We have measured absolute elastic scattering cross sections for electron impact on ethylene. The experimental data have been obtained on two different, crossed-beam electron spectrometers and they cover the energy range from I to 15 eV and scattering angles between 10degrees and 130degrees. Both differential (in angle) and energy dependent cross sections have been measured and comparison is made with earlier data, and also with a number of recent theoretical calculations. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.