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South East · Former constituency (1950–2019) · E14000597

Brighton, Kemptown

Every general election in Brighton, Kemptown since 1950 (until 2019). Latest: Lloyd Russell-Moyle, Labour, majority 8,061.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Lloyd Russell-Moyle Elected sitting MPLabour
Labour and Co-operative Party		25,03351.6%
Joe MillerConservative16,97235.0%
Ben ThomasLiberal Democrats2,9646.1%
Alexandra PhillipsGreen2,2374.6%
Graham CushwayBrexit Party
The Brexit Party		1,3272.7%
Valid votes48,533
Majority8,06116.6%

Lab hold Turnout 69.5% of 69,833 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1950195519641970O1974198319922001201020172019Conservative, 1950: 48.8%Conservative, 1951: 55.6%Conservative, 1955: 56.4%Conservative, 1959: 56.4%Conservative, 1964: 50.0%Conservative, 1966: 49.2%Conservative, 1970: 49.3%Conservative, February 1974: 46.0%Conservative, October 1974: 45.9%Conservative, 1979: 53.6%Conservative, 1983: 51.1%Conservative, 1987: 53.5%Conservative, 1992: 48.1%Conservative, 1997: 38.9%Conservative, 2001: 35.3%Conservative, 2005: 33.0%Conservative, 2010: 38.0%Conservative, 2015: 40.7%Conservative, 2017: 38.3%Conservative, 2019: 35.0%Labour, 1950: 42.3%Labour, 1951: 44.4%Labour, 1955: 43.6%Labour, 1959: 43.6%Labour, 1964: 50.0%Labour, 1966: 50.9%Labour, 1970: 42.9%Labour, February 1974: 38.1%Labour, October 1974: 40.3%Labour, 1979: 36.8%Labour, 1983: 29.6%Labour, 1987: 32.9%Labour, 1992: 41.2%Labour, 1997: 46.6%Labour, 2001: 47.8%Labour, 2005: 39.9%Labour, 2010: 34.9%Labour, 2015: 39.2%Labour, 2017: 58.3%Labour, 2019: 51.6%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 10.2%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 9.7%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 10.4%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 16.5%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 18.0%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 3.0%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 3.0%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 6.1%Liberal, 1950: 8.9%Liberal, 1970: 7.8%Liberal, February 1974: 15.6%Liberal, October 1974: 13.1%Liberal, 1979: 8.8%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 18.6%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 13.6%Others, February 1974: 0.3%Others, October 1974: 0.7%Others, 1979: 0.9%Others, 1983: 0.7%Others, 1992: 0.5%Others, 1997: 4.8%Others, 2001: 6.6%Others, 2005: 10.5%
Vote share in Brighton, Kemptown at each general election Con Lab LD Lib Alliance Oth

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Brighton, Kemptown (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2019Lab Lloyd Russell-MoyleCon8,06116.669.5%Lab hold
2017Lab Lloyd Russell-MoyleCon9,86820.172.5%Lab gain from Con
2015Con Simon KirbyLab6901.566.8%Con hold
2010Con Simon KirbyLab1,3283.164.7%Con gain from Lab
2005LabCon2,7376.960.2%
2001LabCon4,92212.657.6%Lab hold
1997LabCon3,5347.770.6%
1992ConLab3,0567.076.1%Con hold
1987ConLab9,26020.674.5%Con hold
1983ConLab9,37821.570.7%
1979ConLab8,00816.874.2%Con hold
October 1974ConLab2,6655.672.3%Con hold
February 1974ConLab4,0207.978.8%
1970ConLab3,1036.375.1%Con gain from Lab
1966LabCon8311.780.1%Lab hold
1964LabCon70.072.2%Lab gain from Con
1959ConLab5,74612.873.8%Con hold
1955ConLab5,25712.870.0%
1951ConLab5,19711.177.1%Con hold
1950ConLab3,0016.578.0%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Brighton, Kemptown?

Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Labour) won Brighton, Kemptown at the 2019 general election with a majority of 8,061.

Which parties have won Brighton, Kemptown?

At the 20 general elections held under this name since 1950: Conservative 13, Labour 7.

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