Decision - Review of Political Balance October 2025

Brighton and Hove Council Decided 13 Oct 2025 approved GET /api/coverage

Decision maker

Council

Report author

Elizabeth Culbert

Published

14 Oct 2025

Reference

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As published

the council's own words, unedited

1) That the Council appoints/re-appoints its committees with the sizes and allocation of seats between political groups as set out in Appendix 1 to the report.

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Brighton & Hove City Council reviewed the allocation of committee and sub-committee seats following the September 2025 by-election in Queen's Park. The proposed allocations preserve political balance across the Council, giving Labour 41 seats, Green 11, Conservative 6, Brighton & Hove Independents 2, and one seat to each of the three Independent Members.

Recommendation

That the Council appoints/re-appoints its committees with the sizes and allocation of seats between political groups as set out in Appendix 1 to the report.

Financial impact

None; there are no financial implications arising from the recommendations of this report.

Ward affected

city-wide

Decision maker

Brighton & Hove City Council

Date in document

13 Oct 2025

Stakeholders named

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Labour GroupGreen GroupConservative GroupBrighton & Hove Independent Groupthe 3 Independent MembersBrighton & Hove City Council

Next steps

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The Council is to appoint or re-appoint its committees with the proposed sizes and seat allocations.
Notification of nominations for committee membership will be provided after the respective Annual Group Meetings.
Details of the nominations will be listed in appendices 2 and 3.

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