2023 UK local government election
The 2023 Eastbourne Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Eastbourne Borough Council in East Sussex, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
The Liberal Democrats retained their majority on the council.[2] Their leader prior to the election was David Tutt, who did not stand for re-election.[3] At the subsequent annual council meeting on 24 May 2023, Stephen Holt was appointed the new leader of the council.[4]
Summary
Election result
2023 Eastbourne Borough Council election |
Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 27 | 19 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 70.4 | 50.7 | 36,350 | 1.1 |
| Conservative | 27 | 8 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 29.6 | 33.9 | 24,101 | 0.8 |
| Labour | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 6,045 | 2.2 |
| Green | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 4.121 | 2.2 |
| UKIP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 341 | 1.9 |
| Reform UK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 340 | New |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 97 | 0.3 |
Candidates and Ward results
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Eastbourne Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[5]
Devonshire
Devonshire (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Bannister* | 1,409 | 52.0 | 4.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Christina Ewbank | 1,248 | 46.1 | 4.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Holt* | 1,233 | 45.5 | 7.2 |
| Labour | Dave Brinson | 631 | 23.3 | 4.6 |
| Conservative | Fiona Mullen | 565 | 20.9 | 5.2 |
| Conservative | Anne McWilliams | 529 | 19.5 | 4.5 |
| Conservative | Tahrin Begum | 505 | 18.6 | 3.8 |
| Labour | John Lambert | 503 | 18.6 | 3.0 |
| Labour | Lyn Pemberton | 451 | 16.6 | 2.0 |
| Green | Theresa McGhee | 333 | 12.3 | 2.4 |
| UKIP | Nigel Harper | 147 | 5.4 | New |
Turnout | 2709 | 27.0 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Hampden Park
Hampden Park (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Swansborough* | 1,091 | 55.4 | 0.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jim Murray* | 1,037 | 52.6 | 5.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Teri Sayers-Cooper | 1,004 | 51.0 | 1.4 |
| Conservative | Luke Borland | 448 | 22.7 | 1.2 |
| Conservative | Peter Lutterer | 411 | 20.9 | 4.6 |
| Conservative | Brian Liddiard | 408 | 20.7 | 1.0 |
| Labour | Margaret Robinson | 271 | 13.8 | 3.2 |
| Labour | Wendy Lambert | 264 | 13.4 | 6.2 |
| Labour | Graham Dean | 254 | 12.9 | 6.5 |
| Green | Sue Dixon | 215 | 10.9 | New |
| Independent | Dave Poole | 97 | 4.9 | New |
Turnout | 1970 | 25.3 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Langney
Langney (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Shuttleworth* | 1,485 | 71.3 | 3.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Anita Mayes | 1,358 | 65.2 | 9.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Candy Vaughan* | 1,318 | 63.3 | 7.3 |
| Conservative | Brian Stevens | 372 | 17.9 | 2.7 |
| Conservative | Lucy Wooler | 354 | 17.0 | 2.2 |
| Conservative | Radwan Hussain | 310 | 14.9 | 0.5 |
| Labour | Lee Comfort | 175 | 8.4 | 1.0 |
| Green | Sarah Hill | 137 | 6.6 | New |
| Labour | Roy Noble | 132 | 6.3 | 0.6 |
| Labour | Daniel Thomas | 114 | 5.5 | 3.4 |
| UKIP | Ian Garbutt | 95 | 4.6 | 9.8 |
Turnout | 2083 | 26.5 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Meads
Meads (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Collins | 1,630 | 42.5 | 11.8 |
| Conservative | Jane Lamb* | 1,585 | 41.4 | 2.7 |
| Conservative | Robert Smart* | 1,536 | 40.0 | 4.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kirsteen Miller | 1,515 | 39.5 | 10.0 |
| Conservative | Nicholas Taylor | 1,508 | 39.4 | 5.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Hudson | 1,457 | 38.0 | 11.6 |
| Green | Alexandra Hough | 297 | 7.8 | 13.2 |
| Green | Claire Martin | 247 | 6.4 | 14.6 |
| Labour | David Mannion | 211 | 5.5 | 6.8 |
| Labour | Angela Goodchild | 209 | 5.5 | 6.8 |
| Reform UK | Keith Gell | 184 | 4.8 | New |
| Labour | Bill Filby | 176 | 4.6 | 7.7 |
| Reform UK | Kayaking Kris Mullens | 156 | 4.1 | New |
Turnout | 3,832 | 43.4 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Old Town
Old Town (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Diplock* | 2,074 | 57.7 | 7.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ali Dehdashty | 1,939 | 53.9 | 3.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Amanda Morris* | 1,913 | 53.2 | 11.7 |
| Conservative | Jessica Gisby | 817 | 22.7 | 4.4 |
| Conservative | Vivienne de Havilland-Geraghty | 767 | 21.3 | 1.6 |
| Conservative | James Sneath | 738 | 20.5 | 0.5 |
| Labour Co-op | Jake Lambert | 497 | 13.8 | 2.0 |
| Green | Jo Henderson | 421 | 11.7 | 8.3 |
| Green | Pippa Oliphant | 364 | 10.1 | 9.9 |
| Green | Trevor Egglestone | 339 | 9.4 | 11.6 |
| Labour Co-op | Paul Richards | 262 | 7.3 | 1.9 |
| UKIP | Colin Horscroft | 99 | 2.8 | New |
Turnout | 3596 | 42.7 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Ratton
Ratton (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Colin Belsey* | 1,453 | 50.8 | 0.9 |
| Conservative | Nick Ansell | 1,438 | 50.2 | 5.0 |
| Conservative | David Small | 1,324 | 46.3 | 1.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Banner | 1,002 | 35.0 | 3.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Carolyn Heaps | 992 | 34.6 | 0.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Brett Wright | 862 | 30.1 | 2.5 |
| Green | Jo Thorpe | 338 | 11.8 | New |
| Labour | David Godfrey | 281 | 9.8 | 0.2 |
| Labour | Jill Shacklock | 242 | 8.5 | 0.8 |
| Labour | Patrick Duffy | 223 | 7.8 | 1.1 |
Turnout | 2862 | 38.0 | 2.4 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Anthony's
St Anthony's (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Butcher | 1,399 | 56.5 | 0.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jenny Williams | 1,395 | 56.3 | 4.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh Parker | 1,304 | 52.7 | 8.3 |
| Conservative | Sandie Howlett | 599 | 24.2 | 4.9 |
| Conservative | Richard Davis | 592 | 23.9 | 6.6 |
| Conservative | Bradley Coleiro-Swain | 570 | 23.0 | 5.9 |
| Green | Rachael Norris | 414 | 16.7 | New |
| Green | Noah Rutter | 307 | 12.4 | New |
| Labour | John Sailing | 269 | 10.9 | 0.6 |
Turnout | 2476 | 28.8 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Sovereign
Sovereign (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Penny di Cara* | 1,629 | 51.7 | 2.1 |
| Conservative | Kshama Shore | 1,511 | 48.0 | 8.0 |
| Conservative | Nigel Goodyear | 1,480 | 47.0 | 4.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Ballard | 996 | 31.6 | 1.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Matt Doherty | 914 | 29.0 | 2.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Deidre Glasgow | 874 | 27.8 | 1.9 |
| Green | Susan Kerrison | 386 | 12.3 | New |
| Green | Sue Whall | 323 | 10.3 | New |
| Labour | Derek Bradley | 321 | 10.2 | 1.1 |
| Labour | Alexander Richards | 289 | 9.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour | Scott Murly-Cleves | 270 | 8.6 | 0.9 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 3149 | 32.8 | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Upperton
Upperton (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Kathy Ballard | 1,683 | 53.5 | 1.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Pat Rodohan* | 1,633 | 51.9 | 1.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Maxted* | 1,585 | 50.4 | 4.3 |
| Conservative | Anne Angel | 929 | 29.5 | 6.2 |
| Conservative | Nick Henderson | 897 | 28.5 | 4.6 |
| Conservative | Mozmil Hussain | 826 | 26.2 | 3.4 |
| Green | Justine Munson | 354 | 11.2 | 9.2 |
| Labour | Gabriel Beck | 318 | 10.1 | 2.2 |
| Green | Jaime Birdbrook | 282 | 9.0 | New |
| Labour | Ian Culshaw | 247 | 7.8 | 1.6 |
| Labour | Daniel Hill | 212 | 6.7 | New |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 3147 | 36.8 | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Eastbourne Borough Council. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ Panons, Jacob (5 May 2023). "Full results: Eastbourne local results 2023 as they happened live". Sussex World. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ Panons, Jacob (14 March 2023). "Eastbourne council leader to step down after almost two decades". Sussex World. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ Panon, Jacob (25 May 2023). "New mayor, leader and cabinet chosen for Eastbourne". Sussex World. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Eastbourne Borough Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.