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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Michael Goodier

Brighton and Hove is same-sex capital of England and Wales, census shows

Gay couple with rainbow umbrella at Brighton seaside
ONS figures show that in Brighton and Hove, 3,857 people were in same-sex marriages or civil partnerships on census day, 21 March 2021. Photograph: James Boardman/Alamy

Brighton and Hove is the same-sex capital of England and Wales, according to the last census, recording a larger proportion of people in same-sex marriages or civil partnerships than any other council area.

The figures, released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Wednesday, are the first time a census of England and Wales has detailed the full number of married same-sex couples living in the two countries.

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