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Lewes is a constituency located in East Sussex

East Sussex

East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the south by the English Channel.-History:...

and centred on the town of Lewes

Lewes

Lewes is the county town of East Sussex, England and historically of all of Sussex. It is a civil parish and is the centre of the Lewes local government district. The settlement has a history as a bridging point and as a market town, and today as a communications hub and tourist-oriented town...

. It is represented in the House of Commons

British House of Commons

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...

of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

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. It was a safe Conservative seat until 1997, but the Liberal Democrats have gained a strong foothold.

Boundaries

The constituency is centred on the town of Lewes

Lewes

, for which it is named. However, the constituency also covers most of the Lewes district

Lewes (district)

Lewes is a local government district in East Sussex in southern England covering an area of , with of coastline. It is named after its administrative centre, Lewes. Other towns in the district include Newhaven, Peacehaven, and Seaford. Plumpton racecourse is within the district...

and parts of the Wealden

Wealden

For the stone, see Wealden GroupWealden is a local government district in East Sussex, England: its name comes from the Weald, the area of high land which occupies the centre of its area.-History:...

district.

History

The constituency of Lewes has existed since Commoners were first summoned to Parliament in 1295. It is notable for the fact that between 1874 and 1997 it elected only Conservative

Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

(MPs). This run was brought to an end by the election of current MP Norman Baker, a Liberal Democrat.

MPs 1295-1660

Constituency created 1295

Parliament	First member	Second member
1295	Gervasius de Wolvehope	Ricardus de Palmere
1297	No return
1298	Gervasius de Wolvehope	Williemus Serverleg
1300/1	Reginaldus de Combe	Rogerus Coppyng
1302	Gervasius de Wolvehope	Ricardus le Palmere
1304/5	Galfridus de Wolvehope	Walterus Nyng
1307	Robertus le Bynt	Walterus le Fust
1309	Simon Tring	Johannes Arnald
1311	Simon Tring	Ricardus le Hurt
1313 (Jul)	Willielmus de la Chapele	Galfridus de Wolvehope
1313 (Sep)	Simon Tring	Johannes Gouman
1319	Willielmus Walewere	Henricus de Rudham
1320	Thomas atte Novene	Radulphus atte Lote
1322 (May)	Philippus le Mareschal	Thomas de Lofelde
1322 (Nov)	Robertus le Spicer	Ricardus le Poleter
1323	Willielmus Walewere	Robertus le Spicer
1327	No return
1328	Willielmus Darnel	Johannes le Bake
1329/30	Walterus atte Markette	Ricardus le Hurt
1330	Thomas Comyn	Stephanus le Boche
1331/2	Thomas Comyn	Johannes Scoteryld
1333/4	Robertus __?
1334–1347	No names known
1348	Ricardus Ploket	Johannes Payn
1350	Willielmus Gardyner	Willielmus Darnel
1354	Willielmus Darnel	Willielmus Gardiner
1355	Willielmus Darnel	Willielmus Gardiner
1357/8	Robertus atte Brouke	Ricardus Crompe
1360	Thomas Lyndefelde	Willielmus Bocher
1360/1	Ricardus Ferour de Lewes	Thomas Lyndefeld
1362	Robertus Norton	Willielmus Swon
1363	Willielmus Spicer	Thomas Norays
1366	Willielmus Boteller	Stephanus Holte
1368	Robertus de York	Robertus Norton
1369	Robertus de York	Jacobus Ferrour
1371	Henricus Werkeman
1372	Jacobus Ferour	Thomas Norays
1373	Robertus de York	Stephanus Holte
1376/7	Willielmus Spicer	Jacobus Ferour
1378	Jacobus Ferour	Johannes Shereve
1379/80	Robertus de York	Johannes Peyntour
1381	Henricus Werkeman	Robertus Norton
1382	Henricus Werkeman	Thomas Norrys
1382/3	Stephanus Holte	Johannes Goderyk
1383	Robertus de York	Willielmus Spicer
1384	Thomas Norrys	Willielmus Spicer
1385	Thomas Norris	Stephen Holt
1388 (Feb)	Stephen Holt	Thomas Norris
1388 (Sep)	Richard atte Gate	Walter Gosselyn
1390 (Jan)
1390 (Nov)
1391	John Bedford	Thomas Norris
1393	William Chepelond	John Godeman
1394
1395	John Maryot	John Sadeler
1397 (Jan)	John Godeman	John Plomer
1397 (Sep)	John Godeman	John Maryot
1399	William Chepelond	John Maryot
1401	John Mason	John Maryot
1402	Robert Bynt	John Maryot
1404 (Jan)
1404 (Oct)
1406	Roger Forster	William Green
1407	Roger Forster	William Hyde
1410
1411
1413 (Feb)
1413 (May)	Andrew Blake	John Maryot
1414 (Apr)
1414 (Nov)	John Hert	Robert Lytcombe
1415
1416 (Mar)	William Chepelond	William Northampton
1416 (Oct)
1417	John Gosselyn	John Parker
1419	Andrew Blake	William Fagger
1420	John Gosselyn	Thomas White
1421 (May)	William Fagger	William Northampton
1421 (Dec)	Thomas White	William Wodefold
1422	William Vaggere	Andreas Mauffay
1423	William Wodefold	Andreas Mafay
1425	William Fagger	John Gosselyn
1425/6	William Penbrugge	William Feret
1427	John Godeman	Roger Forster
1429	Thomas White	John Gosselyn
1430/1	John Rodys	Richard Brasier
1432	Thomas White	William Penbrygge
1433	John Rodys	William Penbrygge
1435	Thomas White	John Wody
1436/7	William Thwaytes	John Hanmere
1441/2	Edward Mylle	Giles Wodefold
1446/7	Robert Wodefold	Thomas Best
1448/9 (Feb)	Giles Wodefold	William Godeman
1449 (Nov)	John Southwell	William Delve
1450	John Southwell	John Beckwith
1452/3	John Parker	John Southwell
1459	Richard Fairegoo	Thomas Sherman
1460	John Beckwith	Thomas Best
1467	Thomas Lewknor	John Sherman
1472	Christopher Furnes	William Cook
1477/8	William Cooke	John Baker
1510-1523	No names known
1529	Sir Edward Bray	John Batenore
1536	?
1539	?
1542	John Kyme	?
1545	?
1547	Sir Walter Mildmay	Sir Anthony Cooke
1553 (Mar)	John Southcote	Thomas Gravesend
1553 (Oct)	Sir Henry Hussey	George Darrell
1554 (Apr)	Robert Gage	George Darrell
1554 (Nov)	John Stempe	John Morley
1555	William Devenish	Thomas Gravesend
1558	John Gage	William Peterson
1558/9	George Goring I	Thomas Saunder
1562/3	George Goring I	William Cantrell
1571	William Morley	Edward Fenner
1572	Edward Bellingham	John Shirley
1584	Richard Browne	Thomas Pelham
1586	Richard Browne	Francis Alford
1588	Robert Sackville Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset was an English aristocrat and politician, with humanist and commercial interests.-Life:He was the eldest son of Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, by Cecily, daughter of Sir John Baker...	John Shirley
1593	Sir Henry Glemham Henry Glemham (died 1632) Sir Henry Glemham was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1593 and 1622.Glemham was the eldest son of Thomas Glemham of Glemham Hall, Suffolk and his wife Amy Parker, daughter of Henry Parker, 10th Baron Morley. He was a minor when he inherited the estate...	George Goring II
1597	Sir Henry Glemham Henry Glemham (died 1632) Sir Henry Glemham was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1593 and 1622.Glemham was the eldest son of Thomas Glemham of Glemham Hall, Suffolk and his wife Amy Parker, daughter of Henry Parker, 10th Baron Morley. He was a minor when he inherited the estate...	John Shirley
1601	George Goring II	Goddard Pemberton, sat for Peterborough and replaced by Sir Percival Hart
1604	John Shirley	Sir Henry Nevill Henry Nevill, 9th Baron Bergavenny Sir Henry Nevill, de facto 9th Baron Bergavenny was an English Peer and MP.The son of Edward Nevill, 8th Baron Bergavenny, he succeeded to the Barony upon the death of his father in 1622....
1614	Christopher Neville	Richard Amherst
1621	Sir George Goring George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich was an English soldier.He was the son of George Goring of Hurstpierpoint and Ovingdean, Sussex, and of Anne Denny, sister of Edward Denny, 1st Earl of Norwich. He matriculated from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 1600, and may subsequently have spent some...	Richard Amhurst
1624	Sir George Goring George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich was an English soldier.He was the son of George Goring of Hurstpierpoint and Ovingdean, Sussex, and of Anne Denny, sister of Edward Denny, 1st Earl of Norwich. He matriculated from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 1600, and may subsequently have spent some...	Christopher Newell
1625	Sir George Goring George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich was an English soldier.He was the son of George Goring of Hurstpierpoint and Ovingdean, Sussex, and of Anne Denny, sister of Edward Denny, 1st Earl of Norwich. He matriculated from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 1600, and may subsequently have spent some...	Sir George Rivers George Rivers Sir George Rivers was an English politician.He was born the son of Sir John Rivers of Chafford and Elizabeth, the daughter of Sir George Barne, and probably educated at Trinity College, Cambridge...
1626	Sir George Goring George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich was an English soldier.He was the son of George Goring of Hurstpierpoint and Ovingdean, Sussex, and of Anne Denny, sister of Edward Denny, 1st Earl of Norwich. He matriculated from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 1600, and may subsequently have spent some...	Sir George Rivers George Rivers Sir George Rivers was an English politician.He was born the son of Sir John Rivers of Chafford and Elizabeth, the daughter of Sir George Barne, and probably educated at Trinity College, Cambridge...
1628	Anthony Stapley Anthony Stapley Anthony Stapley was one of the regicides of King Charles I of England.Stapley was M.P. for New Shoreham , Lewes , Sussex . He was colonel and governor of Chichester and signed the death-warrant of Charles I...	Sir George Goring George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich was an English soldier.He was the son of George Goring of Hurstpierpoint and Ovingdean, Sussex, and of Anne Denny, sister of Edward Denny, 1st Earl of Norwich. He matriculated from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 1600, and may subsequently have spent some...
1629–1640	No Parliaments summoned
1640 (Apr)	Anthony Stapley Anthony Stapley Anthony Stapley was one of the regicides of King Charles I of England.Stapley was M.P. for New Shoreham , Lewes , Sussex . He was colonel and governor of Chichester and signed the death-warrant of Charles I... , sat for Sussex replaced by Robert Morley Robert Morley (MP for Bramber) Robert Morley was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1629.Morley was a citizen of the City of London and a member of the Worshipful Company of Skinners....	Jacob Rivers
1640 (Nov)	Herbert Morley Herbert Morley Herbert Morley was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1667. He fought for the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War....	Henry Shelley
1645	Herbert Morley Herbert Morley Herbert Morley was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1667. He fought for the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War....	Henry Shelley
1648	Herbert Morley Herbert Morley Herbert Morley was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1667. He fought for the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War....	Henry Shelley
1653	Lewes not represented in Barebones Parliament
1654	Henry Shelley	(one seat only)
1656	Anthony Stapley Anthony Stapley Anthony Stapley was one of the regicides of King Charles I of England.Stapley was M.P. for New Shoreham , Lewes , Sussex . He was colonel and governor of Chichester and signed the death-warrant of Charles I...	(one seat only)
1659	Herbert Morley	Richard Boughton

MPs 1660-1868

Election	\|2nd Member	2nd Party
1660		Nizel Rivers Nizel Rivers Nizel Rivers was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660.Rivers was the son of Sir John Rivers, 1st Baronet of Chafford, Westerham, Kent where he was baptised on 19 May 1614. He was educated at Westerham, and admitted to Christ's College, Cambridge on 10 May 1628...		Sir John Stapley John Stapley Sir John Stapley, 1st Baronet of Patcham , was a Royalist who plotted with members of the Sealed Knot to overthrow the Protector Oliver Cromwell and restore Charles II of England to the throne, but when questioned by Cromwellians he disclosed the plot and betrayed the other members...
1661		Sir Thomas Woodcock
Feb 1679		William Morley William Morley Sir William Morley was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.Morley was knighted at Titchfield on 4 September 1625....		Richard Bridger
Aug 1679		Thomas Pelham Thomas Pelham, 1st Baron Pelham Thomas Pelham, 1st Baron Pelham of Laughton Bt was a moderate English Whig politician and Member of Parliament for several constituencies. He is best remembered as father of two British prime ministers who, between them, served for 18 years as first minister...		Richard Bridger
1695				Henry Pelham
Jan 1701				Sir Thomas Trevor Thomas Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor Thomas Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor PC was knighted in 1692 as Solicitor General and in 1695 became Attorney-General....
Nov 1701				Henry Pelham
Jul 1702				Richard Payne Richard Payne Richard Payne is an English musician who plays the keyboards and guitar. He is a former member of the bands Dodgy and The Bluetones.-External links:***...
Nov 1702		Sir Nicholas Pelham Nicholas Pelham Sir Nicholas Pelham was a British politician.The third son of Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet , Pelham was educated at Christ Church, Oxford....
1705		Thomas Pelham
May 1708				Peter Gott Peter Gott Peter Gott was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Hastings from 1690 to 1695 and again from 1698 to 1701.He died aged 56.-References:...
Dec 1708				Samuel Gott Samuel Gott Samuel Gott was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1645 and 1648 and between 1660 and 1661....
1710				Peter Gott Peter Gott Peter Gott was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Hastings from 1690 to 1695 and again from 1698 to 1701.He died aged 56.-References:...
1712				John Morley Trevor
1719				Philip Yorke Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke PC was an English lawyer and politician who served as Lord Chancellor. He was a close confidant of the Duke of Newcastle, Prime Minister between 1754 and 1756 and 1757 until 1762....
1722				Henry Pelham Henry Pelham (of Stanmer) Henry Pelham was a British politician, the eldest son of Henry Pelham and his wife Frances Bine.Pelham was the first cousin of the Duke of Newcastle, who brought him into Parliament as Member for Hastings shortly after Henry reached his majority. Pelham was a reliable Government supporter,...
1726				Sir Nicholas Pelham Nicholas Pelham Sir Nicholas Pelham was a British politician.The third son of Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet , Pelham was educated at Christ Church, Oxford....
1727				Thomas Pelham Thomas Pelham (of Stanmer) Thomas Pelham was a British politician.The third son of Henry Pelham, he was apprenticed at a young age to John Lethieullier, a Turkey merchant in Constantinople, from which he got the name of "Turk" Pelham...
1738				John Trevor
1741		Thomas Pelham		John Trevor
1743		Sir John Shelley		Sir Francis Poole
1747		Thomas Sergison		Sir Francis Poole
1763		Thomas Sergison		William Plumer William Plumer William Plumer was an American lawyer and Baptist lay preacher from Epping, New Hampshire. Born in 1759 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, he represented New Hampshire as a Federalist in the United States Senate from June 17, 1802 to March 4, 1807...
1766		Lord Edward Bentinck Lord Edward Bentinck Lord Edward Charles Cavendish-Bentinck , known as Lord Edward Bentinck, was a British politician.-Background and education:...
1768		Thomas Hampden		Thomas Hay
1774		Sir Thomas Miller, Bt Sir Thomas Miller, 5th Baronet Sir Thomas Miller, 5th Baronet , MP for Lewes 1774–1778 and Portsmouth 1806–1816In 1770, Miller, formerly of Lavant, near Chichester, bought a country house in Hampshire called Froyle Place with the manor of Froyle.-References:...		Thomas Hay
1780		Henry Pelham		Thomas Kemp
1796		John Cressett-Pelham		Thomas Kemp
1802		Henry Shelley		Lord Francis Osborne Francis Osborne, 1st Baron Godolphin Francis Godolphin Osborne, 1st Baron Godolphin , styled Lord Francis Osborne from 1789 to 1832, was a British politician.-Background:...
1806				Thomas Kemp
1811				Thomas Read Kemp Thomas Read Kemp Thomas Read Kemp was an English property developer and politician. He was the son of Sussex landowner Thomas Kemp, whose farmhouse in Brighton was rented by the Prince of Wales in 1786.-Biography:...
1812		Sir George Shiffner
1816		Sir George Shiffner		John Shelley Sir John Shelley, 6th Baronet Sir John Shelley, 6th Baronet was an English amateur cricketer who made 10 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1792 to 1795....
1826		Thomas Read Kemp Thomas Read Kemp Thomas Read Kemp was an English property developer and politician. He was the son of Sussex landowner Thomas Kemp, whose farmhouse in Brighton was rented by the Prince of Wales in 1786.-Biography:...	Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
1831				Sir Charles Richard Blunt	Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
1837		Henry Fitzroy Henry Fitzroy (statesman) Henry FitzRoy was a British politician of the mid-nineteenth century.-Background:FitzRoy was second son of Lieutenant-General George FitzRoy, 2nd Baron Southampton, by his second wife Frances Isabella, daughter of Lord Robert Seymour...	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	Sir Charles Richard Blunt
1840				Viscount Cantelupe	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
1841		Summers Harford	Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...	Sir Howard Elphinstone Sir Howard Elphinstone, 2nd Baronet Sir Howard Elphinstone, 2nd Baronet was a British Whig politicianHe was elected as Member of Parliament for Hastings at the 1835 general election, having unsuccessfully contested the seat in 1832. He did not stand for re-election in Hastings at the 1837 general election, but stood instead in...	Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
1842		Henry Fitzroy Henry Fitzroy (statesman) Henry FitzRoy was a British politician of the mid-nineteenth century.-Background:FitzRoy was second son of Lieutenant-General George FitzRoy, 2nd Baron Southampton, by his second wife Frances Isabella, daughter of Lord Robert Seymour...	Peelite Peelite The Peelites were a breakaway faction of the British Conservative Party, and existed from 1846 to 1859. They were called "Peelites" because they were initially led by Sir Robert Peel, who was the British Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader in 1846....
1847				Robert Perfect	Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
1852				Henry Brand Henry Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden Henry Bouverie William Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden GCB, PC , was a British Liberal politician. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1872 to 1884.-Background and education:...	Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
1860		John George Blencowe	Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
1865		Lord Pelham Walter Pelham, 4th Earl of Chichester Walter John Pelham, 4th Earl of Chichester , styled as Lord Pelham from 1838 to 1886, was a British Liberal politician....	Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
1868 United Kingdom general election, 1868 The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom...	Representation reduced to one

MPs since 1868

	Member	Party
1868 United Kingdom general election, 1868 The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom...	Lord Pelham Walter Pelham, 4th Earl of Chichester Walter John Pelham, 4th Earl of Chichester , styled as Lord Pelham from 1838 to 1886, was a British Liberal politician....	Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
1874 United Kingdom general election, 1874 -Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...	William Langham Christie William Christie (Conservative politician) William Langham Christie was a British Conservative Party politician.He was elected as the Member of Parliament for Lewes at the 1874 general election, having unsuccessfully contested the seat in 1865 and 1868...	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
1885 United Kingdom general election, 1885 -Seats summary:-See also:List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918Representation of the People Act 1884Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:...	Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
1910 by-election	William Campion William Campion Colonel Sir William Robert Campion KCMG, DSO, TD, DL was a British politician and Governor of Western Australia from 1924 to 1931....	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
1924 United Kingdom general election, 1924 - Seats summary :- References :* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* - External links :* * *...	Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish Rear Admiral Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish, RN, DL was an English naval officer and Conservative Party politician. He married Margaret Simon in 1914. The couple had two daughters and one surviving son....	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
1931 United Kingdom general election, 1931 The United Kingdom general election on Tuesday 27 October 1931 was the last in the United Kingdom not held on a Thursday. It was also the last election, and the only one under universal suffrage, where one party received an absolute majority of the votes cast.The 1931 general election was the...	John de Vere Loder John de Vere Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst John de Vere Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst KG, KCMG was a British Colonial administrator and politician. After serving in the army, the Foreign Office, and as a Conservative Member of Parliament in the House of Commons, Wakehurst was appointed as the last British Governor of New South Wales, which...	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
1936 by-election	Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish Rear Admiral Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish, RN, DL was an English naval officer and Conservative Party politician. He married Margaret Simon in 1914. The couple had two daughters and one surviving son....	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
1945 United Kingdom general election, 1945 The United Kingdom general election of 1945 was a general election held on 5 July 1945, with polls in some constituencies delayed until 12 July and in Nelson and Colne until 19 July, due to local wakes weeks. The results were counted and declared on 26 July, due in part to the time it took to...	Sir Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish Tufton Beamish, Baron Chelwood Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish, Baron Chelwood MC was a British Army officer and Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Lewes ....	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Feb 1974 United Kingdom general election, February 1974 The United Kingdom's general election of February 1974 was held on the 28th of that month. It was the first of two United Kingdom general elections held that year, and the first election since the Second World War not to produce an overall majority in the House of Commons for the winning party,...	Tim Rathbone Tim Rathbone John Rankin "Tim" Rathbone was the Conservative Member of Parliament for the seat of Lewes between 1974 and 1997....	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...	Norman Baker Norman Baker Norman John Baker is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Lewes in East Sussex since 1997. Since May 2010 he has been Parliamentary Under Secretary for the Department for Transport....	Liberal Democrat

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

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.

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1970s

New constituency boundaries.

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1950s

Sources

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
F. W. S. Craig
Frederick Walter Scott Craig was a Scottish psephologist and compiler of the standard reference books covering United Kingdom Parliamentary election results. He originally worked in public relations, compiling election results in his spare time which were published by the Scottish Unionist Party...

. British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973. (ISBN 0-900178-07-8)