David Tutt is a British politician who is currently the leader of

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and the leader of the

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Political offices

East Sussex County Council

Tutt is an elected representative of the people of St. Anthony's Division, at

. Before the creation of that ward, he was first elected to represent the Priory ward in the same area, in 1981. He is currently in his tenth term as a County Councillor for that locale in

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, having served in office for 38 years. This is an exceptionally long time, judged against average terms of office for

and similar tiers of elected government.

Eastbourne Borough Council

Tutt was first elected to

, for St. Anthony's Ward, on 1 May 1980. He was appointed

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in May 2007, following elections at which the Liberal Democrats regained control of the council from the Conservatives. As at 2022 he remains leader of the council. and the Chair of its executive Cabinet. In 2019, he was re-elected as a councillor with a total of 1,604 votes, from a total electorate in St Anthony's Ward of 8,509 registered voters.

Redevelopment of Eastbourne

As Leader of

, David Tutt has been the lead democratic official overseeing the redevelopment of the town of

. A number of projects have been undertaken in an attempt to regenerate the local economy and tax base, or to make profit-generating investments in the town to remodel the Council's income away from reliance on central government block grants.

Devonshire Quarter scheme

In June 2017, Tutt attended the official opening of a two-storey player's village building, for tennis players at Eastbourne's Devonshire Park tennis grounds. The grounds are host to an annual international tennis tournament. Local council taxes and the

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jointly funded the construction of the building, at the direction of

led by Tutt. Steve Cresswell, a director of contractors Kier, said of the redevelopment project: "This fantastic project, delivered through the Scape Minor Works framework, will play a key role in the wider £44m (note, officially £54) Devonshire Quarter scheme to provide a top quality sporting, cultural and conference destination in Eastbourne." Tutt said at the official opening: "The development marks a major part of our work with the LTA to improve the tennis offer here, alongside the £44million transformation underway to put Devonshire Quarter on the map as a first-rate international sporting, cultural and conference destination."

References

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