East Grinstead and Uckfield (UK Parliament constituency)

East Grinstead and Uckfield 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 Mims Davies of the Conservative Party; she was previously MP for Eastleigh from 2015 to 2019 and MP for Mid Sussex from 2019 to 2024.^[4]

East Grinstead and Uckfield
County constituency for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Boundary of East Grinstead and Uckfield in South East England
County	West Sussex East Sussex
Electorate	72,356 (2023)[1]
Major settlements	East Grinstead and Uckfield
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Mims Davies (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	Mid Sussex, Horsham, Wealden & Lewes (part)

Boundaries

The constituency, which crosses the boundary between East Sussex and West Sussex, is composed of the following (after taking into account the 2023 local government review in Mid Sussex^[5][6]):

• The District of Lewes wards of: Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey; Newick; Wivelsfield.
• The District of Mid Sussex wards of: Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill (most); Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South; Copthorne & Worth; Crawley Down; East Grinstead Ashplats; East Grinstead Baldwins; East Grinstead Herontye; East Grinstead Imberhorne; East Grinstead Town; Handcross & Pease Pottage; Lindfield Rural & High Weald (most).
• The District of Wealden wards of: Buxted; Danehill & Fletching; Forest Row; Maresfield; Uckfield East; Uckfield New Town; Uckfield North; Uckfield Ridgewood & Little Horsted.^[7]

It comprises the following areas:

• Northern parts of the District of Mid Sussex, including the town of East Grinstead, transferred from the constituencies of Horsham and Mid Sussex
• Western parts of the District of Wealden, including the town of Uckfield, transferred from the constituency of Wealden (renamed Sussex Weald)
• A small rural area in the District of Lewes, transferred from the constituency of Lewes^[7]

Members of Parliament

Mid Sussex, Wealden and Horsham prior to 2024

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Mims Davies	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: East Grinstead and Uckfield^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mims Davies	19,319	38.3	−20.2
	Liberal Democrats	Benedict Dempsey	10,839	21.5	−1.5
	Labour	Ben Cox	10,440	20.7	+7.1
	Green	Christina Coleman	5,277	10.5	+5.6
	Independent	Ian Gibson	2,482	4.9	N/A
	English Democrat	William Highton	2,036	4.0	N/A
Majority			8,480	16.8	−18.7
Turnout			50,393	67.5	−11.6
Registered electors			75,385
	Conservative hold		Swing	−9.4

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[9]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	33,462	58.5
	Liberal Democrats	13,171	23.0
	Labour	7,768	13.6
	Green	2,830	4.9
Turnout		57,231	79.1
Electorate		72,356

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in West Sussex
• List of parliamentary constituencies in East Sussex
• List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)