Welcome to the Eastbourne Constituency Labour Party website 

Eastbourne was created as one of nine constituencies in Sussex in 1885. There has never been a Labour Party MP in Eastbourne. Since the seat’s creation it has been won by candidates from either the Conservative Party or the Liberal Democrats  For 94 years of the 20th Century, the seat was represented by Conservative MPs. It was a ‘safe’ seat.

Nowadays, Eastbourne is considered a swing seat. From 1910 until 1987 the seat returned Conservative Party candidates at every election. Since 2010 the seat has changed hands (between the two parties mentioned) all four possible times. The seat was re-won in 2015 by Conservative Party Caroline Ansell, who ousted Liberal Democrat Stephen Lloyd. It has now swung back again and the current MP is Josh Babarinde who won by a 12,204 majority for the Liberal Democrats in July 2024

So, you can see, we have our work cut out for us. There is a huge problem in Eastbourne with tactical voting. People often say they would like to vote Labour but instead vote Lib Dem to keep the Tories out yet the Liberal Democrat led Council has not delivered for the population and there are a lot of ongoing controversies; over the seafront facilities, over the historic bandstand and over community resources such as the Sovereign Centre

We want to build a Britain that works for the majority. That means building the homes we need to rent and buy, keeping our communities safe, giving our schools the funding they need, and restoring the NHS to its place as the envy of the world. We need your help to do this so please come and get involved to help build a Britain that works for the many and not the few.

As always, the strength of our local Labour Party is our brilliant members.  You may wish to join us at our monthly meetings, or take part in community events that we support, or volunteer for some of the local labour organising. If so please contact Sonya or Angela on the Key Contacts list below.

Key Contacts:

The Executive Committee Members for Eastbourne:  

• Chair – Dave Brinson
• Vice Chair, Campaigns –Sonya Picott
• Vice Chair, Membership –Angela Goodchild
• Treasurer – Wendy Lambert
• Secretary -Lisa Gillette
• Policy Officers – Colin Gill  and Steven Wood (job share)
• Union Rep – Phil Mills
• Coop Party Rep – Paul Richards
• Election officer – Roy Noble

All-Member Meeting Dates for 2026 – (first half)

We will be meeting on the Third Thursday of the month
starting on:
19th February – when we will be hosting a campaign workshop and planning for the local elections
19th March
16th April
21st May (AGM)
18th June
16th July
Meetings start at 7.30pm at St Saviour’s Church Hall,
South Street, Eastbourne BN21 4UT
The church is just off the War Memorial Roundabout and
is served by the bus stop M1. The train station is a 5 minute walk. There is a small car park.