# Mayoral elections in Eastbourne

Elections were held at regular times in Eastbourne, New Zealand, from its proclamation as a borough in 1905 to its abolition in 1989. Elections were held annually until 1915 when two year terms were introduced which lasted until 1935 when the mayoral term was extended to three years. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

## Election results
### 1906 election

1906 Eastbourne mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Fred Bolton | 225 | 63.02 |
| | Independent | John Coombe | 93 | 26.05 |
| | Independent | Henry Savage | 39 | 10.92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132 | 36.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 357 | |

### 1907 election

Fred Bolton was re-elected mayor unopposed.

### 1908 election

Fred Bolton was re-elected mayor unopposed.

### 1909 election

1909 Eastbourne mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | John Barr | 182 | 50.98 |
| | Independent | Herbert William Shortt | 172 | 48.17 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3 | 0.84 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 2.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 357 | |

### 1910 election

1910 Eastbourne mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Herbert William Shortt | 240 | 64.69 | +16.52 |
| | Independent | William Hobbs | 131 | 35.31 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | 29.38 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 371 | | |

### 1911 election

1911 Eastbourne mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Herbert William Shortt | 340 | 57.92 | −6.77 |
| | Independent | David Robertson | 247 | 42.07 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 93 | 15.84 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 587 | | |

### 1912 election

1912 Eastbourne mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Herbert William Shortt | 190 | 59.56 | +1.64 |
| | Independent | William Hobbs | 129 | 40.43 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61 | 19.12 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 319 | | |

### 1913 election

William John Organ was elected mayor unopposed.

### 1914 election

William John Organ was re-elected mayor unopposed.

### 1915 election

James Patrick Kelly was elected mayor unopposed.

### 1917 election

Phineas Levi was elected mayor unopposed.

### 1919 election

1919 Eastbourne mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Francis Henry Mather | 314 | 52.95 |
| | Independent | Phineas Levi | 201 | 33.89 |
| | Independent | Charles Russell | 72 | 12.14 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6 | 1.01 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 113 | 19.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 593 | |

### 1920 by-election

1920 Eastbourne mayoral by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Francis Henry Mather | 229 | 53.01 | +0.06 |
| | Independent | Phineas Levi | 202 | 46.76 | +12.87 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1 | 0.23 | −0.78 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 6.25 | −12.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 432 | | |

### 1921 election

Francis Henry Mather was re-elected mayor unopposed.

### 1923 election

Francis Henry Mather was re-elected mayor unopposed.

### 1924 election

Herbert William Shortt was elected mayor in the absence of Francis Henry Mather who was suffering from ill health.

### 1925 election

1925 Eastbourne mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Henry Morgan Jones | 459 | 55.31 |
| | Independent | Archibald Walker | 369 | 44.45 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2 | 0.24 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90 | 10.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 830 | |

### 1927 election

Henry Morgan Jones was re-elected mayor unopposed.

### 1929 election

Henry Morgan Jones was re-elected mayor unopposed.

### 1931 election

Sam Fisher was elected mayor unopposed.

### 1933 election

1933 Eastbourne mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Wally Wise | 617 | 56.65 |
| | Independent | Sam Fisher | 465 | 42.69 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7 | 0.64 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 13.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,089 | |

### 1935 election

Wally Wise was re-elected mayor unopposed.

### 1938 election

1938 Eastbourne mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Wally Wise | 784 | 63.89 |
| | Independent | Margaret Magill | 438 | 35.69 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5 | 0.40 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 346 | 28.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,227 | |

### 1941 election

Wally Wise was re-elected mayor unopposed.

### 1944 election

1944 Eastbourne mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Wally Wise | 738 | 59.90 |
| | Independent | Sam Fisher | 484 | 39.28 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 10 | 0.81 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 274 | 22.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,232 | |

### 1947 election

1947 Eastbourne mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Wally Wise | 796 | 55.82 | −4.08 |
| | Independent | Alister Hunter MacAndrew | 557 | 39.07 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 73 | 5.11 | +4.30 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | 16.76 | −5.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,426 | | |

### 1950 election

1950 Eastbourne mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Cliff Bishop | 1,025 | 74.59 | |
| | Independent | Wally Wise | 349 | 25.40 | −30.42 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 676 | 49.19 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,374 | | |

### 1953 election

Cliff Bishop was re-elected mayor unopposed.

### 1956 election

Cliff Bishop was re-elected mayor unopposed.

### 1959 election

Cliff Bishop was re-elected mayor unopposed.

### 1962 election

Cliff Bishop was re-elected mayor unopposed.

### 1965 election

1965 Eastbourne mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Cliff Bishop | 1,373 | 66.68 |
| | Independent | John Stannus Stichbury | 686 | 33.32 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 687 | 33.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,059 | |

### 1968 election

Cliff Bishop was re-elected mayor unopposed.

### 1971 election

Cliff Bishop was re-elected mayor unopposed.

### 1974 election

1974 Eastbourne mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Cliff Bishop | 1,458 | 55.75 |
| | Independent | Alan Souness | 1,149 | 43.94 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 8 | 0.31 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 309 | 11.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,615 | |

### 1977 election

Cliff Bishop was re-elected mayor unopposed.

### 1980 election

1980 Eastbourne mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Elaine Jakobsson | 1,170 | 52.73 |
| | Independent | Malcolm James Burdan | 1,049 | 47.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 121 | 5.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,219 | |

### 1983 election

Elaine Jakobsson was re-elected mayor unopposed.

### 1986 election

1986 Eastbourne mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Charles Bagnall | 1,142 | 60.40 |
| | Independent | Barry Cranston | 749 | 39.60 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 393 | 20.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,891 | 57.00 |

### 1988 by-election

1988 Eastbourne mayoral by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ross Jamieson | 891 | 43.56 | |
| | Independent | Ray Smith | 411 | 20.09 | |
| | Independent | Joy Baird | 375 | 18.33 | |
| | Independent | Barry Cranston | 243 | 11.88 | |
| | Independent | Jock Young | 82 | 4.00 | |
| | Independent | Jim Allen | 43 | 2.10 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 480 | 23.47 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,045 | 58.80 | +1.80 |