# 2019 Eastbourne Borough Council election

The 2019 Eastbourne District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Eastbourne Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. All 27 members of the council were elected over 9 3 member wards.
The Liberal Democrats maintained majority control of the Council.

## Summary
### Election result

2019 Eastbourne Borough Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | 49.6 | 36,604 | +14.1 |
| Conservative | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 33.1 | 24,396 | +2.9 |
| Labour | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 7,909 | +0.6 |
| Green | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 2,637 | –4.7 |
| UKIP | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1,715 | –12.9 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 299 | –0.3 |
| SDP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 199 | New |

## Ward Results

A * denotes an incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

### Devonshire

Devonshire (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Bannister* | 1,637 | 56.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Holt* | 1,521 | 52.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Wallis* | 1,472 | 51.0 |
| | Labour | Helen Owen | 541 | 18.7 |
| | Conservative | Vivienne De Havilland-Geraghty | 455 | 15.7 |
| | Labour | Louis Thorburn | 450 | 15.6 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Evans | 433 | 15.0 |
| | Conservative | Danielle Perry | 426 | 14.8 |
| | Green | Linda Wintle | 425 | 14.7 |
| | Labour | Geri Rolfe | 423 | 14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,888 | 29.81 |
| | 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 | James Murray* | 1,315 | 57.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Swansborough* | 1,250 | 54.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dean Sabri | 1,133 | 49.6 |
| | Conservative | Mark Aukett | 490 | 21.5 |
| | Conservative | Brian Liddiard | 450 | 19.7 |
| | Labour | Wendy Lambert | 448 | 19.6 |
| | Labour | Graham Dean | 443 | 19.4 |
| | Labour | Margaret Robinson | 389 | 17.0 |
| | Conservative | Peter Lutterer | 373 | 16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,283 | 29.30 |
| | 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* | 1,607 | 67.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harun Miah* | 1,333 | 56.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Candy Vaughan | 1,333 | 56.0 |
| | Conservative | Sandra Elkin | 363 | 15.2 |
| | Conservative | Antony Hatton | 352 | 14.8 |
| | UKIP | Ian Garbutt | 344 | 14.4 |
| | Conservative | Sandie Howlett | 342 | 14.4 |
| | UKIP | Michael Mason | 317 | 13.3 |
| | Labour | Lee Comfort | 225 | 9.4 |
| | Labour | Julie Hart | 212 | 8.9 |
| | Labour | Roy Noble | 165 | 6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,383 | 30.21 |
| | 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 | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Smart | 1,702 | 44.9 |
| | Conservative | Barry Taylor* | 1,687 | 44.5 |
| | Conservative | Jane Lamb | 1,671 | 44.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Durrant | 1,162 | 30.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruth Lintott | 1,118 | 29.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Debra Sabri | 1,002 | 26.4 |
| | Green | Dorothy Forsyth | 795 | 21.0 |
| | Labour | Janee Sa | 467 | 12.3 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Holloway | 418 | 11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,791 | 44.44 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Old Town

Old Town (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Dow* | 1,962 | 51.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Diplock | 1,910 | 50.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amanda Morris | 1,566 | 41.5 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Ansell | 1,022 | 27.1 |
| | Conservative | Robert Findon | 865 | 22.9 |
| | Conservative | Mozmil Hussain | 816 | 21.6 |
| | Green | Jo Henderson | 757 | 20.0 |
| | Labour | Jake Lambert | 597 | 15.8 |
| | Labour | Sarah Richards | 349 | 9.2 |
| | Labour | Rue Franklin | 331 | 8.8 |
| | SDP | Sally Kitchen | 199 | 5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,778 | 45.53 |
| | 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* | 1,516 | 49.9 |
| | Conservative | Tony Freebody* | 1,373 | 45.2 |
| | Conservative | Colin Murdoch* | 1,356 | 44.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Madell | 1,167 | 38.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh Parker | 1,023 | 33.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Blash Rassekh Ghaemmaghani | 983 | 32.6 |
| | Labour | Jill Shacklock | 303 | 10.0 |
| | Labour | John Lambert | 283 | 9.3 |
| | Labour | David Bishop | 270 | 8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3038 | 40.42 |
| | 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 | David Tutt* | 1,604 | 56.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Whippy | 1,469 | 51.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Burton | 1,257 | 44.4 |
| | Conservative | Anne Angel | 547 | 19.3 |
| | Conservative | Donald Cornwall | 489 | 17.3 |
| | Conservative | Richard Davis | 484 | 17.1 |
| | UKIP | Colin Horscroft | 316 | 11.2 |
| | Independent | Stephen Halbhuber | 299 | 10.6 |
| | Labour | Rachael Norris | 292 | 10.3 |
| | Labour | Dave Brinson | 275 | 9.7 |
| | Labour | Phil Mills | 217 | 7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2830 | 33.26 |
| | 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 | Caroline Ansell | 1,749 | 56.0 |
| | Conservative | Paul Metcalfe | 1,613 | 51.6 |
| | Conservative | Penelope di Cara* | 1,551 | 49.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sam Browne | 1,035 | 33.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Edwards | 982 | 31.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Prime | 928 | 29.7 |
| | Labour | Ian Culshaw | 284 | 9.1 |
| | Labour | Farol Pernet | 241 | 7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,124 | 33.37 |
| | 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 | Sammy Choudhury* | 1,701 | 52.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pat Rodohan* | 1,638 | 50.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Maxted | 1,496 | 46.1 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Henderson | 775 | 23.9 |
| | Conservative | Tom Liddiard | 755 | 23.3 |
| | Conservative | Darryl Gosling | 741 | 22.8 |
| | Green | Alexandra Hough | 660 | 20.4 |
| | Labour | Gill Poole | 398 | 12.3 |
| | UKIP | Amanda Sheehan | 320 | 9.9 |
| | Labour | Paul Richards | 306 | 9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,243 | 39.20 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

## By-elections
### Hampden Park

Hampden Park, 6 May 2021 Replacing Dean Sabri (resigned) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josh Babarinde | 1,080 | 45.9 | −4.8 |
| | Conservative | Luke Borland | 857 | 36.4 | +14.5 |
| | Labour | Margaret Robinson | 418 | 17.7 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 223 | 9.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,355 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Sovereign

Sovereign, 6 May 2021 Replacing Caroline Ansell (resigned) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kshama Shore | 1,996 | 56.4 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathy Ballard | 1,160 | 32.8 | −1.1 |
| | Labour | Louis Thorburn | 257 | 7.3 | −2.0 |
| | UKIP | Ian Garbutt | 124 | 3.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 836 | 23.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,537 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Anthony's

St. Anthony's: 6 October 2022 Replacing Helen Burton (Resigned) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh Wayne Parker | 972 | 49.6 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas John Raymond Ansell | 513 | 26.2 | +8.3 |
| | Green | Rachael Dawn Norris | 420 | 21.4 | New |
| | UKIP | Ian Charles Garbutt | 55 | 2.8 | −7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 459 | 23.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,960 | 23.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.6 | |