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Lewes District Council
32 High Street
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 2LX


Tel: 01273 484116
electoral@lewes.gov.uk
Minicom 01273 484488

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Councillors And Wards

Lewes District Council is represented by 41 councillors. They represent local people in the 21 wards that make-up the Lewes district. Each councillor is elected for a four-year term.

Councillors are not full-time employees of the council. They are local people elected to represent Lewes district residents and make decisions on their behalf.

Councillors make decisions about the services the council provides. This is done through a series of committees.

They include Cabinet, Scrutiny Committee, Planning Applications Committee, Licensing Committee, Audit Committee and others.

The public can attend the committees and meetings and comment on what is said.

Political Make-up

There are 21 wards in the Lewes district. Each ward returns, or votes in, one, two or three councillors depending on the number of residents in that area.

This make a total of 41 councillors across the district.

The Council elects a Chair each year. It's their duty to lead Council meetings and conduct civic and social engagements for the benefit of local communities.

Each political group has a leader and the leader of the largest group becomes the Leader of the Council.

Current Political Make-up

The current councillors were elected on 3 May 2007 are consist of members from the following parties:

Liberal Democrat Group  21
Conservative Group 18
Independent 2

Chair of the Council (2009 - 2010): Councillor David Gray

Vice-Chair of the Council (2009 - 2010): Councillor Patricia Bennett

Leader of the Council: Councillor Ann De Vecchi (Lib Dem)

Leader of the Minority Group:  Councillor Tony Nicholson (Con)

 

Previous leaders

1973 - 1977 Councillor L J F Preddy
1977 - 1978 Councillor Mrs J F Cumberlege
1978 - 1980 Councillor D A W Wheeler
1980 - 1987 Councillor R R Robinson
1987 - 1991 Councillor K Moorhouse
1991 - 1997 Councillor N J Baker
1997 - 1999 Councillor N A Commin
1999 -         Councillor A C De Vecchi