2019 Lewes District Council election
2019 UK local government election
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The 2019 Lewes District Council election was held on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Lewes District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom.
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2 May 2019
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Before the 2019 election, the Council was composed of 20 Conservatives, nine Liberal Democrats, three Greens and nine Independents.[1] To take control of the council, 21 councillors out of 41 would be needed. Although the council remained under no overall control, the Conservatives remained the largest party with 19 councillors.[2] The Green Party won the popular vote.
Council composition
After the previous election the composition of the council was:
| 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Con | LD | G | I | UKIP |
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:[1]
| 20 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| Con | LD | I | G |
After the election the composition of the council was:[3]
| 19 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Con | G | LD | Lab | I |
Following the elections, a coalition between the Greens, Lib Dems, Labour and two Independent councillors took charge, ending eight years of Conservative administration.[4][5] Zoe Nicholson, leader of the Greens, became the leader of the council, while James MacCleary, leader of the Lib Dems, became the deputy leader. They alternated holding the roles of leader and deputy leader each year until the following election in 2023.[6][7]
Summary
Election result
| 2019 Lewes District Council election[3][2] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 41 | 19 | 1 | 5 |  5 |
46.3 | 27.1 | 16,683 | –7.4 | |
| Green | 39 | 9 | 6 | 0 |  6 |
22.0 | 27.9 | 17,169 | +17.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 30 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
19.5 | 22.5 | 13,583 | –1.3 | |
| Labour | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
7.3 | 10.5 | 6,455 | –0.5 | |
| Independent | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 |  |
4.9 | 10.1 | 6,212 | +3.6 | |
| UKIP | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
0.0 | 2.0 | 1,261 | –11.6 | |
Ward results
Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).
Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sharon Davy * | 706 | 45.2 | ||
| Conservative | Isabelle Linington | 639 | 40.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Edward Spain | 389 | 24.9 | ||
| Green | Holly Atkins | 375 | 24.0 | ||
| Green | Brenda Barnes | 343 | 21.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael James Percy | 340 | 21.8 | ||
| Labour | Nicholas George Belcher | 129 | 8.3 | ||
| Labour | Jack Curham | 102 | 6.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,580 | 40.3 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 17 | 0.5 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Ditchling & Westmeston
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tom Jones * | 455 | 47.7 | –19.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Vicky Byrne | 384 | 40.1 | +23.3 | |
| Green | Anthony Shuster | 119 | 12.4 | +1.9 | |
| Majority | 71 | 7.4 | –42.8 | ||
| Turnout | 966 | 47.2 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Christine Sandra Robinson | 786 | 37.4 | ||
| Conservative | Ron Maskell * | 747 | 35.5 | ||
| Labour | Laurence O'Connor | 721 | 34.3 | ||
| Conservative | Andy Smith * | 692 | 32.9 | ||
| Conservative | Cathy Smith | 672 | 32.0 | ||
| Green | Helen Thoms | 621 | 29.5 | ||
| Independent | Wayne Colin Botting * | 438 | 20.8 | ||
| Independent | Cathy Neave | 382 | 18.2 | ||
| Independent | David Neave | 328 | 15.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Robert Boxer | 316 | 15.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,132 | 37.5 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 29 | 0.5 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Kingston
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | William David Meyer | 424 | 51.8 | +7.4 | |
| Conservative | Susan Chowen | 191 | 23.3 | –9.3 | |
| Green | Dirk Campbell | 148 | 18.1 | –4.8 | |
| Labour | David Michael Hallett | 56 | 6.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 233 | 28.4 | +16.6 | ||
| Turnout | 830 | 51.9 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 11 | 1.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Lewes Bridge
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Zoe Nicholson | 929 | 50.0 | ||
| Green | Adrian Ross | 810 | 43.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Baah | 733 | 39.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Tregea Lamb | 609 | 32.8 | ||
| Labour | Matt Kent | 216 | 11.6 | ||
| Labour | Joy Beverley Mercer | 175 | 9.4 | ||
| Conservative | Frances Tufnell | 165 | 8.9 | ||
| Conservative | Colin French | 152 | 8.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,931 | 50.2 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 73 | 1.9 | |||
| Green hold | |||||
| Green gain from Liberal Democrats | |||||
Lewes Castle
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Milly Manley | 630 | 42.4 | ||
| Green | Roy Clay | 560 | 37.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Oli Henman | 482 | 32.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kate Wood | 437 | 29.4 | ||
| Labour | Emily Jane Clarke | 370 | 24.9 | ||
| Labour | Louis Robert Blair | 194 | 13.1 | ||
| Independent | Susan Jean Murray * | 139 | 9.4 | ||
| Conservative | Rosemarie Jeffery | 92 | 6.2 | ||
| Conservative | Karen French | 90 | 6.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,509 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 24 | 0.8 | |||
| Green hold | |||||
| Green gain from Liberal Democrats | |||||
Lewes Priory
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ruth O'Keeffe * | 2,041 | 58.3 | ||
| Green | Imogen Makepeace | 1,445 | 41.3 | ||
| Green | Matthew Bird | 1,318 | 37.6 | ||
| Green | James Herbert | 1,087 | 31.0 | ||
| Independent | Graham John Mayhew | 930 | 26.6 | ||
| Independent | Stephen Alfred Catlin * | 834 | 23.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Joyce Dixon Bell | 597 | 17.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin James West | 504 | 14.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Jan Stechler | 421 | 12.0 | ||
| Labour | Paul Grivell | 227 | 6.5 | ||
| Labour | Trevor Hugh Hopper | 225 | 6.4 | ||
| Labour | Tony Adams | 212 | 6.1 | ||
| Conservative | Jane Slater | 140 | 4.0 | ||
| Conservative | David Charnock | 128 | 3.7 | ||
| Conservative | Tam Large | 85 | 2.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,520 | 58.4 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 19 | 0.2 | |||
| Independent hold | |||||
| Green hold | |||||
| Green gain from Independent | |||||
Newhaven North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Steve Saunders * | 393 | 34.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Julie Lynn Carr * | 311 | 27.6 | ||
| Independent | Paula Bridget Woolven | 305 | 27.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Charlie Carr | 280 | 24.9 | ||
| Conservative | Tony Bradbury | 269 | 23.9 | ||
| Conservative | Bill Giles | 239 | 21.2 | ||
| Green | Nisha Vesuwala | 118 | 10.5 | ||
| Green | David John Keymer Hoare | 110 | 9.8 | ||
| Labour | Steve Floor | 107 | 9.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,156 | 30.9 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 30 | 1.3 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Newhaven South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Roger Amy * | 751 | 54.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Christoph David Kurty | 628 | 45.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | James Neville MacCleary | 609 | 43.9 | ||
| Labour | Jan Wooding | 322 | 23.2 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Charlton | 261 | 18.8 | ||
| Green | Annabella Ashby | 257 | 18.5 | ||
| Green | Elaine Bolt | 251 | 18.1 | ||
| Conservative | Dave Argent | 215 | 15.5 | ||
| Conservative | Linda Wallraven | 212 | 15.3 | ||
| Green | Martin O'Brien | 210 | 15.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,442 | 28.7 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 55 | 1.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Newick
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roy Burman | 443 | 57.0 | –8.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Guy Earl | 156 | 20.1 | –6.7 | |
| Green | Susan Jappie | 135 | 17.4 | +9.4 | |
| Labour | Jo Chamberlain | 56 | 5.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 287 | 36.9 | –1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 792 | 39.5 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 15 | 1.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Ouse Valley & Ringmer
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Johnny Denis | 1,447 | 63.3 | ||
| Green | Emily O'Brien | 1,135 | 49.7 | ||
| Green | Sean Macleod | 1,023 | 44.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Bowers | 599 | 26.2 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Turner * | 520 | 22.7 | ||
| Conservative | Clare Herbert | 518 | 22.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Victoria Jane Vincent | 504 | 22.0 | ||
| Conservative | David Terry | 498 | 21.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Lawrence Welsh | 468 | 20.5 | ||
| Labour | Derek Roger Brown | 104 | 4.5 | ||
| Labour | Peter Stephen Hambly | 94 | 4.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,312 | 46.7 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 26 | 0.4 | |||
| Green gain from Liberal Democrats | |||||
| Green gain from Conservative | |||||
| Green gain from Conservative | |||||
Peacehaven East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lynda Margaret Duhigg | 426 | 42.1 | ||
| Labour | Chris Collier | 376 | 37.1 | ||
| Conservative | Nigel David Enever * | 352 | 34.7 | ||
| Labour | Alan Alfred Milliner | 330 | 32.6 | ||
| UKIP | Deborah Holt | 207 | 20.4 | ||
| Green | Sylvie Bouhier | 186 | 18.4 | ||
| Green | Lesley Orr | 164 | 16.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,029 | 25.4 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Peacehaven North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Phil Davis | 454 | 45.5 | ||
| Conservative | Keira Dawn Rigden | 448 | 44.9 | ||
| Labour | Dawn Paul | 278 | 27.9 | ||
| Green | Katie Hawks | 207 | 20.8 | ||
| UKIP | Ian Buchanan | 193 | 19.4 | ||
| Green | Rikki Begley | 158 | 15.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,004 | 27.0 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.3 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Peacehaven West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joe Miller | 329 | 35.0 | ||
| Conservative | Nicola Kim Papanicolaou | 323 | 34.4 | ||
| Independent | Lyn Mills | 270 | 28.8 | ||
| UKIP | Phil Howson | 233 | 24.8 | ||
| Green | Marisa Guthrie | 222 | 23.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Danny Zac Stephenson | 209 | 22.3 | ||
| Green | Debra Vice-Holt | 164 | 17.5 | ||
| Independent | Robbie Robertson * | 152 | 16.2 | ||
| Turnout | 964 | 25.7 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 25 | 1.3 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Plumpton, Streat, East Chiltington & St John (Without)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Banks | 617 | 65.8 | +21.6 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Morris | 215 | 22.9 | –18.2 | |
| Green | Brendan Carroll | 79 | 8.4 | –6.3 | |
| Labour | Frank Forman | 27 | 2.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 402 | 42.9 | +39.8 | ||
| Turnout | 949 | 54.6 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 11 | 1.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Seaford Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Gauntlett * | 575 | 46.0 | ||
| Conservative | Geoff Rutland | 435 | 34.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Maggie Wearmouth | 393 | 31.4 | ||
| Labour Co-op | Penny Lower | 371 | 29.7 | ||
| Conservative | Bill Webb | 340 | 27.2 | ||
| Green | Veronica Sanz | 219 | 17.5 | ||
| Green | Johannes Hirn | 204 | 16.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,286 | 33.4 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 35 | 1.4 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Seaford East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Phil Boorman | 651 | 46.6 | ||
| Conservative | Julian Peterson * | 631 | 45.2 | ||
| Green | Mary De Pleave | 353 | 25.3 | ||
| UKIP | Pete Leeming | 332 | 23.8 | ||
| UKIP | Eric Woodward | 296 | 21.2 | ||
| Green | Steven Guthrie | 265 | 19.0 | ||
| Labour Co-op | Alun Tlusty-Sheen | 264 | 18.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,418 | 36.7 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 22 | 0.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Seaford North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jim Lord | 505 | 41.7 | ||
| Conservative | Sylvia Lord | 472 | 39.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Morag Everden | 400 | 33.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Nazish Adil | 381 | 31.5 | ||
| Green | Rebecca Francomb | 308 | 25.5 | ||
| Labour | Graham Lower | 184 | 15.2 | ||
| Green | Rachel Fryer | 169 | 14.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,260 | 31.1 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 50 | 2.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | |||||
Seaford South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sam Adeniji * | 598 | 42.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Brett | 588 | 42.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Olivia Honeyman * | 581 | 41.5 | ||
| Conservative | Chris Sumners | 496 | 35.5 | ||
| Labour | Christine Platford | 208 | 14.9 | ||
| Green | Geoffrey Cox | 182 | 13.0 | ||
| Green | Richard Ford | 175 | 12.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,429 | 40.2 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 30 | 1.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Seaford West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ian White | 769 | 56.4 | ||
| Conservative | Liz Boorman | 749 | 55.0 | ||
| Green | Zoe Ford | 566 | 41.5 | ||
| Green | Michael McCoy | 365 | 26.8 | ||
| Labour | John Edson | 321 | 23.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,408 | 36.6 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 45 | 1.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Wivelsfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nancy Bikson | 361 | 56.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Iantha Kirkup | 167 | 26.1 | N/A | |
| Green | Patti Broome | 112 | 17.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 194 | 30.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 645 | 32.2 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.8 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Changes 2019–2023
In March 2020, Sean Macleod resigned from the Green Party,[8] joining the Liberal Democrats in June 2020.[9]
By-elections
Seaford East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Turner | 820 | 47.5 | +0.9 | |
| Green | James Meek | 452 | 26.2 | +0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Pinky Adil | 347 | 20.1 | N/A | |
| Labour Co-op | Ann Biddle | 109 | 6.3 | −12.6 | |
| Majority | 368 | 21.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,728 | 44.76 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 17 | 1.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Phil Boorman, who stood down from all his council seats citing an escalating level of harassment directed at him and his family.[11]
Seaford West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Linda Wallraven | 1,028 | 56.3 | −0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Olivia Honeyman | 401 | 22.0 | N/A | |
| Green | Gemma McFarlane | 277 | 15.2 | −26.3 | |
| Labour | Chris Purser | 120 | 6.6 | −17.0 | |
| Majority | 627 | 34.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,826 | 47.96 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 20 | 1.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
The by-election was triggered by the sudden death of Conservative councillor Ian White, who had also served as leader of Seaford Town Council.[13]
Peacehaven West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ciarron Clarkson | 641 | 54.2 | New | |
| Conservative | Katie Sanderson | 477 | 40.4 | +5.4 | |
| Green | Holly Atkins | 32 | 2.7 | −20.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Lee | 32 | 2.7 | −19.6 | |
| Majority | 164 | 13.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,182 | 32.0 | +6.3 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.6 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |||
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Joe Miller, who stood down with immediate effect citing personal reasons, including his upcoming marriage and a move away from the area.[15]