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Eastbourne 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

9 ward races

27 seats

26 elected below the proportional quota

96.3% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 9 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 27 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Liberal Democrats	36,350	49.7%	19	70.4%	15	55.6%	+4
Conservative and Unionist Party	24,101	33.0%	8	29.6%	9	33.3%	-1
Labour Party	7,122	9.7%	0	0.0%	2	7.4%	-2
Green Party	4,757	6.5%	0	0.0%	1	3.7%	-1
UK Independence Party (UKIP)	341	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	340	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Independent	97	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	73,108	100.0%	27	100.0%	27	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Meads · 3 seats · won at 13.9% · +11.1 pts below quota
Ratton · 3 seats · won at 16.2% · +8.8 pts below quota
Devonshire · 3 seats · won at 16.3% · +8.7 pts below quota
Sovereign · 3 seats · won at 16.5% · +8.5 pts below quota
Upperton · 3 seats · won at 17.7% · +7.3 pts below quota
Hampden Park · 3 seats · won at 18.3% · +6.7 pts below quota
Old Town · 3 seats · won at 18.7% · +6.3 pts below quota
St. Anthonys · 3 seats · won at 19.0% · +6.0 pts below quota
Langney · 3 seats · won at 22.5% · +2.5 pts below quota

Race results

Meads · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 13.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +11.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 11,011

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Collins, A.	Liberal Democrats	1,630	14.8%	Elected
2	Lamb, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,585	14.4%	Elected
3	Smart, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,536	13.9%	Elected
4	Miller, K.	Liberal Democrats	1,515	13.8%
5	Taylor, N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,508	13.7%
6	Hudson, J.	Liberal Democrats	1,457	13.2%
7	Mannion, D.	Labour Party	311	2.8%
8	Goodchild, A.	Labour Party	309	2.8%
9	Hough, A.	Green Party	297	2.7%
10	Filby, B.	Labour Party	276	2.5%
11	Martin, C.	Green Party	247	2.2%
12	Gell, K.	Reform UK	184	1.7%
13	Mullens, K.	Reform UK	156	1.4%

Electorate 8,517 · Ballots cast 11,011 · Back to ward index

Ratton · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +8.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 8,155

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Belsey, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,453	17.8%	Elected
2	Ansell, N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,438	17.6%	Elected
3	Small, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,324	16.2%	Elected
4	Banner, T.	Liberal Democrats	1,002	12.3%
5	Heaps, C.	Liberal Democrats	992	12.2%
6	Wright, B.	Liberal Democrats	862	10.6%
7	Thorpe, J.	Green Party	338	4.1%
8	Godfrey, D.	Labour Party	281	3.4%
9	Shacklock, J.	Labour Party	242	3.0%
10	Duffy, P.	Labour Party	223	2.7%

Electorate 7,386 · Ballots cast 8,155 · Back to ward index

Devonshire · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +8.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 7,554

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bannister, M.	Liberal Democrats	1,409	18.7%	Elected
2	Ewbank, C.	Liberal Democrats	1,248	16.5%	Elected
3	Holt, S.	Liberal Democrats	1,233	16.3%	Elected
4	Brinson, D.	Labour Party	631	8.4%
5	Mullen, F.	Conservative and Unionist Party	565	7.5%
6	McWilliams, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	529	7.0%
7	Begum, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	505	6.7%
8	Lambert, J.	Labour Party	503	6.7%
9	Pemberton, L.	Labour Party	451	6.0%
10	McGhee, T.	Green Party	333	4.4%
11	Harper, N.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	147	1.9%

Electorate 9,790 · Ballots cast 7,554 · Back to ward index

Sovereign · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +8.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 8,993

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cara, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,629	18.1%	Elected
2	Shore, K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,511	16.8%	Elected
3	Goodyear, N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,480	16.5%	Elected
4	Ballard, J.	Liberal Democrats	996	11.1%
5	Doherty, M.	Liberal Democrats	914	10.2%
6	Glasgow, D.	Liberal Democrats	874	9.7%
7	Kerrison, S.	Green Party	386	4.3%
8	Whall, S.	Green Party	323	3.6%
9	Bradley, D.	Labour Party	321	3.6%
10	Richards, A.	Labour Party	289	3.2%
11	Murly-Cleves, S.	Labour Party	270	3.0%

Electorate 9,364 · Ballots cast 8,993 · Back to ward index

Upperton · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +7.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 8,966

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ballard, K.	Liberal Democrats	1,683	18.8%	Elected
2	Rodohan, P.	Liberal Democrats	1,633	18.2%	Elected
3	Maxted, R.	Liberal Democrats	1,585	17.7%	Elected
4	Angel, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	929	10.4%
5	Henderson, N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	897	10.0%
6	Hussain, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	826	9.2%
7	Munson, J.	Green Party	354	3.9%
8	Beck, G.	Labour Party	318	3.5%
9	Birdbrook, J.	Green Party	282	3.1%
10	Culshaw, I.	Labour Party	247	2.8%
11	Hill, D.	Labour Party	212	2.4%

Electorate 8,559 · Ballots cast 8,966 · Back to ward index

Hampden Park · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 18.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +6.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,500

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Swansborough, C.	Liberal Democrats	1,091	19.8%	Elected
2	Murray, J.	Liberal Democrats	1,037	18.9%	Elected
3	Sayers-Cooper, T.	Liberal Democrats	1,004	18.3%	Elected
4	Borland, L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	448	8.1%
5	Lutterer, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	411	7.5%
6	Liddiard, B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	408	7.4%
7	Robinson, M.	Labour Party	271	4.9%
8	Lambert, W.	Labour Party	264	4.8%
9	Dean, G.	Labour Party	254	4.6%
10	Dixon, S.	Green Party	215	3.9%
11	Poole, D.	Independent	97	1.8%

Electorate 7,645 · Ballots cast 5,500 · Back to ward index

Old Town · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 18.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +6.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 10,230

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Diplock, P.	Liberal Democrats	2,074	20.3%	Elected
2	Dehdashty, A.	Liberal Democrats	1,939	19.0%	Elected
3	Morris, A.	Liberal Democrats	1,913	18.7%	Elected
4	Gisby, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	817	8.0%
5	Geraghty, V.	Conservative and Unionist Party	767	7.5%
6	Sneath, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	738	7.2%
7	Lambert, J.	Labour Party	497	4.9%
8	Henderson, J.	Green Party	421	4.1%
9	Oliphant, P.	Green Party	364	3.6%
10	Egglestone, T.	Green Party	339	3.3%
11	Richards, P.	Labour Party	262	2.6%
12	Horscroft, C.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	99	1.0%

Electorate 8,298 · Ballots cast 10,230 · Back to ward index

St. Anthonys · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 19.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +6.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,849

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Butcher, D.	Liberal Democrats	1,399	20.4%	Elected
2	Williams, J.	Liberal Democrats	1,395	20.4%	Elected
3	Parker, H.	Liberal Democrats	1,304	19.0%	Elected
4	Howlett, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	599	8.7%
5	Davis, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	592	8.6%
6	Swain, B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	570	8.3%
7	Norris, R.	Green Party	414	6.0%
8	Rutter, N.	Green Party	307	4.5%
9	Sailing, J.	Labour Party	269	3.9%

Electorate 8,419 · Ballots cast 6,849 · Back to ward index

Langney · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 22.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +2.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,850

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Shuttleworth, A.	Liberal Democrats	1,485	25.4%	Elected
2	Mayes, A.	Liberal Democrats	1,358	23.2%	Elected
3	Vaughan, C.	Liberal Democrats	1,318	22.5%	Elected
4	Stevens, B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	372	6.4%
5	Wooler, L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	354	6.1%
6	Hussain, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	310	5.3%
7	Comfort, L.	Labour Party	175	3.0%
8	Hill, S.	Green Party	137	2.3%
9	Noble, R.	Labour Party	132	2.3%
10	Thomas, D.	Labour Party	114	1.9%
11	Garbutt, I.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	95	1.6%

Electorate 7,710 · Ballots cast 5,850 · Back to ward index