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 are elected with 3 each from the 9 wards.[2]

Council elections

Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for 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 Liberal Democrats Conservative Notes
1990 13 15
1991
1992[5] 17 13
1994[6] 19 11
1995[7] 21 9
1996[8] 22 8
1998[9] 18 12
1999[10] 15 15
2000[11] 12 18
2002[3] 15 12 New ward boundaries[12]
2003[13] 14 13
2004[14] 13 14
2006[15] 12 15
2007[16] 20 7
2011[17] 15 12
2015 18 9
2019[18] 18 9 New ward boundaries[19]
2023 19 8

Borough result maps

By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[20] 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

References

  1. ^ a b "EBM Live in doubt after Tories lose control across the Sussex coast". East Magazine. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  2. ^ "How Local Elections Work". Eastbourne Borough Council. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Eastbourne". BBC News Online. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  4. ^ The Borough of Eastbourne (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
  5. ^ "Local election results 1992". The Times. 9 May 1992.
  6. ^ "Non Metropolitan Districts". The Times. 7 May 1994.
  7. ^ "Complete list of results from thursday's council elections". The Times. 6 May 1995.
  8. ^ "Election Results Round-Up". The Times. 3 May 1996.
  9. ^ "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
  10. ^ "Eastbourne". BBC News Online. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  11. ^ "Eastbourne". BBC News Online. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  12. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Eastbourne (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  13. ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  14. ^ "Eastbourne council". BBC News Online. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  15. ^ "Local elections: Eastbourne". BBC News Online. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  16. ^ "Eastbourne". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  17. ^ "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  18. ^ "Eastbourne Borough Council". BBC News. 2 May 2019.
  19. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Eastbourne (Electoral Changes) Order 2016. Retrieved on 20 February 2024.
  20. ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2011.

External links

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