Lewes Constituency (PBCon) : Political Parties

Election of 10th Dec 1832 to 8th Jan, 1833
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal (1) -1 Elected
Liberal (2) -1 Elected

More information about the 1833 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 6th Jan 1835 to 6th Feb, 1835
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal (1) 511 Elected
Liberal (2) 382 Elected
Conservative 359

More information about the 1835 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 21st Apr, 1837
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 397 Elected
Liberal 371 Elected

This was a by-election.



Election of 24th Jul 1837 to 18th Aug, 1837
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal (1) 413 Elected
Conservative (1) 401 Elected
Liberal (2) 398
Conservative (2) 343

More information about the 1837 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 9th Mar, 1840
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative -1 Elected

This was a by-election.



Election of 29th Jun 1841 to 22nd Jul, 1841
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal (1) 411 Elected
Liberal (2) 409 Elected
Conservative (1) 407
Conservative (2) 388

More information about the 1841 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 17th Feb, 1845
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative -1 Elected

This was a by-election.



Election of 29th Jul 1847 to 26th Aug, 1847
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative (1) 457 Elected
Liberal 402 Elected
Conservative (2) 207
Conservative (3) 143

More information about the 1847 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 17th Mar, 1848
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

This was a by-election.



Election of 7th Jul 1852 to 31st Jul, 1852
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative -1 Elected
Liberal -1 Elected

More information about the 1852 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 5th Apr, 1855
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

This was a by-election.



Election of 27th Mar 1857 to 24th Apr, 1857
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal (1) -1 Elected
Liberal (2) -1 Elected

More information about the 1857 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 28th Apr 1859 to 18th May, 1859
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal (1) 339 Elected
Liberal (2) 338 Elected
Conservative (1) 200
Conservative (2) 189

More information about the 1859 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 27th Jun, 1859
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

This was a by-election.



Election of 16th Nov, 1860
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

This was a by-election.



Election of 11th Jul 1865 to 24th Jul, 1865
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal (1) 325 Elected
Liberal (2) 324 Elected
Conservative (1) 292
Conservative (2) 232

More information about the 1865 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 17th Nov 1868 to 7th Dec, 1868
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 601 Elected
Conservative 587

More information about the 1868 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 31st Jan 1874 to 17th Feb, 1874
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 772 Elected
Liberal 500

More information about the 1874 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 31st Mar 1880 to 27th Apr, 1880
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 717 Elected
Liberal 580

More information about the 1880 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election




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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Lewes Constituency (PBCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 01st June 2026