Sussex Weald (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
| 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 | |
The constituency name refers to the Weald region of Sussex.[4]
Boundaries
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 former 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Nusrat Ghani | Conservative | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nusrat Ghani | 16,758 | 34.1 | −29.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Danielle Newson | 9,916 | 20.2 | +3.4 | |
| Reform UK | David Morgan | 8,920 | 18.1 | N/A | |
| Labour | Dipesh Patel | 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 | 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
| 2019 notional result[9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
References
External links
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