Colin Belsey Elected Conservative Party. Votes 2091
I am Councillor Colin Belsey and will be standing for the Conservatives in Ratton Ward again this year.
I was a councillor from 1977-1983 representing Hampden Park and from 2000-2002 for Ocklynge. Since 2002 to date I have had the pleasure of representing Ratton residents.
I have lived in Eastbourne since 1969 and my family have all grown up and been educated here in Eastbourne. I live within the Rodmill area of Ratton and have been a member of the local Residents Association for some years.
I enjoy trying to help others and get a real kick when you can get "wrongs" righted.
It is so easy being "anti" in this world we live in, I like to think that I can be "for" things.
I SUPPORT:
Our young people and would like to see more facilities to keep them off the street corners.
More re-cycling, lets stop dumping in the ground.
Environmentally friendly and re-usable energy more available and perhaps have grants to help pay for them.
I support the local police in their struggle to keep our streets safe. I have enjoyed the last two years as the Deputy Mayor and look forward to being re-elected as your Councillor for the coming term.

Brian Staker Liberal Democrat Party. Votes 1035
I'M BACKING THE PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN TO SAVE DGH
Brian Staker and his wife Pam moved to Ratton Ward in Eastbourne seven years ago. Previous to that he lived in Surrey. Brian was a long serving member of the Royal Air Force and then spent many years in business before retiring. He is a volunteer panel member of the East Sussex Youth Offending Team as well as starting a local Neighbour Hood Watch scheme with neighbours in the Rodmill Estate where he lives.
Brian is the Treasurer of Ratton Ward Lib Dems. He says: "Eastbourne is a great place to live and I want to do all I can to ensure Ratton has a hardworking local representative who cares passionately for the area."
"I am also very concerned about the possible downgrading of our local hospital - DGH. So I am 100% behind my colleague Beryl Healy's 'People Campaign to Save DGH' many local people have shared their concerns with me on this issue. It's vital the whole town pulls together on this one".

Kevin More Green Party. Votes 225
Only people who live in the local community really understand its problems, so it is crazy that we are the last to be asked what we think. While the County Council make short-term funding cuts or try to privatise our essential services, they fail to look at solving the long-term problems we face - such as drug abuse, local education and health service facilities. We offer public services run for the benefit of the public.
The latest NHS consultation on yet another potential upheaval that could see our local hospital downgraded follows a reorganisation just a few years ago, when the Primary Care Trusts were established.
It can easily take this long for the benefits of any reform to be realised and the distraction and distress caused by the latest consultation is untimely and ill-judged in the extreme. This top-down approach to deciding which town needs a District General Hospital makes a mockery of the government's calls for a patient-led NHS and damages morale of our local NHS staff.

Ann Ring Labour Party. Votes 160
Ann has lived in Eastbourne for over 60 years, and attended Hampden Park schools. Before her recent retirement, she was a cook at ETC, and a member of the GMB union.
Ann is vice-chair of the Hampden Park Community Association, and regularly helps with their weekly lunches.
She is also a sidesman at St Peter?s Church. For many years, she was the treasurer of the Elm Grove scout and guide hall. Ann is a seasoned campaigner on local transport issues, being a cyclist and a regular bus passenger.
She welcomes the introduction of free bus travel for pensioners- a policy insisted upon by the Labour government. She was most amused to read local Conservatives taking the credit for this, as she well recalls the Tory County Council complaining at the time of the policy?s introduction !
Ann is a veteran of Post Office campaigns- as well as supporting the successful campaign for the reinstatement of Hampden Park Post Office, she was ?original? local campaign against the closure of the Queens Parade office !
Recently widowed after 40 years of marriage to Brian (also a well known Labour and Trade Union activist) she has two grown up daughters.