Eastbourne Borough Council elections
Eastbourne Borough Council in East Sussex, England, is elected every four years. Until 2007 one third of the council was elected each year, followed by one year without an election.[1] 27 councillors were elected with 3 each from the 9 wards.[2]
Council elections
[edit]For a summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for the full details of each election.
Boundary changes took place for the 2002 election which reduced the number of seats by 3, leading to the whole council being elected in that year.[3] The council then switched from a system of by-third elections to whole council elections in 2007.[1]
| Year | Conservative | Liberal Democrats[a] | Labour | Independents & Others |
Council control after election | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local government reorganisation; council established (33 seats) | ||||||||
| 1973 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 0 | Liberal | |||
| New ward boundaries (30 seats)[5] | ||||||||
| 1976 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Conservative | |||
| 1978 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | Conservative | |||
| 1979 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 0 | Conservative | |||
| 1980 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | |||
| 1982 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 0 | Conservative | |||
| 1983 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 0 | Conservative | |||
| 1984 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 0 | No overall control | |||
| 1986 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Alliance | |||
| 1987 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Alliance | |||
| 1988 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 0 | Conservative | |||
| 1990 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | No overall control | |||
| 1991 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | |||
| 1992[6] | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Liberal Democrats | |||
| 1994[7] | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Liberal Democrats | |||
| 1995[8] | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | Liberal Democrats | |||
| 1996[9] | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | Liberal Democrats | |||
| 1998[10] | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | Liberal Democrats | |||
| 1999[11] | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | |||
| 2000[12] | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | |||
| New ward boundaries (27 seats)[13] | ||||||||
| 2002[3] | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | Liberal Democrats | |||
| 2003[14] | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | Liberal Democrats | |||
| 2004[15] | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | |||
| 2006[16] | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | |||
| New ward boundaries (27 seats) | ||||||||
| 2007[17] | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | Liberal Democrats | |||
| 2011[18] | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | Liberal Democrats | |||
| 2015 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | Liberal Democrats | |||
| New ward boundaries (27 seats)[19] | ||||||||
| 2019[20] | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | Liberal Democrats | |||
| 2023 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Liberal Democrats | |||
Borough result maps
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2002 results map -
2003 results map -
2004 results map -
2006 results map
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2007 results map -
2011 results map -
2015 results map -
2019 results map -
2023 results map
By-election results
[edit]By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[21] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
| By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devonshire | 20 June 1996 | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | ||
| Langney | 5 December 1996 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Langney | 28 August 1997 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Ratton by-election | 3 September 1998 | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | ||
| St Anthony's by-election | 7 June 2001 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Meads by-election | 31 May 2012 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Sovereign by-election | 24 November 2016 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Hampden Park by-election | 6 May 2021 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Sovereign by-election | Conservative | Conservative | |||
| St. Anthony's by-election | 6 October 2022 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Langney by-election | 1 May 2025 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Upperton by-election | 1 May 2025 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
References
[edit]- ^ a b "EBM Live in doubt after Tories lose control across the Sussex coast". East Magazine. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ "How Local Elections Work". Eastbourne Borough Council. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ^ a b "Eastbourne". BBC News Online. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ The Borough of Eastbourne (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
- ^ "Local election results 1992". The Times. 9 May 1992.
- ^ "Non Metropolitan Districts". The Times. 7 May 1994.
- ^ "Complete list of results from thursday's council elections". The Times. 6 May 1995.
- ^ "Election Results Round-Up". The Times. 3 May 1996.
- ^ "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
- ^ "Eastbourne". BBC News Online. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ "Eastbourne". BBC News Online. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Eastbourne (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ "Eastbourne council". BBC News Online. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ "Local elections: Eastbourne". BBC News Online. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ "Eastbourne". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Eastbourne (Electoral Changes) Order 2016. Retrieved on 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Eastbourne Borough Council". BBC News. 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
