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| General Election 1950: Lewes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish | 30,430 | |||
| Labour | A. W. Briggs | 15,023 | |||
| Liberal | F. Kingdon-Ward | 15,023 | |||
| Majority | 17,263 | ||||
| Turnout | Electorate = 64,231 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1945: Lewes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish | 26,176 | |||
| Labour | A. E. Oram | 18,511 | |||
| Liberal | P. Cadogan | 6,374 | |||
| Majority | 7,665 | ||||
| Turnout | Electorate = 71,049 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
In 1936 the standing MP John de Vere Loder acceded to the Peerage as the 2nd Baron Wakehurst on the death of his father thus leading to the following by-election. (still to confirm full list of candidates)
| By-election 1936: Lewes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish | 14,646 | |||
| Labour | 7,557 | ||||
| Majority | 7,089 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
In 1935 John de Vere Loder stood as a Unionist candidate.
| General Election 1935: Lewes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John de Vere Loder | 24,644 | |||
| Labour | F.R. Hancock | 10,559 | |||
| Majority | 14,085 | ||||
| Turnout | Electorate=54,658 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
In 1931 John de Vere Loder stood as a Unionist candidate.
| General Election 1931: Lewes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John de Vere Loder | 25,181 | |||
| Labour | F. Hancock | 5,795 | |||
| Majority | 19,386 | ||||
| Turnout | Electorate=43,711 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
In 1929 Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish stood as a Unionist candidate.
| General Election 1929: Lewes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish | 15,230 | |||
| Labour | A. Gordon | 7,698 | |||
| Liberal | H. P. Woodgate | 5,452 | |||
| Majority | 7,532 | ||||
| Turnout | Electorate=40,291 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election, October 1924: Lewes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 13,399 | ||||
| Labour | 5,043 | ||||
| Majority | 8,356 | ||||
| Turnout | Electorate=28,517 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| By-election 1924: Lewes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | |||||
| Labour | |||||
| Majority | 3,472 | ||||
| Turnout | Electorate=28,517 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
In 1923 W. R. Campion stood as a Unionist
| General Election, October 1923: Lewes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | William Robert Campion | 9,474 | |||
| Labour | B. Hall | 6,422 | |||
| Majority | 3,052 | ||||
| Turnout | Electorate=27,361 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
In 1922 W. R. Campion stood as a Unionist
| General Election, October 1922: Lewes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | William Robert Campion | 11,345 | |||
| Labour | H.M. Black | 5,328 | |||
| Majority | 6,017 | ||||
| Turnout | Electorate = 25,801 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
In 1918 W. R. Campion stood as a Conservative/Unionist
| General Election, October 1918: Lewes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | William Robert Campion | 7,792 | |||
| Labour | T. Pargiter | 4,164 | |||
| Independent | A. E. Gardiner | 452 | |||
| Majority | 3,628 | ||||
| Turnout | Electorate = 22,500 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
In December 1910 W. R. Campion stood as a Unionist
| General Election, December 1910: Lewes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | William Robert Campion | Unopposed | |||
| Majority | Elected unopposed | ||||
| Turnout | Electorate = 17,277 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
A by-election was called upon the death of the standing MP Sir Henry Aubrey Fletcher Bt. on 19 May 1910. W. R. Campion stood as a Unionist.
| By-election, 17 June 1910: Lewes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | William Robert Campion | Unopposed | |||
| Majority | Elected unopposed | ||||
| Turnout | Electorate = 17,277 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
In 1910 Henry Aubrey-Fletcher stood as a Unionist candidate
| General Election, January 1910: Lewes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Henry Aubrey-Fletcher | 9,168 | |||
| Liberal | Basil Williams | 4,572 | |||
| Majority | 4,596 | ||||
| Turnout | Electorate = 17,277 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election, 1906: Lewes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Henry Aubrey-Fletcher | 7,172 | |||
| Liberal | H. Morrison | 5,458 | |||
| Majority | 1,714 | ||||
| Turnout | Electorate = 15,560 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election, 1900: Lewes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Henry Fletcher | Unopposed | |||
| Majority | Elected unopposed | ||||
| Turnout | Electorate = 13,594 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election, 17 July 1895: Lewes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Henry Fletcher | Unopposed | |||
| Majority | Elected unopposed | ||||
| Turnout | Electorate = 12,283 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Henry Prince stood as a Gladstonian in 1892
| General Election, 1892: Lewes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Henry Fletcher | 5,621 | |||
| Liberal | Henry Prince | 2,322 | |||
| Majority | 3,299 | ||||
| Turnout | Electorate = 11,832 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election, 1886: Lewes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Henry Fletcher | Unopposed | |||
| Majority | Elected unopposed | ||||
| Turnout | Electorate = 10,586 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election, 4 December 1885: Lewes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Henry Fletcher | 5,312 | |||
| Liberal | W. E. Hubbard | 3,181 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | Electorate = 10,586 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
At the close of Parliament in 1885 the former borough constituency of Lewes and the Country constituency of Sussex were dissolved and replaced by 6 divisions within the county. One of which was given the name "Mid-Sussex or Lewes".
| General Election, 1 April 1880: Lewes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | William Langham Christie | 717 | |||
| Liberal | Sir William John Cordington Bt. | 580 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | Electorate = | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election, 4 February: Lewes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | William Langham Christie | 772 | |||
| Liberal | Arthur Cohen | 500 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | Electorate = | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Prior to 1868 the borough of Lewes elected two members to the House of Commons.
| General Election, 13 July1865: Lewes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Henry B. W. Brand | 325 | |||
| Liberal | Lord Pelham | 324 | |||
| Conservative | William Langham Christie | 292 | |||
| ? | Sir Alfred F. A. Slade Bt. | 232 | |||
| Turnout | Electorate = ??? | ||||
