Eastbourne: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Eastbourne is Josh Babarinde (Liberal Democrat), returned on 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Josh Babarinde (Liberal Democrat) 23,742 votes and Caroline Ansell (Conservative) 11,538, a majority of 12,204. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 62.8% (45,605 of 72,590).
Key figures
What the figures show
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 69.3% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 9.2 points. The economically inactive share was 27.7%.
DWP figures count 5,367 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 31.2% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 19.3% in 2024/25, from 16.3% in 2021/22.
At the 2021 Census there were 45,610 households and 2,302.6 residents per square kilometre; 23.1% of workers mainly worked from home and 28.0% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
3,805 business sites were registered in Eastbourne in March 2026 (3,780 a year before), and employed 39,000 people in 2024.
Residents of Eastbourne earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £37,015 for workplace jobs and £37,236 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £35,859. The residents' figure ranks 258th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
About 104,300 people live in Eastbourne: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 104,259. Children under 16 numbered 17,182; people aged 65 and over, 25,925.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £275,000 and half for less. That is up 32% on £208,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £295,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 275th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,337 recorded sales.
In September 2026, 4.8% of 16 to 64 year olds in Eastbourne were claimants (2,960 people). A year earlier the count was 2,855.
MP
Josh Babarinde, Liberal Democrat
- MP for Eastbourne since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Josh Babarinde on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Josh Babarinde's latest words in Parliament, from 14 October 2026 to 26 October 2026. Hansard search returns 298 spoken contributions by Josh Babarinde since 4 July 2024.
Too often, antisocial behaviour on our streets comes with a racist edge, and tackling it starts with naming it, something that shamefully the wannabe Chancellor, the right hon.
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Of course, there are financial costs, but there are costs to human life and livelihood as well.
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I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Epsom and Ewell (Helen Maguire); she is a legend for securing this debate and giving us all the opportunity to speak about this issue, which blights our communities.
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I thank the hon. Member for Leeds South West and Morley (Mark Sewards) for his point on the armed forces covenant. The DWP’s position in relation to the covenant has changed in the light of the Armed Forces Act’s new legal duties that the DWP will have to adhere to come January.
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In Pauline’s case, she did not choose whether to receive monthly instalments or a lump sum.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Babarinde | Liberal Democrat | 23,742 | 52.1% | +9.2 |
| Caroline Ansell | Conservative | 11,538 | 25.3% | −21.8 |
| Mark Ashdown | Reform UK | 6,061 | 13.3% | +10.5 |
| Paul Richards | Labour | 2,689 | 5.9% | −1.0 |
| Mike Munson | Green Party | 1,421 | 3.1% | |
| Ian Garbutt | UK Independence Party | 154 | 0.3% |
Result summary as published: LD gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Liberal Democrat 52.1% | Conservative 25.3% | 12,204 | 62.8% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 47.1% | Liberal Democrat 42.9% | 2,168 | 69.9% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Eastbourne lies within Eastbourne.
- Eastbourne E07000061
Who has power over Eastbourne
Every body that makes decisions for Eastbourne, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Eastbourne this page: Josh Babarinde (Liberal Democrat) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Eastbourne?
UK Parliament lists Josh Babarinde, Liberal Democrat, as the Member of Parliament for Eastbourne since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Eastbourne?
Josh Babarinde (Liberal Democrat) won with 23,742 votes, a majority of 12,204, on a turnout of 62.8% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Eastbourne?
4.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,960 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Eastbourne?
The median price paid was £275,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Eastbourne?
Median full-time pay of residents was £37,236 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Eastbourne live in low income families?
DWP counts 5,367 (31.2% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Eastbourne?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 104,259 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.