- Lewes local elections
Lewes Council is elected every four years.
Political control
Conservative 1973 - 1991
Liberal Democrat 1991 - present
Council elections
Lewes Council election, 1999 Lewes Council election, 2003 Lewes Council election, 2007 By-election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 480
percentage = 32.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 403
percentage = 26.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 324
percentage = 21.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 211
percentage = 14.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate =
votes = 83
percentage = 5.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 77
percentage = 5.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,501
percentage = 36.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 450
percentage = 49.3
change = +10.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 293
percentage = 32.1
change = +10.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 169
percentage = 18.5
change = -20.7Election box majority
votes = 157
percentage = 17.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 912
percentage = 16.3
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Chistopher Bishop
votes = 406
percentage = 64.6
change = +12.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Carla Butler
votes = 113
percentage = 18.0
change = -12.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Carden
votes = 109
percentage = 17.4
change = -0.8Election box majority
votes = 293
percentage = 46.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 628
percentage = 18.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Gardiner
votes = 715
percentage = 43.7
change = +21.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Gander
votes = 521
percentage = 31.8
change = +6.5Election box candidate
party = Seagulls
candidate = Edward Bassford
votes = 359
percentage = 21.9
change = +21.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Trevor Hopper
votes = 41
percentage = 2.5
change = -10.7Election box majority
votes = 194
percentage = 12.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,636
percentage = 33.4
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Independent (politician)
swing =External links
* [http://www.lewes.gov.uk Lewes Council]
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