Eastbourne
District council · South East · 27 seats in 9 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027
Liberal Democrats have a majority on Eastbourne Council. The council has 27 councillors in 9 wards. Seats by party: Lib Dem 19, Conservative 8. The next election is on 6 May 2027.
A government plan to replace the councils in this area with two unitary councils was paused for review on 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source
Seats by party
Who holds each ward
Winning margin at the last election, in points.
Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.
Councillors and last results
Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.
| Ward and councillors | Last election |
|---|---|
| Devonshire Stephen Holt, Margaret Bannister, Christina Ewbank | 4 May 2023 Lib Dem 45.7% lead 25.2 pts |
| Hampden Park Colin Swansborough, Jim Murray, Teri Sayers-Cooper | 4 May 2023 Lib Dem 51.4% lead 30.3 pts |
| Langney Alan Shuttleworth, Candy Vaughan, Kara Bishop | 4 May 2023 Lib Dem 65.6% lead 49.2 pts |
| Meads Jane Lamb, Robert Smart, Andy Collins | 4 May 2023 Lib Dem 41.7% lead 1.1 pts |
| Old Town Peter Diplock, Amanda Morris, Ali Dehdashty | 4 May 2023 Lib Dem 53.1% lead 32.2 pts |
| Ratton Nick Ansell, Colin Belsey, David Small | 4 May 2023 Conservative 47.3% lead 14.7 pts |
| Sovereign Kshama Shore, Penny Di Cara, Nigel Goodyear | 4 May 2023 Conservative 48.9% lead 19.0 pts |
| St Anthony's Jenny Williams, Daniel Butcher, Hugh Parker | 4 May 2023 Lib Dem 52.2% lead 29.9 pts |
| Upperton Tom Nevill, Pat Rodohan, Kathy Ballard | 4 May 2023 Lib Dem 51.2% lead 22.9 pts |
Devonshire
Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret Elizabeth Bannister Elected | Lib Dem | 1,409 |
| Christina Jane Ewbank Elected | Lib Dem | 1,238 |
| Stephen Holt Elected | Lib Dem | 1,233 |
| Dave Brinson | Labour | 631 |
| Fiona Mullen | Conservative | 565 |
| Anne Mary McWilliams | Conservative | 529 |
| Tahrin Begum | Conservative | 505 |
| John Lambert | Labour | 503 |
| Lyn Pemberton | Labour | 451 |
| Theresa Colette McGhee | Green | 333 |
| Nigel John Dallewy Harper | UKIP | 147 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Hampden Park
Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Colin Richard Swansborough Elected | Lib Dem | 1,091 |
| Jim Murray Elected | Lib Dem | 1,037 |
| Teri Sayers-Cooper Elected | Lib Dem | 1,004 |
| Luke Edward Borland | Conservative | 448 |
| Peter Lutterer | Conservative | 411 |
| Brian Leslie Liddiard | Conservative | 408 |
| Margaret Elizabeth Robinson | Labour | 271 |
| Wendy Elizabeth Lambert | Labour | 264 |
| Graham Arthur Dean | Labour | 254 |
| Sue Dixon | Green | 215 |
| Dave Poole | Independent | 97 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Langney
Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Shuttleworth Elected | Lib Dem | 1,485 |
| Anita Mayes Elected | Lib Dem | 1,358 |
| Candy Vaughan Elected | Lib Dem | 1,318 |
| Brian Anthony Stevens | Conservative | 372 |
| Lucy Wooler | Conservative | 354 |
| Radwan Hussain | Conservative | 310 |
| Lee Stephen Comfort | Labour | 175 |
| Sarah Hill | Green | 137 |
| Roy William Noble | Labour | 132 |
| Daniel Thomas | Labour | 114 |
| Ian Charles Garbutt | UKIP | 95 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Last by-election, 1 May 2025
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kara Bishop Elected | Lib Dem | 1,013 | 50.4% |
| Stephen Brendon Lorch | Reform | 645 | 32.1% |
| Rosie Jessica Moon | Conservative | 246 | 12.2% |
| Lee Stephen Comfort | Labour | 55 | 2.7% |
| Dave Poole | Independent | 30 | 1.5% |
| Ian Charles Garbutt | UKIP | 21 | 1.0% |
Meads
Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Andy Collins Elected | Lib Dem | 1,630 |
| Jane Lamb Elected | Conservative | 1,585 |
| Robert Christopher Smart Elected | Conservative | 1,536 |
| Kirsteen Miller | Lib Dem | 1,515 |
| Nicholas Taylor | Conservative | 1,508 |
| John Edward Hudson | Lib Dem | 1,457 |
| Alex Hough | Green | 297 |
| Claire Marie Martin | Green | 247 |
| David Mannion | Labour | 211 |
| Angela Mary Goodchild | Labour | 209 |
| Keith Vernon Gell | Reform | 184 |
| Bill Filby | Labour | 176 |
| Kayaking Kris Mullens | Reform | 156 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Old Town
Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Robert Diplock Elected | Lib Dem | 2,074 |
| Ali Asgar Dehdashty Elected | Lib Dem | 1,939 |
| Amanda Jennifer Morris Elected | Lib Dem | 1,913 |
| Jessica Gail Gisby | Conservative | 817 |
| Vivienne De Havilland-Geraghty | Conservative | 767 |
| James Rupert Sneath | Conservative | 738 |
| Jake Ethan Lambert | Labour | 497 |
| Jo Henderson | Green | 421 |
| Pippa Oliphant | Green | 364 |
| Trevor Alvan Egglestone | Green | 339 |
| Paul Adrian Richards | Labour | 262 |
| Colin Andrew Horscroft | UKIP | 99 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Ratton
Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Colin Sidney Belsey Elected | Conservative | 1,453 |
| Nick Ansell Elected | Conservative | 1,438 |
| David Small Elected | Conservative | 1,324 |
| Tom Banner | Lib Dem | 1,002 |
| Carolyn Joan Heaps | Lib Dem | 992 |
| Brett Anthony Wright | Lib Dem | 862 |
| Jo Thorpe | Green | 338 |
| David Christopher Godfrey | Labour | 281 |
| Jill Margaret Shacklock | Labour | 242 |
| Patrick Michael Collins Duffy | Labour | 223 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Sovereign
Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Penny Di Cara Elected | Conservative | 1,629 |
| Kshama Shore Elected | Conservative | 1,511 |
| Nigel Royston Goodyear Elected | Conservative | 1,480 |
| Jonathan Elliott Ballard | Lib Dem | 996 |
| Matt Doherty | Lib Dem | 914 |
| Deidre Latasha Glasgow | Lib Dem | 874 |
| Susan Helen Kerrison | Green | 386 |
| Sue Whall | Green | 323 |
| Derek James Bradley | Labour | 321 |
| Alexander James Fabian Richards | Labour | 289 |
| Scott John Murly-Cleves | Labour | 270 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
St Anthony's
Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel David Anstey Butcher Elected | Lib Dem | 1,399 |
| Jenny Williams Elected | Lib Dem | 1,395 |
| Hugh Wayne Parker Elected | Lib Dem | 1,304 |
| Sandie Howlett | Conservative | 599 |
| Richard Thomas Davis | Conservative | 592 |
| Bradley Paul Coleiro-Swain | Conservative | 570 |
| Rachael Dawn Norris | Green | 414 |
| Noah Alan Rutter | Green | 307 |
| John Mitchell Stewart Sailing | Labour | 269 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Upperton
Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Kathy Ballard Elected | Lib Dem | 1,683 |
| Pat Rodohan Elected | Lib Dem | 1,633 |
| Robin Hugh Maxted Elected | Lib Dem | 1,585 |
| Anne Angel | Conservative | 929 |
| Nick Henderson | Conservative | 897 |
| Mozmil Hussain | Conservative | 826 |
| Justine Mary Munson | Green | 354 |
| Gabriel Richard Beck | Labour | 318 |
| Jaime Nicholas Birdbrook | Green | 282 |
| Ian Derek Culshaw | Labour | 247 |
| Daniel Neil Hill | Labour | 212 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Last by-election, 1 May 2025
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Nevill Elected | Lib Dem | 1,371 | 49.1% |
| Tim Whelan | Conservative | 671 | 24.0% |
| Nicholas Appleby | Reform | 482 | 17.3% |
| Margaret Elizabeth Robinson | Labour | 144 | 5.2% |
| Mark Thomson | Independent | 109 | 3.9% |
| Colin Andrew Horscroft | UKIP | 15 | 0.5% |
Every council by-election since 2021
3 by-elections since July 2021, 0 of them gains.
| Date | Ward | Result | Winner's share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2025 | Langney | Lib Dem hold | 50.4% |
| 1 May 2025 | Upperton | Lib Dem hold | 49.1% |
| 20 October 2022 | St. Anthonys | Lib Dem hold |
Parliamentary constituencies
| Constituency | Share of council | 2024 winner | Projected now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastbourne | 100% | Lib Dem | Lib Dem 37% |
Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.
Who lives in Eastbourne
101,690 residents in 45,618 households
GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.
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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.
Sources and method
Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.
Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.