England · Constituency
Sussex Weald
Covers Crowborough · Hailsham · Heathfield · Wadhurst and more
Photograph shows Hailsham, a town in this constituency, not the whole of Sussex Weald.
Your member of parliament
Ms Nusrat Ghani
ConservativeConservative won Sussex Weald at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,842 votes, or 13.9 points. A swing of 7.0 points to Liberal Democrat would take it. That makes it safer than 316 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 334.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 13.9 points, which is larger than 316 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Conservative finished ahead of Liberal Democrat by 6,842 votes.
Majority
6,842
13.9% of votes cast.
Turnout
67.5%
+7.8 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
9
49,175 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nus GhaniElected | Conservative | 16,758 | 34.1% | +10.4 |
| Danielle Newson | Liberal Democrat | 9,916 | 20.2% | +7.9 |
| David Morgan | Reform UK | 8,920 | 18.1% | +3.8 |
| Dipesh Patel | Labour | 8,239 | 16.8% | -16.9 |
| Austin Henderson | Green Party | 3,762 | 7.7% | +1.3 |
| Shaun Bowler | Independent | 953 | 1.9% | -0.1 |
| Stephen Gander | Social Democratic Party | 319 | 0.6% | +0.5 |
| Dominie Stemp | Heritage Party | 156 | 0.3% | +0.3 |
| Chris Magness | UK Independence Party | 152 | 0.3% | +0.3 |
Competitive. Close enough that a modest swing would change hands. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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