Brighton and Hove - Citizendia

City of Brighton and Hove

Geography
Status:	Unitary authority, City (2000)
Region:	South East England
Historic County:	Sussex
admin. county:	East Sussex
Area: - Total	Ranked 259th 87.54 km²
Admin. See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one South East England is one of the nine official Regions of England. The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. Sussex is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. The ceremonial counties are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the Surface area is the measure of how much exposed Area an object has This is a list of Districts of England ordered by area. The areas given are calculated from the Output Areas created for Census 2001 and made available To help compare sizes of different geographic regions we list here Areas between 10 km² (1000 Hectares and 100 km² (10000 hectares Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of HQ:	Hove
ONS code:	00ML
Demographics
Population: - Total (2006 est. Hove is a town on the south coast of England, immediately to the west of its larger neighbour Brighton, with whom it forms the Unitary authority Brighton The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating Census and other statistical data In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology ) - Density	Ranked 40th 251,400 3041 / km²
Ethnicity:	91. The density of a material is defined as its Mass per unit Volume: \rho = \frac{m}{V} Different materials usually have different The figures are mid-year estimates for 2007 from the Office for National Statistics. 9% White 2. 8% S. Asian 2. 1% Mixed Race 1. 5% Black 1. 7% Chinese and other ^[1]
Politics
Brighton and Hove City Council http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Control:	NOC (Conservative administration)
MPs:	Celia Barlow (L) David Lepper (L)/(Co-op) Desmond Turner (L)

Brighton and Hove (or Brighton & Hove) is a unitary authority area and city on the south coast of England. The pattern of local government in England is complex with the distribution of functions varying according to the local arrangements Within the context of Local councils of the United Kingdom the term No Overall Control (abbreviated to NOC refers to a situation in which no single party achieves The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Composition Graphical representation of the House of Commons This is a comparison of the party strengths in the British House of Commons Celia Anne Barlow (born 28 September 1955 British Labour Party politician and is the Member of Parliament for Hove. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the David Lepper (born 15 September 1945 Richmond) is a politician in the United Kingdom. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The Co-operative Party is a democratic socialist Political party in the United Kingdom committed to supporting and representing co-operative Dr Desmond Stanley Turner (born 17 July 1939, Southampton) is a Politician in the United Kingdom. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It is England's most populous seaside city. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A seaside resort is a Resort located on the Coast. Where a Beach is the primary focus for Tourists it may be called a beach resort

It was formed as a unitary authority area on 1 April 1997 by the merger of the East Sussex districts of Brighton and Hove. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Brighton ( is a town on the south coast of England and with its neighbour Hove, forms the city of Brighton and Hove. Hove is a town on the south coast of England, immediately to the west of its larger neighbour Brighton, with whom it forms the Unitary authority Brighton It immediately applied for and was granted borough status. Borough status in the United Kingdom is granted by Royal charter to Local government Districts in England, Wales and Northern In 2000 it was awarded city status by letters patent, together with two other UK towns, to mark the Millennium. Letters patent are a type of Legal instrument in the form of an Open letter issued by a Monarch or Government, granting an office right 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Thus Brighton and Hove is not part of the non-metropolitan county of East Sussex, but it is still part of the ceremonial county of East Sussex. Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London The ceremonial counties are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies

Brighton and Hove forms part of the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation, the 12th largest conurbation in the United Kingdom. The Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton Conurbation has a population of 461181 (2001 census making it the 12th largest Conurbation in the United Kingdom A conurbation is an Urban area or Agglomeration comprising a number of Cities, large Towns and larger urban areas that through Population The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Directly to the west is Shoreham-by-Sea, and a short distance to the east are Peacehaven and Newhaven. Shoreham-by-Sea (shortened to Shoreham) is a small Town, Port and Seaside resort, also being the major settlement in the Adur District Peacehaven is a town and Civil parish in the Lewes district of East Sussex, England. Newhaven is a town in the Lewes District of East Sussex in England. The city, district and urban areas of Brighton and Hove have the biggest populations in the South East England region. South East England is one of the nine official Regions of England.

Brighton and Hove themselves were results of amalgamations:

Brighton was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1854, later becoming a county borough under the Local Government Act 1888; it covered the parish of Brighton and part of Preston
Hove became a local board of health in the late 19th century, originally covering the parish of Hove
in 1893 the parish of Aldrington was added to Hove local board
Hove became incorporated as a municipal borough in 1898
Hangleton, Preston Rural and West Blatchington added to Hove in 1928
Ovingdean, Patcham and Rottingdean added to Brighton in 1928
Portslade-by-Sea added to Hove in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 : both Brighton and Hove became non-metropolitan districts of East Sussex

The football team, Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., predates the unification of the two boroughs by several decades. Municipal boroughs were a type of Local government which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974 in Northern Ireland from 1840 to County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (excluding Scotland) to refer to a Borough or a City The Local Government Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict c 41 was passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1888 and established County councils and County borough Aldrington is the name of an area of the City of Brighton and Hove, previously part of the old borough of Hove. Hangleton is an estate in west Hove, East Sussex. The estate was developed circa the late 1930s after the Dyke railway was closed West Blatchington is an area in Hove, East Sussex, England. The area grew rapidly in the inter-war period but unlike nearby Hangleton it Ovingdean is a small formerly agricultural village which was absorbed into the borough of Brighton, East Sussex, UK in 1928 and now forms part of the city of Patcham is an area of the city of Brighton and Hove. It is approximately 3 miles north of the city centre bounded by the A27 (Brighton bypass to the north Rottingdean is a prosperous coastal village next to the town of Brighton and technically within the city of Brighton and Hove, in East Sussex Portslade is the name of an area of the City of Brighton and Hove. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club are an English football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex.

On 15 October 2004, Brighton and Hove was granted Fairtrade City status. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Fairtrade Town is a marketing tool in which this status is awarded by a recognized Fairtrade certification body (i

1 Council and Directorates
2 Towns and districts
3 Census
4 Wording of the Letters Patent
5 Economy
6 See also

Council and Directorates

The leader of the council is Conservative, Mary Mears. The current mayor of Brighton and Hove is Councillor Garry Peltzer Dunn. The Chief Executive is Alan McCarthy. There are eight directorates in the council structure see here for details.

Brighton Pier at sunset

Hove promenade facing towards Brighton

Flats in Ashton Rise, between the Hanover area and the seafront

Towns and districts

The city of Brighton and Hove comprises the following areas (not necessarily directly corresponding to administrative wards or parishes):

former borough of Brighton

Black Rock, Brighton

Kemptown — built up around a self-contained development of 1823, Kemp Town

The Lanes

Marina

Moulsecoomb

New England Quarter - a large new mixed-use development

Saltdean (West)

Stanmer

Westdene

Whitehawk

Withdean, East Sussex

Woodingdean

former borough of Hove

Aldrington

Brunswick — developed in a similar manner to Kemp Town (see above)

Knoll

Tongdean

Census

The first census of Brighton was in 1801. Brighton ( is a town on the south coast of England and with its neighbour Hove, forms the city of Brighton and Hove. Sunset, also called sundown in some American English Dialects is the instant when the trailing edge of the Sun 's disk disappears below Hove is a town on the south coast of England, immediately to the west of its larger neighbour Brighton, with whom it forms the Unitary authority Brighton An esplanade is a long open level area usually next to a river or large body of water where people may walk Brighton ( is a town on the south coast of England and with its neighbour Hove, forms the city of Brighton and Hove. For the Bevendean grand Estate and Bevendean school see Oxshott Bevendean is a district of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex Brighton ( is a town on the south coast of England and with its neighbour Hove, forms the city of Brighton and Hove. Coldean is a suburb of Brighton and Hove, England and is one of its most well defined and self contained Hanover is an area within the city of Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom. Hollingbury is an area of the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex. Hollingdean is a part of the city of Brighton & Hove. Hollingdean is in effect the older part of Hollingbury south of the park Kemptown is a small community widely regarded as somewhat Bohemian, running along the King's Cliff to Black Rock in the east of Brighton, East Sussex Kemp Town is a 19th Century residential estate in the east of Brighton in East Sussex, England, UK Brighton Marina is a large man-made Marina situated in Brighton, England. Moulsecoomb is a large suburb of Brighton, part of the city of Brighton and Hove. The New England Quarter is a newly-developed area of the English coastal city of Brighton and Hove, built on a large brownfield site adjacent to The North Laine is a number of streets forming an open-air shopping zone in Brighton, part of the southern British city of Brighton and Hove. Ovingdean is a small formerly agricultural village which was absorbed into the borough of Brighton, East Sussex, UK in 1928 and now forms part of the city of Patcham is an area of the city of Brighton and Hove. It is approximately 3 miles north of the city centre bounded by the A27 (Brighton bypass to the north Preston Park is a park near Preston Village in the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. Preston Village is a Suburban area of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex to the north of the centre Rottingdean is a prosperous coastal village next to the town of Brighton and technically within the city of Brighton and Hove, in East Sussex Queen's Park is an administrative ward and a public park in Brighton, England. Saltdean is a part of the city of Brighton and Hove situated on the chalk cliffs of the south coast of England in East Sussex, United Kingdom Whitehawk is a suburb in the east of Brighton, part of the English city of Brighton and Hove. Withdean is a former village now part of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex. Woodingdean is an eastern suburb of the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, separated from the main part of the city by downland and the Brighton Racecourse Aldrington is the name of an area of the City of Brighton and Hove, previously part of the old borough of Hove. Brunswick is an area in Hove, in the city of Brighton and Hove, England. Hangleton is an estate in west Hove, East Sussex. The estate was developed circa the late 1930s after the Dyke railway was closed Hove is a town on the south coast of England, immediately to the west of its larger neighbour Brighton, with whom it forms the Unitary authority Brighton Mile Oak is the locality forming the northern part of the parish of Portslade in Brighton and Hove, in the Unitary authority of Brighton and Hove Portslade is the name of an area of the City of Brighton and Hove. Portslade is the name of an area of the City of Brighton and Hove. St Ann's Well Gardens is a park in Hove, East Sussex about half a mile from the shore West Blatchington is an area in Hove, East Sussex, England. The area grew rapidly in the inter-war period but unlike nearby Hangleton it

The resident population of Brighton and Hove at the 2001 census was 247,817 persons, comprising 114,479 households: 48. 4% male, 51. 5% female.

In the same census, Brighton and Hove had the highest percentage of citizens indicating their religion as “Jedi” among all principal areas of England and Wales). The Jedi census phenomenon is a Grassroots movement that was created in 2001 for citizens in a number of English-speaking countries to record their Religion In England and Wales local government legislation a principal area is one of the various sub-national areas established for control by a principal council History The Roman occupation of Britain was the first period in which the area of present-day England and Wales was administered as a single unit (with the exception [1]

Wording of the Letters Patent

The Letters Patent of 2000 that confers City status is worded thus:

"ELIZABETH the SECOND BY THE GRACE OF GOD OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND & OF OUR REALMS & TERRITORIES QUEEN HEAD OF THE COMMON WEALTH DEFENDER OF THE FAITH. Letters patent are a type of Legal instrument in the form of an Open letter issued by a Monarch or Government, granting an office right

To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting. Whereas We for divers good causes and considerations Us thereunto moving are graciously pleased to confer on the Towns of Brighton and Hove the status of a city Now Therefore Know Ye that We of Our especial grace and favour and mere motion do by these Presents ordain declare and direct that the TOWNS OF BRIGHTON AND HOVE shall henceforth have the status of a CITY and shall have all such rank liberties privileges and immunities as are incident to a City. In witness whereof We have caused Our Letters to be made Patent Witness Ourself at Westminster the thirty first day of January in the forty ninth year of our reign.

By Warrant under The Queens Sign Manual Phillips. "

Economy

This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Brighton and Hove at current basic prices published (pp. 240-253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.

Year	Regional Gross Value Added^[2]	Agriculture^[3]	Industry^[4]	Services^[5]
1995	2,656	3	407	2,246
2000	3,101	3	378	2,721
2003	3,952	4	476	3,472

^ http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=276854&c=brighton+and+hove&d=13&e=13&g=410702&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1206485657407&enc=1&dsFamilyId=1812
^ Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
^ includes hunting and forestry
^ includes energy and construction
^ includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured

Contents

Council and Directorates

Towns and districts

Census

Wording of the Letters Patent

Economy

See also