Council Elections
Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election.
Boundary changes took place for the 2002 election which reduced the number of seats by 3, leading to the whole council being elected in that year. The council then switched from a system of by-third elections to whole council elections in 2007.
| Year | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | ||
| 1992 | 17 | 13 | ||
| 1994 | 19 | 11 | ||
| 1995 | 21 | 9 | ||
| 1996 | 22 | 8 | ||
| 1998 | 18 | 12 | ||
| 1999 | 15 | 15 | ||
| 2000 | 12 | 18 | ||
| 2002 | 15 | 12 | ||
| 2003 | 14 | 13 | ||
| 2004 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 2006 | 12 | 15 | ||
| 2007 | 20 | 7 | ||
| 2011 | 15 | 12 | ||
Read more about this topic: Eastbourne Local Elections
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