Lewes - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Lewes constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Lewes
Region	South East
1st in 2024		Liberal Democrat
2nd in 2024		Conservative
Swing To Lose	11.87%
Next Election Prediction	View

Note: 'Swing To Lose' is the swing needed by the 2nd placed party against the 1st placed party to win the seat.

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2024	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2019 (New Boundaries)	Conservative
	Election 2019	Conservative
	Election 2017	Conservative
	Election 2015	Conservative
	Election 2010	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2005	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2001	Liberal Democrat
	Election 1997	Liberal Democrat
	Election 1992	Conservative
	Election 1987	Conservative
	Election 1983	Conservative
	Election 1979	Conservative
	Election 1974 (October)	Conservative
	Election 1974 (February)	Conservative

Election 2024

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	26,895	50.58%	+9.47%
	Conservative	14,271	26.84%	-21.70%
	Reform UK	6,335	11.91%	+11.69%
	Labour	3,574	6.72%	-0.35%
	Green	1,869	3.51%	+0.66%
	Minor	229	0.43%	N/A
Majority		12,624	23.74%
Turnout		53,173	69.81%	-4.20%
Electorate		76,166
Swing from CON to LD			15.58%
Swing from LD to REF			1.11%
Swing from CON to REF			16.70%
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	26,977	48.54%	+0.65%
	Liberal Democrat	22,851	41.11%	-2.30%
	Labour	3,930	7.07%	+1.23%
	Green	1,587	2.86%	+0.21%
	Reform UK	122	0.22%	N/A
	Minor	113	0.20%	N/A
Majority		4,126	7.42%
Turnout		55,580	74.02%	-2.69%
Electorate		75,091
Swing from LD to CON			1.47%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.29%
Swing from LD to LAB			1.76%
	Conservative hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	26,268	47.89%	-1.60%
	Liberal Democrat	23,811	43.41%	+4.08%
	Labour	3,206	5.84%	-5.34%
	Green	1,453	2.65%	N/A
	Minor	113	0.21%	N/A
Majority		2,457	4.48%
Turnout		54,851	76.71%	+0.32%
Electorate		71,503
Swing from CON to LD			2.84%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.87%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.71%
	Conservative hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	26,820	49.49%	+11.49%
	Liberal Democrat	21,312	39.33%	+3.47%
	Labour	6,060	11.18%	+1.29%
Majority		5,508	10.16%
Turnout		54,192	76.39%	+3.65%
Electorate		70,941
Swing from LD to CON			4.01%
Swing from LAB to CON			5.10%
Swing from LAB to LD			1.09%
	Conservative hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	19,206	38.00%	+1.26%
	Liberal Democrat	18,123	35.86%	-16.15%
	UKIP	5,427	10.74%	+7.29%
	Labour	5,000	9.89%	+4.89%
	Green	2,784	5.51%	+4.05%
Majority		1,083	2.14%
Turnout		50,540	72.74%	-0.16%
Electorate		69,481
Swing from LD to CON			8.70%
Swing from CON to UKIP			3.01%
Swing from LD to UKIP			11.72%
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	26,048	52.00%	-0.22%
	Conservative	18,401	36.74%	+2.49%
	Labour	2,508	5.01%	-4.00%
	UKIP	1,728	3.45%	N/A
	Green	729	1.46%	N/A
	Minor	594	1.19%	N/A
	Others	80	0.16%	N/A
Majority		7,647	15.27%
Turnout		50,088	72.90%	+3.60%
Electorate		68,708
Swing from LD to CON			1.36%
Swing from LAB to LD			1.89%
Swing from LAB to CON			3.25%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	24,241	52.23%	-0.14%
	Conservative	15,894	34.24%	+0.08%
	Labour	4,181	9.01%	+0.05%
	Others	2,098	4.52%	N/A
Majority		8,347	17.98%
Turnout		46,414	69.30%	-0.11%
Electorate		66,977
Swing from LD to CON			0.11%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.09%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.02%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	24,376	52.36%	-3.96%
	Conservative	15,902	34.16%	-0.79%
	Labour	4,169	8.96%	+1.65%
	Green	1,071	2.30%	N/A
	UKIP	1,034	2.22%	+0.79%
Majority		8,474	18.20%
Turnout		46,552	69.40%	+0.91%
Electorate		67,073
Swing from LD to CON			1.58%
Swing from LD to LAB			2.81%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.22%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	25,588	56.32%	+13.10%
	Conservative	15,878	34.95%	-5.63%
	Labour	3,317	7.30%	-3.34%
	UKIP	650	1.43%	+0.91%
Majority		9,710	21.37%
Turnout		45,433	68.49%	-7.93%
Electorate		66,332
Swing from CON to LD			9.36%
Swing from LAB to LD			8.22%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.14%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	21,250	43.22%	+8.71%
	Conservative	19,950	40.57%	-14.06%
	Labour	5,232	10.64%	+1.12%
	Minor	2,481	5.05%	N/A
	UKIP	256	0.52%	N/A
Majority		1,300	2.64%
Turnout		49,169	76.42%	-5.39%
Electorate		64,340
Swing from CON to LD			11.39%
Swing from LAB to LD			3.80%
Swing from CON to LAB			7.59%
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	33,042	54.64%	-2.17%
	Liberal Democrat	20,867	34.51%	N/A
	Labour	5,758	9.52%	+0.70%
	Green	719	1.19%	-0.53%
	Minor	87	0.14%	N/A
Majority		12,175	20.13%
Turnout		60,473	81.81%	+4.80%
Electorate		73,918
Swing from CON to LD			18.34%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.43%
Swing from LAB to LD			16.90%
	Conservative hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	32,016	56.81%	-1.61%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	18,396	32.64%	+1.98%
	Labour	4,973	8.82%	+0.35%
	Green	970	1.72%	N/A
Majority		13,620	24.17%
Turnout		56,355	77.01%	+2.66%
Electorate		73,181
Swing from CON to ALL			1.80%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.98%
Swing from LAB to ALL			0.81%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	29,261	58.43%	+0.01%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	15,357	30.66%	N/A
	Labour	4,244	8.47%	-10.69%
	Ecology	1,221	2.44%	N/A
Majority		13,904	27.76%
Turnout		50,083	74.34%	-1.93%
Electorate		67,366
Swing from CON to ALL			15.33%
Swing from LAB to CON			5.35%
Swing from LAB to ALL			20.68%
	Conservative hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	33,992	58.42%	+6.55%
	Liberal	12,279	21.10%	-4.73%
	Labour	11,152	19.17%	-3.13%
	Others	764	1.31%	N/A
Majority		21,713	37.32%
Turnout		58,187	76.27%	+2.45%
Electorate		76,290
Swing from LIB to CON			5.64%
Swing from LAB to CON			4.84%
Swing from LIB to LAB			0.80%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	27,588	51.87%	-1.07%
	Liberal	13,741	25.84%	-2.30%
	Labour	11,857	22.29%	+3.37%
Majority		13,847	26.04%
Turnout		53,186	73.82%	-6.48%
Electorate		72,046
Swing from LIB to CON			0.61%
Swing from CON to LAB			2.22%
Swing from LIB to LAB			2.83%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	30,423	52.94%	N/A
	Liberal	16,166	28.13%	N/A
	Labour	10,875	18.92%	N/A
Majority		14,257	24.81%
Turnout		57,464	80.30%	N/A
Electorate		71,560

	Conservative win

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