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 were elected with 3 each from the 9 wards.[2]
For a summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for the 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 |
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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 | |
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 | ||
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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 |