Queen's Park Ward
Welcome to Queen's Park.
To see if you live in the ward, view a map of the ward
For more information please contact our Web Team.
About Your Ward.
The ward is named after the park that dominates it. The park lies in the centre of the ward and was commissioned by Thomas Atree on land acquired by him in 1825 and named after Queen Adelaide, the wife of King William IV. William IV was a younger brother of George IV, the infamous Prince Regent who commissioned the building of the Royal Pavilion. Queen Adelaide used the spa based to the south end of the park. The Spa closed in1886, but remained as a mineral water plant until 1960. To the immediate north of the park there were once two schools, Xaverian College and St. Lukes. Sadly, St Lukes, a primary school is the only one now remaining. Xaverian College closed in the late 1960s when it amalgamated with Lourdes Convent and St Mary's to become Cardinal Newman and located to the St Mary's grounds in the Upper Drive. Famous past pupils at Xaverian included Sir Ralph Richardson and Peter Bonetti, the former England and Chelsea FC goalkeeper. Queen's Park has its own swimming pool based at St Lukes. But perhaps the most famous school based in the ward is Brighton College, the winner of many awards for its schooling prowess. One of its most well known headmasters was Dr Anthony Seldon, the historian and author of political biographies of many recent Prime Minsters. The ward is also home to the City's main police station and Judiciary.
Local organisations
Queens Park chooses By-Election Candidate
Brighton and Hove Liberal Democrats are pleased to introduce Rüdi Dikty-Daudiyan as their candidate in the upcoming Queen’s Park by-election. Rüdi is a freelance translator who is proud to have made his home in the Queen’s Park ward.
Rüdi says, “I couldn’t be happier to have made Brighton my home, but like many of our residents, I’m concerned about how it’s being run. The current Labour council has a massive majority, and yet, we’re not seeing the results we deserve. This is the sixth expensive by-election being held since they came into office. That’s money that could have been spent on improving pavements, dealing with bins and recycling and anti-social behaviour. If elected, I would focus on getting the basics right.
In his spare time, Rüdi plays for the Queen’s Park Tennis Club and volunteers for the Pug Dog Welfare & Rescue Association. He lives in the ward with his husband and their dog Emma.
Queen's Park By-Election called for Thursday, 18 September
With the resignation of Labour Councillor, Tristram Burden, a by-election has been called.
This is the second Labour Councillor to have stood down in Queen's Park ward since the main elections on 4 May 2023. Chandni Mistry stood down in 2024 after questions were raised about her eligibility to represent the ward and now Tristram Burden has stood down to avoid conflict with his employment. Queen's Park appears to be very unlucky in its choice of Labour candidates.
Brighton and Hove Email Sign Up
Please sign up here to receive emails on our local news and campaigns.
Volunteer to Help the Brighton and Hove Liberal Democrats
We would love your help ! There are plenty of ways you can help us including posting on social media, canvassing, delivering leaflets, putting up posters, donating, coming along to our events and much more. Please sign up here and we will be in touch as well as registering you for our Emails on local issues and our campaigns.