What is Eastbourne?
[[File:Eastbourne_beach.jpg|thumb|300px|Eastbourne beach]] '''Eastbourne''' is a large town in [[East Sussex]], on the south coast of [[England]] between [[Brighton]] and [[Hastings]]. It is in the [[county]] of Sussex. It is a place where people go on [[Tourism|holiday]] and also where non-English speakers go to learn English. It is at the eastern end of the chalk hills called the [[South Downs]], and next to the high cliff at [[Beachy Head]]. The town was built in the early 19th century for people to visit the seaside. A railway station was built in 1849. == Geography == Eastbourne lies next to chalk hills called the [[South Downs]]. The famous chalk cliffs Beachy Head is in the town. Eastbourne's [[architecture]] and buildings are mainly from the [[Victorian era|Victorian]] and [[Georgian era|Georgian]] periods. Eastbourne has recently built a [[marina]] called Sovereign Harbour which makes the town bigger. == Census == Eastbourne's population was approximately 97,992 in 2009. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eastsussexinfigures.org.uk/webview/velocity?catalog=http%3A%2F%2F10.128.25.249%3A80%2Fobj%2FfCatalog%2FCatalog152&areaname=eastbourne&areatype=LA&mode=area&submode=replay&geoid=21UC |title=East Sussex in Figures |accessdate=2010-05-03 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> * 15.9% of residents are aged 0 to 14. * 18.0% of residents are aged 15 to 29. * 18.0% of residents are aged 30 to 44. * 25.0% of residents are aged 45 to 65. * 10.3% of residents are aged 65 to 74. * 8.6% of residents are aged 75 to 84. * 4.2 of residents are aged 85+ Most jobs in Eastbourne are in [[tourism]] or tourism-related services. == Politics == As of 7 May 2015, the [[Member of Parliament|MP]] for Eastbourne is Caroline Ansell. She is a member of the Conservatives. Eastbourne Borough Council has 27 members (called [[councillors]]). Currently, there are 15 Conservative councillors, 11 [[Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrat]] councillors and one independent councillor. The leade