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East Grinstead and Uckfield (UK Parliament constituency)

East Grinstead and Uckfield
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of East Grinstead and Uckfield in South East England
County
Electorate72,356 (2023)[1]
Major settlementsEast Grinstead and Uckfield
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentMims Davies (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromMid Sussex, Horsham, Wealden & Lewes (part)

East Grinstead and Uckfield 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 Mims Davies of the Conservative Party; she was previously MP for Eastleigh from 2015 to 2019 and MP for Mid Sussex from 2019 to 2024.[4]

Boundaries

The constituency, which crosses the boundary between East Sussex and West Sussex, is composed of the following (after taking into account the 2023 local government review in Mid Sussex[5][6]):

  • The District of Lewes wards of: Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey; Newick; Wivelsfield.
  • The District of Mid Sussex wards of: Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill (most); Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South; Copthorne & Worth; Crawley Down; East Grinstead Ashplats; East Grinstead Baldwins; East Grinstead Herontye; East Grinstead Imberhorne; East Grinstead Town; Handcross & Pease Pottage; Lindfield Rural & High Weald (most).
  • The District of Wealden wards of: Buxted; Danehill & Fletching; Forest Row; Maresfield; Uckfield East; Uckfield New Town; Uckfield North; Uckfield Ridgewood & Little Horsted.[7]

It comprises the following areas:

Members of Parliament

Mid Sussex, Wealden and Horsham prior to 2024

Election Member Party
2024 Mims Davies Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: East Grinstead and Uckfield[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mims Davies 19,319 38.3 –20.2
Liberal Democrats Benedict Dempsey 10,839 21.5 –1.5
Labour Ben Cox 10,440 20.7 +7.1
Green Christina Coleman 5,277 10.5 +5.6
Independent Ian Gibson 2,482 4.9 N/A
English Democrat William Highton 2,036 4.0 N/A
Majority 8,480 16.8 –18.7
Turnout 50,393 67.5 –11.6
Registered electors 75,385
Conservative hold Swing –9.4

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[9]
Party Vote %
Conservative 33,462 58.5
Liberal Democrats 13,171 23.0
Labour 7,768 13.6
Green 2,830 4.9
Turnout 57,231 79.1
Electorate 72,356

See also

References

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