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Brighton and Hove City Council

Local authority area: Brighton and Hove

Brighton and Hove is an unitary authority, in the South East England region of England. It covers 82.7 km² and had 277,965 residents in 2022 — about 3,361 people per km². The authority dates from 1997. The council is based in Hove.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Brighton and Hove, 2011–2022.

Residents, 2022277,965+1.7% since 2011

Land area82.7km²31.9 sq mi

Density3,361/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#87of 382 UK councils · #80 in England

Population estimates6 data points

273.4K275.8K285.3K290.4K277.1K278K

201120122015201820212022

History

How the council came to be

1997
Created
Brighton and Hove became a local authority area.

Same region, same type

Other unitary authorities in South East

All councils in South East

Buckinghamshire560,409 City of Milton Keynes292,180 Medway282,702 City of Southampton252,689 City of Portsmouth208,420 Wokingham180,967 Reading174,820 West Berkshire162,215 Slough159,182 Windsor and Maidenhead154,738 Isle of Wight140,794 Bracknell Forest126,881

Elections

23 electoral wards

Census 2021: 277,095 residents in 121,401 households across the wards; 14.1% aged 65+, 51.4% of homes owned, 37.4% of households without a car.

1Preston Park7,798 households · 12.5% aged 65+17,403 2Hanover & Elm Grove6,571 households · 7.3% aged 65+16,015 3Westdene & Hove Park6,261 households · 19.4% aged 65+15,889 4Hangleton & Knoll5,984 households · 17.4% aged 65+15,228 5Moulsecoomb & Bevendean5,534 households · 10.4% aged 65+14,894 6Hollingdean & Fiveways5,648 households · 11.6% aged 65+14,658

All wards of Brighton and Hove

Visit

Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

TBrighton & Hove City CouncilTown council · Hove BN3 3BQ · hours listed

Westminster

Constituencies

Brighton Pavilion · 10 wards Hove and Portslade · 9 wards Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven · 8 wards

Source: Wikidata Q1022488 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.