Chapter 28  East Sussex

There were no elections this year in Lewes, Rother and Wealden, which hold whole council elections and whose next elections will be in 2007.

28.1  Eastbourne

One-third of council up for election.

Devonshire

Margaret Bannister  LD  1,177
Kenneth Graham  C  1,040
Clive Gross  Grn  239
Richard Goude  Lab  178

Hampden Park

Michael Thompson  LD  988
Edward Abela  C  636
David Brinson  Lab  356
Leslie Dalton  Grn  222

Langney

Irene Sims  LD  1,210
Thomas Walters  C  921
Steven Scott  Lab  164
Christine Quarrington  Grn  137

Meads

Barry Taylor  C  2,672
Steven Wallis  LD  589
Kate Arnold  Grn  271
Dennis Scard  Lab  221

Old Town (2)

Simon Herbert  C  1,926
Maurice Skilton  LD  1,854
John Stanbury  C  1,816
Patricia Habets  LD  1,739
Catharine Birchwood  Grn  355
Jocelyn McCarthy  Grn  289
Jonathan Pettigrew  Lab  155
Robert Rossetter  Lab  132

Ratton

Barbara Goodall  C  2,227
Peter Durrant  LD  702
Martin Falkner  Lab  233
Kevin Moore  Grn  225

St Anthony's

Jon Harris  LD  1,441
Judith Kim-Symes  C  1,200
Hugh Norris  Grn  242
Nora Ring  Lab  176

Sovereign

Christopher Williams  C  1,517
Margaret Salsbury  LD  806
Nancy Dalton  Grn  229

Upperton

Robert Lacey  C  1,754
Patrick Rodohan  LD  724
Finbar O'Shea  Grn  255
Margaret Pettigrew  Lab  212

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Consolidated Results — Eastbourne

Conservative     13,893  50.8%  5 councillors
Liberal Democrat  9,591  35.1%  5 councillors
Green Party       2,175   8.0%
Labour            1,695   6.2%

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28.2  Hastings

One-half of council up for election.

Ashdown

Cooke  C  800
Kennelly  LD  325
Wilde  Lab  303

Baird

Vallery  C  572
Castro  Lab  436
Coffey  LD  241

Braybrooke

Sabetian  Lab  748
Prince  C  437
Saxby  LD  184
Phillips  Grn  143

Castle

Smith  LD  576
Jackson  Lab  431
Willard  C  223
Homewood  Grn  187

Central St Leonards

Webb  Lab  469
Modlinger  LD  423
Evans  C  288

Conquest

Pragnell  C  837
Dormer  LD  385
Worsley  Lab  283
Phillips  Grn  78

Gensing

Bond  LD  433
Rushbrook  Lab  421
Lock  C  320
Carey-Stuart  Grn  140

Hollington

Soan  Lab  443
Madlani  C  275
Campbell  LD  177
Young  Grn  104

Maze Hill

Charlesworth  C  687
Russell  LD  261
Maloney  Lab  250
Manning  UKIP  229

Old Hastings

Stevens  LD  662
Kitson  Lab  548
Keen  C  456
Robertson  Grn  156

Ore

Bird  C  543
Chowney  Lab  392
Edmonds  LD  239

St Helen's

Lock  C  929
Rycroft  Lab  640
Alders  LD  264

Silverhill

Lanbrechs  C  545
Roberts  Lab  430
Third  LD  244
Medhurst  Grn  122

Tressell

McDonnell  Lab  358
Cooke  C  239
Ayres  LD  230

West St Leonards

Beaver  C  443
Wise  LD  255
Wood  Lab  243
Powell  UKIP  219

Wishing Tree

Scott  Lab  712
Molloy  C  378
Pickard  LD  194

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Consolidated Results — Hastings

Conservative         7,972  37.0%  8 councillors
Labour               7,107  33.0%  5 councillors
Liberal Democrat     5,093  23.6%  3 councillors
Green Party            930   4.3%
UK Independence Party  448   2.1%

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