Eastbourne - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Eastbourne constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Eastbourne
Region	South East
1st in 2024		Liberal Democrat
2nd in 2024		Conservative
Swing To Lose	13.38%
Next Election Prediction	View

Note: 'Swing To Lose' is the swing needed by the 2nd placed party against the 1st placed party to win the seat.

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2024	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2019 (New Boundaries)	Conservative
	Election 2019	Conservative
	Election 2017	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2015	Conservative
	Election 2010	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Conservative
	Election 2005	Conservative
	Election 2001	Conservative
	Election 1997	Conservative
	Election 1992	Conservative
	Election 1987	Conservative
	Election 1983	Conservative
	Election 1979	Conservative
	Election 1974 (October)	Conservative
	Election 1974 (February)	Conservative

Election 2024

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	23,742	52.06%	+9.20%
	Conservative	11,538	25.30%	-21.79%
	Reform UK	6,061	13.29%	+10.54%
	Labour	2,689	5.90%	-1.05%
	Green	1,421	3.12%	N/A
	Minor	154	0.34%	N/A
Majority		12,204	26.76%
Turnout		45,605	62.82%	-7.09%
Electorate		72,592
Swing from CON to LD			15.49%
Swing from LD to REF			0.67%
Swing from CON to REF			16.17%
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	24,137	47.09%	-1.79%
	Liberal Democrat	21,969	42.86%	+1.83%
	Labour	3,560	6.95%	-0.03%
	Reform UK	1,408	2.75%	N/A
	Minor	185	0.36%	N/A
Majority		2,168	4.23%
Turnout		51,259	69.91%	+0.39%
Electorate		73,322
Swing from CON to LD			1.81%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.88%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.93%
	Conservative hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	26,951	48.88%	+4.80%
	Liberal Democrat	22,620	41.03%	-5.86%
	Labour	3,848	6.98%	-1.16%
	Brexit Party	1,530	2.78%	N/A
	Minor	185	0.34%	N/A
Majority		4,331	7.86%
Turnout		55,134	69.52%	-3.39%
Electorate		79,307
Swing from LD to CON			5.33%
Swing from LAB to CON			2.98%
Swing from LD to LAB			2.35%
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	26,924	46.89%	+8.71%
	Conservative	25,315	44.09%	+4.52%
	Labour	4,671	8.13%	+0.30%
	Green	510	0.89%	-1.67%
Majority		1,609	2.80%
Turnout		57,420	72.91%	+5.31%
Electorate		78,754
Swing from CON to LD			2.09%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.20%
Swing from LAB to CON			2.11%
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	20,934	39.57%	-1.15%
	Liberal Democrat	20,201	38.18%	-9.12%
	UKIP	6,139	11.60%	+9.10%
	Labour	4,143	7.83%	+3.04%
	Green	1,351	2.55%	N/A
	Minor	139	0.26%	N/A
Majority		733	1.39%
Turnout		52,907	67.60%	+0.64%
Electorate		78,262
Swing from LD to CON			3.99%
Swing from CON to UKIP			5.12%
Swing from LD to UKIP			9.11%
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	24,658	47.31%	+5.85%
	Conservative	21,223	40.72%	-2.30%
	Labour	2,497	4.79%	-6.17%
	Minor	1,327	2.55%	N/A
	UKIP	1,305	2.50%	N/A
	Others	1,114	2.14%	N/A
Majority		3,435	6.59%
Turnout		52,124	66.96%	+2.07%
Electorate		77,840
Swing from CON to LD			4.08%
Swing from LAB to LD			6.01%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.93%
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	20,628	43.02%	-0.44%
	Liberal Democrat	19,879	41.46%	+0.32%
	Labour	5,256	10.96%	+0.08%
	Others	2,188	4.56%	N/A
Majority		749	1.56%
Turnout		47,951	64.90%	+0.17%
Electorate		73,889
Swing from CON to LD			0.38%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.26%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.12%
	Conservative hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,033	43.46%	-0.62%
	Liberal Democrat	19,909	41.14%	+1.86%
	Labour	5,268	10.89%	-2.44%
	UKIP	1,233	2.55%	+0.52%
	Green	949	1.96%	N/A
Majority		1,124	2.32%
Turnout		48,392	64.73%	+4.05%
Electorate		74,759
Swing from CON to LD			1.24%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.91%
Swing from LAB to LD			2.15%
	Conservative hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	19,738	44.09%	+1.97%
	Liberal Democrat	17,584	39.28%	+0.94%
	Labour	5,967	13.33%	+0.84%
	UKIP	907	2.03%	+1.54%
	Minor	574	1.28%	N/A
Majority		2,154	4.81%
Turnout		44,770	60.68%	-12.12%
Electorate		73,784
Swing from LD to CON			0.51%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.56%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.05%
	Conservative hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	22,183	42.12%	-9.47%
	Liberal Democrat	20,189	38.33%	-4.36%
	Labour	6,576	12.49%	+7.89%
	Minor	2,724	5.17%	N/A
	UKIP	254	0.48%	N/A
	Others	741	1.41%	N/A
Majority		1,994	3.79%
Turnout		52,667	72.80%	-8.13%
Electorate		72,347
Swing from CON to LD			2.55%
Swing from CON to LAB			8.68%
Swing from LD to LAB			6.12%
	Conservative hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	31,792	51.59%	-8.34%
	Liberal Democrat	26,311	42.70%	N/A
	Labour	2,834	4.60%	-4.19%
	Green	391	0.63%	-0.91%
	Minor	296	0.48%	N/A
Majority		5,481	8.89%
Turnout		61,624	80.93%	+5.34%
Electorate		76,146
Swing from CON to LD			25.52%
Swing from CON to LAB			2.07%
Swing from LAB to LD			23.44%
	Conservative hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	33,587	59.93%	+0.83%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	16,664	29.73%	-4.06%
	Labour	4,928	8.79%	+1.68%
	Green	867	1.55%	N/A
Majority		16,923	30.19%
Turnout		56,046	75.59%	+2.55%
Electorate		74,144
Swing from ALL to CON			2.45%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.42%
Swing from ALL to LAB			2.87%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	31,501	59.09%	-3.95%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	18,015	33.80%	N/A
	Labour	3,790	7.11%	-10.13%
Majority		13,486	25.30%
Turnout		53,306	73.04%	-3.64%
Electorate		72,980
Swing from CON to ALL			18.87%
Swing from LAB to CON			3.09%
Swing from LAB to ALL			21.97%
	Conservative hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	37,168	63.05%	+8.38%
	Liberal	11,084	18.80%	-7.09%
	Labour	10,166	17.24%	-2.20%
	Others	533	0.90%	N/A
Majority		26,084	44.25%
Turnout		58,951	76.68%	+2.11%
Electorate		76,880
Swing from LIB to CON			7.74%
Swing from LAB to CON			5.29%
Swing from LIB to LAB			2.44%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	30,442	54.66%	+3.36%
	Liberal	14,417	25.89%	-13.23%
	Labour	10,830	19.45%	+9.87%
Majority		16,025	28.78%
Turnout		55,689	74.57%	-8.03%
Electorate		74,684
Swing from LIB to CON			8.29%
Swing from CON to LAB			3.25%
Swing from LIB to LAB			11.55%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	31,462	51.31%	N/A
	Liberal	23,987	39.12%	N/A
	Labour	5,874	9.58%	N/A
Majority		7,475	12.19%
Turnout		61,323	82.60%	N/A
Electorate		74,240

	Conservative win

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