David Frank Bellotti (born 13 August 1943) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom who was Member of Parliament (MP) for the Eastbourne constituency from 1990 to 1992. 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.

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  • David Frank Bellotti (born 13 August 1943) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom who was Member of Parliament (MP) for the Eastbourne constituency from 1990 to 1992. 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 assassination of Conservative MP Ian Gow by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). Two years later Bellotti was defeated by Nigel Waterson in the 1992 general election in which John Major's Conservative Party was re-elected. 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 his role in the sale of the Brighton's stadium after changing the clubs articles of association allowing for profit to be made on the sale of the Goldstone Ground. David Bellotti was appointed by Bill Archer and it was their actions that led to the eventual sale of the Goldstone Ground. The club became homeless and the club nearly went out of existence as a consequence. Thousands of people in the area of Sussex still blame Archer and Bellotti for nearly destroying the club which was formed in 1901. The despised Mr Bellotti left the area shortly afterwards. 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. 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. On 8 May 2008 he was appointed as Chairman of the Council for 2008/9.
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  • David Frank Bellotti (born 13 August 1943) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom who was Member of Parliament (MP) for the Eastbourne constituency from 1990 to 1992. 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.
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  • David Bellotti
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