Eastbourne

Eastbourne is a constituency in the South East region of England. The seat has been held by Josh Babarinde (Liberal Democrat) since July 2024.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LD
Liberal Democrat Gain
Majority
12,204
Electorate
72,590
Turnout
62.8%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.

The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
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% 3.1%
Ian Garbutt
UK Independence Party
154 0.3% 0.3%