Link to >>> Council Election Results May 2016 - April 2017
Eastbourne, Sovereign - Conservative hold
Swing Liberal Democrat to Conservative ~11½% / 10½% since 2015 and ~10% / 10½% since 2011
Council now 18 Liberal Democrat, 9 Conservative
Sovereign – Eastbourne BC – Ray Blakebrough (Conservative) resigned, due to the time needed to be a committed councillor being larger than what he is able to provide. He was elected in 2015. He is an AGE UK worker.
2015: Con 2707/2366/2219, LD 1684/1360/1287, UKIP 1395/1081/984, Lab 514/463/437, Grn 321
2013 county: Con 1086, UKIP 930, LD 531, Lab 222
2011: Con 1904/1767/1745, LD 1193/1169/1106, Grn 488, Lab 359
2009 county: Con 1184, LD 989, Ind 809, UKIP 343, Grn 117, Lab 68
2007: LD 1762/1756/1692, Con 1379/1298/1294, Grn 269, Lab 121
2006: Con 1597, LD 914, Grn 181, Lab 125
2005 county: Con 2220, LD 2007, Grn 320
2004: Con 1517, LD 806, Grn 229
2003: Con 1255, LD 1040
2002: Con 1001/970/925, LD 648/638/632, Ind 175, Lab 172, Grn 124
Roger Howarth (Liberal Democrats)
Paul Metcalfe (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Louis Thorburn (Labour Party)
| Party | 2016 votes | 2016 share | since 2015 "top" | since 2015 "average" | since 2011 "top" | since 2011 "average" |
| Conservative |
1,276
|
65.2%
|
+24.4%
|
+23.5%
|
+17.0%
|
+17.8%
|
Liberal Democrat
|
528
|
27.0%
|
+1.6%
|
+2.2%
|
-3.3%
|
-3.4%
|
Labour
|
152
|
7.8%
|
+0.0%
|
-0.3%
|
-1.3%
|
-1.7%
|
UKIP
|
21.1%
|
-19.8%
| ||||
Green
|
4.8%
|
-5.5%
|
-12.4%
|
-12.8%
| ||
Total votes
|
1,956
|
30%
|
34%
|
50%
|
51%
|
Swing Liberal Democrat to Conservative ~11½% / 10½% since 2015 and ~10% / 10½% since 2011
Council now 18 Liberal Democrat, 9 Conservative
Sovereign – Eastbourne BC – Ray Blakebrough (Conservative) resigned, due to the time needed to be a committed councillor being larger than what he is able to provide. He was elected in 2015. He is an AGE UK worker.
2015: Con 2707/2366/2219, LD 1684/1360/1287, UKIP 1395/1081/984, Lab 514/463/437, Grn 321
2013 county: Con 1086, UKIP 930, LD 531, Lab 222
2011: Con 1904/1767/1745, LD 1193/1169/1106, Grn 488, Lab 359
2009 county: Con 1184, LD 989, Ind 809, UKIP 343, Grn 117, Lab 68
2007: LD 1762/1756/1692, Con 1379/1298/1294, Grn 269, Lab 121
2006: Con 1597, LD 914, Grn 181, Lab 125
2005 county: Con 2220, LD 2007, Grn 320
2004: Con 1517, LD 806, Grn 229
2003: Con 1255, LD 1040
2002: Con 1001/970/925, LD 648/638/632, Ind 175, Lab 172, Grn 124
Roger Howarth (Liberal Democrats)
Paul Metcalfe (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Louis Thorburn (Labour Party)
