BBC Profile:
Once a traditional Conservative seaside town, 1995 saw David Lepper win the seat for Labour, with a swing of 16%. His majority of 13,181 was reduced by some margin in both 2001 and 2005, when the Green Party ran the Conservatives close for second place.

At the election, boundary changes transfer part of Hanover and Elm Grove into the constituency from Brighton Kemptown, in exchange for Queen's Park. Brunswick, Adelaide and Golsmid wards move entirely within Hove's boundaries. To find out what might have happened had this boundary change been in force at the last election, see a notional - or estimated - result below.

From the mid-18th Century, the town was the seaside resort of choice for fashionable Londoners. The Palace Pier and Pavilion bear testament to Brighton's past.

The constituency takes in much of visitor-orientated town centre, and stretches inland as far as the base of the South Downs at Patcham and Falmer.

Its two universities mean that the constituency houses a significant student vote. Brighton Pavilion is a more affluent constituency than the neighbouring seat of Brighton Kemptown, and has, on average, a younger population than its neighbour, with a large student population of 30,000 in the city as a whole.

Brighton and Hove has over recent years grown to be a major centre for financial services, new media, and business services. Tourism is important locally, and Brighton plays host to an impressively eclectic combination of tradit

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BBC Profile:
Once a traditional Conservative seaside town, 1995 saw David Lepper win the seat for Labour, with a swing of 16%. His majority of 13,181 was reduced by some margin in both 2001 and 2005, when the Green Party ran the Conservatives close for second place.

At the election, boundary changes transfer part of Hanover and Elm Grove into the constituency from Brighton Kemptown, in exchange for Queen's Park. Brunswick, Adelaide and Golsmid wards move entirely within Hove's boundaries. To find out what might have happened had this boundary change been in force at the last election, see a notional - or estimated - result below.

From the mid-18th Century, the town was the seaside resort of choice for fashionable Londoners. The Palace Pier and Pavilion bear testament to Brighton's past.

The constituency takes in much of visitor-orientated town centre, and stretches inland as far as the base of the South Downs at Patcham and Falmer.

Its two universities mean that the constituency houses a significant student vote. Brighton Pavilion is a more affluent constituency than the neighbouring seat of Brighton Kemptown, and has, on average, a younger population than its neighbour, with a large student population of 30,000 in the city as a whole.

Brighton and Hove has over recent years grown to be a major centre for financial services, new media, and business services. Tourism is important locally, and Brighton plays host to an impressively eclectic combination of traditional and modern British culture.

The Brighton Festival in May is a major cultural event.

Rallings & Thrasher Notional:
Lab 16,283 (36.39%)
C 10,416 (23.28%)
Green 9,804 (21.91%)
LD 7,174 (16.03%)
UKIP 538 (1.20%)
Others 526 (1.18%)

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