Lewes

Lewes District
Shown within East Sussex
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	South East England
Admin. County:	East Sussex
Area: - Total	Ranked 140th 292.00 km²
Admin. HQ:	Lewes
ONS code:	21UF
Demographics
Population: - Total (2007 est.) - Density	Ranked 235th 94,500 324 / km²
Ethnicity:	97.9% White
Politics
Lewes District Council http://www.lewes.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Liberal Democrat
MPs:	Norman Baker, Desmond Turner

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.^[1] It is named after its administrative centre, Lewes. Other towns in the district include Newhaven, Peacehaven, and Seaford. Plumpton racecourse is within the district. There are 28 parishes in the District.

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.

The District consists of 21 wards which are represented by 41 councillors. At present the political makeup of the District is 22 Liberal Democrats, 17 Conservatives and 2 Independents.

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.

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Coordinates: 50°52′26″N 0°00′32″E / 50.87389°N 0.00889°E / 50.87389; 0.00889