Eastbourne Borough Council: all 27 councillors
Eastbourne Borough Council has 27 councillors on the official list. The largest group is Liberal Democrats, with 19 of the 27 seats. Every name below comes from the council's own published list: Eastbourne Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below come from the council's feed and are not kept in the copy).
See Eastbourne: local statistics and who has power over Eastbourne, from the council up to the G20.
Seats by party
- Liberal Democrats: 19 councillors
- Conservative: 8 councillors
Leaders and post holders
- Margaret Bannister (Liberal Democrats): Mayor
- Stephen Holt (Liberal Democrats): Leader of the Council
- Jim Murray (Liberal Democrats): Cabinet member
- Teri Sayers-Cooper (Liberal Democrats): Deputy Mayor
- Colin Swansborough (Liberal Democrats): Cabinet member
- Candy Vaughan (Liberal Democrats): Cabinet member
- Jane Lamb (Conservative): Shadow Cabinet member
- Robert Smart (Conservative): Opposition Leader
- Ali Dehdashty (Liberal Democrats): Chair of Audit and Governance Committee
- Peter Diplock (Liberal Democrats): Deputy Leader and Cabinet member
- Amanda Morris (Liberal Democrats): Chair of Licensing Committee
- Nick Ansell (Conservative): Shadow Cabinet member
- Colin Belsey (Conservative): Shadow Cabinet member
- David Small (Conservative): Shadow Cabinet member and Chair of Scrutiny Committee
- Penny di Cara (Conservative): Opposition Deputy Leader
- Nigel Goodyear (Conservative): Shadow Cabinet member
- Kshama Shore (Conservative): Shadow Cabinet member
- Daniel Butcher (Liberal Democrats): Cabinet Member
- Hugh Parker (Liberal Democrats): Chair of Planning Committee
- Jenny Williams (Liberal Democrats): Cabinet member
- Kathy Ballard (Liberal Democrats): Cabinet member
Every councillor, by ward
| Ward | Name | Party | Posts | Term began | Official contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devonshire | Christina Ewbank | Liberal Democrats | 9 May 2023 | councillor.ewbank@eastbourne.gov.uk 07715519957 Eastbourne Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4UG | |
| Devonshire | Margaret Bannister | Liberal Democrats | Mayor | 10 June 2004 | Councillor.Bannister@eastbourne.gov.uk 07598 205002 Eastbourne Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4UG |
| Devonshire | Stephen Holt | Liberal Democrats | Leader of the Council | 9 May 2015 | Councillor.Holt@eastbourne.gov.uk 07532 380192 Eastbourne Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4UG |
| Hampden Park | Colin Swansborough | Liberal Democrats | Cabinet member | 9 May 2015 | Councillor.Swansborough@eastbourne.gov.uk 01323 707580 07986 560167 Eastbourne Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4UG |
| Hampden Park | Jim Murray | Liberal Democrats | Cabinet member | 5 May 2011 | Councillor.Murray@eastbourne.gov.uk 07968 148159 Eastbourne Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4UG |
| Hampden Park | Teri Sayers-Cooper | Liberal Democrats | Deputy Mayor | 9 May 2023 | councillor.sayers-cooper@eastbourne.gov.uk 07774 288392 Eastbourne Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4UG |
| Langney | Alan Shuttleworth | Liberal Democrats | 8 May 1978 | Councillor.Shuttleworth@eastbourne.gov.uk 01323 728253 Eastbourne Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4UG | |
| Langney | Candy Vaughan | Liberal Democrats | Cabinet member | Councillor.Vaughan@eastbourne.gov.uk 01323 655732 Eastbourne Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4UG | |
| Langney | Kara Bishop | Liberal Democrats | 1 May 2025 | councillor.bishop@eastbourne.gov.uk Eastbourne Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4UG | |
| Meads | Andy Collins | Liberal Democrats | 9 May 2023 | councillor.collins@eastbourne.gov.uk 07592 948480 Eastbourne Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4UG | |
| Meads | Jane Lamb | Conservative | Shadow Cabinet member | 6 May 2019 | Councillor.Lamb@eastbourne.gov.uk 07710 649016 Eastbourne Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4UG |
| Meads | Robert Smart | Conservative | Opposition Leader | 9 May 2015 | Councillor.Smart@eastbourne.gov.uk 07803 203870 Eastbourne Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4UG |
| Old Town | Ali Dehdashty | Liberal Democrats | Chair of Audit and Governance Committee | 9 May 2023 | councillor.dehdashty@eastbourne.gov.uk 07766253563 Eastbourne Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4UG |
| Old Town | Amanda Morris | Liberal Democrats | Chair of Licensing Committee | Councillor.Morris@eastbourne.gov.uk 07720 823715 Eastbourne Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4UG | |
| Old Town | Peter Diplock | Liberal Democrats | Deputy Leader and Cabinet member | 6 May 2019 | Councillor.Diplock@eastbourne.gov.uk 01323 733030 Eastbourne Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4UG |
| Ratton | Colin Belsey | Conservative | Shadow Cabinet member | 2 June 1977 | Councillor.Belsey@eastbourne.gov.uk 01323 727440 Eastbourne Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4UG |
| Ratton | David Small | Conservative | Shadow Cabinet member and Chair of Scrutiny Committee | 9 May 2023 | councillor.small@eastbourne.gov.uk Eastbourne Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4UG |
| Ratton | Nick Ansell | Conservative | Shadow Cabinet member | 9 May 2023 | councillor.ansell@eastbourne.gov.uk 07896251565 Eastbourne Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4UG |
| Sovereign | Kshama Shore | Conservative | Shadow Cabinet member | 6 May 2021 | councillor.shore@eastbourne.gov.uk 07341861614 Eastbourne Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4UG |
| Sovereign | Nigel Goodyear | Conservative | Shadow Cabinet member | 9 May 2023 | councillor.goodyear@eastbourne.gov.uk 07716378399 Eastbourne Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4UG |
| Sovereign | Penny di Cara | Conservative | Opposition Deputy Leader | 9 May 2015 | Councillor.DiCara@eastbourne.gov.uk 07720 372794 Eastbourne Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4UG |
| St Anthonys | Daniel Butcher | Liberal Democrats | Cabinet Member | 9 May 2023 | councillor.butcher@eastbourne.gov.uk 07980936036 Eastbourne Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4UG |
| St Anthonys | Hugh Parker | Liberal Democrats | Chair of Planning Committee | 6 October 2022 | councillor.parker@eastbourne.gov.uk 07460 965365 Eastbourne Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4UG |
| St Anthonys | Jenny Williams | Liberal Democrats | Cabinet member | 9 May 2023 | councillor.williams@eastbourne.gov.uk Eastbourne Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4UG |
| Upperton | Kathy Ballard | Liberal Democrats | Cabinet member | 9 May 2015 | councillor.ballard@eastbourne.gov.uk 07587 171283 Eastbourne Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4UG |
| Upperton | Pat Rodohan | Liberal Democrats | 9 May 2015 | Councillor.Rodohan@eastbourne.gov.uk 01323 641055 07717 865867 Eastbourne Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4UG | |
| Upperton | Tom Nevill | Liberal Democrats | 1 May 2025 | councillor.nevill@eastbourne.gov.uk 01323 733030 Eastbourne Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4UG |
Source
Eastbourne Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below come from the council's feed and are not kept in the copy). Each name links to that councillor's profile on the official site. Published by Eastbourne Borough Council. Contact details are exactly what the council publishes in its own feed on the day it was read, including a home address or phone only where the council publishes one. Anything the council removes disappears from this page at the next refresh. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.