# 2000 Eastbourne Borough Council election

The 2000 Eastbourne Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Eastbourne Borough Council in East Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 18
* Liberal Democrats 12

## Election result

Overall turnout at the election was 30.90%, down from 32.36% at the 1999 election.
Eastbourne local election result 2000 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 7 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 70.0 | 57.1 | 11,875 | +11.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 30.0 | 35.4 | 7,370 | -7.0 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 1,304 | -4.1 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 169 | +0.1 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 78 | -0.1 |

## Ward results

Devonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Elkin | 886 | 47.3 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Beryl Teso | 767 | 41.0 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | Sharon Wentworth | 142 | 7.6 | −3.8 |
| | Green | Robert Sier | 78 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 119 | 6.4 | +5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,873 | 34.7 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Downside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Stanbury | 961 | 49.8 | +18.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Sparks | 833 | 43.2 | −18.3 |
| | Labour | Emile Habets | 134 | 7.0 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 128 | 6.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,928 | 32.9 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Hampden Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Thompson | 736 | 49.7 | −8.7 |
| | Conservative | Russell Riseley | 457 | 30.8 | +12.2 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Pettigrew | 289 | 19.5 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 279 | 18.8 | −16.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,482 | 24.4 | −4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Langney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norman Marsh | 1,304 | 61.7 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative | Len Meladio | 809 | 38.3 | +14.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 495 | 23.4 | −15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,113 | 21.1 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Meads :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Deschamps | 2,056 | 79.6 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Winifred King | 337 | 13.0 | −1.4 |
| | Labour | John Pettigrew | 190 | 7.4 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,719 | 66.6 | +7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,583 | 39.9 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ocklynge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin Belsey | 1,310 | 59.0 | +11.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Creaven | 911 | 41.0 | −6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 399 | 18.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,221 | 40.1 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Ratton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Tunwell | 1,391 | 72.2 | +8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Gleeson | 205 | 10.6 | −9.1 |
| | Liberal | Maria Williamson | 169 | 8.8 | +1.9 |
| | Labour | David Brinson | 161 | 8.4 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,186 | 61.6 | +17.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,926 | 31.0 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Roselands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jon Harris | 895 | 48.1 | −18.4 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Williams | 782 | 42.0 | +19.1 |
| | Labour | John Morrison | 185 | 9.9 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 113 | 6.1 | −37.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,862 | 27.9 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Anthony's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Margo Smith | 1,744 | 62.0 | +7.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carolyn Carpenter | 867 | 30.8 | −5.3 |
| | Labour | Jason Phillips | 203 | 7.2 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 877 | 31.2 | +13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,814 | 34.5 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Upperton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ann Murray | 1,479 | 74.2 | +7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Durrant | 515 | 25.8 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 964 | 48.3 | +5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,994 | 29.2 | −1.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections between 2000 and 2002

St Anthony's by-election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Williams | 2,108 | 42.4 | −19.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Ellis | 2,030 | 40.8 | +10.0 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Pettigrew | 840 | 16.9 | +9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78 | 1.6 | −29.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,978 | 58.0 | +23.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |