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NEW and improved cycle lanes could be coming to the city. Brighton and Hove City Council has agreed to progress with a government funding bid for a "permanent" lane on Brighton seafront. It comes after councillors voted to proceed with scrapping a controversial route on the Old Shoreham Road. This new lane would be on Marine Parade and will tie in with Valley Gardens work at the Brighton Palace Pier roundabout. The work would be funded via the Active Travel Fund, which could see the council receiving about £2.37 million to improve routes in the city. Work would need to be completed...

That is a 10.25 per cent increase from the previous salary of £12,117.24, which representatives received in the financial year up to April 2019. That is the last comparable year as the financial year ending April 2020 included the election, with changes in councillors. Councillors who hold key roles on committees receive special allowances. The city's highest-paid councillor is Green Party leader Phelim Mac Cafferty, who earned £40,258. He is the current leader of Brighton and Hove City Council. Ex-Labour leader Nancy Platts was the second most paid, earning £32,088. She also s...

TWO councillors have been elected to lead Labour in the city. Last night, councillors Carmen Appich and John Allcock were chosen as leaders of the party on Brighton and Hove City Council. They share the role as a “united team” to provide “security and constructive opposition” to the ruling Green administration. Incumbent Nancy Platts announced her intention to leave the role to focus on her business in March. Councillor Appich previously served as chairwoman of the city's tourism, equalities, communities and culture committee. New joint-leader of the Labour Group, Carmen Ap...

The results of the Brighton and Hove by-elections were announced yesterday at the Hilton Brighton Metropole. The by-elections were called after the resignation of Labour’s Tracey Hill in Hollingdean and Stanmer, and Conservative Lee Wares in Patcham. New Green councillor Zoe John took the Hollingdean and Stanmer seat for her party in a triumphant victory over Labour. Newly-elected Cllr John said: “I’m absolutely thrilled to have been elected as a new Green councillor for Hollingdean and Stanmer ward. "I cannot wait to get to work joining Cllr Martin Osborne to represent my com...

Electoral system ‘barrier to progressive change’, campaigners say The current electoral system divides the vote for left and centre-left political parties and benefits the Conservative Party, democracy campaigners have found. The research from the Politics for the Many campaign, using data collated by Democracy Club, has found that England's First Past the Post voting system means that progressive parties are at a disadvantage because there are more of them. In nearly half of wards (48%), there is one unified 'right' party (the Conservatives) standing candidates against all three of the ...