Lewes.
Green Party of England and Wales-controlled district. £13m net revenue. 21 wards across 3 parliamentary constituencies.
31 May 2026
Green Party of England and Wales chamber, 3-party MP geography.
Lewes is a district controlled by Green Party of England and Wales (17 of 41 seats). Net revenue is £13m for 2025-26. It covers 21 wards spanning 3 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 3 parties — a heterogeneous setup.
Who sits in the chamber.
Green Party of England and Wales 41% · last contested 4 May 2023
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joa Saunders | Grn | Chailey Barcombe Hamsey | 2023 |
| Mark Slater | Grn | Chailey Barcombe Hamsey | 2023 |
| Paul Anthony David Mellor | LD | Ditchling Westmeston | 2023 |
| Christine Robinson | Lab | East Saltdean Telscombe Cliffs | 2023 |
| Ian Keith Alexander | Lab | East Saltdean Telscombe Cliffs | 2023 |
| Laurence O'Connor | Lab | East Saltdean Telscombe Cliffs | 2023 |
| Stella Spiteri | LD | Kingston | 2023 |
| Janet Baah | LD | Lewes Bridge | 2023 |
| Zoe Nicholson | Grn | Lewes Bridge | 2023 |
| Nicolas Kortalla-Bird | Grn | Lewes Castle | 2023 |
| Wendy Maples | Grn | Lewes Castle | 2023 |
| Graham Clews | Grn | Lewes Priory | 2023 |
Where revenue comes from.
This is a high-council-tax councils (district): 70% of revenue from council tax, above the cohort median (61%).
Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)
Band-D bill.
| Council slice | £235 |
| County / upper-tier | £1,867 |
| Police | £267 |
| Fire & rescue | £112 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £146 |
| Total Band-D | £2,627 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Lewes split its revenue across services, compared with peer councils (district)-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.
The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.
Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.
Lewes’s territory crosses 3 Westminster constituencies, with 3 MP parties represented. The middle column shows how much of the council each seat carries.
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewes | 14 | 67% | James MacCleary | LD |
| Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven | 4 | 19% | Chris Ward | Lab |
| East Grinstead and Uckfield | 3 | 14% | Mims Davies | Con |
This council holds 1 Ind, 1 Ind and 1 Ind MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Green Party of England and Wales-controlled district — most weeks one MP is asking the council for something and another is praising it.
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 163 other councils (district)
Police, Fire, Parish on top
Not yet ingested for Lewes
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level