Lewes council election, 2019

02/05/2019 · 21 wards · 42 seats contested

Most seats
19
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
42
across 21 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 19 — 16,683 26.7% —
Green Party 10 — 17,979 28.8% —
Liberal Democrats 8 — 13,853 22.2% —
Labour Party 3 — 6,442 10.3% —
Independent 2 — 6,212 10.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 — 1,261 2.0% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 42
Conservative and Unionist Party 41
Green Party 40
Liberal Democrats 30
Labour Party 26
Independent 11
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 5

A party standing a full slate could field 42 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sharon Davy Elected 706 46.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Isabelle Linington Elected 639 42.3% —
Liberal Democrats Peter Edward Spain 389 25.7% —
Green Party Holly Atkins 375 24.8% —
Green Party Brenda Dorothy Barnes 343 22.7% —
Liberal Democrats Michael James Percy 340 22.5% —
Labour Party Nicholas George Belcher 129 8.5% —
Labour Party Jack Curham 102 6.7% —
Majority250
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,512

Ditchling & Westmeston

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Jones Elected 455 47.5% —
Liberal Democrats Vicky Byrne 384 40.1% —
Green Party Anthony Shuster 119 12.4% —
Majority71
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast958

East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Christine Robinson Elected 786 41.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ron Maskell Elected 747 39.3% —
Labour Party Laurence O'Connor Elected 721 37.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andy Smith 692 36.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Cathy Smith 672 35.3% —
Green Party Helen Thomas 621 32.7% —
Independent Wayne Colin Botting 438 23.0% —
Independent Cathy Neave 382 20.1% —
Independent Dave Neave 328 17.3% —
Liberal Democrats Charles Robert Boxer 316 16.6% —
Majority29
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,901

Kingston

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats William David Meyer Elected 424 51.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Susan Chowen 191 23.3% —
Green Party Dirk Campbell 148 18.1% —
Labour Party David Michael Hallett 56 6.8% —
Majority233
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast819

Lewes Bridge 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Zoe Nicholson Elected 929 60.6% —
Green Party Adrian Ross Elected 810 52.8% —
Green Party Adrian Ross Elected 810 52.8% —
Liberal Democrats Janet Baah 733 47.8% —
Liberal Democrats John Tregea Lamb 609 39.7% —
Labour Party Matt Kent 216 14.1% —
Labour Party Joy Beverley Mercer 175 11.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Frances Tufnell 165 10.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Colin French 152 9.9% —
Majority77
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,533

Lewes Castle 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Milly Manley Elected 630 42.1% —
Green Party Roy Clay Elected 560 37.4% —
Liberal Democrats Oli Henman 482 32.2% —
Liberal Democrats Kate Wood 437 29.2% —
Labour Party Emily Jane Clarke 370 24.7% —
Labour Party Louis Robert Blair 194 13.0% —
Independent Susan Jean Murray 139 9.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rosemarie Jeffery 92 6.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Karen French 90 6.0% —
Majority78
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,497

Lewes Priory 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Ruth O'Keeffe Elected 2,041 60.1% —
Green Party Imogen Makepeace Elected 1,445 42.5% —
Green Party Matthew Bird Elected 1,318 38.8% —
Green Party James Herbert 1,087 32.0% —
Independent Graham John Mayhew 930 27.4% —
Independent Stephen Catlin 834 24.5% —
Liberal Democrats Joyce Dixon Bell 597 17.6% —
Liberal Democrats Kevin West 504 14.8% —
Liberal Democrats David Jan Stechler 421 12.4% —
Labour Party Paul Grivell 227 6.7% —
Labour Party Trevor Hugh Hopper 225 6.6% —
Labour Party Tony Adams 212 6.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jane Slater 140 4.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Charnock 128 3.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tam Large 85 2.5% —
Majority231
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,398

Newhaven North 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Steve Saunders Elected 393 36.9% —
Liberal Democrats Julie Lyn Carr Elected 311 29.2% —
Independent Paula Bridget Woolven 305 28.6% —
Liberal Democrats Charlie Carr 280 26.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Bradbury 269 25.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bill Giles 239 22.4% —
Green Party Nisha Vesuwala 118 11.1% —
Green Party David Hoare 110 10.3% —
Labour Party Steve Floor 107 10.0% —
Majority6
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,066

Newhaven South 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Graham Roger Amy Elected 751 60.6% —
Liberal Democrats Christoph David Von Kurthy Elected 628 50.7% —
Liberal Democrats James MacCleary Elected 609 49.2% —
Labour Party Jan Woodling 322 26.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Charlton 261 21.1% —
Green Party Annabella Ashby 257 20.7% —
Green Party Elaine Bolt 251 20.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Dave Argent 215 17.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Linda Wallraven 212 17.1% —
Green Party Martin O'Brien 210 16.9% —
Majority287
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,239

Newick

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Roy Burman Elected 443 57.0% —
Liberal Democrats James Guy Earl 156 20.1% —
Green Party Susan Jappie 135 17.4% —
Labour Party Jo Chamberlain 43 5.5% —
Majority287
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast777

Ouse Valley & Ringmer 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Johnny Denis Elected 1,447 62.8% —
Green Party Emily O'Brien Elected 1,135 49.3% —
Green Party Sean Macleod Elected 1,023 44.4% —
Liberal Democrats Chris Bowers 599 26.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Turner 520 22.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Clare Herbert 518 22.5% —
Liberal Democrats Victoria Jane Vincent 504 21.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Terry 498 21.6% —
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Lawrence Welsh 468 20.3% —
Labour Party Derek Roger Brown 104 4.5% —
Labour Party Peter Hambly 94 4.1% —
Majority424
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,303

Peacehaven East 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Lynda Duhigg Elected 426 41.8% —
Labour Party Chris Collier Elected 376 36.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nigel David Enever 352 34.5% —
Labour Party Alan Alfred Milliner 330 32.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Deborah Anne Holt 207 20.3% —
Green Party Sylvie Bouhier 186 18.2% —
Green Party Lesley Orr 164 16.1% —
Majority24
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,020

Peacehaven North 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Phil Davis Elected 454 52.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Keira Dawn Rigden Elected 448 51.6% —
Labour Party Dawn Paul 278 32.0% —
Green Party Katie Hawks 207 23.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Ian Buchanan 193 22.2% —
Green Party Rikki Begley 158 18.2% —
Majority170
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)869

Peacehaven West 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Joe Miller Elected 329 34.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nicola Kim Papanicolaou Elected 323 34.0% —
Independent Lyn Mills 270 28.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Phil Howson 233 24.5% —
Green Party Marisa Guthrie 222 23.3% —
Liberal Democrats Danny Zac Stevenson 209 22.0% —
Green Party Debra Vice-Holt 164 17.2% —
Independent Robbie Robertson 152 16.0% —
Majority53
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)951

Plumpton, Streat, East Chiltington & St John

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Robert Alan Banks Elected 617 65.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Morris 215 22.9% —
Green Party Brendan Carroll 79 8.4% —
Labour Party Frank David Forman 27 2.9% —
Majority402
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast938

Seaford Central 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Stephen John Gauntlett Elected 575 45.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Geoff Rutland Elected 435 34.3% —
Liberal Democrats Maggie Wearmouth 393 31.0% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Penny Lower 371 29.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bill Webb 340 26.8% —
Green Party Veronica Sanz 219 17.3% —
Green Party Johannes Hirn 204 16.1% —
Majority42
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,268

Seaford East 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Phil Boorman Elected 651 46.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Julian Peterson Elected 631 45.2% —
Green Party Mary De Pleave 353 25.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Pete Leeming 332 23.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Eric Woodward 296 21.2% —
Green Party Steven Guthrie 265 19.0% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Alun Gwyn Tlusty-Sheen 264 18.9% —
Majority278
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,396

Seaford North 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jim Lord Elected 505 41.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sylvia Lord Elected 472 39.0% —
Liberal Democrats Morag Everden 400 33.1% —
Liberal Democrats Pinky Adil 381 31.5% —
Green Party Becky Francomb 308 25.5% —
Labour Party Graham Andrew Coates Lower 184 15.2% —
Green Party Rachel Fryer 169 14.0% —
Majority72
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,210

Seaford South 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sam Adeniji Elected 598 42.3% —
Liberal Democrats Christine Anne Brett Elected 588 41.6% —
Liberal Democrats Olivia Honeyman 581 41.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Sumners 496 35.1% —
Labour Party Christine Mary Platford 208 14.7% —
Green Party Geoffrey Cox 182 12.9% —
Green Party Richard Ford 175 12.4% —
Majority7
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,414

Seaford West 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian White Elected 769 55.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Liz Boorman Elected 749 54.1% —
Green Party Zoe Ford 566 40.9% —
Green Party Michael McCoy 365 26.4% —
Labour Party John Edson 321 23.2% —
Majority183
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,385

Wivelsfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Nancy Bikson Elected 361 56.4% —
Liberal Democrats Iantha Kirkup 167 26.1% —
Green Party Patti Broome 112 17.5% —
Majority194
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast640

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