural Law 2300.5% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Des Turner Labour 21,47946.6% Yes
Andrew Bowden Conservative 17,94538.9% No
Clive Gray Liberal Democrat 4,4789.7% No
David Inman Referendum Party 1,5263.3% No
Hannah Williams Socialist Labour 3160.7% No
Jeremy Bowler Natural Law 1720.4% No
Lorrie Newman Monster Raving Loony 1230.3% No
Richard Darlow Rainbow Dream Ticket 930.2% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Des Turner Labour 18,74547.8% Yes
Geoffrey Theobald Conservative 13,82335.3% No
Janet Marshall Liberal Democrat 4,06410.4% No
Barney Miller Green 1,2903.3% No
James Chamberlain-Webber UKIP 5431.4% No
John McLeod Socialist Labour 3640.9% No
Dave Dobbs Free Party 2270.6% No
Elaine Cooke ProLife Alliance 1470.4% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Des Turner Labour 15,85839.9% Yes
Judith Symes Conservative 13,12133.0% No
Marina Pepper Liberal Democrat 6,56016.5% No
Simon Williams Green 2,8007.0% No
James Chamberlain-Webber UKIP 7581.9% No
Caroline O'Reilly Peace 1720.4% No
John McLeod Socialist Labour 1630.4% No
Elaine Cooke Independent 1270.3% No
Phil Clarke Socialist Alternative 1130.3% No
Gene Dobbs Independent 470.1% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Simon Kirby Conservative 16,21738.0% Yes
Simon Burgess Labour 14,88934.9% No
Juliet Williams Liberal Democrat 7,69118.0% No
Ben Duncan Green 2,3305.5% No
James Chamberlain-Webber UKIP 1,3843.2% No
Dave Hill Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1940.5% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Simon Kirby Conservative 18,42840.7% Yes
Nancy Platts Labour 17,73839.2% No
Ian Buchanan UKIP 4,4469.8% No
Davy Jones Green 3,1877.0% No
Paul Chandler Liberal Democrat 1,3653.0% No
Jacqueline Shodeke The Socialist Party of Great Britain 730.2% No
Matt Taylor Independent 690.2% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lloyd Russell-Moyle Labour 28,70358.3% Yes
Simon Kirby Conservative 18,83538.3% No
Emily Tester Liberal Democrat 1,4573.0% No
Doktor Haze Independent 2120.4% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lloyd Russell-Moyle Labour 25,03351.6% Yes
Joe Miller Conservative 16,97235.0% No
Ben Thomas Liberal Democrat 2,9646.1% No
Alexandra Phillips Green 2,2374.6% No
Graham Cushway Brexit Party 1,3272.7% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1950: Conservative margin 6.5 pts 1951: Conservative margin 11.1 pts 1955: Conservative margin 12.8 pts 1959: Conservative margin 12.8 pts 1964: Labour margin 0.0 pts 1966: Labour margin 1.7 pts 1970: Conservative margin 6.3 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 7.9 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 5.6 pts 1979: Conservative margin 15.5 pts 1983: Conservative margin 21.5 pts 1987: Conservative margin 20.6 pts 1992: Conservative margin 7.0 pts 1997: Labour margin 7.7 pts 2001: Labour margin 12.6 pts 2005: Labour margin 6.9 pts 2010: Conservative margin 3.1 pts 2015: Conservative margin 1.5 pts 2017: Labour margin 20.1 pts 2019: Labour margin 16.6 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Brighton, Kemptown has been contested at 20 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Brighton, Kemptown in the 2019 general election?

Labour won Brighton, Kemptown in 2019 with 25,033 votes (51.6%), a majority of 8,061 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Brighton, Kemptown since 1950?

Since 1950, Brighton, Kemptown has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Brighton, Kemptown?

The closest result on record for Brighton, Kemptown was 1964, when Labour beat Conservative by just 7 votes (0.0 percentage points).

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