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Lewes District Council

Lewes District
Non-metropolitan district
Lewes shown within East Sussex
Lewes shown within East Sussex
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region South East England
Non-metropolitan county East Sussex
Status Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ Lewes
Incorporated 1 April 1974
Government
 • Type Non-metropolitan district council
 • Body Lewes District Council
 • Leadership Leader & Cabinet (Conservative)
Area
 • Total 112.74 sq mi (292.00 km2)
Area rank 140th (of 326)
Population (mid-2016 est.)
 • Total 101,400
 • Rank 234th (of 326)
 • Density 900/sq mi (350/km2)
 • Ethnicity 97.9% White
Time zone GMT (UTC0)
 • Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)
ONS code 21UF (ONS)
E07000063 (GSS)
OS grid reference TQ420104
Website www.lewes.gov.uk

Lewes is a local government district in East Sussex in southern England covering an area of 113 sq mi (290 km2), with 9 miles (14.5 km) of coastline. It is named after its administrative centre, Lewes. Other towns in the district include Newhaven, Peacehaven, Seaford and Telscombe. Plumpton racecourse is within the district. There are 28 parishes in the district.

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, and was a merger of the former borough of Lewes along with Newhaven and Seaford urban districts and Chailey Rural District.

Elections to the council are held every four years, with all of the 41 seats, representing 21 wards, on the council being filled. After being controlled by the Liberal Democrats since 1991, the Conservative party regained a majority at the 2011 election. Although, subsequent defections of Conservative councillors to UKIP and the Liberal Democrats left the council in no overall control. However, in the Council election on the 7th May 2015 the Conservatives regained control with an increased majority and heavy losses for the Liberal Democrats. The current composition is as follows.

The district wards are:

The civil parishes within the district are:


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