Sussex Weald (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Sussex Weald
Parliament:	uk
Year:	2024
Type:	County
Elects Howmany:	One
Electorate:	70,075 (2023)^[1]
Region:	England

Sussex Weald 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] The constituency name refers to the Weald region of Sussex.^[4]

Boundaries

The constituency will be 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 will comprise 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.

Members of Parliament

Wealden prior to 2024

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result^[8]
Party		Vote	%
		31,486	63.7
		8,322	16.8
		7,349	14.9
		2,261	4.6
Turnout		49,418	70.5
Electorate		70,075

See also

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

References

1. Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East . Boundary Commission for England . 25 June 2024 . dmy .
2. Web site: South East Boundary Commission for England . 2023-06-20 . Boundary Commission for England.
3. News: 2024-01-15 . Sussex gets new parliamentary constituencies ahead of election . 2024-02-12 . BBC News . en-GB.
4. Web site: Serpell . Tom . 2024-02-01 . Hands up who knows the name of their parliamentary constituency . 2024-04-09 . Sussex Bylines . en-GB.
5. Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 . Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
6. Web site: Boundary review 2023: Which seats will change in the UK? .
7. Web site: New Seat Details - Sussex Weald . 2024-02-12 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
8. Web site: Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 . 11 July 2024 . Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News . UK Parliament.

External links

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

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