# Lewes

The south east of the South East. About 97,189 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 357 square kilometres.

James MacCleary has been the Liberal Democrat MP for Lewes since July 2024. They won by 12,624 votes on a 69.8% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001330. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)

## MP and the 2024 result

James MacCleary has been the Liberal Democrat MP for Lewes since July 2024.
They won by 12,624 votes on a 69.8% turnout.

MP: [James MacCleary](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5265) (Liberal Democrat).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Lewes

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

Electorate 76,166. Turnout 69.8%. Majority 12,624 (23.7%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3584

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 23.7%** (July 2024). The winner in Lewes had a majority of 23.7% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 154th largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lewes#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 69.8%** (July 2024). Turnout in Lewes at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 69.8% (House of Commons Library). Joint 34th highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lewes#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 95,108** (2021). Lewes had 95,108 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 152nd least populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lewes#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 84%** (2022). About 84% of people in Lewes live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lewes#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001330) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 84% of people in Lewes live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001330) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Lewes, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Lewes.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001330) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Lewes, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Lewes.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001330) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Lewes had 95,108 usual residents at the census.

## How Lewes compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Lewes | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 23.7% | joint 154th largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 69.8% | joint 34th highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 95,108 | 152nd least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 84% | joint 143rd most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Lewes?

Lewes had 95,108 usual residents at the census.
Lewes is the 152nd least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Lewes

Most of Lewes lies in Lewes. These figures are published for the whole of Lewes, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Lewes itself. [See Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes)

- **Average house price: £368,408** (July 2026). Lewes’s average house price was £368,408 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £40,807** (2025). Full-time workers living in Lewes earned a median of £40,807 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 124th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.0×** (2025). A home in Lewes costs 9.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 87th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 16.8** (2025). Lewes has a deprivation score of 16.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 121st least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Lewes in brief

The winner in Lewes had a majority of 23.7% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Lewes at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 69.8%.
Lewes had 95,108 usual residents at the census.
About 84% of people in Lewes live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001330
- Council: [Lewes †](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 357 km²
- People, mid-2024: 97,189*
- Wards: 22
- Middle areas: 12
- Neighbourhoods: 60
- Output areas: 325

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[East Grinstead and Uckfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-grinstead-and-uckfield), [Sussex Weald](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sussex-weald), [Eastbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/eastbourne), [Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/brighton-kemptown-and-peacehaven), [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-sussex), [Brighton Pavilion](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/brighton-pavilion)

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## Latest updates for Lewes

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001330

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lewes, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lewes#f-ge2024-majority.

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Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lewes