The full list of candidates for the upcoming General Election have been revealed.

People living in Brighton and across the UK will go to the polls on July 4 to vote for their MP and the party which will end up leading the country.

The candidates for the Brighton Pavilion, Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven Constituency along with the Hove and Portslade constituency were announced yesterday evening.

Some 19 candidates will be running for their hope of a place in the next government, from independents to the Labour party and the Monster Raving Loony Party to the Conservatives.


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Brighton Pavilion

Eight candidates are running for this seat. It was most recently held by Green MP Caroline Lucas.

Steve Al

Independent candidate living in the constituency.

Sian Berry

Green Party candidate living the constituency.

Carl Buckfield

Social Democratic Party candidate living in Brighton and Hove.

Tom Gray

Labour candidate living in Hove.

Mark Francis Mulvihill

Reform UK candidate living in the Herne Bay and Sandwich constituency in Kent.

Ashley Ridley

Liberal Democrat candidate living in Brighton and Hove.

Citizen Skwith

Monster Raving Loony Party candidate living in the constituency.

Sarah Webster 

Conservative candidate living in Lewes.


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Hove and Portslade

Five candidates are running for this seat. It was most recently held by Labour MP Peter Kyle.

Sophie Broadbent

Green Party candidate living in Brighton and Hove

Carline Deal

Conservative candidate living in Bromley, London.

Martin Hess

Reform UK candidate living in the constituency.

Peter Kyle

Labour candidate living in the constituency.

Tanushka Marah

Independent candidate living in Brighton.

Michael Wang

Liberal Democrat candidate living in Brighton and Hove.


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Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Six candidates are running for this seat. It was most recently held by Labour MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle.

Valerie Gray

Social Democratic Party candidate living in Mid Sussex.

Elaine Hills

Green Party candidate living in Brighton and Hove.

Malcolm Stewart Stone

Liberal Democrat candidate living in the constituency.

Khobi Anne Vallis

Conservative candidate living in the Dorking and Horley constituency in Surrey.

Emma Lucy Wall

Independent candidate living in Brighton and Hove.

Chris Ward

Labour candidate living in Lewisham, London.


How can I vote?

To vote in the election, you must be:

  • Registered to vote
  • Age 18 or over on polling day
  • A British citizen, Irish citizen, or a citizen of a Commonwealth country

People must register to vote by midnight on Tuesday, June 18 if you wish to vote in the upcoming general election.

Polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm.

Follow along with our coverage in the weeks leading up to the general election to find out more about these candidates.