Sussex Weald (UK Parliament constituency)
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundaries since 2024
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Boundary of Sussex Weald in South East England
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County | Sussex |
Electorate | 70,075 (2023)[1] |
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Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of parliament | Nusrat Ghani (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
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Sussex Weald (SUS-ix /ˈwiːld/) is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.[3] The constituency name refers to the Weald region of Sussex.[4]
Contents
Boundaries
The constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The District of Wealden wards of: Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron; Crowborough Central; Crowborough Jarvis Brook; Crowborough North; Crowborough St. Johns; Crowborough South East; Crowborough South West; Framfield & Cross-in-Hand; Frant & Wadhurst; Hadlow Down & Rotherfield; Hailsham Central; Hailsham East; Hailsham North; Hailsham North West; Hailsham South; Hailsham West; Hartfield; Heathfield North; Heathfield South; Hellingly; Horam & Punnetts Town; Mayfield & Five Ashes; Withyham.[5]
It will comprise the following areas of East Sussex:
- Approximately 70% of the current Wealden seat,[6] including the towns of Crowborough and Hailsham
- The town of Heathfield and surrounding villages from the Bexhill and Battle constituency[7]
Constituency profile
Electoral Calculus characterises the proposed seat as "Strong Right", with right-wing economic and social views, high home ownership levels and strong support for Brexit.[7]
Members of Parliament
Wealden prior to 2024
Election | Member | Party | |
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2024 | Nusrat Ghani | Conservative |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nusrat Ghani[9] | 16,758 | 34.1 | –29.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Danielle Newson[10] | 9,916 | 20.2 | +3.4 | |
style="background-color: Template:Reform UK/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Reform UK|Template:Reform UK/meta/shortname]] | David Morgan[11] | 8,920 | 18.1 | N/A |
Labour | Dipesh Patel[12] | 8,239 | 16.8 | +1.9 | |
Green | Austin Henderson | 3,762 | 7.7 | +3.1 | |
Independent | Shaun Bowler | 953 | 1.9 | N/A | |
Social Democratic | Stephen Gander[13] | 319 | 0.6 | N/A | |
style="background-color: Template:Heritage Party (UK)/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Heritage Party (UK)|Template:Heritage Party (UK)/meta/shortname]] | Dominie Stemp | 156 | 0.3 | N/A |
UKIP | Chris Magness | 152 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,842 | 13.9 | –33.0 | ||
Turnout | 49,175 | 67.5 | –3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 72,897 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | –16.5 |
Elections in the 2010s
2019 notional result[14] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 31,486 | 63.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | 8,322 | 16.8 | |
Labour | 7,349 | 14.9 | |
Green | 2,261 | 4.6 | |
Turnout | 49,418 | 70.5 | |
Electorate | 70,075 |
See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Kent
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)
References
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External links
- Sussex Weald UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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