David Frank Bellotti (born August 13, 1943) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom who was Member of Parliament (MP) for the Eastbourne constituency from 1990 to 1992. August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Eastbourne is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Bellotti first contested the Eastbourne seat at the 1979 general election, subsequently fighting Lewes in the 1983 and 1987 general elections under the Liberal banner. He then won the parliamentary seat of Eastbourne for the Liberal Democrats in the Eastbourne by-election following the murder by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) of Conservative MP Ian Gow. Two years later Bellotti was defeated by Nigel Waterson in the 1992 general election in which John Major's Conservative Party was re-elected. Eastbourne is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Margaret Thatcher James Callaghan David Steel BBC Election 1979 Titles The United Kingdom general election of 1979 was held on May 3, 1979 and is regarded as a pivotal point in 20th century British politics. ... Lewes is a constituency located in East Sussex and centred on the town of Lewes. ... This article is about the historic Liberal Party. ... Eastbourne is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Eastbourne by-election, 1990 was a by-election held on 18th October 1990 for the British House of Commons constituency of Eastbourne in East Sussex. ... Provisional Irish Republican Army (Irish name: Óglaigh na hÉireann) (PIRA; more commonly referred to as the IRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the Army or the RA) is an Irish Republican left-wing paramilitary organisation that, until the Belfast Agreement, sought to end Northern Ireland... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and is the second oldest extant political party in the world. ... Ian Gow (February 11, 1937–July 30, 1990) was a Conservative MP for Eastbourne, who was assassinated by the IRA. Gow, a member of Margaret Thatchers government was persuaded by the speeches of his cousin Nicholas Budgen to resign in 1985 as Minister of State in HM Treasury over... Nigel Christopher Waterson (born 12 October 1950, Leeds) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom general election of 1992 was held on 9 April 1992. ... Sir John Major, KG, CH, PC (born 29 March 1943) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leader of the British Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997. ...

David Bellotti returned to local government, regaining a seat on the council. He then became CEO of Brighton & Hove Albion, a position which gained him much local notoriety due to the sale of the Goldstone Ground after the board could no longer deal with the amount of debt the club incurred in the previous decade. David Bellotti's involement continued with Brighton and Hove Albion with the club relocating to Gillingham, he finally left after Bill Archer was finally bought out by the Dick Knight Consortium. For a time he was also the chairman of the Sussex police authority. Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. are an English football team based in Brighton. ... Police authority - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...

Following the controversy over Brighton and Hove Albion, members of the Liberal Democrats in Eastbourne deselected him as candidate for the Park ward of East Sussex County Council. Shown within East Sussex Geography Status: Borough Region: South East England Historic County: Sussex Admin. ... East Sussex is a county in South East England. ...

After leaving the football club and losing his council seat Bellotti moved to Bath and became election agent for Don Foster MP. In May 2003 David Bellotti was elected councillor for Lyncombe ward on Bath and North East Somerset council and was re-elected in May 2007. Bath is a city in South West England most famous for its baths fed by three hot springs. ... Donald Michael Ellison Foster, MP, better known as Don Foster (born 31 March 1947) is a British Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament, representing Bath. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bath and North East Somerset (commonly referred to as BANES or B&NES) is a unitary authority that was created on April 1, 1996 following the abolition of the County of Avon. ...

See also

• Eastbourne by-election, 1990

The Eastbourne by-election, 1990 was a by-election held on 18th October 1990 for the British House of Commons constituency of Eastbourne in East Sussex. ...

References

• This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.