Sussex Weald
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map of constituency
Boundary of Sussex Weald in South East England
CountySussex
Major settlementsHeathfield, Crowborough, Hailsham
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentNone
SeatsOne
Created fromWealden

Sussex Weald (Sus-ix /ˈwiːld/) is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the 2024 general election.[2] The constituency name refers to the Weald region of Sussex.[3]

Boundaries

Map
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

It will comprise the following areas of East Sussex:

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.[6]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Sussex Weald[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Shaun Bowler
SDP Stephen Gander[8]
Conservative Nusrat Ghani[9]
Green Austin Henderson
UKIP Chris Magness
Reform UK David Morgan[10]
Liberal Democrats Danielle Newson[11]
Labour Dipesh Patel[12]
Heritage Dominie Stemp

See also

References

  1. ^ "South East | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  2. ^ "Sussex gets new parliamentary constituencies ahead of election". BBC News. 2024-01-15. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  3. ^ Serpell, Tom (2024-02-01). "Hands up who knows the name of their parliamentary constituency". Sussex Bylines. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
  5. ^ "Boundary review 2023: Which seats will change in the UK?".
  6. ^ a b "New Seat Details - Sussex Weald". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  7. ^ Sussex Weald
  8. ^ "GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES". Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present). Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Nusrat Ghani adopted for new Sussex Weald constituency". Conservative Party (UK). Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Sussex Weald Constituency". Reform UK. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Sussex Weald Constituency appoints its Liberal Democrat Candidate". Ashdown Radio. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Candidate for Sussex Weald". Labour Party. Retrieved 28 May 2024.

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