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🏴England
South East
73,322 electors
Active Seat

Eastbourne

Current MP
Josh Babarinde
Josh Babarinde

🗳️ Election History

5
Elections
68.0%
Avg Turnout
4
Times Changed
2010
Current Party Since
Liberal Democrat Josh Babarinde Gain from Conservative
Majority 12,204
Turnout 62.8% ▼6.7pp
Total Votes 45,605
Winner Swing ▲3.2pp
✓ Josh Babarinde
Liberal Democrats
23,742 52.1%
▲9.2pp
Caroline Ansell
Conservative
11,538 25.3%
▼21.8pp
Mark Ashdown
Reform UK
6,061 13.3%
▲10.5pp
Paul Richards
Labour
2,689 5.9%
▼1.1pp
Mike Munson
Green Party
1,421 3.1%
—
Ian Garbutt
UK Independence Party
154 0.3%
—
Conservative Caroline Ansell Gain from Liberal Democrat
Majority 4,331
Turnout 69.5% ▼3.4pp
Total Votes 55,134
Winner Swing ▲2.0pp
✓ Caroline Ansell
Conservative
26,951 48.9%
▲4.8pp
Stephen Lloyd
Liberal Democrats
22,620 41.0%
▼5.9pp
Jake Lambert
Labour
3,848 7.0%
▼1.2pp
Stephen Gander
—
1,530 2.8%
—
Ken Pollock
—
185 0.3%
—
Liberal Democrat Stephen Lloyd Gain from Conservative
Majority 1,609
Turnout 72.9% ▲5.3pp
Total Votes 57,420
Winner Swing ▲7.3pp
✓ Stephen Lloyd
Liberal Democrats
26,924 46.9%
▲8.7pp
Caroline Ansell
Conservative
25,315 44.1%
▲4.5pp
Jake Lambert
Labour
4,671 8.1%
▲0.3pp
Alex Hough
Green Party
510 0.9%
▼1.7pp
Conservative Caroline Ansell Gain from Liberal Democrat
Majority 733
Turnout 67.6% ▲0.6pp
Total Votes 52,907
Winner Swing ▼7.7pp
✓ Caroline Ansell
Conservative
20,934 39.6%
▼1.2pp
Stephen Lloyd
Liberal Democrats
20,201 38.2%
▼9.1pp
Nigel Jones
—
6,139 11.6%
▲9.1pp
Jake Lambert
Labour
4,143 7.8%
▲3.0pp
Andrew Durling
Green Party
1,351 2.6%
—
Paul Howard
—
139 0.3%
—
Liberal Democrat Stephen Lloyd Hold
Majority 3,435
Turnout 67.0%
Total Votes 52,124
✓ Stephen Lloyd
Liberal Democrats
24,658 47.3%
▲5.6pp
Nigel Waterson
Conservative
21,223 40.7%
▼2.3pp
Dave Brinson
Labour
2,497 4.8%
▼6.0pp
Stephen Shing
—
1,327 2.6%
—
Roger Needham
—
1,305 2.5%
▲0.0pp
Colin Poulter
—
939 1.8%
—
Michael Baldry
—
101 0.2%
—
Keith Gell
—
74 0.1%
—

Turnout Trend

67.0%
'10
67.6%
'15
72.9%
'17
69.5%
'19
62.8%
'24

👥 Demographics

▲▼ changes shown vs 2001 Census
📊Age
65 and over
24.9%
50 to 64
19.8%
0 to 17
18.9%
35 to 49
18.0%
25 to 34
11.3%
18 to 24
7.1%
🌍Ethnicity
White
90.8%
92,347 people of 101,697
Other ethnic group
4.4%
1,690 people of 101,697
Asian or Asian British
3.5%
3,549 people of 101,697
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
2.8%
2,804 people of 101,697
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
1.3%
1,307 people of 101,697
📊Age
65 and over
24.5%
18 to 24
7.1%
⛪Religion
Christian
45.9%
46,674 people of 101,688
No religion
43.2%
43,920 people of 101,688
Not answered
6.7%
6,768 people of 101,688
Muslim
2.2%
2,265 people of 101,688
Other religion
1.5%
751 people of 101,688
Buddhist
0.6%
568 people of 101,688
Hindu
0.5%
513 people of 101,688
Jewish
0.2%
187 people of 101,688
Sikh
0.0%
42 people of 101,688
🎓Education
Level 4 qualifications or above
29.8%
25,224 people of 84,573
No qualifications
18.4%
15,577 people of 84,573
Level 3 qualifications
17.1%
14,431 people of 84,573
Level 2 qualifications
14.6%
12,368 people of 84,573
Level 1 and entry level qualifications
11.1%
9,383 people of 84,573
Apprenticeship
5.7%
4,811 people of 84,573
Other qualifications
3.3%
2,779 people of 84,573
🌍Ethnicity
White
94.3%
100,788 people of 106,852
Asian or Asian British
2.7%
2,885 people of 106,852
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
1.7%
1,850 people of 106,852
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
0.7%
790 people of 106,852
Other ethnic group
0.5%
539 people of 106,852
📊Age
45 to 64
25.3%
65 and over
23.2%
Under 18
19.1%
30 to 44
18.1%
18 to 29
14.3%
⛪Religion
Christian
60.1%
64,235 people of 106,852
No religion
28.8%
30,775 people of 106,852
Not answered
8.0%
8,518 people of 106,852
Muslim
1.4%
1,479 people of 106,852
Other religion
0.6%
626 people of 106,852
Buddhist
0.5%
496 people of 106,852
Hindu
0.4%
443 people of 106,852
Jewish
0.2%
227 people of 106,852
Sikh
0.0%
53 people of 106,852
🎓Education
Level 4 qualifications or above
24.4%
21,757 people of 89,071
No qualifications
23.4%
20,869 people of 89,071
Level 2 qualifications
16.6%
14,804 people of 89,071
Level 1 and entry level qualifications
13.7%
12,231 people of 89,071
Level 3 qualifications
12.5%
11,101 people of 89,071
Other qualifications
5.7%
5,085 people of 89,071
Apprenticeship
3.6%
3,224 people of 89,071
🌍Ethnicity
White
96.8%
93,719 people of 96,848
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
1.0%
981 people of 96,848
Other ethnic group
0.9%
905 people of 96,848
Asian or Asian British
0.9%
902 people of 96,848
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
0.4%
341 people of 96,848
⛪Religion
Christian
73.4%
71,089 people of 96,851
No religion
16.4%
15,875 people of 96,851
Not answered
7.9%
7,696 people of 96,851
Muslim
0.9%
893 people of 96,851
Other religion
0.5%
443 people of 96,851
Buddhist
0.3%
314 people of 96,851
Jewish
0.3%
276 people of 96,851
Hindu
0.2%
220 people of 96,851
Sikh
0.0%
45 people of 96,851
🎓Education
No qualifications
28.5%
18,789 people of 65,916
Level 2 qualifications
20.9%
13,757 people of 65,916
Level 1 and entry level qualifications
17.4%
11,458 people of 65,916
Level 4 qualifications or above
16.7%
11,005 people of 65,916
Level 3 qualifications
8.8%
5,773 people of 65,916
Other qualifications
7.8%
5,134 people of 65,916

📈 Demographic Change (2011 → 2021)

Measured change only. No assumptions or interpretation.
🌍 Ethnicity
Group 2011 % 2021 % Change 2011 count 2021 count Count change
Other ethnic group 0.5% base 106,852 4.4% base 101,697 +3.9pp 539 1,690 +1,151
Asian or Asian British 2.7% base 106,852 3.5% base 101,697 +0.8pp 2,885 3,549 +664
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British 0.7% base 106,852 1.3% base 101,697 +0.5pp 790 1,307 +517
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.7% base 106,852 2.8% base 101,697 +1.0pp 1,850 2,804 +954
White 94.3% base 106,852 90.8% base 101,697 -3.5pp 100,788 92,347 -8,441
⛪ Religion
Group 2011 % 2021 % Change 2011 count 2021 count Count change
Buddhist 0.5% base 106,852 0.6% base 101,688 +0.1pp 496 568 +72
Christian 60.1% base 106,852 45.9% base 101,688 -14.2pp 64,235 46,674 -17,561
Hindu 0.4% base 106,852 0.5% base 101,688 +0.1pp 443 513 +70
Jewish 0.2% base 106,852 0.2% base 101,688 0.0pp 227 187 -40
Muslim 1.4% base 106,852 2.2% base 101,688 +0.8pp 1,479 2,265 +786
Sikh 0.0% base 106,852 0.0% base 101,688 0.0pp 53 42 -11
No religion 28.8% base 106,852 43.2% base 101,688 +14.4pp 30,775 43,920 +13,145
Other religion 0.6% base 106,852 1.5% base 101,688 +0.9pp 626 751 +125
Not answered 8.0% base 106,852 6.7% base 101,688 -1.3pp 8,518 6,768 -1,750
🎓 Education
Group 2011 % 2021 % Change 2011 count 2021 count Count change
Apprenticeship 3.6% base 89,071 5.7% base 84,573 +2.1pp 3,224 4,811 +1,587
Level 4 qualifications or above 24.4% base 89,071 29.8% base 84,573 +5.4pp 21,757 25,224 +3,467
Level 1 and entry level qualifications 13.7% base 89,071 11.1% base 84,573 -2.6pp 12,231 9,383 -2,848
Level 2 qualifications 16.6% base 89,071 14.6% base 84,573 -2.0pp 14,804 12,368 -2,436
Level 3 qualifications 12.5% base 89,071 17.1% base 84,573 +4.6pp 11,101 14,431 +3,330
No qualifications 23.4% base 89,071 18.4% base 84,573 -5.0pp 20,869 15,577 -5,292
Other qualifications 5.7% base 89,071 3.3% base 84,573 -2.4pp 5,085 2,779 -2,306

Previous MPs

Historical representatives of this constituency
MP Name Party From To
Caroline Ansell Conservative 2019-12-12 2024-05-30
Stephen Lloyd Liberal Democrat 2017-06-08 2019-11-06
Mr Nigel Waterson Conservative 1992-04-09 2010-05-06
David Bellotti Liberal Democrat 1990-10-18 1992-04-09
Ian Gow Conservative 1974-02-28 1990-07-30