Ward profile: Rottingdean Coastal
Candidates (Three seats)
*Lynda Hyde (Conservative) - @CllrLyndaHyde
*Mary Mears (Conservative)
Joe Miller (Conservative) - @BrightonJoe
Andrew Coleman (Green, first choice)
Paul Shanks (Green, second choice)
Richard Williams (Green, third choice)
Pete Gillman (Labour)
Talullah Gunputh (Labour) - @gunputhh
Mark Laverick (Labour) - @marklaverick
Christine-Reba Edge (Liberal Democrats)
Ken Brown (UKIP)
Graham Townsend (UKIP)
Poll watch
In Rottingdean Coastal, it should be a shoe-in for the two Conservative candidates. Which means we should see Joe Miller on the council -Â a young voice, with a lot to contribute.
2011 election results
Election                                                         Votes (%)
Lynda Hyde (Conservative - elected) 2,642 (19%)
Mary Mears (Conservative - elected) 2,433 (18%)
David Smith (Conservative - elected) 2,219 (16%)
Tony Frisby (Labour) 1,053 (8%)
Michael Robert Adams (Labour) 1,044 (8%)
Andrew Coleman (Green) 1,000 (7%)
Harris Fitch (Labour) 931 (7%)
Rebecca Duffy (Green) 692 (5%)
Stuart Hay (Green) 679 (5%)
Harry Dienes (Liberal Democrats) 483 (4%)
Barry Pinchen (UKIP) 310 (2%)
Paul William Perrin (UKIP) 283 (2%)
Factfile (Source: Census 2011)
Households: 6,359
Density (people per hectare): 21
Women: 51% (7,016)
Men: 49% (6,635)
Average age: 44
Higher managerial occupations: 14.9% (1,733)
Unemployed: 5.4% (377)
White: 90.2% (12,320)
Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: 1% (143)
Asian/Asian British: 4.4% (604)
Number who cannot speak English well: 77
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Hide AdDependent children in household (% of all households): 21.1%
Christians: 56%
No religion: 30%
Number of same-sex civil partnerships: 217
Divorced: 10%
Living as co-habiting couple: 14.1%
Married: 42.5%
One family - all aged 65 and over: 9.9%
Lone parent - with dependent children: 5%
No adults in employment, with dependent children: 2%
Long-term unemployed: 1%
Activities limited a lot by poor health: 7.7%
No cars or vans in household: 22%
No qualifications: 15%
Full-time students aged 18 and over: 5.6%
One person in household with long-term health problem/disability - with dependent children: 2.4%