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Lewes District Council
Local authority area: Lewes
Lewes is a district council in East Sussex, in the South East England region of England. It covers 292.1 km² and had 100,677 residents in 2022 — about 345 people per km². The council is based in Lewes.
Town hall in the administrative centreTown Hall, Lewes
Photo: Nigel Cox · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Lewes, 2012–2022.
Residents, 2022100,677+2.0% since 2012
Land area292.1km²112.8 sq mi
Density345/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#310of 382 UK councils · #263 in England
Population estimates4 data points
98.7K100.7K102.7K100.7K
2012201520182022
Same county
All councils in South EastOther councils in East Sussex
Elections
21 electoral wards
Census 2021: 99,907 residents in 43,687 households across the wards; 26.5% aged 65+, 71.1% of homes owned, 18.8% of households without a car.
1Lewes Priory3,239 households · 22.1% aged 65+7,9162Newhaven South3,409 households · 18.2% aged 65+7,8143East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs3,170 households · 24.6% aged 65+7,3934Ouse Valley & Ringmer2,781 households · 29.0% aged 65+6,5135Peacehaven East2,348 households · 24.7% aged 65+5,3776Seaford North2,207 households · 28.9% aged 65+5,206
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Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
CEast Sussex Family Information ServiceCouncil office · Lewes BN7 1UE · hours listedCEast Sussex Services 2 SchoolsCouncil office · Lewes BN7 1UE · hours listedCLewes District CouncilCouncil office · Lewes BN7 2AD · hours listedCSeaford Xmas MagicCouncil office · Seaford BN25 1HGPDitchling Parish CouncilParish council · Hassocks BN6 8TT
Westminster
Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q1254688 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.