1999 Eastbourne Borough Council election

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The 1999 Eastbourne Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Eastbourne Borough Council in East Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control. [1]

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

The Conservative Party gained two seats from the Liberal Democrats to move the two parties level on 15 seats each. [3] [4] This was the first time the Liberal Democrats had not had a majority in eight years, [4] but they retained control through the mayor's casting vote. [3] Overall turnout at the election was 32.36%, slightly up on the 31.77% at the 1998 election. [3]

Eastbourne local election result 1999 [2] [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 520+250.046.09,992+6.0
  Liberal Democrats 502-250.042.49,206-5.8
  Labour 00000.010.42,265+0.2
  Liberal 00000.00.7149+0.2
  Green 00000.00.5116+0.5

Ward results

Devonshire [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Roberts83945.0+2.2
Liberal Democrats Brian Jones81243.6+0.9
Labour Barrie Smith21311.4-3.1
Majority271.4+1.3
Turnout 1,86433.9+2.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Downside [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Maurice Skilton1,21961.5-8.0
Conservative John Stanbury61531.0+10.3
Labour Steven Wallis1487.5-2.3
Majority60430.5-18.3
Turnout 1,98234.1+1.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hampden Park [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Olive Woodall1,03558.4-1.2
Labour Alan French40723.0-3.0
Conservative Jeanie Sowerby32918.6+4.2
Majority62835.5+1.9
Turnout 1,77129.2+0.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Langney [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Beverley Berry1,46462.8
Conservative Len Meladio56724.3
Labour Agnes Reid29912.8
Majority89738.5
Turnout 2,33023.5+0.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Meads [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Stevens1,84173.8-0.2
Liberal Democrats Margaret Ticehurst35814.4-11.6
Labour Peter Worster1797.2+7.2
Green Sally Boys1164.7+4.7
Majority1,48359.5+11.5
Turnout 2,49437.4-1.0
Conservative hold Swing
Ocklynge [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ron Parsons1,12147.6+3.7
Conservative Sandie Howlett1,10847.1-1.5
Labour James Brook1255.3-2.2
Majority130.6
Turnout 2,35442.6+5.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Ratton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barbara Goodall1,37663.9+1.5
Liberal Democrats Jon Harris42519.7-0.3
Labour Emile Habets2049.5-2.0
Liberal Maria-Theresia Williamson1496.9+0.9
Majority95144.2+1.8
Turnout 2,15434.7-0.8
Conservative hold Swing
Roselands [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Stanley1,29366.5
Conservative Roger Gristwood44422.9
Labour Jonathan Pettigrew20610.6
Majority84943.7
Turnout 1,94329.1+0.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St Anthony's [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patrick Bowker1,49954.2+0.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Ellis99936.1+1.5
Labour Robert Rossetter2679.7-1.6
Majority50018.1-1.4
Turnout 2,76534.4+0.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Upperton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Marsden1,37466.3+13.3
Liberal Democrats Linda Beckmann48023.2-14.4
Labour Eileen Cronin21710.5+1.1
Majority89443.2+27.8
Turnout 2,07130.7-2.5
Conservative hold Swing

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  2. 1 2 "How the nations voted". The Times . 8 May 1999. p. 48.
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