Eastbourne council election, 2023
Most seats
19
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
27
across 9 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 19 | +1 | 36,340 | 49.9% | +0.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 8 | -1 | 24,101 | 33.1% | +0.0 |
| Labour Party | 0 | +0 | 6,822 | 9.4% | -1.4 |
| Green Party | 0 | +0 | 4,757 | 6.5% | +3.0 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 0 | +0 | 341 | 0.5% | -1.9 |
| Reform UK | 0 | +0 | 340 | 0.5% | — |
| Independent | 0 | +0 | 97 | 0.1% | -0.3 |
Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.
Candidates
| Party | Candidates | Of a possible 27 |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 27 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 27 | |
| Labour Party | 24 | |
| Green Party | 15 | |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 3 | |
| Reform UK | 2 | |
| Independent | 1 |
A party standing a full slate could field 27 candidates, one per seat.
Results by ward
Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.
Devonshire 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Elizabeth Bannister Elected | 1,409 | 56.0% | -7.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Christina Jane Ewbank Elected | 1,238 | 49.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Holt Elected | 1,233 | 49.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Dave Brinson | 631 | 25.1% | +4.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Fiona Mullen | 565 | 22.5% | +4.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Anne Mary McWilliams | 529 | 21.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tahrin Begum | 505 | 20.1% | — |
| Labour Party | John Lambert | 503 | 20.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Lyn Pemberton | 451 | 17.9% | — |
| Green Party | Theresa Colette McGhee | 333 | 13.2% | -3.1 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Nigel John Dallewy Harper | 147 | 5.8% | — |
| Majority | 602 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,515 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Hampden Park 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Richard Swansborough Elected | 1,091 | 59.5% | +13.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jim Murray Elected | 1,037 | 56.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Teri Sayers-Cooper Elected | 1,004 | 54.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Luke Edward Borland | 448 | 24.4% | -11.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Peter Lutterer | 411 | 22.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Brian Leslie Liddiard | 408 | 22.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Margaret Elizabeth Robinson | 271 | 14.8% | -3.0 |
| Labour Party | Wendy Elizabeth Lambert | 264 | 14.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Graham Arthur Dean | 254 | 13.9% | — |
| Green Party | Sue Dixon | 215 | 11.7% | — |
| Independent | Dave Poole | 97 | 5.3% | — |
| Majority | 556 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,833 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Langney 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Shuttleworth Elected | 1,485 | 76.2% | +3.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Anita Mayes Elected | 1,358 | 69.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Candy Vaughan Elected | 1,318 | 67.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Brian Anthony Stevens | 372 | 19.1% | +2.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lucy Wooler | 354 | 18.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Radwan Hussain | 310 | 15.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Lee Stephen Comfort | 175 | 9.0% | -1.3 |
| Green Party | Sarah Hill | 137 | 7.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Roy William Noble | 132 | 6.8% | — |
| Labour Party | Daniel Thomas | 114 | 5.8% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Ian Charles Garbutt | 95 | 4.9% | -10.8 |
| Majority | 946 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,950 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Meads 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Collins Elected | 1,630 | 45.7% | +10.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jane Lamb Elected | 1,585 | 44.4% | -6.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Robert Christopher Smart Elected | 1,536 | 43.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Kirsteen Miller | 1,515 | 42.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nicholas Taylor | 1,508 | 42.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | John Edward Hudson | 1,457 | 40.8% | — |
| Green Party | Alex Hough | 297 | 8.3% | -15.5 |
| Green Party | Claire Marie Martin | 247 | 6.9% | — |
| Labour Party | David Mannion | 211 | 5.9% | -8.1 |
| Labour Party | Angela Mary Goodchild | 209 | 5.9% | — |
| Reform UK | Keith Vernon Gell | 184 | 5.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Bill Filby | 176 | 4.9% | — |
| Reform UK | Kayaking Kris Mullens | 156 | 4.4% | — |
| Majority | 21 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 3,570 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Old Town 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Robert Diplock Elected | 2,074 | 60.8% | +4.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ali Asgar Dehdashty Elected | 1,939 | 56.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Amanda Jennifer Morris Elected | 1,913 | 56.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jessica Gail Gisby | 817 | 24.0% | -5.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Vivienne De Havilland-Geraghty | 767 | 22.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | James Rupert Sneath | 738 | 21.6% | — |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Jake Ethan Lambert | 497 | 14.6% | -2.7 |
| Green Party | Jo Henderson | 421 | 12.3% | -9.5 |
| Green Party | Pippa Oliphant | 364 | 10.7% | — |
| Green Party | Trevor Alvan Egglestone | 339 | 9.9% | — |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Paul Adrian Richards | 262 | 7.7% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Colin Andrew Horscroft | 99 | 2.9% | — |
| Majority | 1,096 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 3,410 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Ratton 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Colin Sidney Belsey Elected | 1,453 | 53.5% | -1.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nick Ansell Elected | 1,438 | 52.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Small Elected | 1,324 | 48.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Banner | 1,002 | 36.9% | -5.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Carolyn Joan Heaps | 992 | 36.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Brett Anthony Wright | 862 | 31.7% | — |
| Green Party | Jo Thorpe | 338 | 12.4% | — |
| Labour Party | David Christopher Godfrey | 281 | 10.3% | -0.6 |
| Labour Party | Jill Margaret Shacklock | 242 | 8.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Patrick Michael Collins Duffy | 223 | 8.2% | — |
| Majority | 322 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,718 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Sovereign 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Penny Di Cara Elected | 1,629 | 54.3% | -2.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kshama Shore Elected | 1,511 | 50.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nigel Royston Goodyear Elected | 1,480 | 49.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Elliott Ballard | 996 | 33.2% | +0.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Matt Doherty | 914 | 30.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Deidre Latasha Glasgow | 874 | 29.2% | — |
| Green Party | Susan Helen Kerrison | 386 | 12.9% | — |
| Green Party | Sue Whall | 323 | 10.8% | — |
| Labour Party | Derek James Bradley | 321 | 10.7% | +3.4 |
| Labour Party | Alexander James Fabian Richards | 289 | 9.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Scott John Murly-Cleves | 270 | 9.0% | — |
| Majority | 484 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,998 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
St Anthony's 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel David Anstey Butcher Elected | 1,399 | 61.3% | +11.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jenny Williams Elected | 1,395 | 61.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh Wayne Parker Elected | 1,304 | 57.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sandie Howlett | 599 | 26.2% | +0.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Richard Thomas Davis | 592 | 25.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Bradley Paul Coleiro-Swain | 570 | 25.0% | — |
| Green Party | Rachael Dawn Norris | 414 | 18.1% | -3.3 |
| Green Party | Noah Alan Rutter | 307 | 13.4% | — |
| Labour Party | John Mitchell Stewart Sailing | 269 | 11.8% | — |
| Majority | 705 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,283 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Upperton 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Kathy Ballard Elected | 1,683 | 56.3% | -1.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Pat Rodohan Elected | 1,633 | 54.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Hugh Maxted Elected | 1,585 | 53.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Anne Angel | 929 | 31.1% | +4.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nick Henderson | 897 | 30.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mozmil Hussain | 826 | 27.6% | — |
| Green Party | Justine Mary Munson | 354 | 11.8% | -10.7 |
| Labour Party | Gabriel Richard Beck | 318 | 10.6% | -2.9 |
| Green Party | Jaime Nicholas Birdbrook | 282 | 9.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Ian Derek Culshaw | 247 | 8.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Daniel Neil Hill | 212 | 7.1% | — |
| Majority | 656 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,989 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold