The 2000 Eastbourne Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Eastbourne Borough Council in East Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
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Overall turnout at the election was 30.90%,[3] down from 32.36% at the 1999 election.[4]
Eastbourne local election result 2000[3][2] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
Conservative | 7 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 70.0 | 57.1 | 11,875 | +11.1% | ||
Liberal Democrat | 3 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 30.0 | 35.4 | 7,370 | -7.0% | ||
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 1,304 | -4.1% | ||
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 169 | +0.1% | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 78 | -0.1% |
Devonshire[3] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | David Elkin | 886 | 47.3 | +2.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Beryl Teso | 767 | 41.0 | -2.6 | |
Labour | Sharon Wentworth | 142 | 7.6 | -3.8 | |
Green | Robert Sier | 78 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 119 | 6.4 | +5.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,873 | 34.7 | +0.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Downside[3] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | John Stanbury | 961 | 49.8 | +18.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Raymond Sparks | 833 | 43.2 | -18.3 | |
Labour | Emile Habets | 134 | 7.0 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 128 | 6.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,928 | 32.9 | -1.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Hampden Park[3] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Michael Thompson | 736 | 49.7 | -8.7 | |
Conservative | Russell Riseley | 457 | 30.8 | +12.2 | |
Labour | Jonathan Pettigrew | 289 | 19.5 | -3.5 | |
Majority | 279 | 18.8 | -16.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,482 | 24.4 | -4.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Langney[3] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Norman Marsh | 1,304 | 61.7 | -1.1 | |
Conservative | Len Meladio | 809 | 38.3 | +14.0 | |
Majority | 495 | 23.4 | -15.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,113 | 21.1 | -2.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Meads[3] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Mark Deschamps | 2,056 | 79.6 | +5.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Winifred King | 337 | 13.0 | -1.4 | |
Labour | John Pettigrew | 190 | 7.4 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 1,719 | 66.6 | +7.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,583 | 39.9 | +2.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Ocklynge[3] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Colin Belsey | 1,310 | 59.0 | +11.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Creaven | 911 | 41.0 | -6.6 | |
Majority | 399 | 18.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,221 | 40.1 | -2.5 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Ratton[3] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Michael Tunwell | 1,391 | 72.2 | +8.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | James Gleeson | 205 | 10.6 | -9.1 | |
Liberal | Maria Williamson | 169 | 8.8 | +1.9 | |
Labour | David Brinson | 161 | 8.4 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 1,186 | 61.6 | +17.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,926 | 31.0 | -3.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Roselands[3] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Jon Harris | 895 | 48.1 | -18.4 | |
Conservative | Christopher Williams | 782 | 42.0 | +19.1 | |
Labour | John Morrison | 185 | 9.9 | -0.7 | |
Majority | 113 | 6.1 | -37.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,862 | 27.9 | -1.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
St Anthony's[3] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Margo Smith | 1,744 | 62.0 | +7.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Carolyn Carpenter | 867 | 30.8 | -5.3 | |
Labour | Jason Phillips | 203 | 7.2 | -2.5 | |
Majority | 877 | 31.2 | +13.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,814 | 34.5 | +0.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Upperton[3] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Ann Murray | 1,479 | 74.2 | +7.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Peter Durrant | 515 | 25.8 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 964 | 48.3 | +5.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,994 | 29.2 | -1.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St Anthony's By-Election 7 June 2001[5] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Christopher Williams | 2,108 | 42.4 | -19.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Richard Ellis | 2,030 | 40.8 | +10.0 | |
Labour | Jonathan Pettigrew | 840 | 16.9 | +9.7 | |
Majority | 78 | 1.6 | -29.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,978 | 58.0 | +23.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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