Lewes

Lewes is a constituency in the South East region of England. The seat has been held by James MacCleary (Liberal Democrat) since July 2024.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LD
Liberal Democrat Gain
Majority
12,624
Electorate
76,166
Turnout
69.8%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.

The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
James MacCleary
Liberal Democrat
26,895 50.6% 9.5%
Maria Caulfield
Conservative
14,271 26.8% -21.7%
Bernard Brown
Reform UK
6,335 11.9% 11.7%
Danny Sweeney
Labour
3,574 6.7% -0.3%
Paul Keene
Green Party
1,869 3.5% 0.7%
Rowena Easton
Social Democratic Party
229 0.4% 0.4%