UK general elections › 2017 › Eastbourne
Eastbourne — 2017
Stephen Lloyd (Liberal Democrats) was elected with 26,924 votes— 46.9% of 57,420 valid votes. Under First Past the Post, a plurality is enough; a majority is not required.
Result · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 46.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −3.1 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 57,420
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ valid votes in this constituency. Matches the share the returning officer publishes. | Below quota Elected candidate's share of valid votes minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Lloyd | Liberal Democrats | 26,924 | 46.9% | −3.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Caroline Ansell | Conservative Party | 25,315 | 44.1% | — | |
| 3 | Jake Lambert | Labour Party | 4,671 | 8.1% | — | |
| 4 | Alex Hough | Green Party | 510 | 0.9% | — |
Source data: UK Parliament psephology database, retrieved
2026-05-19, generated
2026-05-19
(Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl-psephology@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.