Eastbourne Borough Council elections


The 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. 27 councillors are elected with 3 each from the 9 wards.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

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. The council then switched from a system of by-third elections to whole council elections in 2007.
YearLiberal DemocratsConservativeNotes
YearNotes
19921713
19941911
1995219
1996228
19981812
19991515
20001218
20021512New ward boundaries
20031413
20041314
20061215
2007207
20111512
2015189
2019189

Borough result maps

By-election results

s occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections; full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.