Lewes — UK General Election Results
Lewes was won by Liberal Democrat at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 12,624 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Lewes from 1832 to 2024.
This constituency elected more than one MP at once in some years. Before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (and in a shrinking number of boroughs through 1948), most UK constituencies elected two or more MPs together by "multi-member plurality" (block vote): each elector could cast one vote per available seat, and the top vote-getters overall were all elected. In those elections below, "Elected" lists every MP returned, "Votes" is the count that secured the last seat, and "Majority" is the gap between that seat and the first candidate who missed out.
Full Election History, 1832–2024
| Election | Elected | Votes | Vote Share | Runner-up | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | Thomas Read Kemp (Whig); Charles Richard Blunt (Whig) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1835 | Charles Richard Blunt (Whig); Thomas Read Kemp (Whig) | 382 | 40.8% (top seat) | Henry FitzRoy (Conservative) | 23 (1.8 pts) | 82.3% |
| 1837 | Charles Richard Blunt (Whig); Henry FitzRoy (Conservative) | 401 | 26.6% (top seat) | Thomas Brand (Whig) | 3 (0.2 pts) | 92.3% |
| 1841 | Summers Harford (Radical); Howard Elphinstone (Radical) | 409 | 25.4% (top seat) | Henry FitzRoy (Conservative) | 2 (0.1 pts) | 91.7% |
| 1847 | Henry FitzRoy (Peelite); Robert Perfect (Whig) | 402 | 37.8% (top seat) | John Bellingham Godfrey Hudson (Conservative) | 195 (16.1 pts) | 69.8% |
| 1852 | Henry Bouverie William Brand (Whig); Henry FitzRoy (Peelite) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1857 | Henry Bouverie William Brand (Whig); Henry FitzRoy (Peelite) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1859 | Henry FitzRoy (Liberal); Henry Bouverie William Brand (Liberal) | 338 | 31.8% (top seat) | Richard Paul Amphlett (Conservative) | 138 (13.0 pts) | 76.5% |
| 1865 | Henry Bouverie William Brand (Liberal); Walter John Pelham (Liberal) | 324 | 27.7% (top seat) | William Langham Christie (Conservative) | 32 (2.7 pts) | 86.8% |
| 1868 | Walter John Pelham (Liberal) | 601 | 50.0% | William Langham Christie (Conservative) | 0 (0.0 pts) | 89.0% |
| 1874 | William Langham Christie (Conservative) | 772 | 60.7% | Arthur Cohen (Liberal) | 272 (21.4 pts) | 89.0% |
| 1880 | William Langham Christie (Conservative) | 717 | 55.3% | William John Codrington (Liberal) | 137 (10.6 pts) | 88.9% |
| 1885 | Henry Aubrey-Fletcher (Conservative) | 5,312 | 62.5% | William Egerton Hubbard (Liberal) | 2,131 (25.1 pts) | 80.2% |
| 1886 | Henry Fletcher (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1892 | Henry Fletcher (Conservative) | 5,621 | 70.8% | Henry Prince (Liberal) | 3,299 (41.5 pts) | 67.1% |
| 1895 | Henry Fletcher (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1900 | Henry Fletcher (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1906 | Henry Aubrey-Fletcher (Conservative) | 7,172 | 56.8% | Hector Morison (Liberal) | 1,714 (13.6 pts) | 81.2% |
| Jan 1910 | Henry Aubrey-Fletcher (Conservative) | 9,168 | 66.7% | Arthur Frederic Basil Williams (Liberal) | 4,596 (33.5 pts) | 79.5% |
| Dec 1910 | William Robert Campion (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1918 | William Robert Campion (Unionist) | 7,792 | 62.8% | Tom Pargeter (Labour) | 3,628 (29.2 pts) | 55.1% |
| 1922 | William Robert Campion (Unionist) | 11,345 | 68.0% | Hugh Millier Black (Labour) | 6,017 (36.1 pts) | 64.6% |
| 1923 | William Robert Campion (Unionist) | 9,474 | 59.6% | Basil William Reid Hall (Labour) | 3,052 (19.2 pts) | 58.1% |
| 1924 | Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish (Unionist) | 13,399 | 72.7% | Basil William Reid Hall (Labour) | 8,356 (45.3 pts) | 64.7% |
| 1929 | Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish (Unionist) | 15,230 | 53.7% | Alban Goodwin Gordon (Labour) | 7,532 (26.5 pts) | 70.4% |
| 1931 | John de Vere Loder (Conservative) | 25,181 | 81.3% | Frank Rivers Hancock (Labour) | 19,386 (62.6 pts) | 70.9% |
| 1935 | John de Vere Loder (Conservative) | 24,644 | 70.0% | Frank Rivers Hancock (Labour) | 14,085 (40.0 pts) | 64.4% |
| 1945 | Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish (Conservative) | 26,176 | 51.3% | Albert Edward Oram (Labour) | 7,665 (15.0 pts) | 71.8% |
| 1950 | Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish (Conservative) | 30,430 | 58.5% | Albert William Briggs (Labour) | 15,407 (29.6 pts) | 81.0% |
| 1951 | Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish (Conservative) | 34,345 | 66.8% | Albert William Briggs (Labour) | 17,263 (33.6 pts) | 78.3% |
| 1955 | Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish (Conservative) | 24,938 | 66.8% | John Lloyd-Eley (Labour) | 12,546 (33.6 pts) | 74.8% |
| 1959 | Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish (Conservative) | 29,642 | 69.4% | William Reay (Labour) | 16,577 (38.8 pts) | 75.8% |
| 1964 | Sir Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish (Conservative) | 26,818 | 55.3% | Reginald Edgar Fitch (Labour) | 14,061 (29.0 pts) | 76.4% |
| 1966 | Sir Tufton Beamish (Conservative) | 27,529 | 53.5% | Roy Manley (Labour) | 12,968 (25.2 pts) | 76.3% |
| 1970 | Sir Tufton Beamish (Conservative) | 33,592 | 58.3% | Quintin Barry (Labour) | 18,688 (32.5 pts) | 72.7% |
| Feb 1974 | Tim Rathbone (Conservative) | 30,423 | 52.9% | Malcolm Holt (Liberal) | 14,257 (24.8 pts) | 80.3% |
| Oct 1974 | Tim Rathbone (Conservative) | 27,588 | 51.9% | Gordon Nicholas Hook (Liberal) | 13,847 (26.0 pts) | 73.8% |
| 1979 | Tim Rathbone (Conservative) | 33,992 | 58.4% | Gordon Nicholas Hook (Liberal) | 21,713 (37.3 pts) | 76.3% |
| 1983 | Tim Rathbone (Conservative) | 29,261 | 58.4% | David Bellotti (SDP-Liberal Alliance) | 13,904 (27.8 pts) | 74.3% |
| 1987 | Tim Rathbone (Conservative) | 32,016 | 56.8% | David Bellotti (SDP-Liberal Alliance) | 13,620 (24.2 pts) | 77.0% |
| 1992 | Tim Rathbone (Conservative) | 33,042 | 54.6% | Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat) | 12,175 (20.1 pts) | 81.8% |
| 1997 | Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat) | 21,250 | 43.2% | Tim Rathbone (Conservative) | 1,300 (2.6 pts) | 76.4% |
| 2001 | Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat) | 25,588 | 56.3% | Simon Sinnatt (Conservative) | 9,710 (21.4 pts) | 68.5% |
| 2005 | Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat) | 24,376 | 52.4% | Rory Love (Conservative) | 8,474 (18.2 pts) | 69.4% |
| 2010 | Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat) | 26,048 | 52.0% | Jason Sugarman (Conservative) | 7,647 (15.3 pts) | 73.0% |
| 2015 | Maria Caulfield (Conservative) | 19,206 | 38.0% | Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat) | 1,083 (2.1 pts) | 73.0% |
| 2017 | Maria Caulfield (Conservative) | 26,820 | 49.5% | Kelly-Marie Blundell (Liberal Democrat) | 5,508 (10.2 pts) | 76.6% |
| 2019 | Maria Caulfield (Conservative) | 26,268 | 47.9% | Oli Henman (Liberal Democrat) | 2,457 (4.5 pts) | 76.9% |
| 2024 | James MacCleary (Liberal Democrat) | 26,895 | 50.6% | Maria Caulfield (Conservative) | 12,624 (23.7 pts) | 70.0% |
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1832 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Read Kemp | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
| Charles Richard Blunt | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
1835 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Richard Blunt | Whig | 511 | 40.8% | Yes |
| Thomas Read Kemp | Whig | 382 | 30.5% | Yes |
| Henry FitzRoy | Conservative | 359 | 28.7% | No |
1837 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Richard Blunt | Whig | 413 | 26.6% | Yes |
| Henry FitzRoy | Conservative | 401 | 25.8% | Yes |
| Thomas Brand | Whig | 398 | 25.6% | No |
| William Lyon | Conservative | 343 | 22.1% | No |
1841 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summers Harford | Radical | 411 | 25.4% | Yes |
| Howard Elphinstone | Radical | 409 | 25.3% | Yes |
| Henry FitzRoy | Conservative | 407 | 25.2% | No |
| George John Frederick West | Conservative | 388 | 24.0% | No |
1847 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry FitzRoy | Peelite | 457 | 37.8% | Yes |
| Robert Perfect | Whig | 402 | 33.3% | Yes |
| John Bellingham Godfrey Hudson | Conservative | 207 | 17.1% | No |
| Henry Loftus | Conservative | 143 | 11.8% | No |
1852 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Bouverie William Brand | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
| Henry FitzRoy | Peelite | Unopposed | Yes | |
1857 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Bouverie William Brand | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
| Henry FitzRoy | Peelite | Unopposed | Yes | |
1859 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry FitzRoy | Liberal | 339 | 31.8% | Yes |
| Henry Bouverie William Brand | Liberal | 338 | 31.7% | Yes |
| Richard Paul Amphlett | Conservative | 200 | 18.8% | No |
| Charles William Blunt | Conservative | 189 | 17.7% | No |
1865 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Bouverie William Brand | Liberal | 325 | 27.7% | Yes |
| Walter John Pelham | Liberal | 324 | 27.6% | Yes |
| William Langham Christie | Conservative | 292 | 24.9% | No |
| Alfred Frederic Adolphus Slade | Conservative | 232 | 19.8% | No |
1868
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter John Pelham | Liberal | 601 | 50.0% | Yes |
| William Langham Christie | Conservative | 601 | 50.0% | No |
1874
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Langham Christie | Conservative | 772 | 60.7% | Yes |
| Arthur Cohen | Liberal | 500 | 39.3% | No |
1880
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Langham Christie | Conservative | 717 | 55.3% | Yes |
| William John Codrington | Liberal | 580 | 44.7% | No |
1885
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Aubrey-Fletcher | Conservative | 5,312 | 62.5% | Yes |
| William Egerton Hubbard | Liberal | 3,181 | 37.5% | No |
1886
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Fletcher | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1892
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Fletcher | Conservative | 5,621 | 70.8% | Yes |
| Henry Prince | Liberal | 2,322 | 29.2% | No |
1895
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Fletcher | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1900
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Fletcher | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1906
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Aubrey-Fletcher | Conservative | 7,172 | 56.8% | Yes |
| Hector Morison | Liberal | 5,458 | 43.2% | No |
Jan 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Aubrey-Fletcher | Conservative | 9,168 | 66.7% | Yes |
| Arthur Frederic Basil Williams | Liberal | 4,572 | 33.3% | No |
Dec 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Robert Campion | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1918
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Robert Campion | Unionist | 7,792 | 62.8% | Yes |
| Tom Pargeter | Labour | 4,164 | 33.6% | No |
| Albert Edward Gardiner | Independent and Silver Badge | 452 | 3.6% | No |
1922
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Robert Campion | Unionist | 11,345 | 68.0% | Yes |
| Hugh Millier Black | Labour | 5,328 | 32.0% | No |
1923
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Robert Campion | Unionist | 9,474 | 59.6% | Yes |
| Basil William Reid Hall | Labour | 6,422 | 40.4% | No |
1924
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish | Unionist | 13,399 | 72.7% | Yes |
| Basil William Reid Hall | Labour | 5,043 | 27.3% | No |
1929
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish | Unionist | 15,230 | 53.7% | Yes |
| Alban Goodwin Gordon | Labour | 7,698 | 27.1% | No |
| Henry Plunket Woodgate | Liberal | 5,452 | 19.2% | No |
1931
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John de Vere Loder | Conservative | 25,181 | 81.3% | Yes |
| Frank Rivers Hancock | Labour | 5,795 | 18.7% | No |
1935
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John de Vere Loder | Conservative | 24,644 | 70.0% | Yes |
| Frank Rivers Hancock | Labour | 10,559 | 30.0% | No |
1945
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish | Conservative | 26,176 | 51.3% | Yes |
| Albert Edward Oram | Labour | 18,511 | 36.3% | No |
| Peter Cadogan | Liberal | 6,374 | 12.5% | No |
1950
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish | Conservative | 30,430 | 58.5% | Yes |
| Albert William Briggs | Labour | 15,023 | 28.9% | No |
| Florinda Kingdon-Ward | Liberal | 6,565 | 12.6% | No |
1951
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish | Conservative | 34,345 | 66.8% | Yes |
| Albert William Briggs | Labour | 17,082 | 33.2% | No |
1955
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish | Conservative | 24,938 | 66.8% | Yes |
| John Lloyd-Eley | Labour | 12,392 | 33.2% | No |
1959
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish | Conservative | 29,642 | 69.4% | Yes |
| William Reay | Labour | 13,065 | 30.6% | No |
1964
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish | Conservative | 26,818 | 55.3% | Yes |
| Reginald Edgar Fitch | Labour | 12,757 | 26.3% | No |
| Gerald Arthur Dowden | Liberal | 8,924 | 18.4% | No |
1966
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Tufton Beamish | Conservative | 27,529 | 53.5% | Yes |
| Roy Manley | Labour | 14,561 | 28.3% | No |
| Gerald Dowden | Liberal | 9,328 | 18.1% | No |
1970
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Tufton Beamish | Conservative | 33,592 | 58.3% | Yes |
| Quintin Barry | Labour | 14,904 | 25.9% | No |
| Malcolm Holt | Liberal | 9,083 | 15.8% | No |
Feb 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Rathbone | Conservative | 30,423 | 52.9% | Yes |
| Malcolm Holt | Liberal | 16,166 | 28.1% | No |
| James Frederick Little | Labour | 10,875 | 18.9% | No |
Oct 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Rathbone | Conservative | 27,588 | 51.9% | Yes |
| Gordon Nicholas Hook | Liberal | 13,741 | 25.8% | No |
| James Frederick Little | Labour | 11,857 | 22.3% | No |
1979
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Rathbone | Conservative | 33,992 | 58.4% | Yes |
| Gordon Nicholas Hook | Liberal | 12,279 | 21.1% | No |
| Thomas Forrester | Labour | 11,152 | 19.2% | No |
| Barbara Elizabeth Nancy Webb | National Front | 764 | 1.3% | No |
1983
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Rathbone | Conservative | 29,261 | 58.4% | Yes |
| David Bellotti | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 15,357 | 30.7% | No |
| Debbie Sander | Labour | 4,244 | 8.5% | No |
| Reginald Patrick Charles Mutter | Green | 1,221 | 2.4% | No |
1987
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Rathbone | Conservative | 32,016 | 56.8% | Yes |
| David Bellotti | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 18,396 | 32.6% | No |
| Ralph Taylor | Labour | 4,973 | 8.8% | No |
| Andrew Sherwood | Green | 970 | 1.7% | No |
1992
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Rathbone | Conservative | 33,042 | 54.6% | Yes |
| Norman Baker | Liberal Democrat | 20,867 | 34.5% | No |
| Alison Chapman | Labour | 5,758 | 9.5% | No |
| Anthony Edward Beaumont | Green | 719 | 1.2% | No |
| Norman Frederick Clinch | Natural Law | 87 | 0.1% | No |
1997
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Baker | Liberal Democrat | 21,250 | 43.2% | Yes |
| Tim Rathbone | Conservative | 19,950 | 40.6% | No |
| Mark Patton | Labour | 5,232 | 10.6% | No |
| Lucille Butler | Referendum Party | 2,481 | 5.0% | No |
| John Harvey | UKIP | 256 | 0.5% | No |
2001
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Baker | Liberal Democrat | 25,588 | 56.3% | Yes |
| Simon Sinnatt | Conservative | 15,878 | 34.9% | No |
| Paul Richards | Labour | 3,317 | 7.3% | No |
| John Harvey | UKIP | 650 | 1.4% | No |
2005
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Baker | Liberal Democrat | 24,376 | 52.4% | Yes |
| Rory Love | Conservative | 15,902 | 34.2% | No |
| Richard Black | Labour | 4,169 | 9.0% | No |
| Susan Murray | Green | 1,071 | 2.3% | No |
| John Petley | UKIP | 1,034 | 2.2% | No |
2010
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Baker | Liberal Democrat | 26,048 | 52.0% | Yes |
| Jason Sugarman | Conservative | 18,401 | 36.7% | No |
| Hratche Koundarjian | Labour | 2,508 | 5.0% | No |
| Peter Charlton | UKIP | 1,728 | 3.4% | No |
| Susan Murray | Green | 729 | 1.5% | No |
| David Lloyd | BNP | 594 | 1.2% | No |
| Ondrej Soucek | Independent | 80 | 0.2% | No |
2015
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Caulfield | Conservative | 19,206 | 38.0% | Yes |
| Norman Baker | Liberal Democrat | 18,123 | 35.9% | No |
| Ray Finch | UKIP | 5,427 | 10.7% | No |
| Lloyd Russell-Moyle | Labour | 5,000 | 9.9% | No |
| Alfie Stirling | Green | 2,784 | 5.5% | No |
2017
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Caulfield | Conservative | 26,820 | 49.5% | Yes |
| Kelly-Marie Blundell | Liberal Democrat | 21,312 | 39.3% | No |
| Daniel Chapman | Labour | 6,060 | 11.2% | No |
2019
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Caulfield | Conservative | 26,268 | 47.9% | Yes |
| Oli Henman | Liberal Democrat | 23,811 | 43.4% | No |
| Kate Chappell | Labour | 3,206 | 5.8% | No |
| Johnny Denis | Green | 1,453 | 2.6% | No |
| Paul Cragg | Independent | 113 | 0.2% | No |
2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James MacCleary | Liberal Democrat | 26,895 | 50.6% | Yes |
| Maria Caulfield | Conservative | 14,271 | 26.8% | No |
| Bernard Brown | Reform UK | 6,335 | 11.9% | No |
| Danny Sweeney | Labour | 3,574 | 6.7% | No |
| Paul Keene | Green | 1,869 | 3.5% | No |
| Rowena Easton | Social Democratic Party | 229 | 0.4% | No |
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Lewes has been contested at 49 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Conservative, Radical, Peelite, Liberal, Unionist, Liberal Democrat.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Lewes in the 2024 general election?
Liberal Democrat won Lewes in 2024 with 26,895 votes (50.6%), a majority of 12,624 votes over Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won Lewes since 1832?
Since 1832, Lewes has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Liberal Democrat, Peelite, Radical, Unionist, Whig.
What was the closest result in Lewes?
The closest result on record for Lewes was 1868, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 0 votes (0.0 percentage points).
Did Lewes ever elect more than one MP at a time?
Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Lewes elected multiple MPs at once in some elections on this page (a system called multi-member plurality, or 'block vote'), each voter casting one vote per available seat.