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Elections
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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Electoral boundaries
The district of Lewes is broken into different wards. Each represents an area and its residents who collectively represent the district as a whole.
There are 21 wards in the Lewes District. Each returns one, two or three councillors depending on the number of residents, or electors, in that area.
There are 41 councillors in total. Details of your local councillor can be found by using our Committee Management Information System.
About the district
| Population | 95,193 ( 2008 estimate) | ||
| Electorate | |||
| Lewes District | 74,523 | ||
| Lewes Parliamentary Constituency | 68,448 | ||
| Area | 292.13 square kilometres 29,211 hectares 112.8 square miles 72,180 acres | ||
Population |
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| per hectare | 3.26 | ||
| per square mile | 843.91 | ||
| per square kilometre | 325.86 | ||
| per acre | 1.32 | ||
Number of dwellings (including 3,329 units of Council accommodation, and DIYSO properties) |
42,727 |
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Non-domestic properties |
2,927 |
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Rateable Value (Non-domestic) |
£49,562,231 at 31 March 2009 | ||
Band D equivalent dwellings for Council Tax purposes 2005/06 |
37,856.05 | ||
| Council Tax average for Band D equivalent dwellings for 2005/06 (including parishes) |
£1,597.89 | ||
