2015 Eastbourne Borough Council election

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The 2015 Eastbourne Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Eastbourne Borough Council in England. [1] [2] This was on the same day as other local elections and the general election.

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Result

Eastbourne local election result 2015
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 1830+366.735.518,688-3.9
  Conservative 903-333.330.215,879-7.8
  UKIP 00000.015.27,972+14.0
  Labour 00000.010.15,326-0.3
  Green 00000.08.34,379-2.3
  Independent 00000.00.7367+0.2

Ward Results

Devonshire (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Bannister2,28741.9-7.9
Liberal Democrats Steve Wallis2,022
Liberal Democrats Steve Holt1,920
Conservative Simon Herbert86115.8-6.1
Labour Angela Bennett85515.7+2.3
Conservative Steve Hobbs831
UKIP David Greenwood79814.6n/a
Labour Dave Brinson776
Conservative James Hopkins736
UKIP Colin Horscroft688
UKIP Bob Lacey647
Labour Gerry Stonestreet584
Green Alex Lea5319.7+0.1
Independent Keith Gell1292.4-2.8
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hampden Park (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Pat Hearn1,92138.2-11.4
Liberal Democrats Jim Murray1,635
Liberal Democrats Colin Swansborough1,546
Conservative Simon Howe95419.0-5.6
UKIP Paul Brown88717.6n/a
UKIP Barry Wright828
Conservative Tom Liddiard790
Conservative Matthew Ireland772
Labour Eleanor Lambert62612.4-4.3
Labour Helen Key551
Labour Douglas Skelly532
Green Ivor Hueting4078.1-1.0
Independent David Poole2384.7n/a
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Langney (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Shuttleworth2,38947.3-5.7
Liberal Democrats Troy Tester1,929
Liberal Democrats Harun Miah1,920
Conservative Gloria Barker1,03220.4-6.4
Conservative Paul Gosling962
Conservative Alex Richards961
UKIP Ian Garbutt93018.4n/a
UKIP Christopher Holloway848
Labour Lee Comfort4418.7-1.6
Labour Martin Howie373
Labour Roy Noble336
Green Pippa Oliphant2605.1-4.9
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Meads (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Smart2,57342.4-10.1
Conservative Barry Taylor2,416
Conservative Kathy Smethers2,347
Liberal Democrats Andrew Callaghan1,39923.0+4.3
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Madell1,372
Liberal Democrats Jean Fisher1,186
UKIP Michael Dean80313.2+3.7
Green Sally Boys71311.7+2.2
UKIP Alan Thornton642
UKIP William Smith626
Labour Lucette Davies5829.6+-0.0
Labour Lisa Gillette545
Labour Dennis Scard 519
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Old Town (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Janet Coles2,61337.1-9.6
Liberal Democrats John Ungar2,514
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Dow2,273
Conservative Anne Angel2,24131.8-1.3
Conservative Graham Buchanan1,830
Conservative Vivienne De Havilland-Geraghty1,492
Green Rob Clarke89812.7+0.6
UKIP Robert Harper6809.7n/a
Labour Paul Richards6128.7+0.7
Labour Jean Couture530
Labour Sharon Wentworth477
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Ratton (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Belsey2,44140.9-13.3
Conservative Colin Murdoch2,011
Conservative Tony Freebody1,904
Liberal Democrats Linda Beckmann1,62827.3+4.3
Liberal Democrats Daniel Neilson1,370
Liberal Democrats Roger Howarth1,148
UKIP David Alfred92415.5n/a
UKIP Brian McIntyre866
UKIP Helen Hill807
Labour John Lambert64010.7-0.1
Labour Anne Grigg466
Labour John Wentworth380
Green John Oliphant3365.6-6.4
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
St Anthony's (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Tutt2,65845.3-13.6
Liberal Democrats Gill Mattock2,272
Liberal Democrats Dean Sabri2,081
Conservative Nick Ansell1,46524.9+1.9
Conservative Danielle Perry1,032
Conservative Robert Findon1,008
UKIP Terence Grant92815.8n/a
UKIP Jayne Palmer849
UKIP Amanda Sheehan773
Labour Jackie Ferguson4988.5-1.9
Labour Alan Battrum478
Labour Ian Culshaw418
Green Hugh Norris3255.5-2.3
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Sovereign (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Blakeborough2,70740.9-7.4
Conservative Penny di Cara2,366
Conservative Gordon Jenkins2,219
Liberal Democrats Barbara Leggett1,68425.4-4.8
UKIP Nicola Burton1,39521.1n/a
Liberal Democrats Nick Maskelyne1,360
Liberal Democrats Anthony Somers1,287
UKIP Paul Keeble1,081
UKIP Jean Spencer984
Labour Richard Goude5147.8-1.3
Labour Samantha Lyster463
Labour Sarah Richards437
Green Robert Sier3214.8-7.6
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Upperton (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Pat Rodohan2,10938.4+2.3
Liberal Democrats Sammy Choudhury1,900
Liberal Democrats Margaret Salsbury1,831
Conservative Annabelle West1,60529.3-15.5
Conservative Adrian Platt1,562
Conservative Diane Mulkeirins1,529
UKIP Charlotte Clifford62711.4n/a
Green Alex Hough58810.7-0.3
UKIP Clive Jennings583
Labour Elizabeth Goude55810.2+2.1
Labour Matthew Quanstrom513
UKIP Rita Rolt503
Labour Simon Miller498
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

By-elections between 2015 and 2019

Sovereign by-election 24 November 2016 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Metcalfe1,27665.2+24.3
Liberal Democrats Roger Howarth52827.0+1.6
Labour Louis Thorburn1527.8+0.0
Majority74838.2
Turnout 1,956
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "2015 election results, Eastbourne Borough Council".
  3. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Sovereign Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
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