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Eastbourne - Meads division by-election August 2023

Declaration of Result of Poll

East Sussex County Council Elections - Thursday 3rd August 2023

I, the undersigned being the Deputy Returning Officer for the said election, do hereby declare that the results for the MEADS DIVISION are as follows:

The number of votes recorded for each candidate are:
Name of Candidate Votes Recorded (E): Elected
Michael David Mannion (known as David Mannion), Labour Party 157
Claire Marie Martin, Green Party 127
Nicholas Brian Taylor, The Conservative Party Candidate 1361
Brett Anthony Wright, Liberal Democrats 1649 (E)
The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows
Reason rejected Number of Ballot Papers
Want of Official Mark 0
Voting for more than 1 candidate 3
Writing or mark by which an elector could be identified 1
Unmarked or void for uncertainty 11
Total rejected 15

The % turnout for the election is 39.41%

I declare that Brett Anthony Wright has been elected as councillor for the Meads Division.

Time of declaration:  01.25 am


Robert Cottrill, Deputy Returning Officer


Dated: 4 August 2023


Eastbourne Borough Council
Town Hall
Grove Road
Eastbourne
BN21 4UG


Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations

Election of a County Councillor for Eastbourne - Meads division.

Notice is hereby given that: 

A poll will be held on Thursday 3 August 2023, between the hours of 7am and 10pm.

The number of County Councillors to be elected is 1.

The following people stand nominated for election to this Division.
Candidate Name Description of candidate Address of candidate* Name of the Proposer and Seconder to the nomination
MANNION,            David Labour Party 7 Boyne House, 55 Blackwater Road, Eastbourne, BN20 7DL Angela Mary Goodchild(P),        Lisa J Gillette(S)
MARTIN,              Claire Marie Green Party (address in Eastbourne) Theresa Colette McGhee(P)              Morris Holland Mcghee(S)
TAYLOR,                Nicholas Brian The Conservative Party Candidate 15 Wooller Street, Eastbourne, BN22 0DA Christine Rose Taylor(P)                    Jane Elizabeth Lamb(S)
WRIGHT,                Brett Anthony Liberal Democrats (address in Eastbourne) Peter Durrant(P) Kirsteen Miller(S)

* If a candidate has requested not to make their home address public, the relevant electoral area in which their home address is situated (or the country if their address is outside the UK) will be provided.

Polling Stations
Polling station number / letters Polling station and address Ranges of electoral register numbers of persons entitled to vote
1 / MDA ST SAVIOUR'S CHURCH HALL                                     
SOUTH STREET/SPENCER ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4UT
MDA 1-3158
2 / MDB ALL SAINTS' CHURCH HALL               
21A GRANGE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4HE
MDB 1-2368
3 / MDC ST JOHN'S PARISH HALL     
MEADS ROAD/MEADS STREET, EASTBOURNE, BN20 7QL
MDC 1-3425

Printed and published by Robert Cottrill the Deputy Returning Officer, Eastbourne Borough Council Town Hall Grove Road Eastbourne BN21 4UG on 26/07/2023


Statement of Persons Nominated

Election of a Councillor to East Sussex County Council Meads Division in the Borough of Eastbourne

Statement of Persons Nominated

Notice is hereby given that:

A poll will be held on Thursday, 3 August 2023 between 7am and 10pm
The number of County Councillors to be elected is 1.

Eastbourne - Meads Division
Candidate name Description of candidate Address of candidate* If no longer nominated, the reason why
MANNION,        David Labour Party 7 Boyne House, 55 Blackwater Road, Eastbourne, BN20 7DL
MARTIN,              Claire Marie Green Party (address in Eastbourne)
TAYLOR,        Nicholas Brian The Conservative Party Candidate 15 Wooller Street, Eastbourne, BN22 0DA
WRIGHT,                Brett Anthony Liberal Democrats (address in Eastbourne)

*If a candidate has requested not to make their home address public, the relevant electoral area in which their home address is situated (or the country if their address is outside the UK) will be provided.

Dated 10 July 2023

Robert Cottrill, Deputy Returning Officer


Notice of Appointment of Election Agents

Election of a Councillor to East Sussex County Council Meads Division in the Borough of Eastbourne on Thursday 3 August 2023

Notice of Appointment of Election Agents
Name and Address of Candidate Name and Address of Agent
David Mannion
7 Boyne House, 55 Blackwater Road, Eastbourne, BN20 7DL
Roy Noble                                                          13 Bakers Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1PH
Claire Marie Martin                                    (address in Eastbourne) Susan Dixon                                                        8 Gore Park Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1TQ
Nicholas Brian Taylor                                          15 Wooller Street, Eastbourne, BN22 0DA Thomas Eric Liddiard                                        69 Carlisle Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN20 7EJ
Brett Anthony Wright                                        (address in Eastbourne) Ali Asgar Dehdashty                                      100 Seaside Road, Eastbourne, BN21 3PF

Dated: Monday, 10 July 2023

Robert Cottrill, Deputy Returning Officer


Notice of Election

East Sussex County Council
Election of a County Councillor to East Sussex County Council

Division: MEADS

Number of Councillors to be elected: 1

1. Nomination papers must be delivered to the Deputy Returning Officer, Elections Office, Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4UG between 9am and 4pm on any working day after the publication of this notice (excluding bank holidays) but no later than 4pm on Friday, 7th July 2023.

2. Nomination papers may be obtained from the offices of the Deputy Returning Officer, Elections Office, Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4UG during the times stated above.

3. If the election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday, 3rd August 2023 between the hours of 7.00am and 10.00pm.

4. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 12 midnight on Tuesday, 18th July 2023. Applications can be made online.

5. Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer, Elections Office, Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4UG by 5pm on Wednesday, 19th July 2023.

6. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector’s Document valid for this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer, Elections Office, Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4UG by 5pm on Wednesday, 26th July 2023. Applications can be made online.

7. Applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer, Elections Office, Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4UG by 5pm on Wednesday, 26th July 2023.

8. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election on the grounds of a physical incapacity, work or service reasons, or for lost or damaged photo ID, must reach the Electoral Registration Officer, Elections Office, Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4UG by 5pm on Thursday, 3rd August 2023.

Dated: Thursday, 29th June 2023

Robert Cottrill, Deputy Returning Officer

Eastbourne Borough Council,
Town Hall,
Grove Road,
Eastbourne
BN21 4UG


Notice of Vacancy

East Sussex County Council
County Division of Eastbourne - Meads
Local Government Act 1972

In accordance with Section 87(2) of the Local Government Act 1972, notice is hereby given that a casual vacancy has occurred in the office of councillor of the above county division, due to the death of Councillor Barry Taylor.

An election to fill the vacancy shall be held within thirty-five days (so computed) after notice in writing of the vacancy has been given to me by two local government electors for the area.

Becky Shaw
County Returning Officer
East Sussex County Council
County Hall
St Anne’s Crescent
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 1UE

Dated 15 June 2023