Eastbourne Borough Council is the local authority for the borough of

Eastbourne Eastbourne () is a town and seaside resort in East Sussex, on the south coast of England, east of Brighton and south of London. Eastbourne is immediately east of Beachy Head, the highest chalk sea cliff in Great Britain and part of the lar ...

East Sussex East Sussex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England on the English Channel coast. It is bordered by Kent to the north and east, West Sussex to the west, and Surrey to the north-west. The largest settlement in East Su ...

. Eastbourne is divided into 9 local wards, which each elect 3 borough councillors as local representatives, creating a total of 27 councillors. The Borough Council meets at

Eastbourne Town Hall Eastbourne Town Hall is a municipal building in Grove Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England. The town hall, which is the meeting place of Eastbourne Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building. History After significant population growth in ...

. The authority's headquarters are nearby at 1 Grove Road, though there are a number of other administrative buildings located elsewhere in the town.

History

1858 Local Government Board A Local Board was created in Eastbourne in 1859, following the

Local Government Act 1858 Local boards or local boards of health were local authorities in urban areas of England and Wales from 1848 to 1894. They were formed in response to cholera epidemics and were given powers to control sewers, clean the streets, regulate environmenta ...

. This created a 'local government area' in Eastbourne and a predecessor organisation to Eastbourne Borough Council. The town hall was designed by William Tadman Foulkes, and built between 1884 and 1886 under supervision of Henry Currey, the

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's architect. Eastbourne Corporation Act 1910 The Eastbourne Corporation Act 1910 brought in the area of Hampden Park (Willingdon Parish) to the wider designated Eastbourne borough. Eastbourne Corporation Act 1926 The Eastbourne Corporation Act 1926 was to "empower the Mayor Aldermen and Burgesses of the borough of Eastbourne to acquire the Downs and

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in and near the borough; to make further provision with regard to the improvement of the borough and the

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undertaking of the Corporation; to authorise the consolidation of the rates of the borough; and for other purposes".Eastbourne Corporation Act, received Royal Assent on 4 August 1926. Opening to 1926 Eastbourne Corporation Act

Opening to 1926 Eastbourne Corporation Act

Elections

References

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