| Election Name: | 2019 Lewes District Council election |
| Country: | East Sussex |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2015 Lewes District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2015 |
| Next Election: | 2023 Lewes District Council election |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
| Seats For Election: | All 41 seats to Lewes District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 21 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 24 seats, 34.5% |
| Seats1: | 19 |
| Seat Change1: | 5 |
| Popular Vote1: | 16,683 |
| Percentage1: | 27.1% |
| Swing1: | 7.4% |
| Party2: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Last Election2: | 3 seats, 10.5% |
| Seats2: | 9 |
| Seat Change2: | 6 |
| Popular Vote2: | 17,169 |
| Percentage2: | 27.9% |
| Swing2: | 17.4% |
| Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election3: | 11 seats, 23.8% |
| Seats3: | 8 |
| Seat Change3: | 3 |
| Popular Vote3: | 13,583 |
| Percentage3: | 22.5% |
| Swing3: | 1.3% |
| Party4: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election4: | 0 seats, 11.0% |
| Seats4: | 3 |
| Seat Change4: | 3 |
| Popular Vote4: | 6,455 |
| Percentage4: | 10.5% |
| Swing4: | 0.5% |
| Party5: | Independent politician |
| Last Election5: | 2 seats, 6.5% |
| Seats5: | 2 |
| Popular Vote5: | 6,212 |
| Percentage5: | 10.1% |
| Swing5: | 3.6% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | No overall control |
| After Election: | No overall control |
The 2019 Lewes District Council election was held on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Lewes District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom.
Before the 2019 election, the Council was composed of 20 Conservatives, nine Liberal Democrats, three Greens and nine Independents.[1] To take control of the council, 21 councillors out of 41 would be needed. Although the council remained under no overall control, the Conservatives remained the largest party with 19 councillors.[2] The Green Party won the popular vote.
After the previous election the composition of the council was:
| 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:[1]
| 20 | 9 | 9 | 3 | |
After the election the composition of the council was:[3]
| 19 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | |
Following the elections, a coalition between the Greens, Lib Dems, Labour and two Independent councillors took charge, ending eight years of Conservative administration. [4] [5] Zoe Nicholson, leader of the Greens, became the leader of the council, while James MacCleary, leader of the Lib Dems, became the deputy leader. They alternated holding the roles of leader and deputy leader each year until the following election in 2023.[6] [7]
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Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).
In March 2020, Sean Macleod resigned from the Green Party,[8] joining the Liberal Democrats in June 2020.[9]