Brighton and Hove

Brighton and Hove

City of Brighton and Hove
Brighton and Hove City of Brighton and Hove
City and unitary authority
	Clockwise, from top: the seafront; the bandstand; Falmer Stadium; the Peace Statue; Churchill Square
	Coat of arms
	Brighton and Hove shown within East Sussex and England
	Brighton and Hove Location of Brighton and Hove Brighton and Hove Brighton and Hove (Europe)
	Coordinates: 50°49′40″N 0°09′10″W / 50.82778°N 0.15278°W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	South East England
Historic county	Sussex
Ceremonial county	East Sussex
Administrative seat	Hove
Established	1 April 1997
City status	31 January 2001
Government
• Type	Unitary authority
• Body	Brighton and Hove City Council
• Governance	Committee system (L)
• Executive	Labour
• Leader	Bella Sankey
• Mayor	Amanda Grimshaw
• MPs	Peter Kyle (L); Siân Berry (G); Chris Ward (L)
Area
• City and unitary authority	33.80 sq mi (83 km2)
• Urban	34.5 sq mi (89.4 km2)
• Rank	211th
Population (2022)
• City and unitary authority	277,965
• Rank	59th
• Density	8,690/sq mi (3,356/km2)
• Urban	474,485 (15th)
• Urban density	13,740/sq mi (5,304/km2)
• Metro	769,000 (15th)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 85.4% White ; 4.8% Mixed ; 4.8% Asian ; 3.1% other ; 2% Black ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 55.2% no religion ; 30.9% Christianity ; 7.1% not stated ; 3.1% Islam ; 1% other ; 0.9% Buddhism ; 0.9% Judaism ; 0.8% Hinduism ; 0.1% Sikhism ;
Time zone	UTC±0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
Postcode areas	BN (1, 2, 3, 41)
ONS code	00ML (ONS); E06000043 (GSS)
ISO 3166-2	GB-BNH
Website	brighton-hove.gov.uk

Brighton and Hove (/ˈbraɪtən ... ˈhoʊv/ BRY-tən … HOHV) is a city and unitary authority area, ceremonially in East Sussex, England. There are multiple villages alongside the seaside resorts of Brighton and Hove in the district. It is administered by Brighton and Hove City Council, which is currently under Labour majority control.

The two resorts, along with Worthing and Littlehampton in West Sussex, make up the second most-populous built-up area of South East England, after South Hampshire. In 2014, Brighton and Hove City Council and other nearby councils formed the Greater Brighton City Region local enterprise partnership area.