Brighton Pavilion: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Siân Berry (Green Party) is the MP for Brighton Pavilion, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Siân Berry took the seat for Green Party in July 2024 with 28,809 votes (55.0%), ahead of Tom Gray (Labour) on 14,519. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 70.0% (52,363 of 74,786); the winning margin was 14,290 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Brighton Pavilion apart: the 40th highest share working mainly from home (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (46.1%), and the 48th lowest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (13.4%).
7,080 business sites were registered in Brighton Pavilion in March 2026 (6,960 a year before), and employed 70,000 people in 2024.
At the 2021 Census there were 43,844 households and 3,573.2 residents per square kilometre; 46.1% of workers mainly worked from home and 12.5% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
Homes in Brighton Pavilion sold for a median £420,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 32% on £318,625 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £436,250, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 121st highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,144 recorded sales.
2,556 children in Brighton Pavilion were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 18.5% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 12.0% in 2024/25, from 10.1% in 2021/22.
79.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±5.5 points). The economically inactive share was 13.4%.
Brighton Pavilion had an estimated population of 105,217 in mid-2024, against 103,190 in 2014 (ONS). The estimate peaked at 105,779 in 2016. 12,186 were aged 65 or over and 13,798 were under 16.
Full-time employees living in Brighton Pavilion had median pay of £38,433 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £37,963. A year before, the residents' median was £40,144. The residents' figure ranks 306th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
3,220 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 4.1% of residents aged 16 to 64. That is up from 3,065 twelve months before.
MP
Siân Berry, Green Party
- MP for Brighton Pavilion since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Siân Berry on this site
In Parliament
What Siân Berry said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 20 October 2026 to 22 October 2026). Hansard search returns 491 spoken contributions by Siân Berry since 4 July 2024.
My question is more about the revenue and its spending. We have heard from local authorities concerned that they might have higher costs as a result of the measures.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
I have spoken quite a lot about my overall position on these clauses, but I would like to say a little more about the fact that clause 23 gives the Home Secretary the power to require these unfair payments from a minority of asylum seekers who are destitute when they arrive …
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
For clarity, if this is akin to those on work visas, why are the Government proposing that only those asylum seekers who were here in poverty should pay back those contributions?
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
I take the hon. Lady’s point that people who have claimed asylum should be regarded as akin to those here on work visas. However, does she understand the points in my amendments about how different groups of asylum seekers are being treated differently?
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 21 disagreed to. Ordered, That further consideration be now adjourned. —(Jade Botterill.)
Read from the Hansard API on 26 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siân Berry | Green Party | 28,809 | 55.0% | −2.0 |
| Tom Gray | Labour | 14,519 | 27.7% | +5.1 |
| Sarah Webster | Conservative | 3,975 | 7.6% | −10.1 |
| Mark Mulvihill | Reform UK | 2,836 | 5.4% | +4.1 |
| Ashley Ridley | Liberal Democrat | 1,604 | 3.1% | |
| Citizen Skwith | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 257 | 0.5% | 0.0 |
| Carl Buckfield | Social Democratic Party | 184 | 0.4% | |
| Steve AI | Independent | 179 | 0.3% |
Result summary as published: Green hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Green Party 55.0% | Labour 27.7% | 14,290 | 70.0% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Green Party 57.1% | Labour 22.7% | 19,630 | 75.4% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Brighton Pavilion lies within Brighton and Hove.
- Brighton and Hove E06000043
Who has power over Brighton Pavilion
Every body that makes decisions for Brighton Pavilion, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Brighton Pavilion this page: Siân Berry (Green Party) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Brighton Pavilion?
UK Parliament lists Siân Berry, Green Party, as the Member of Parliament for Brighton Pavilion since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Brighton Pavilion?
Siân Berry (Green Party) won with 28,809 votes, a majority of 14,290, on a turnout of 70.0% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Brighton Pavilion?
4.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 3,220 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Brighton Pavilion?
The median price paid was £420,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Brighton Pavilion?
Median full-time pay of residents was £38,433 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Brighton Pavilion live in low income families?
DWP counts 2,556 (18.5% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Brighton Pavilion?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 105,217 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.