Brighton and Hove City Council

For the once similarly named South Australian council area, see City of Holdfast Bay.

Brighton and Hove City Council
Coat of arms
Type
Type	Unitary authority council
Houses	Unicameral
Term limits	None
Meeting place
Brighton Town Hall Hove Town Hall
Website
www.brighton-hove.gov.uk

Brighton and Hove City Council is the local authority of the city of Brighton and Hove. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. It provides a full range of local government services including Council Tax billing, libraries, social services, processing planning applications, waste collection and disposal, and it is a local education authority.

Powers and functions

The local authority derives its powers and functions from the Local Government Act 1972 and subsequent legislation. For the purposes of local government, Brighton and Hove is within a non-metropolitan area of England. As a unitary authority, Brighton and Hove City Council has the powers and functions of both a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. In its capacity as a district council it is a billing authority collecting Council Tax and business rates, it processes local planning applications, it is responsible for housing, waste collection and environmental health. In its capacity as a county council it is a local education authority, responsible for social services, libraries and waste disposal.

Political control

Further information: Brighton and Hove local elections

Since 1996 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[1]

Party in control	Years
Labour	1996–2003
No overall control	2003 – present

References

↑ "Brighton & Hove". BBC News Online. Retrieved 8 October 2009.

Unitary authorities of England

Districts	Bath and North East Somerset Bedford Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Bournemouth Bracknell Forest Brighton and Hove Bristol Central Bedfordshire Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Cornwall County Durham Darlington Derby East Riding of Yorkshire Halton Hartlepool Herefordshire Isle of Wight Kingston upon Hull Leicester Luton Medway Middlesbrough Milton Keynes North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire North Somerset Northumberland Nottingham Peterborough Plymouth Poole Portsmouth Reading Redcar and Cleveland Rutland Shropshire Slough Southampton Southend-on-Sea South Gloucestershire Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Swindon Telford and Wrekin Thurrock Torbay Warrington West Berkshire Wiltshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham York

Councils	Bath and North East Somerset Bedford Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Bournemouth Bracknell Forest Brighton and Hove Bristol Central Bedfordshire Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Cornwall Derby Durham Darlington East Riding of Yorkshire Halton Hartlepool Herefordshire Isle of Wight Kingston upon Hull Leicester Luton Medway Middlesbrough Milton Keynes North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire North Somerset Northumberland Nottingham Peterborough Plymouth Poole Portsmouth Reading Redcar and Cleveland Rutland Shropshire Slough Southampton Southend-on-Sea South Gloucestershire Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Swindon Telford and Wrekin Thurrock Torbay Warrington West Berkshire Wiltshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham York

Local elections	Bath and North East Somerset Bedford Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Bournemouth Bracknell Forest Brighton and Hove Bristol Central Bedfordshire Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Cornwall County Durham Darlington Derby East Riding of Yorkshire Halton Hartlepool Herefordshire Isle of Wight Kingston upon Hull Leicester Luton Medway Middlesbrough Milton Keynes North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire North Somerset Northumberland Nottingham Peterborough Plymouth Poole Portsmouth Reading Redcar and Cleveland Rutland Shropshire Slough Southampton Southend-on-Sea South Gloucestershire Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Swindon Telford and Wrekin Thurrock Torbay Warrington West Berkshire Wiltshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham York

Local authorities in East Sussex

County council and unitary	Brighton and Hove East Sussex

City of Brighton and Hove

Topics

Events

Culture

Politics

Transport

Roads

Railway

Open stations	Brighton Preston Park Hove Aldrington Portslade London Road Moulsecoomb Falmer

Closed stations	Golf Club Halt Hartington Road Holland Road Halt Kemp Town Lewes Road Rowan Halt

Infrastructure	Brighton railway works London Road viaduct

Other

Media

Sport

Football	Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. Brighton United F.C. Mile Oak F.C. Saltdean United F.C. Whitehawk F.C. Goldstone Ground Withdean Stadium Falmer Stadium Brighton, Hove & District Football League

Cricket	Sussex C.C.C Brighton & Hove C.C. County Cricket Ground Prince of Wales Ground Royal Brunswick Ground Royal New Ground

Rugby Union	Brighton F.C.

Other	Brighton & Hove Greyhound Stadium Brighton Bears Brighton Racecourse Brighton Rockers Roller Derby Brighton Tigers

Buildings and
architects

Parks

Areas

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