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Sussex Weald (Sus-ix / ˈ w iː l d /) 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 ]
For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England opted to combine West Sussex with East Sussex as a sub-region of the South East Region, resulting in the creation of a new cross-county boundary constituency named East Grinstead and Uckfield.
Wealden was a constituency [n 1] in East Sussex in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It was represented by members of the Conservative Party since its creation in 1983. Its final MP from 2015 to 2024, Nus Ghani , is the first Muslim woman to be elected as a Conservative member of Parliament.
The resultant changes to existing constituencies entailed the abolition of Wealden and the creation of the new constituency of Sussex Weald. Brighton Kemptown was renamed Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, and, although its boundaries were unchanged, it was proposed that Hove be renamed Hove and Portslade. [2] [3] [4]
This is a list of electoral divisions and wards in the ceremonial county of West Sussex in South East England. All changes since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the Local Government Act 1972 are shown. The number of councillors elected for each electoral division or ward is shown in brackets.
Voters in Sussex will head to the polls on 4 July to choose MPs for the county’s 16 constituencies.
Wealden is a local government district in East Sussex, England.Its council is based in Hailsham, the district's second largest town.The district also includes the towns of Crowborough, Polegate and Uckfield, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas.
The region [1] of South East England is divided into 91 parliamentary constituencies, which are made up of 27 borough constituencies and 64 county constituencies. Since the general election of July 2024 , 35 are represented by Labour MPs, 30 by Conservative MPs, 24 by Liberal Democrat MPs, 1 by a Green MP, and 1 by an independent MP.