Sussex Weald (UK Parliament constituency)

Sussex Weald
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)
Major settlements	Heathfield; Crowborough; Hailsham;
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Nusrat Ghani (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	Wealden; Bexhill and Battle;

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

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

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

General election 2024: Sussex Weald^[8]
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

References

^ "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
^ "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

Sussex Weald UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

50°59′N 0°14′E / 50.99°N 0.24°E / 50.99; 0.24

[1] "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.

[2] "South East | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2023-06-20.

[3] "Sussex gets new parliamentary constituencies ahead of election". BBC News. 2024-01-15. Retrieved 2024-02-12.

[4] Serpell, Tom (2024-02-01). "Hands up who knows the name of their parliamentary constituency". Sussex Bylines. Retrieved 2024-04-09.

[5] "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.

[6] "Boundary review 2023: Which seats will change in the UK?".

[:0-7] "New Seat Details - Sussex Weald". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-12.

[8] Sussex Weald

[9] "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.

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