# 2023 Eastbourne Borough Council election

The 2023 Eastbourne Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Eastbourne Borough Council in East Sussex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The Liberal Democrats retained their majority on the council. Their leader prior to the election was David Tutt, who did not stand for re-election. At the subsequent annual council meeting on 24 May 2023, Stephen Holt was appointed the new leader of the council.

## 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.

### Devonshire

Devonshire (3 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 2709 | 27.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Hampden Park

Hampden Park (3 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1970 | 25.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Langney

Langney (3 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 2083 | 26.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Meads

Meads (3 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 3,832 | 43.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Old Town

Old Town (3 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 3596 | 42.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Ratton

Ratton (3 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 2862 | 38.0 | 2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St Anthony's

St Anthony's (3 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 2476 | 28.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Sovereign

Sovereign (3 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3149 | 32.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Upperton

Upperton (3 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3147 | 36.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |