Hove and Portslade: what the local elections say
Adding up the most recent local election votes in Hove and Portslade (9 of 10 wards, 2023–2026), Labour leads on 50.3%, the same party that won the seat at the 2024 general election.
Coverage: 90% of the constituency's wards have recent local results.
| Party | Local election share | Local votes | 2024 general election share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 50.3% | 40,154 | 52.4% | -2.1 pts |
| Conservative | 24.8% | 18,116 | 12.8% | +12.1 pts |
| Green | 15.5% | 12,522 | 14.3% | +1.2 pts |
| Liberal Democrats | 4.3% | 3,585 | 5.9% | -1.6 pts |
| Independent | 2.9% | 2,784 | 5.9% | -3.0 pts |
| Brighton & Hove Independents | 1.3% | 1,040 | 0.0% | — |
| Reform UK | 0.3% | 385 | 8.8% | -8.5 pts |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 0.3% | 316 | 0.0% | — |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 0.2% | 263 | 0.0% | — |
| Independents for Direct Democracy | 0.0% | 93 | 0.0% | — |
| Independent / other | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Democratic Liberation Party | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | — |