largest number of seats, the lib dem accounts are second and they have been involved in a power sharing coalition over the past year but there was a bit of a disagreement just recently about power sharing of the leadership. currently, the greens and labour run the council in coalition and lib democrats are the opposition. but they are very strong here and putting all of their resources to getting this seat. we saw ed davey visit here just last week. there is a real debate. lewes likes to be quite a rebellious place. it is famous for its bonfire night celebration and we have seen many a politician and many a prime minister burned in effigy in these streets in november. it is also very politically engaged town and constituency, turnout is always high here. it is all to play for as the candidates for the conservatives and liberal democrats battle it out and try and see who can win onjuly the ath. try and see who can win on july the ath. . ., ., ~ y. y try and see who can win on july the a
adam in sussex and andrew sinclair, political editor for bbc east. lucinda, let s talk a little bit about lewes. tell me what the key battleground is in lewes. what are signs pointing towards in terms of the lib dems taking the seat back? good morning. this is our most marginal seat in sussex, onlyjust under 2500 votes that are the conservative mp who has been in place since 2015 and the liberal democrats, who have come a close second in every general election here since the 1970s and before 2050 there was a liberal democrat here for 18 years before that. a very tight contest before 2015. the main issues come up repeatedly at the cost of living, cost of housing here and also sewage. you can see the river behind me that runs through this market town of lewes. we just had figures this month from the environment agency of a record
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