Lewes District council in East Sussex, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 41 councillors are elected from 21 wards.
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Following the election in May 2015 the Council is composed as follows
Political Parties
From its formation until 2013 the Council comprised mainly Conservative and Liberal Democrat/Liberal Councillors, with a small number of independents and some Labour coumcillors at different points. However, in 2013 two Conservative members of the council crossed the floor and joined UKIP, giving the party its first Lewes District Councillors. This also meant that the Conservatives lost control of the council to No overall control. In 2015 neither of the previous UKIP members were re-elected however a new UKIP District Councillor was elected to the council as well as for the first time in its history, three Green Party Councillors.