Election for the constituency of Brighton, Kemptown on 12 December 2019

An election to the 58th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Brighton, Kemptown, held as part of the general election on 12 December 2019.

Labour hold by Lloyd Russell-Moyle with a majority of 8,061 - 16.6% - on a turnout of 69.5%.

An electorate of 69,833, having a valid vote count of 48,533 and an invalid vote count of 140.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
RUSSELL-MOYLE, Lloyd Lab / Co-op 25,033 51.6% -6.8%
MILLER, Joe Con 16,972 35.0% -3.3%
THOMAS, Ben LD 2,964 6.1% 3.1%
PHILLIPS, Alexandra Green 2,237 4.6% -
CUSHWAY, Graham BRX 1,327 2.7% -

The writ for this election was issued on 5 November 2019.

Result declared at 03:44 on 13 December 2019. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.