Many people across Eastbourne will miss Stephen Lloyd

From: Lord Rennard MBEHouse of Lords, London
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Many people across Eastbourne miss Stephen Lloyd who was a superb local MP.

It is with sadness that many people will learn this week that he has decided not to stand again.

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In the last four general elections in which Stephen stood, the Lib Dems won twice, and the Conservative Party won twice.

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Any constituency based on Eastbourne will always be close between these two parties.

I noted the shares of the votes for each of the parties across the constituency in the recent county council elections.

These were as follows:

Liberal Democrat - 38.9%

Conservative - 38.3%

Labour - 7.9%

Greens - 6.2%

Assuming the same number of votes cast as at the last general election, these figures would now result in a new Liberal Democrat candidate gaining the seat back by 330 votes!

Until the country switches to a fairer voting system, the choice locally remains very much between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats.

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