Brighton and Hove City Council

Brighton and Hove City Council
Coat of arms
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1997
Leadership
Amanda Grimshaw,
Labour
since 22 May 2025
Bella Sankey,
Labour
since 25 May 2023
Jess Gibbons
since 18 March 2024
Structure
Seats54 councillors
Political groups
Administration (36)
  Labour (36)
Other parties (18)
  Green (8)
  Conservative (5)
  B&H Independents (2)
  Independent (3)
Joint committees
Greater Brighton City Board
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Plurality block voting
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
6 May 2027
Meeting place
Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove, BN3 3BQ
Website
brighton-hove.gov.uk

Brighton and Hove City Council is the local authority for Brighton and Hove, a local government district with city status in the ceremonial county of East Sussex, England. The council is a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. The council has been under Labour majority control since 2023. It is based at Hove Town Hall.