Well done to the six councillors who stood by their principles and voted the way they felt was to the benefit of the local community.

It will be very interesting to see what happens when the vote comes for the election of a mayor for Brighton and Hove.

Will our elected councillors vote the way their conscience dictates or will they toe their party line?

Is this democracy? I don't think so. It takes courage to stand up against the majority.

We need those people who will risk unpopularity within their parties to vote for people with similar views or we will all end up living in a dictatorship.

-P James, Links Road, Portslade