Sussex Weald ( ) is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. It is currently represented by Nus Ghani of the Conservative Party; she was previously MP for the predecessor seat of Wealden from 2015 to 2024 and currently serves as Chairman of Ways and Means, the senior Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons.
The constituency name refers to the Weald region of Sussex.
Constituency profile
Sussex Weald is a constituency in East Sussex in South East England, within the Wealden district. Its largest towns are Crowborough and Hailsham, which each have populations of around 23,000. Other settlements include the towns of Heathfield and Wadhurst and the villages of Hellingly and Mayfield. The constituency is named after the Weald, a geographical area of rolling hills that was traditionally forested.
This is a large, rural constituency with many small towns and villages, covering the area between Eastbourne and Royal Tunbridge Wells. Hailsham is a historic market town with a tradition of rope-making and Crowborough has had more recent growth in the late 19th century as a health resort. There is some deprivation in Hailsham whilst the rest of the constituency is mostly affluent. House prices across the constituency are generally higher than the regional and UK averages.
Sussex Weald has a large retired population and low proportions of young and middle-aged adults. Residents have high levels of income and homeownership, and the child poverty rate is low. They have average levels of education and a high proportion work in the agriculture, retail and construction sectors. The percentage of residents claiming unemployment benefits is low. White people made up 96% of the population at the 2021 census.
At the local district council, Crowborough and Hailsham are mostly represented by Liberal Democrats, Heathfield by independents and the rural villages by Conservative and Green Party councillors. At the county council, which held elections more recently (in 2026), most of the constituency elected Reform UK representatives. An estimated 54% of voters in Sussex Weald supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, marginally higher than the UK-wide figure of 52%.
Boundaries The constituency is 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.
It comprises the following areas of East Sussex:
Approximately 70% of the former Wealden seat, including the towns of Crowborough and Hailsham The town of Heathfield and surrounding villages from the Bexhill and Battle constituency
Members of Parliament
Wealden prior to 2024
ElectionMemberParty 2024 Nusrat Ghani Conservative
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
2019 notional result Party Vote % Conservative 31,486 63.7 Liberal Democrats 8,322 16.8 Labour 7,349 14.9 Green 2,261 4.6Turnout49,41870.5Electorate70,075
See also List of parliamentary constituencies in East Sussex List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)
References
External links Sussex Weald UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK