Who is the MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven?

Chris Ward (Labour) is the MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven. They were first elected in July 2024.

Who won Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven was won by Labour with 44.0% of the vote, ahead of Conservative on 20.2%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven?

PollCheck's current projection has Green on 27.4% and Labour on 21.6% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven in?

Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven crosses multiple council boundaries: Brighton and Hove (75%), Lewes (25%). Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units.

What is the demographic profile of Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven?

Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven is in South East. The seat is Remain-voting (Leave vote estimated at 34.8% in 2016). Around 34.6% of residents have a degree, a median age of 40, and 52.0% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, Labour won with 44.0% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven: 2010 Conservative, 2015 Conservative, 2017 Labour, 2019 Labour, 2024 Labour.

Constituency profile

Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

South East · Borough constituency

Sitting MP

Chris Ward

Labour

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

South East

Borough constituency

Last 5 GE winners

CCLLL

Labour 3/5, Conservative 2/5

EU referendum 2016

34.8% Leave

UK average 51.9%; -17.1pp below mean

Current outlook

Green +5.8pp

Vulnerability score 8/10 (Labour projected to lose)

SouthernStrong Remain area

Who lives in Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016

34.8%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

34.6%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

17.5%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

52.0%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

46.8%

UK average ~36%

Median age

40.5

UK median ~40

Age 65+

20.9%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

33.7%

UK average ~28%

How did Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab hold · majority 9,663 votes (23.8pp) · turnout 59.2%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven within Brighton and Hove and Lewes

Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven crosses multiple council boundaries: Brighton and Hove (75%), Lewes (25%). The figures below come from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026 in each constituent council.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat
Brighton and Hove 43 LSOAs	75%
Lewes 14 LSOAs	25%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward	GE2024 winner	Latest council winner	Shift since GE2024	Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year	Result	MP	Lab	Con	LD	Right (Ref/UKIP)	Green	Other	Majority	Turnout
2010predecessor	Con gain from Lab	Simon Kirby Brighton, Kemptown MP	34.9%	38.0%	18.0%	3.2% UKIP	5.5%	0.5%	1,328	64.7%
2015predecessor	Con hold	Simon Kirby Brighton, Kemptown MP	39.2%	40.7%	3.0%	9.8% UKIP	7.0%	0.3%	690	66.8%
2017predecessor	Lab gain from Con	Lloyd Russell-Moyle Brighton, Kemptown MP	58.3%	38.3%	3.0%	-	-	0.4%	9,868	72.5%
2019notional	Labour winner	Lloyd Russell-Moyle Brighton, Kemptown MP, pre-review boundary	51.2%	34.4%	6.0%	-	5.7%	2.7%	8,280	70.8%
2024	Lab hold	Chris Ward	44.0%	20.2%	9.7%	-	19.7%	6.4%	9,663	59.2%

Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat Brighton, Kemptown (the seat that covered most of this area), so vote shares and majorities aren’t directly comparable to the post-2024 figures.

Constituencies most like Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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Sources

2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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