Sussex Weald (UK Parliament constituency)
| Sussex Weald | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
 Boundary of Sussex Weald in South East England | |
| County | Sussex |
| Electorate | 70,075 (2023)[1] |
| Major settlements | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Nusrat Ghani (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | |
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] It is currently represented by Nus Ghani of the Conservative Party; she was previously MP for the predecessor seat of Wealden from 2015 to 2024 and currently serves as Chairman of Ways and Means, the senior Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons.
The constituency name refers to the Weald region of Sussex.[4]
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency is 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 comprises 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
[edit]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
[edit]Wealden prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Nusrat Ghani | Conservative | |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nusrat Ghani[9] | 16,758 | 34.1 | –29.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Danielle Newson[10] | 9,916 | 20.2 | +3.4 | |
| Reform UK | 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 | |
| SDP | Stephen Gander[13] | 319 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Heritage | 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
[edit]| 2019 notional result[14] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]- List of parliamentary constituencies in Kent
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)
References
[edit]- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "South East | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ "Sussex gets new parliamentary constituencies ahead of election". BBC News. 2024-01-15. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ Serpell, Tom (2024-02-01). "Hands up who knows the name of their parliamentary constituency". Sussex Bylines. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
- ^ "Boundary review 2023: Which seats will change in the UK?".
- ^ a b "New Seat Details - Sussex Weald". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ Sussex Weald
- ^ "Nusrat Ghani adopted for new Sussex Weald constituency". Conservative Party (UK). 27 February 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Sussex Weald Constituency appoints its Liberal Democrat Candidate". Ashdown Radio. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Sussex Weald Constituency". Reform UK. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Candidate for Sussex Weald". Labour Party. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES". Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present). Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Sussex Weald UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK