An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Eastbourne, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats by Caroline Ansell with a majority of 733 - 1.4% - on a turnout of 67.6%.
Candidates
Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
ANSELL, Caroline | Con | 20,934 | 39.6% | -1.1% |
LLOYD, Stephen | LD | 20,201 | 38.2% | -9.1% |
JONES, Nigel | UKIP | 6,139 | 11.6% | 9.1% |
LAMBERT, Jake | Lab | 4,143 | 7.8% | 3.0% |
DURLING, Andrew | Green | 1,351 | 2.6% | - |
HOWARD, Paul | Ind | 139 | 0.3% | - |
Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.
An electorate of 78,262, having a valid vote count of 52,907 and an invalid vote count of 154.
Result declared at 04:39 on 8 May 2015.