Lewes (UK Parliament constituency)
Lewes | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundaries since 2024 | |
![]() Boundary of Lewes in South East England | |
County | East Sussex |
Electorate | 75,091 (2023)[1] |
Major settlements | |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1295 |
Member of Parliament | James MacCleary (Liberal Democrats) |
Lewes is a constituency[n 1] in East Sussex represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by James MacCleary, a Liberal Democrat.
Constituency profile
[edit]The constituency includes the town of Lewes, most of the Lewes District, including the coastal towns of Seaford and Newhaven, Polegate and Alfriston all in outer parts of the London Commuter Belt, though with a high number of people who have retired from across the country.[2] The constituency excludes the District of Lewes District wards of East Saltdean and Telscombe Cliffs, Peacehaven East, Peacehaven North, and Peacehaven West (which since 1997 have been in the Brighton, Kemptown (UK Parliament constituency), and instead includes part of neighbouring Wealden District.
Boundaries
[edit]1885–1918: The Borough of Brighton, the Sessional Divisions of Hove and Worthing, and parts of the Sessional Divisions of Lewes and Steyning.
1918–1950: The Borough of Lewes, the Urban Districts of Newhaven, Portslade-by-Sea, and Seaford, and the Rural Districts of Chailey, Newhaven, and Steyning East.
1950–1955: The Borough of Lewes, the Urban Districts of Burgess Hill, Newhaven, and Seaford, the Rural District of Chailey, and parts of the Rural Districts of Cuckfield and Hailsham.
1955–1974: The Borough of Lewes, the Urban Districts of Burgess Hill, Newhaven, and Seaford, the Rural District of Chailey, and part of the Rural District of Cuckfield.
1974–1983: The Borough of Lewes, the Urban Districts of Newhaven and Seaford, the Rural District of Chailey, and part of the Rural District of Hailsham.
1983–1997: The District of Lewes, and the District of Wealden wards of Alfriston, Arlington, and East Dean.
1997–2010: The District of Lewes wards of Barcombe, Chailey, Ditchling, Hamsey, Kingston, Lewes Bridge, Lewes Castle, Lewes Priory, Newhaven Denton, Newhaven Meeching, Newhaven Valley, Newick, Ouse Valley, Plumpton, Ringmer, Seaford Central, Seaford East, Seaford North, Seaford West, and Wivelsfield.
2010–2024: The District of Lewes wards of Barcombe and Hamsey, Chailey and Wivelsfield, Ditchling and Westmeston, Kingston, Lewes Bridge, Lewes Castle, Lewes Priory, Newhaven Denton and Meeching, Newhaven Valley, Newick, Ouse Valley and Ringmer, Plumpton, Streat, East Chiltington and St John Without, Seaford Central, Seaford East, Seaford North, Seaford South, and Seaford West. With the District of Wealden wards of Alfriston, Arlington, East Dean, Polegate North, and Polegate South.
2024–present: The District of Lewes wards of: Ditchling & Westmeston; Kingston; Lewes Bridge; Lewes Castle; Lewes Priory; Newhaven North; Newhaven South; Ouse Valley & Ringmer; Plumpton, Streat, East Chiltington & St. John; Seaford Central; Seaford East; Seaford North; Seaford South; Seaford West; and the District of Wealden wards of: Arlington; Lower Willingdon; Polegate Central; Polegate North; Polegate South & Willingdon Watermill; South Downs; Stone Cross; Upper Willingdon.[3]
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, changes from the 2024 United Kingdom general election described as following:
Three small rural District of Lewes wards will be included in the newly created constituency of East Grinstead and Uckfield, offset by the addition of parts of the District of Wealden, including the communities of Willingdon (from Eastbourne) and Stone Cross (from Bexhill and Battle).
History
[edit]The constituency of Lewes has existed since commoners were first summoned to Parliament in 1295, the Model Parliament. This is the county town, though less significant in population today, far surpassed by the City of Brighton and Hove — it has nonetheless been continuously represented since that date.
From 1874 the constituency's electorate in elections sent only Conservative MPs except between 1997 and 2015.
Members of Parliament
[edit]MPs 1295–1660
[edit]- Constituency created 1295
MPs 1660–1868
[edit]MPs since 1868
[edit]Elections since 1918
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | James MacCleary | 26,895 | 50.6 | +9.5 | |
Conservative | Maria Caulfield | 14,271 | 26.8 | −21.7 | |
Reform UK | Bernard Brown | 6,335 | 11.9 | N/A | |
Labour | Danny Sweeney | 3,574 | 6.7 | −0.4 | |
Green | Paul Keene | 1,869 | 3.5 | +0.6 | |
SDP | Rowena Mary Easton | 229 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 12,624 | 23.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 53,173 | 69.8 | –4.2 | ||
Registered electors | 76,166 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]2019 notional result[28] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 26,977 | 48.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | 22,851 | 41.1 | |
Labour | 3,930 | 7.1 | |
Green | 1,587 | 2.9 | |
Brexit Party | 122 | 0.2 | |
Others | 113 | 0.2 | |
Turnout | 55,580 | 74.0 | |
Electorate | 75,091 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Maria Caulfield | 26,268 | 47.9 | −1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Oli Henman | 23,811 | 43.4 | +4.1 | |
Labour | Kate Chappell | 3,206 | 5.8 | −5.4 | |
Green | Johnny Denis | 1,453 | 2.6 | N/A | |
Independent | Paul Cragg | 113 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,457 | 4.5 | −5.7 | ||
Turnout | 54,851 | 76.7 | +0.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Maria Caulfield | 26,820 | 49.5 | +11.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kelly-Marie Blundell | 21,312 | 39.3 | +3.4 | |
Labour | Daniel Chapman | 6,060 | 11.2 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 5,508 | 10.2 | +8.1 | ||
Turnout | 54,328 | 76.4 | +3.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Maria Caulfield | 19,206 | 38.0 | +1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Norman Baker | 18,123 | 35.9 | −16.1 | |
UKIP | Ray Finch | 5,427 | 10.7 | +7.3 | |
Labour | Lloyd Russell-Moyle | 5,000 | 9.9 | +4.9 | |
Green | Alfie Stirling | 2,784 | 5.5 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 1,083 | 2.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 50,540 | 72.7 | −0.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +8.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Norman Baker | 26,048 | 52.0 | −0.5 | |
Conservative | Jason Sugarman | 18,401 | 36.7 | +2.1 | |
Labour | Hratche Koundarjian | 2,508 | 5.0 | −4.3 | |
UKIP | Peter Charlton | 1,728 | 3.4 | +1.2 | |
Green | Susan Murray | 729 | 1.5 | −0.8 | |
BNP | David Lloyd | 594 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Independent | Ondrej Soucek | 80 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,647 | 15.3 | −2.9 | ||
Turnout | 50,088 | 72.9 | +3.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −0.8 |
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Norman Baker | 24,376 | 52.4 | −3.9 | |
Conservative | Rory Love | 15,902 | 34.2 | −0.7 | |
Labour | Richard Black | 4,169 | 9.0 | +1.7 | |
Green | Susan Murray | 1,071 | 2.3 | N/A | |
UKIP | John Petley | 1,034 | 2.2 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 8,474 | 18.2 | −3.2 | ||
Turnout | 46,552 | 69.4 | +0.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −1.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Norman Baker | 25,588 | 56.3 | +13.1 | |
Conservative | Simon Sinnatt | 15,878 | 34.9 | −5.7 | |
Labour | Paul Richards | 3,317 | 7.3 | −3.3 | |
UKIP | John Harvey | 650 | 1.4 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 9,710 | 21.4 | +18.8 | ||
Turnout | 45,433 | 68.5 | −7.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Norman Baker | 21,250 | 43.2 | +4.1 | |
Conservative | Tim Rathbone | 19,950 | 40.6 | −10.8 | |
Labour | Mark Patton | 5,232 | 10.6 | +2.4 | |
Referendum | Lucille Butler | 2,481 | 5.0 | N/A | |
UKIP | John Harvey | 256 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,300 | 2.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 49,169 | 76.4 | −5.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1992 and 1997 general elections and thus change in share of vote is based on a notional calculation.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Rathbone | 33,042 | 54.6 | −2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Norman Baker | 20,867 | 34.5 | +1.8 | |
Labour | Alison Chapman | 5,758 | 9.5 | +0.7 | |
Green | A. E. Beaumont | 719 | 1.2 | −0.5 | |
Natural Law | N. F. Clinch | 87 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 12,175 | 20.1 | −4.0 | ||
Turnout | 60,473 | 81.8 | +4.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.0 |
Elections in the 1980s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Rathbone | 32,016 | 56.8 | −1.6 | |
Alliance | David Bellotti | 18,396 | 32.7 | +2.0 | |
Labour | Ralph Taylor | 4,973 | 8.8 | +0.3 | |
Green | Andrew Sherwood | 970 | 1.7 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 13,620 | 24.1 | −3.6 | ||
Turnout | 56,355 | 77.0 | +2.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Rathbone | 29,261 | 58.4 | ||
Alliance | David Bellotti | 15,357 | 30.7 | ||
Labour | Debbie Sander | 4,244 | 8.5 | ||
Ecology | Reginald Mutter | 1,221 | 2.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 13,904 | 27.7 | |||
Turnout | 50,083 | 74.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Rathbone | 33,992 | 58.42 | ||
Liberal | G. Hook | 12,279 | 21.10 | ||
Labour | Tom Forrester | 11,152 | 19.17 | ||
National Front | B. Webb | 764 | 1.31 | N/A | |
Majority | 21,713 | 37.32 | |||
Turnout | 58,187 | 76.32 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Rathbone | 27,588 | 51.87 | ||
Liberal | G. Hook | 13,741 | 25.84 | ||
Labour Co-op | James Little | 11,857 | 22.29 | ||
Majority | 13,847 | 26.03 | |||
Turnout | 53,186 | 73.81 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
New constituency boundaries.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Rathbone | 30,423 | 52.94 | ||
Liberal | Malcolm Holt | 16,166 | 28.13 | ||
Labour Co-op | James Little | 10,875 | 18.92 | ||
Majority | 14,257 | 24.81 | |||
Turnout | 57,464 | 80.30 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tufton Beamish | 33,592 | 58.34 | ||
Labour | Quintin Barry | 14,904 | 25.88 | ||
Liberal | Malcolm Holt | 9,083 | 15.77 | ||
Majority | 18,688 | 32.46 | |||
Turnout | 57,579 | 72.79 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tufton Beamish | 27,529 | 53.44 | ||
Labour | Roy Ellison Manley | 14,561 | 28.32 | ||
Liberal | Gerald Arthur Dowden | 9,328 | 18.14 | ||
Majority | 12,968 | 25.12 | |||
Turnout | 51,418 | 76.27 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tufton Beamish | 26,818 | 55.30 | ||
Labour | Reginald Edgar Fitch | 12,757 | 26.30 | ||
Liberal | Gerald Arthur Dowden | 8,924 | 18.40 | N/A | |
Majority | 14,061 | 29.00 | |||
Turnout | 48,499 | 76.43 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tufton Beamish | 29,642 | 69.41 | ||
Labour | William Reay | 13,065 | 30.59 | ||
Majority | 16,577 | 38.82 | |||
Turnout | 42,707 | 75.80 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tufton Beamish | 24,938 | 66.80 | ||
Labour | John Lloyd-Eley | 12,392 | 33.20 | ||
Majority | 12,546 | 33.60 | |||
Turnout | 37,330 | 74.83 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tufton Beamish | 34,345 | 66.78 | ||
Labour | Albert William Briggs | 17,082 | 33.22 | ||
Majority | 17,263 | 33.56 | |||
Turnout | 51,478 | 78.26 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tufton Beamish | 30,430 | 58.50 | ||
Labour | Albert William Briggs | 15,023 | 28.88 | ||
Liberal | Florinda Kingdon-Ward | 6,565 | 12.62 | ||
Majority | 15,407 | 29.62 | |||
Turnout | 52,018 | 80.99 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Election in the 1940s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tufton Beamish | 26,176 | 51.26 | ||
Labour Co-op | Albert Oram | 18,511 | 36.25 | ||
Liberal | Peter Cadogan | 6,374 | 12.48 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,665 | 15.01 | |||
Turnout | 51,061 | 71.87 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1930s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish | 14,646 | 65.96 | ||
Labour | Alban Gordon | 7,557 | 34.04 | ||
Majority | 7,089 | 31.92 | |||
Turnout | 22,203 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Loder | 24,644 | 70.01 | ||
Labour | Frank Rivers Hancock | 10,559 | 29.99 | ||
Majority | 14,085 | 40.02 | |||
Turnout | 35,203 | 64.41 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Loder | 25,181 | 81.29 | ||
Labour | Frank Rivers Hancock | 5,795 | 18.71 | ||
Majority | 19,386 | 62.58 | |||
Turnout | 30,976 | 70.87 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1920s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Tufton Beamish | 15,230 | 53.7 | −19.0 | |
Labour | Alban Gordon | 7,698 | 27.1 | −0.2 | |
Liberal | Henry Plunket Woodgate | 5,452 | 19.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,532 | 26.6 | −18.8 | ||
Turnout | 28,380 | 70.4 | +5.7 | ||
Registered electors | 40,291 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −9.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Tufton Beamish | 13,399 | 72.7 | +13.1 | |
Labour | Basil Hall | 5,043 | 27.3 | −13.1 | |
Majority | 8,356 | 45.4 | +26.2 | ||
Turnout | 18,442 | 64.7 | +6.6 | ||
Registered electors | 28,517 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | +13.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Tufton Beamish | 9,584 | 52.0 | −7.6 | |
Labour | Basil Hall | 6,112 | 33.2 | −7.2 | |
Liberal | Howard Williams | 2,718 | 14.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,472 | 18.8 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 18,414 | 67.3 | +9.2 | ||
Registered electors | 27,361 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −0.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | William Campion | 9,474 | 59.6 | −8.4 | |
Labour | Basil Hall | 6,422 | 40.4 | +8.4 | |
Majority | 3,052 | 19.2 | −16.8 | ||
Turnout | 15,896 | 58.1 | −6.5 | ||
Registered electors | 27,361 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −8.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | William Campion | 11,345 | 68.0 | +5.2 | |
Labour | Hugh Millier Black | 5,328 | 32.0 | −1.6 | |
Majority | 6,017 | 36.0 | +6.8 | ||
Turnout | 16,673 | 64.6 | +9.5 | ||
Registered electors | 25,801 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | +3.4 |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | William Campion | 7,792 | 62.8 | N/A |
Labour | Tom Pargeter | 4,164 | 33.6 | N/A | |
Independent and Silver Badge | Albert Edward Gardiner | 452 | 3.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,628 | 29.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 12,408 | 55.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 22,500 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Election results 1868–1918
[edit]Elections in the 1860s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Walter Pelham | 601 | 50.6 | −4.7 | |
Conservative | William Christie | 587 | 49.4 | +4.7 | |
Majority | 14 | 1.2 | −1.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,188 | 88.0 | +1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 1,350 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −4.7 |
Elections in the 1870s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Christie | 772 | 60.7 | +11.3 | |
Liberal | Arthur Cohen | 500 | 39.3 | −11.3 | |
Majority | 272 | 21.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,272 | 89.0 | +1.0 | ||
Registered electors | 1,430 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +11.3 |
Elections in the 1880s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Christie | 717 | 55.3 | −5.4 | |
Liberal | William Codrington | 580 | 44.7 | +5.4 | |
Majority | 137 | 10.6 | −10.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,297 | 88.9 | −0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 1,459 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −5.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Fletcher | 5,312 | 62.5 | +7.2 | |
Liberal | William Egerton Hubbard | 3,181 | 37.5 | −7.2 | |
Majority | 2,131 | 25.0 | +14.4 | ||
Turnout | 8,493 | 80.2 | −8.7 | ||
Registered electors | 10,586 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Fletcher | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1890s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Fletcher | 5,621 | 70.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | Henry Prince | 2,322 | 29.2 | New | |
Majority | 3,299 | 41.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,943 | 67.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,832 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Fletcher | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Fletcher | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Fletcher | 7,172 | 56.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | Hector Morison | 5,458 | 43.2 | New | |
Majority | 1,714 | 13.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 12,630 | 81.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 15,560 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Fletcher | 9,168 | 66.7 | +9.9 | |
Liberal | Basil Williams | 4,572 | 33.3 | −9.9 | |
Majority | 4,596 | 33.4 | +19.8 | ||
Turnout | 13,740 | 79.5 | −1.7 | ||
Registered electors | 17,277 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +9.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Campion | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Campion | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
General Election 1914/15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Unionist: William Campion
- Liberal:
Election results 1832–1868
[edit]Elections in the 1830s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Thomas Read Kemp | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Charles Blunt | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 878 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Charles Blunt | 511 | 40.8 | ||
Whig | Thomas Read Kemp | 382 | 30.5 | ||
Conservative | Henry FitzRoy | 359 | 28.7 | ||
Majority | 23 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 715 | 94.0 | |||
Registered electors | 761 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Kemp resigned, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry FitzRoy | 397 | 51.7 | +23.0 | |
Whig | John Easthope | 371 | 48.3 | −23.0 | |
Majority | 26 | 3.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 768 | 91.2 | −2.8 | ||
Registered electors | 7,842 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +23.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Charles Blunt | 413 | 26.6 | −14.2 | |
Conservative | Henry FitzRoy | 401 | 25.8 | +11.5 | |
Whig | Thomas Brand | 398 | 25.6 | −4.9 | |
Conservative | William Lyon | 343 | 22.1 | +7.8 | |
Turnout | 788 | 93.6 | −0.4 | ||
Registered electors | 842 | ||||
Majority | 12 | 0.8 | −1.0 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | −11.9 | |||
Majority | 3 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +10.5 |
Elections in the 1840s
[edit]Blunt's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George West | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 881 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | Summers Harford | 411 | 25.4 | N/A | |
Radical | Howard Elphinstone | 409 | 25.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Henry FitzRoy | 407 | 25.2 | −0.6 | |
Conservative | George West | 388 | 24.0 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 2 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 810 | 91.9 | −1.7 | ||
Registered electors | 881 | ||||
Radical gain from Whig | Swing | ||||
Radical gain from Conservative | Swing |
On petition, Harford was unseated, due to bribery and corruption,[47] and Fitzroy was declared elected on 21 March 1842. Fitzroy was then appointed a Civil Lord of the Admiralty, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry FitzRoy | Unopposed | |||
Conservative gain from Radical |
Elphinstone resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Robert Perfect | Unopposed | |||
Whig gain from Radical |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peelite | Henry FitzRoy | 457 | 37.8 | +12.6 | |
Whig | Robert Perfect | 402 | 33.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | John Bellingham Godfrey Hudson[48] | 207 | 17.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Henry Loftus | 143 | 11.8 | −12.2 | |
Turnout | 605 (est) | 69.8 (est) | −22.1 | ||
Registered electors | 866 | ||||
Majority | 55 | 4.5 | N/A | ||
Peelite gain from Radical | Swing | ||||
Majority | 195 | 16.2 | N/A | ||
Whig gain from Radical | Swing |
Elections in the 1850s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Henry Brand | Unopposed | |||
Peelite | Henry FitzRoy | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 713 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Peelite hold |
Brand was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Henry Brand | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Henry Brand | Unopposed | |||
Peelite | Henry FitzRoy | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 724 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Peelite hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry FitzRoy | 339 | 31.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | Henry Brand | 338 | 31.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | Richard Amphlett | 200 | 18.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Charles Blunt | 189 | 17.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 138 | 12.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 533 (est) | 76.5 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 697 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
FitzRoy was appointed First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry FitzRoy | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Elections in the 1860s
[edit]FitzRoy's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Blencowe | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Brand | 325 | 27.7 | −4.1 | |
Liberal | Walter Pelham | 324 | 27.6 | −4.1 | |
Conservative | William Christie | 292 | 24.9 | +6.1 | |
Conservative | Sir Alfred Slade, 3rd Baronet | 232 | 19.8 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 32 | 2.7 | −10.2 | ||
Turnout | 587 (est) | 86.8 (est) | +10.3 | ||
Registered electors | 676 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −4.1 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | −4.1 |
Elections before 1832
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Thomas Read Kemp | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Charles Blunt | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 784 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig gain from Tory |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Thomas Read Kemp | 479 | 42.6 | ||
Tory | John Shelley | 372 | 33.1 | ||
Whig | Alexander Donovan | 274 | 24.4 | ||
Turnout | 626 | c. 79.8 | |||
Registered electors | c. 784 | ||||
Majority | 107 | 9.5 | |||
Whig hold | Swing | ||||
Majority | 98 | 8.7 | |||
Tory hold | Swing |
See also
[edit]- List of parliamentary constituencies in East Sussex
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)
Notes
[edit]- ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
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Sources
[edit]- The Parliamentary History of the Borough of Lewes 1295–1885
- Election result, 2005 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997–2001 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997–2001 (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1983–1992 (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1992–2005 (Guardian)
- Election results, 1951–2001 (Keele University)
- F. W. S. Craig. British Parliamentary Election Results 1950–1973. (ISBN 0-900178-07-8)
External links
[edit]- Lewes UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Lewes UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Lewes UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK