City of Brighton and Hove
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Brighton and Hove City of Brighton and Hove |
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| City and unitary authority | |
 Brighton and Hove shown within East Sussex and England |
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| Sovereign state |
 United Kingdom
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| Constituent country |
 England
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| Region | South East England |
| Historic county |
 Sussex
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| Ceremonial county | East Sussex |
| Administrative seat | Hove |
| City status | 2001 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unitary authority and City |
| • Governing body | Brighton and Hove City Council |
| • Local government form | Committee System |
| • Control | NOC (Labour administration) |
| • MPs |
Peter Kyle (L) Caroline Lucas (G) Lloyd Russell-Moyle (L) |
| Area | |
| • City and unitary authority | 87.54 km2 (33.80 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 89.4 km2 (34.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • City and unitary authority | 273,400 |
| • Urban | 474,485 (15th) |
| • Metro | 769,000 (15th) |
| • Ethnicity (2011 Census) |
80.5% White British 8.5% Other White 3.7% Mixed Race 3% Asian 1.5% Black 1.1% Chinese 0.8% Arab 2.1% Other |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) |
| Postcode districts | BN1, BN2, BN3, BN41 |
| ONS code | 00ML (ONS) E06000043 (GSS) |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-BNH |
| Website | www |
Brighton and Hove (/ˈbraɪtən ən ˈhoʊv/) is a city in East Sussex, in South East England. At the 2011 census, it was England's most populous seaside resort with a population of 273,400.
The towns of Brighton and Hove formed a unitary authority in 1997 and in 2001 were granted city status by Queen Elizabeth II. "Brighton" is often referred to synonymously with the official "Brighton and Hove" although many locals still consider the two to be separate towns.
Brighton and Hove is the result of a number of historic local government reorganisations:
On 15 October 2004, Brighton and Hove was granted Fairtrade City status.
Elections are held every four years, with the last elections occurring on 7 May 2015.
Brighton and Hove was the first ever council in the United Kingdom where the Green Party were both the largest group and led the council (from May 2011 to May 2015).
In 2013 the council was obliged to finalise single status across its workforce, resulting in a strike of its refuse collectors and street cleaners. Their council reformed their allowances to equalise them with other staff at the organisation conducting similar work.
The Leader of the Council and Labour minority administration since May 2015 is Councillor Warren Morgan (Lab Co-op).
The mayor of Brighton and Hove for 2016-2017 is Councillor Pete West. Geoff Raw is the current chief executive.
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