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

ElectionÂ 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 Â Â Â 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

Dependent 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%