Eastbourne Borough Council elections
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]
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[3]
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Liberal | 1973 - 1976 |
| Conservative | 1976 - 1984 |
| No overall control | 1984 - 1986 |
| SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1986 - 1988 |
| Conservative | 1988 - 1990 |
| No overall control | 1990 - 1991 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1991 - 1999 |
| No overall control | 1999 - 2000 |
| Conservative | 2000 - 2002 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2002 - 2004 |
| Conservative | 2004 - 2007 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2007 - present |
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.[4] The council then switched from a system of by-third elections to whole council elections in 2007.[1]
| Year | Liberal Democrats | Conservative |
|---|---|---|
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| 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[4] | 15 | 12 |
| 2003[12] | 14 | 13 |
| 2004[13] | 13 | 14 |
| 2006[14] | 12 | 15 |
| 2007[15] | 20 | 7 |
| 2011[3] | 15 | 12 |
| 2015 | 18 | 9 |
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Borough result maps
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2007 results map
By-election results
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[16] 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
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Liberal Democrats
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Conservative | ||
| Langney | 5 December 1996
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Liberal Democrats
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Liberal Democrats | ||
| Langney | 28 August 1997
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Liberal Democrats
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Liberal Democrats | ||
| Ratton by-election | 3 September 1998
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Liberal Democrats
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Conservative | ||
| St Anthony's by-election | 7 June 2001
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Conservative
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Conservative | ||
| Meads by-election | 31 May 2012
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Conservative
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Conservative | ||
References
- ^ a b "EBM Live in doubt after Tories lose control across the Sussex coast". East Magazine. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ "How Local Elections Work". Eastbourne Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
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{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Local election results 1992". The Times. 9 May 1992.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Non Metropolitan Districts". The Times. 7 May 1994.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Complete list of results from thursday's council elections". The Times. 6 May 1995.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Election Results Round-Up". The Times. 3 May 1996.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Eastbourne". BBC News Online. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
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- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ "Eastbourne council". BBC News Online. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ "Local elections: Eastbourne". BBC News Online. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
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- ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 13 December 2011.
