TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE
Conservative		43.5%
Liberal Democrat		41.1%
Labour		10.9%
Swing: 1.2% from CON to LD

IN DETAIL
Name	Party	Votes	%	+/- %
Nigel Waterson	Conservative	21,033	43.5	-0.6
Stephen Lloyd	Liberal Democrat	19,909	41.1	+1.8
Andrew Jones	Labour	5,268	10.9	-2.4
Andrew Meggs	UK Independence Party	1,233	2.5	+0.5
Clive Gross	Green	949	2.0	+2.0
Majority		1,124	2.3
Turnout		48,392	64.8	+5.2

KEY SEAT

This seat is Liberal Democrat target number 9

POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SOUTH EAST

Full details for South East

2001 RESULT FOR EASTBOURNE
Conservative		44.1%
Liberal Democrat		39.3%
Labour		13.3%
Others		3.3%