Sussex Weald (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards}}
{{Infobox UK constituency
|name = Sussex Weald
|parliament = uk
|image = {{maplink|frame=yes|frame-align=center|plain=yes|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Sussex Weald (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame-height=200|frame-width=250}}
|caption = Boundaries since 2024
|image2 = File:South East England - Sussex Weald constituency.svg
|caption2 = Boundary of Sussex Weald in South East England
|year = 2024
|abolished =
|type = County
|elects_howmany = One
|previous = {{ubl|Wealden|Bexhill and Battle}}
|next =
|title= The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East
|publisher=Boundary Commission for England
|access-date=25 June 2024
|df=dmy
}}
|mp = Nusrat Ghani
|party = Conservative
|region = England
|county = Sussex
|towns = {{ubl|Heathfield|Crowborough|Hailsham}}
}}
Sussex Weald ({{respell|Sus|ix}} {{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|iː|l|d}}) is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.{{Cite web |title=South East {{!}} Boundary Commission for England |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/south-east/ |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Boundary Commission for England}} Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.{{Cite news |date=2024-01-15 |title=Sussex gets new parliamentary constituencies ahead of election |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-67947792 |access-date=2024-02-12 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Serpell |first=Tom |date=2024-02-01 |title=Hands up who knows the name of their parliamentary constituency |url=https://sussexbylines.co.uk/politics/hands-up-who-knows-the-name-of-their-parliamentary-constituency/ |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=Sussex Bylines |language=en-GB}}
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.{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |at=Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region}}
It comprises the following areas of East Sussex:
- Approximately 70% of the current Wealden seat,{{Cite web |title=Boundary review 2023: Which seats will change in the UK? |url=https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/boundary-review-2023-which-seats-will-change/}} including the towns of Crowborough and Hailsham
- The town of Heathfield and surrounding villages from the Bexhill and Battle constituency{{Cite web |title=New Seat Details - Sussex Weald |url=https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Sussex+Weald |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=www.electoralcalculus.co.uk}}
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.
Members of Parliament
Elections
= Elections in the 2020s =
{{Election box begin|title=General election 2024: Sussex Weald[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001533 Sussex Weald] }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Nusrat Ghani|votes=16,758|percentage=34.1|change=−29.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Danielle Newson|votes=9,916|percentage=20.2|change=+3.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Reform UK|candidate=David Morgan|votes=8,920|percentage=18.1|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Dipesh Patel|votes=8,239|percentage=16.8|change=+1.9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Austin Henderson|votes=3,762|percentage=7.7|change=+3.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Shaun Bowler|votes=953|percentage=1.9|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present)|candidate=Stephen Gander|votes=319|percentage=0.6|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Heritage Party (UK)|candidate=Dominie Stemp|votes=156|percentage=0.3|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=UK Independence Party|candidate=Chris Magness|votes=152|percentage=0.3|change=N/A}}
{{Election box majority|votes=6,842|percentage=13.9|change=−33.0}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=49,175|percentage=67.5|change=−3.0}}
{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=72,897}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Conservative Party (UK)|swing=−16.5}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 2010s=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="4" | 2019 notional result{{Cite web|url=https://electionresults.parliament.uk/general-elections/5 |title=Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 |date= |access-date=11 July 2024 |work=Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News |publisher=UK Parliament}} | ||
|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | % | ||
| {{party color cell|Conservative Party (UK)}} | align=right| 31,486 | align=right| 63.7 |
| {{party color cell|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} | align=right| 8,322 | align=right| 16.8 |
| {{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}}
| Labour | align=right| 7,349 | align=right| 14.9 |
| {{party color cell|Green Party of England and Wales}}
| Green | align=right| 2,261 | align=right| 4.6 |
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"| | ||
| colspan="2"|Turnout
|align=right|49,418 |align=right|70.5 | ||
| colspan="2"|Electorate
|align=right|70,075 |
See also
References
External links
- [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168770.html Sussex Weald UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
{{Constituencies in South East England}}
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Category:Parliamentary constituencies in East Sussex
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2024