Eastbourne (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 50°46′41″N 0°17′10″E / 50.778°N 0.286°E / 50.778; 0.286
| Eastbourne | |
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| Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Eastbourne in East Sussex. |
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Location of East Sussex within England. |
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| County | East Sussex |
| Electorate | 76,978 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Eastbourne |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1885 (1885) |
| Member of Parliament | Stephen Lloyd (Liberal Democrat) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | East Sussex |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | South East England |
Eastbourne is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election. Traditionally a safe Conservative seat, Eastbourne became very marginal following the 1990 by-election between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats for many years. The Liberal Democrats gained the seat at the 2010 general election.
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