Result: Lewes
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat |  | 52.4% |
| Conservative |  | 34.2% |
| Labour |  | 9.0% |
| Swing: 1.6% from LD to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Norman Baker | Liberal Democrat | 24,376 | 52.4 | -3.9 |
| Rory Love | Conservative | 15,902 | 34.2 | -0.7 |
| Richard Black | Labour | 4,169 | 9.0 | +1.7 |
| Susan Murray | Green | 1,071 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| John Petley | UK Independence Party | 1,034 | 2.2 | +0.8 |
| Majority | 8,474 | 18.2 | ||
| Turnout | 46,552 | 69.4 | +0.9 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SOUTH EAST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR LEWES | ||
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat |  | 56.3% |
| Conservative |  | 34.9% |
| Labour |  | 7.3% |
| Others |  | 1.5% |
