Eastbourne.
Liberal Democrats-controlled district. £16m net revenue. 9 wards across 1 parliamentary constituency.
31 May 2026
Liberal Democrats chamber, Liberal Democrats MPs.
Eastbourne is a district controlled by Liberal Democrats (19 of 27 seats). Net revenue is £16m for 2025-26. It covers 9 wards spanning 1 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Liberal Democrats 70% · last contested 4 May 2023
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christina Jane Ewbank | LD | Devonshire | 2023 |
| Margaret Elizabeth Bannister | LD | Devonshire | 2023 |
| Steve Holt | LD | Devonshire | 2023 |
| Colin Richard Swansborough | LD | Hampden Park | 2023 |
| James Robert Murray | LD | Hampden Park | 2023 |
| Teri Sayers-Cooper | LD | Hampden Park | 2023 |
| Alan Shuttleworth | LD | Langney | 2023 |
| Anita Mayes | LD | Langney | 2023 |
| Candy Vaughan | LD | Langney | 2023 |
| Andy Collins | LD | Meads | 2023 |
| Jane Lamb | Con | Meads | 2023 |
| Robert Smart | Con | Meads | 2023 |
Where revenue comes from.
Revenue mix is close to the councils (district) median: 64% council tax, 23% central grants.
Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)
Band-D bill.
| Council slice | £286 |
| County / upper-tier | £1,867 |
| Police | £267 |
| Fire & rescue | £112 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Total Band-D | £2,532 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
Use the income slider on My place to see income tax, NI, VAT and council tax against your earnings.
How does Eastbourne split its revenue across services, compared with peer councils (district)-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.
The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.
Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastbourne | 9 | 100% | Josh Babarinde | LD |
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 163 other councils (district)
Police, Fire, Parish on top
Not yet ingested for Eastbourne
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level