Sovereign state United Kingdom Region South East England Admin HQ Lewes University Plumpton College | Constituent country England Non-metropolitan county East Sussex Area 292 km² | |
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Status Non-metropolitan district Points of interest Anne of Cleves House, Glyndebourne, Lewes Castle, Cliffe Hill, Newhaven Fort Destinations Lewes, Seaford, Newhaven, South Downs W, Ditchling | ||
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.
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Map of Lewes District, UK
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.
Politics
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.
Geography
The district wards are:
The civil parishes within the district are:
‡ St John Without, St Ann Without, Tarring Neville and Southease are separate Parish Meetings but have been merged with their neighbouring parishes for the population statistics.
The Sussex Police has its head office in Lewes, Lewes District.
The Prime Meridian passes through the district.