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Eastbourne Borough Council in East Sussex, England is elected every four years. Until 2007 one third of the council was elected each year, followed by one year without an election. 27 councillors are elected with 3 each from the 9 wards.
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Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
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.
By-election results
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections; full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.