Brighton, Kemptown

Brighton, Kemptown
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Brighton, Kemptown in East Sussex.
Location of East Sussex within England.
County	East Sussex
Population	91,567 (2011 census)
Electorate	66,557 (December 2010)
Current constituency
Created	1950
Member of parliament	Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Labour)
Number of members	One
Created from	Brighton
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	South East England

Coordinates: 50°49′26″N 0°02′06″W / 50.824°N 0.035°W / 50.824; -0.035

Brighton Kemptown is a constituency created in 1950 in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament covering the eastern portion of the city of Brighton and Hove including Kemptown and part of the Lewes District.

Since 2017, the constituency has been represented by Lloyd Russell-Moyle of the Labour Party. Save for two elections in 1974 when the seat leant to the right bucking the national result, the affiliation of the winning candidate was that of the winning party nationally for the years 1951-2015 – a bellwether. Brighton Kemptown is one of two seats won (held or gained) by a Labour candidate in 2017 from a total of eight covering its county. Russell-Moyle's 2017 win was one of 30 net gains of the Labour Party.

1950-1983: The County Borough of Brighton wards of Elm Grove, Hanover, King's Cliff, Lewes Road, Moulsecoomb, Pier, Queen's Park, Rottingdean, and St John's.

1983-1997: The Borough of Brighton wards of Hanover, King's Cliff, Marine, Moulsecoomb, Queen's Park, Rottingdean, Tenantry, and Woodingdean.