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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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	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Liberal Democrats	18	3	0	+3	66.7	35.5	18,688	-3.9
Conservative	9	0	3	-3	33.3	30.2	15,879	-7.8
UKIP	0	0	0	0	0.0	15.2	7,972	+14.0
Labour	0	0	0	0	0.0	10.1	5,326	-0.3
Green	0	0	0	0	0.0	8.3	4,379	-2.3
Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.7	367	+0.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Bannister	2,287	41.9	-7.9
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Wallis	2,022
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Holt	1,920
	Conservative	Simon Herbert	861	15.8	-6.1
	Labour	Angela Bennett	855	15.7	+2.3
	Conservative	Steve Hobbs	831
	UKIP	David Greenwood	798	14.6	n/a
	Labour	Dave Brinson	776
	Conservative	James Hopkins	736
	UKIP	Colin Horscroft	688
	UKIP	Bob Lacey	647
	Labour	Gerry Stonestreet	584
	Green	Alex Lea	531	9.7	+0.1
	Independent	Keith Gell	129	2.4	-2.8
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Pat Hearn	1,921	38.2	-11.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jim Murray	1,635
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Swansborough	1,546
	Conservative	Simon Howe	954	19.0	-5.6
	UKIP	Paul Brown	887	17.6	n/a
	UKIP	Barry Wright	828
	Conservative	Tom Liddiard	790
	Conservative	Matthew Ireland	772
	Labour	Eleanor Lambert	626	12.4	-4.3
	Labour	Helen Key	551
	Labour	Douglas Skelly	532
	Green	Ivor Hueting	407	8.1	-1.0
	Independent	David Poole	238	4.7	n/a
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Shuttleworth	2,389	47.3	-5.7
	Liberal Democrats	Troy Tester	1,929
	Liberal Democrats	Harun Miah	1,920
	Conservative	Gloria Barker	1,032	20.4	-6.4
	Conservative	Paul Gosling	962
	Conservative	Alex Richards	961
	UKIP	Ian Garbutt	930	18.4	n/a
	UKIP	Christopher Holloway	848
	Labour	Lee Comfort	441	8.7	-1.6
	Labour	Martin Howie	373
	Labour	Roy Noble	336
	Green	Pippa Oliphant	260	5.1	-4.9
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Smart	2,573	42.4	-10.1
	Conservative	Barry Taylor	2,416
	Conservative	Kathy Smethers	2,347
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Callaghan	1,399	23.0	+4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Rebecca Madell	1,372
	Liberal Democrats	Jean Fisher	1,186
	UKIP	Michael Dean	803	13.2	+3.7
	Green	Sally Boys	713	11.7	+2.2
	UKIP	Alan Thornton	642
	UKIP	William Smith	626
	Labour	Lucette Davies	582	9.6	+-0.0
	Labour	Lisa Gillette	545
	Labour	Dennis Scard	519
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

2015 Eastbourne Borough Council election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Janet Coles	2,613	37.1	-9.6
	Liberal Democrats	John Ungar	2,514
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Dow	2,273
	Conservative	Anne Angel	2,241	31.8	-1.3
	Conservative	Graham Buchanan	1,830
	Conservative	Vivienne De Havilland-Geraghty	1,492
	Green	Rob Clarke	898	12.7	+0.6
	UKIP	Robert Harper	680	9.7	n/a
	Labour	Paul Richards	612	8.7	+0.7
	Labour	Jean Couture	530
	Labour	Sharon Wentworth	477
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin Belsey	2,441	40.9	-13.3
	Conservative	Colin Murdoch	2,011
	Conservative	Tony Freebody	1,904
	Liberal Democrats	Linda Beckmann	1,628	27.3	+4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Neilson	1,370
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Howarth	1,148
	UKIP	David Alfred	924	15.5	n/a
	UKIP	Brian McIntyre	866
	UKIP	Helen Hill	807
	Labour	John Lambert	640	10.7	-0.1
	Labour	Anne Grigg	466
	Labour	John Wentworth	380
	Green	John Oliphant	336	5.6	-6.4
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Tutt	2,658	45.3	-13.6
	Liberal Democrats	Gill Mattock	2,272
	Liberal Democrats	Dean Sabri	2,081
	Conservative	Nick Ansell	1,465	24.9	+1.9
	Conservative	Danielle Perry	1,032
	Conservative	Robert Findon	1,008
	UKIP	Terence Grant	928	15.8	n/a
	UKIP	Jayne Palmer	849
	UKIP	Amanda Sheehan	773
	Labour	Jackie Ferguson	498	8.5	-1.9
	Labour	Alan Battrum	478
	Labour	Ian Culshaw	418
	Green	Hugh Norris	325	5.5	-2.3
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Raymond Blakeborough	2,707	40.9	-7.4
	Conservative	Penny di Cara	2,366
	Conservative	Gordon Jenkins	2,219
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Leggett	1,684	25.4	-4.8
	UKIP	Nicola Burton	1,395	21.1	n/a
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Maskelyne	1,360
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Somers	1,287
	UKIP	Paul Keeble	1,081
	UKIP	Jean Spencer	984
	Labour	Richard Goude	514	7.8	-1.3
	Labour	Samantha Lyster	463
	Labour	Sarah Richards	437
	Green	Robert Sier	321	4.8	-7.6
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Pat Rodohan	2,109	38.4	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Sammy Choudhury	1,900
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Salsbury	1,831
	Conservative	Annabelle West	1,605	29.3	-15.5
	Conservative	Adrian Platt	1,562
	Conservative	Diane Mulkeirins	1,529
	UKIP	Charlotte Clifford	627	11.4	n/a
	Green	Alex Hough	588	10.7	-0.3
	UKIP	Clive Jennings	583
	Labour	Elizabeth Goude	558	10.2	+2.1
	Labour	Matthew Quanstrom	513
	UKIP	Rita Rolt	503
	Labour	Simon Miller	498
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Metcalfe	1,276	65.2	+24.3
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Howarth	528	27.0	+1.6
	Labour	Louis Thorburn	152	7.8	+0.0
Majority			748	38.2
Turnout			1,956
	Conservative hold		Swing