Declaration of result - Queen's Park by-election - 18 September 2025
Brighton & Hove City Council
Election of a City Councillor - Queen’s Park Ward
I, Elizabeth Culbert, on behalf of the Returning Officer, give notice that the number of votes for each Candidate at the election of a City Councillor in the Queen's Park ward are as follows:
| Candidate Name & Party | Number of votes |
|---|---|
| CHARLETON Simon - Labour Party | 729 |
| CHOUDHURY Sunny - Conservative Party Candidate | 82 |
| DIKTY-DAUDIYAN Rudi - Liberal Democrats | 98 |
| HART Adrian - Independent | 64 |
| LADEMACHER Marina - Green Party | 1,133 |
| SHEPHERD John - ReformUK - Changing Politics for Good | 237 |
The number of ballot papers rejected were as follows:
| Reason | Number of votes |
|---|---|
| Want of official mark | 0 |
| Voting for more than one candidate | 3 |
| Mark identifying voter | 0 |
| Unmarked or Uncertain | 5 |
| Total Number of Rejected Votes | 8 |
The turnout was 33.28%
And I declare that Marina Lademacher is duly elected as a Councillor for Queen's Park ward.
Dated 19 September 2025
Jess Gibbons, Returning Officer
Published by the Returning Officer, Brighton & Hove City Council, Electoral Services Office (Rm 236), Hove Town Hall, Hove, BN3 3BQ