Ward profile: Hangleton and Knoll

Candidates (Three seats)

*Dawn Barnett (Conservative) - @DawnTonyNick

* Tony Janio (Conservative) - @DawnTonyNick

Nick Lewry (Conservative) - @DawnTonyNick

Demi Heath (Green, second choice)

Lorraine Osborne (Green, third choice)

Natasha Steel (Green, first choice)

Chris Henry (Labour) - @chrishenryman

Nigel Jenner (Labour)

Martin Perry (Labour)

Oliver Eke (Liberal Democrats)

Andrew Clarke (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition)

Stuart Bower (UKIP)

Patricia Mountain (UKIP)

David Patrick (UKIP)

Poll watch

After 40 years of public service, Brian Fitch - the Mayor of Brighton and Hove - is one of the most redoubtable characters still active in local politics.

Hangleton and Knoll - where Cllr Fitch is the only Labour representative - is the third of three parts of the city he has represented in his long career. He was first elected to Brighton Borough Council in 1973, when he represented Elm Grove. Shortly afterwards, he was also elected to East Sussex County Council; in Brighton, he also represented Hanover and Hollingbury; elected to serve Hangleton and Knoll in 2003, he was unseated '“ albeit temporarily '“ in 2007.

His retirement this year will encourage local Conservatives to believe they have a good chance of making an important gain here, to supplement sitting councillors Dawn Barnett and Tony Janio. Chris Lewry, a self-employed carpenter from Hove, is the third Conservative hopeful.

Labour, however, clearly have other plans '“ if its choice of candidates is anything to go by: Chris Henry, a freelance journalist, is a diligent campaign manager for Peter Kyle, the party's parliamentary candidate for Hove; Nigel Jenner is a committed party apparatchik who has not been put off by coming a poor second in the 2011 Westbourne by-election; Martin Perry, a director of Brighton and Hove Albion, whose party affiliation - not to mention his selection - came as a surprise to many Labour activists in the city.

UKIP harbour some hopes of a victory '“ without having any electoral evidence to suggest this is feasible.

2011 election results

CandidatesÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Votes (%)

Dawn Barnett (Conservative - elected) 2,412 (17%)

Brian Fitch (Labour - elected) 2,139 (15%)

Tony JanioÂ (Conservative - elected) 2,056 (14%)

Michael Andrew James Ireland (Conservative) 1,884 (13%)

Dominic John Ford (Labour) 1,855 (13%)

Alun Wynne Jones (Labour) 1,778 (12%)

Jo Heard (Independent) 688 (5%)

Martin Ashby (Green) 492 (3%)

Adele Bates (Green) 379 (3%)

Lawrence David Collins (Liberal Democrats) 326 (2%)

Nic Compton (Green) 265 (2%)

Dinah Margaret Staples (Liberal Democrats) 143 (1%)

Factfile (Source: Census 2011)

Households: 6,010

Density (people per hectare): 47

Women: 53% (7,740)

Men: 47% (7,004)

Average age: 40

Higher managerial occupations: 7.8% (896)

Unemployed: 7% (490)

White: 87.8% (12,943)

Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: 1.8% (261)

Asian/Asian British: 4.3% (639)

Number who cannot speak English well: 177

Dependent children in household (% of all households): 33.6%

Christians: 56%

No religion: 30%

Number of same-sex civil partnerships: 38

Divorced: 10%

Living as co-habiting couple: 10.9%

Married: 46.2%

One family - all aged 65 and over: 8.9%

Lone parent - with dependent children: 10%

No adults in employment, with dependent children: 5.5%

Long-term unemployed: 1.7%

Activities limited a lot by poor health: 9.7%

No cars or vans in household: 28%

No qualifications: 26.7%

Full-time students aged 18 and over: 3.5%

No adults in employment - with dependent children: 5.5%

One person in household with long-term health problem/disability - with dependent children: 6.3%

Elections 2015

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