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Brighton Pavilion — UK General Election Results

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

Brighton Pavilion was won by Green at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 14,290 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Brighton Pavilion from 1950 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1950–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 Luke William Burke Teeling (Conservative) 26,917 61.5% Leonard Knowles (Labour) 14,653 (33.5 pts) 78.9%
1951 Luke William Burke Teeling (Conservative) 29,167 68.5% Elisabeth Littlejohn (Labour) 15,757 (37.0 pts) 75.5%
1955 Luke William Burke Teeling (Conservative) 27,128 68.0% Leonard Knowles (Labour) 14,386 (36.1 pts) 67.5%
1959 William Teeling (Conservative) 27,972 70.0% Reginald G White (Labour) 15,974 (40.0 pts) 69.8%
1964 Sir William Teeling (Conservative) 20,998 53.1% Peter Nurse (Labour) 9,850 (24.9 pts) 70.1%
1966 Sir William Teeling (Conservative) 22,687 58.1% Alistair Graham (Labour) 6,354 (16.3 pts) 70.3%
1970 Julian Amery (Conservative) 24,365 67.0% Francis Tonks (Labour) 10,594 (29.1 pts) 66.6%
Feb 1974 Julian Amery (Conservative) 21,910 50.5% Francis Tonks (Labour) 10,618 (24.5 pts) 76.1%
Oct 1974 Julian Amery (Conservative) 19,041 48.4% George William Humphrey (Labour) 7,417 (18.9 pts) 68.6%
1979 Julian Amery (Conservative) 22,218 53.7% Dave Hill (Labour) 10,119 (24.5 pts) 72.6%
1983 Julian Amery (Conservative) 21,323 51.5% Michael Neves (Social Democratic Party) 11,132 (26.9 pts) 69.3%
1987 Julian Amery (Conservative) 22,056 50.8% David Hill (Labour) 9,142 (21.1 pts) 73.7%
1992 Derek Spencer (Conservative) 20,630 46.6% David Lepper (Labour) 3,675 (8.3 pts) 76.8%
1997 David Lepper (Labour) 26,737 54.6% Derek Spencer (Conservative) 13,181 (26.9 pts) 73.7%
2001 David Lepper (Labour) 19,846 48.7% David Gold (Conservative) 9,643 (23.7 pts) 58.8%
2005 David Lepper (Labour) 15,427 35.4% Mike Weatherley (Conservative) 5,030 (11.6 pts) 63.9%
2010 Caroline Lucas (Green) 16,238 31.3% Nancy Platts (Labour) 1,252 (2.4 pts) 70.1%
2015 Caroline Lucas (Green) 22,871 41.8% Purna Sen (Labour) 7,967 (14.6 pts) 71.7%
2017 Caroline Lucas (Green) 30,149 52.3% Solomon Curtis (Labour) 14,699 (25.5 pts) 76.6%
2019 Caroline Lucas (Green) 33,151 57.2% Adam Imanpour (Labour) 19,940 (34.4 pts) 73.6%
2024 Siân Berry (Green) 28,809 55.0% Tom Gray (Labour) 14,290 (27.3 pts) 70.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Luke William Burke Teeling Conservative 26,91761.5% Yes
Leonard Knowles Labour 12,26428.0% No
John Stewart Choate Liberal 4,55510.4% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Luke William Burke Teeling Conservative 29,16768.5% Yes
Elisabeth Littlejohn Labour 13,41031.5% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Luke William Burke Teeling Conservative 27,12868.0% Yes
Leonard Knowles Labour 12,74232.0% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Teeling Conservative 27,97270.0% Yes
Reginald G White Labour 11,99830.0% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir William Teeling Conservative 20,99853.1% Yes
Peter Nurse Labour 11,14828.2% No
David Randall Sinnatt Liberal 7,36218.6% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir William Teeling Conservative 22,68758.1% Yes
Alistair Graham Labour 16,33341.9% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Julian Amery Conservative 24,36567.0% Yes
Francis Tonks Labour 13,77137.9% No
George Edwin Thomas Independent 1,2053.3% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Julian Amery Conservative 21,91050.5% Yes
Francis Tonks Labour 11,29226.0% No
Keith Gifford Harlan Hooper Liberal 9,76422.5% No
Robert Beaumont Independent 4281.0% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Julian Amery Conservative 19,04148.4% Yes
George William Humphrey Labour 11,62429.6% No
Delia Venables Liberal 8,64822.0% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Julian Amery Conservative 22,21853.7% Yes
Dave Hill Labour 12,09929.3% No
Delia Venables Liberal 5,96514.4% No
John Peter Beale Green 6381.5% No
Harold John Jones National Front 4361.1% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Julian Amery Conservative 21,32351.5% Yes
Michael Neves Social Democratic Party 10,19124.6% No
Harold Spillman Labour 9,87923.9% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Julian Amery Conservative 22,05650.8% Yes
David Hill Labour 12,91429.7% No
Kevin Carey Social Democratic Party 8,45919.5% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Derek Spencer Conservative 20,63046.6% Yes
David Lepper Labour 16,95538.3% No
Tom Pearce Liberal Democrat 5,60612.7% No
Iain Brodie Green 9632.2% No
Eileen Turner Natural Law 1030.2% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Lepper Labour 26,73754.6% Yes
Derek Spencer Conservative 13,55627.7% No
Kenneth Blanshard Liberal Democrat 4,6449.5% No
Peter Stocken Referendum Party 1,3042.7% No
Peter West Green 1,2492.6% No
Richard Huggett Independent Conservative 1,0982.2% No
Frank Stevens UKIP 1790.4% No
Bob Dobbs Independent 1250.3% No
Alan Card Rainbow Dream Ticket 590.1% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Lepper Labour 19,84648.7% Yes
David Gold Conservative 10,20325.1% No
Ruth Berry Liberal Democrat 5,34813.1% No
Keith Taylor Green 3,8069.3% No
Ian Fyvie Socialist Labour 5731.4% No
Bob Dobbs Free Party 4091.0% No
Stuart Hutchin UKIP 3610.9% No
Marie Paragallo ProLife Alliance 1770.4% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Lepper Labour 15,42735.4% Yes
Mike Weatherley Conservative 10,39723.9% No
Keith Taylor Green 9,53021.9% No
Hazel Thorpe Liberal Democrat 7,17116.5% No
Kimberley Crisp-Comotto UKIP 5081.2% No
Tony Greenstein Alliance for Green Socialism 1880.4% No
Ian Fyvie Socialist Labour 1520.3% No
Christopher Rooke Independent 1220.3% No
Keith Jago Independent 440.1% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Caroline Lucas Green 16,23831.3% Yes
Nancy Platts Labour 14,98628.9% No
Charlotte Vere Conservative 12,27523.7% No
Bernadette Millam Liberal Democrat 7,15913.8% No
Nigel Carter UKIP 9481.8% No
Ian Fyvie Socialist Labour 1480.3% No
Soraya Kara Citizens for Undead Rights and Equality 610.1% No
Leo Atreides Independent 190.0% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Caroline Lucas Green 22,87141.8% Yes
Purna Sen Labour 14,90427.3% No
Clarence Mitchell Conservative 12,44822.8% No
Nigel Carter UKIP 2,7245.0% No
Chris Bowers Liberal Democrat 1,5252.8% No
Nick Yeomans Independent 1160.2% No
Howard Pilott The Socialist Party of Great Britain 880.2% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Caroline Lucas Green 30,14952.3% Yes
Solomon Curtis Labour 15,45026.8% No
Emma Warman Conservative 11,08219.2% No
Ian Buchanan UKIP 6301.1% No
Nick Yeomans Independent 3760.7% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Caroline Lucas Green 33,15157.2% Yes
Adam Imanpour Labour 13,21122.8% No
Emma Hogan Conservative 10,17617.5% No
Richard Milton Brexit Party 7701.3% No
Citizen Skwith Official Monster Raving Loony Party 3010.5% No
Bob Dodds Independent 2120.4% No
Nigel Furness UKIP 1770.3% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Siân Berry Green 28,80955.0% Yes
Tom Gray Labour 14,51927.7% No
Sarah Webster Conservative 3,9757.6% No
Mark Mulvihill Reform UK 2,8365.4% No
Ashley Ridley Liberal Democrat 1,6043.1% No
Citizen Skwith Monster Raving Loony Party 2570.5% No
Carl Buckfield Social Democratic Party 1840.4% No
Steve AI Independent 1790.3% No

Margin Over Time

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

1950: Conservative margin 33.5 pts 1951: Conservative margin 37.0 pts 1955: Conservative margin 36.1 pts 1959: Conservative margin 40.0 pts 1964: Conservative margin 24.9 pts 1966: Conservative margin 16.3 pts 1970: Conservative margin 29.1 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 24.5 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 18.9 pts 1979: Conservative margin 24.5 pts 1983: Conservative margin 26.9 pts 1987: Conservative margin 21.1 pts 1992: Conservative margin 8.3 pts 1997: Labour margin 26.9 pts 2001: Labour margin 23.7 pts 2005: Labour margin 11.6 pts 2010: Green margin 2.4 pts 2015: Green margin 14.6 pts 2017: Green margin 25.5 pts 2019: Green margin 34.4 pts 2024: Green margin 27.3 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Brighton Pavilion has been contested at 21 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Labour, Green.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Brighton Pavilion in the 2024 general election?

Green won Brighton Pavilion in 2024 with 28,809 votes (55.0%), a majority of 14,290 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Brighton Pavilion since 1950?

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

What was the closest result in Brighton Pavilion?

The closest result on record for Brighton Pavilion was 2010, when Green beat Labour by just 1,252 votes (2.4 percentage points).

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