England · Constituency
Lewes
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Your member of parliament
James MacCleary
Liberal DemocratLiberal Democrat won Lewes at the 2024 general election with a majority of 12,624 votes, or 23.7 points. A swing of 11.8 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 494 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 156.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 23.7 points, which is larger than 494 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Liberal Democrat finished ahead of Conservative by 12,624 votes.
Majority
12,624
23.7% of votes cast.
Turnout
69.8%
+10.1 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
53,173 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James MacClearyElected | Liberal Democrat | 26,895 | 50.6% | +38.4 |
| Maria Caulfield | Conservative | 14,271 | 26.8% | +3.1 |
| Bernard Brown | Reform UK | 6,335 | 11.9% | -2.4 |
| Danny Sweeney | Labour | 3,574 | 6.7% | -27.0 |
| Paul Keene | Green Party | 1,869 | 3.5% | -2.9 |
| Rowena Easton | Social Democratic Party | 229 | 0.4% | +0.3 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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