2019 Eastbourne Borough Council election

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2019 Eastbourne Borough Council Election
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All 27 Council Seats
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderDavid TuttTony FreebodyJake Lambert
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour
Last election18 seats

66.6%

9 seats

33.3%

0 Seats, 0%
Seats won18 seats

66.6%

9 seats

33.3%

0 Seats

0%

Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote36,60424,3967,909
Percentage49.6%33.110.7%
SwingIncrease2.svg14.1%Increase2.svg2.9%Increase2.svg0.6%
Council Control before election

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Liberal Democrats

Subsequent Council Control


Liberal Democrats

The 2019 Eastbourne District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Eastbourne Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections. All 27 members of the council were elected over 9 3 member wards.

Contents


The Liberal Democrats maintained majority control of the Council.

Summary

Election result

2019 Eastbourne Borough Council election [2]
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 271800Steady2.svg66.749.636,604+14.1
  Conservative 27900Steady2.svg33.333.124,396+2.9
  Labour 23000Steady2.svg0.010.77,909+0.6
  Green 4000Steady2.svg0.03.62,637–4.7
  UKIP 5000Steady2.svg0.02.31,715–12.9
  Independent 1000Steady2.svg0.00.4299–0.3
  SDP 1000Steady2.svg0.00.3199New

Ward Results

A * denotes an incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

Devonshire

Devonshire (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Bannister* 1,637 56.7
Liberal Democrats Steve Holt* 1,521 52.7
Liberal Democrats Steven Wallis* 1,472 51.0
Labour Helen Owen54118.7
Conservative Vivienne De Havilland-Geraghty45515.7
Labour Louis Thorburn45015.6
Conservative Daniel Evans43315.0
Conservative Danielle Perry42614.8
Green Linda Wintle42514.7
Labour Geri Rolfe42314.6
Turnout 2,88829.81
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hampden Park

Hampden Park (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats James Murray* 1,315 57.6
Liberal Democrats Colin Swansborough* 1,250 54.8
Liberal Democrats Dean Sabri 1,133 49.6
Conservative Mark Aukett49021.5
Conservative Brian Liddiard45019.7
Labour Wendy Lambert44819.6
Labour Graham Dean44319.4
Labour Margaret Robinson38917.0
Conservative Peter Lutterer37316.3
Turnout 2,28329.30
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Langney

Langney (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Shuttleworth* 1,607 67.4
Liberal Democrats Harun Miah* 1,333 56.0
Liberal Democrats Candy Vaughan 1,333 56.0
Conservative Sandra Elkin36315.2
Conservative Antony Hatton35214.8
UKIP Ian Garbutt34414.4
Conservative Sandie Howlett34214.4
UKIP Michael Mason31713.3
Labour Lee Comfort2259.4
Labour Julie Hart2128.9
Labour Roy Noble1656.9
Turnout 2,38330.21
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Meads

Meads (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Smart 1,702 44.9
Conservative Barry Taylor* 1,687 44.5
Conservative Jane Lamb 1,671 44.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Durrant1,16230.7
Liberal Democrats Ruth Lintott1,11829.5
Liberal Democrats Debra Sabri1,00226.4
Green Dorothy Forsyth79521.0
Labour Janee Sa46712.3
UKIP Christopher Holloway41811.0
Turnout 3,79144.44
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Old Town

Old Town (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Dow* 1,962 51.9
Liberal Democrats Peter Diplock 1,910 50.6
Liberal Democrats Amanda Morris 1,566 41.5
Conservative Nicholas Ansell1,02227.1
Conservative Robert Findon86522.9
Conservative Mozmil Hussain81621.6
Green Jo Henderson75720.0
Labour Jake Lambert59715.8
Labour Sarah Richards3499.2
Labour Rue Franklin3318.8
SDP Sally Kitchen1995.3
Turnout 3,77845.53
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Ratton

Ratton (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Belsey* 1,516 49.9
Conservative Tony Freebody* 1,373 45.2
Conservative Colin Murdoch* 1,356 44.6
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Madell1,16738.4
Liberal Democrats Hugh Parker1,02333.7
Liberal Democrats Blash Rassekh Ghaemmaghani98332.6
Labour Jill Shacklock30310.0
Labour John Lambert2839.3
Labour David Bishop2708.9
Turnout 303840.42
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St Anthony's

St Anthony's (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Tutt* 1,604 56.7
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Whippy 1,469 51.9
Liberal Democrats Helen Burton 1,257 44.4
Conservative Anne Angel54719.3
Conservative Donald Cornwall48917.3
Conservative Richard Davis48417.1
UKIP Colin Horscroft31611.2
Independent Stephen Halbhuber29910.6
Labour Rachael Norris29210.3
Labour Dave Brinson2759.7
Labour Phil Mills2177.7
Turnout 283033.26
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Sovereign

Sovereign (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Caroline Ansell 1,749 56.0
Conservative Paul Metcalfe 1,613 51.6
Conservative Penelope di Cara* 1,551 49.6
Liberal Democrats Sam Browne1,03533.1
Liberal Democrats David Edwards98231.4
Liberal Democrats James Prime92829.7
Labour Ian Culshaw2849.1
Labour Farol Pernet2417.7
Turnout 3,12433.37
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Upperton

Upperton (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sammy Choudhury* 1,701 52.5
Liberal Democrats Pat Rodohan* 1,638 50.5
Liberal Democrats Robin Maxted 1,496 46.1
Conservative Nicholas Henderson77523.9
Conservative Tom Liddiard75523.3
Conservative Darryl Gosling74122.8
Green Alexandra Hough66020.4
Labour Gill Poole39812.3
UKIP Amanda Sheehan3209.9
Labour Paul Richards3069.4
Turnout 3,24339.20
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

By-elections

Hampden Park

Hampden Park, 6 May 2021
Replacing Dean Sabri (resigned)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Josh Babarinde 1,080 45.9 −4.8
Conservative Luke Borland85736.4+14.5
Labour Margaret Robinson41817.7+0.3
Majority2239.5
Turnout 2,355
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Sovereign

Sovereign, 6 May 2021
Replacing Caroline Ansell (resigned)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kshama Shore 1,996 56.4 −1.0
Liberal Democrats Kathy Ballard1,16032.8−1.1
Labour Louis Thorburn2577.3−2.0
UKIP Ian Garbutt1243.5New
Majority83623.6
Turnout 3,537
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anthony's

St. Anthony's: 6 October 2022
Replacing Helen Burton (Resigned)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Hugh Wayne Parker 972 49.6 −2.9
Conservative Nicholas John Raymond Ansell51326.2+8.3
Green Rachael Dawn Norris42021.4New
UKIP Ian Charles Garbutt552.8−7.5
Majority45923.4
Turnout 1,96023.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg 5.6

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