Bexhill and Battle (UK Parliament constituency)
Bexhill and Battle | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
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![]() Boundary of Bexhill and Battle in South East England | |
County | East Sussex |
Population | 100,727 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 70,869 (2023)[2] |
Major settlements | Battle, Bexhill, Pevensey |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of Parliament | Kieran Mullan (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Eastbourne and Rye[3] |
Bexhill and Battle (The time allocated for running scripts has expired.) is a constituency[n 1] in East Sussex represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Kieran Mullan of the Conservative Party.[n 2]
Constituency profile
[edit]The constituency is predominantly rural, like Wealden to the west. The main towns are the shingle-beach resort of Bexhill-on-Sea and the historic town of Battle. Electoral Calculus describes the seat as "Strong Right" characterised by retired, socially conservative voters who strongly supported Brexit.[4]
Notable representatives
[edit]The seat's first MP, Charles Wardle, served as a junior Home Office minister in the government of John Major; Wardle had the Conservative whip removed shortly before the 2001 general election. The seat was held by Gregory Barker from 2001 until 2015; Barker was a junior minister at the Department for Energy and Climate Change between the formation of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition after the 2010 general election and the major government reshuffle of July 2014, when he resigned and announced his intention to retire from Parliament at the next general election.[5]
Political history
[edit]At the 2015 general election, Huw Merriman was elected, and was re-elected in the 2017 general election. The closest it came to a non-Conservative victory was in 2001, when Barker, in the first of his three successful campaigns, was returned by a margin of 10,503 votes.
In June 2016, an estimated 57.7% of local adults voting in the EU membership referendum chose to leave the European Union instead of to remain. This was matched in two January 2018 votes in Parliament by its MP.[6]
Boundaries
[edit]The time allocated for running scripts has expired. 1983–2010:
- The District of Rother wards of Ashburnham, Battle, Beckley and Peasmarsh, Bodiam and Ewhurst, Brede and Udimore, Burwash, Catsfield and Crowhurst, Central, Collington, Etchingham and Hurst Green, Northiam, Old Town, Sackville, St Mark's, St Michael's, St Stephen's, Salehurst, Sedlescombe and Whatlington, Sidley, Ticehurst, and Westfield
- The District of Wealden wards of Herstmonceux, Ninfield, and Pevensey and Westham.
2010–2024:
- The District of Rother wards of Battle Town, Central, Collington, Crowhurst, Darwell, Ewhurst and Sedlescombe, Kewhurst, Old Town, Rother Levels, Sackville, St Mark's, St Michael's, St Stephen's, Salehurst, Sidley, and Ticehurst and Etchingham
- The District of Wealden wards of Cross In Hand/Five Ashes, Heathfield East, Heathfield North and Central, Herstmonceux, Ninfield and Hooe with Wartling, and Pevensey and Westham.
2024–present:
- The District of Rother wards of: Bexhill Central; Bexhill Collington; Bexhill Kewhurst; Bexhill Old Town & Worsham; Bexhill Pebsham & St. Michaels; Bexhill Sackville; Bexhill St. Marks; Bexhill St. Stephens; Bexhill Sidley; Brede & Udimore; Burwash & the Weald; Catsfield & Crowhurst; Hurst Green & Ticehurst; North Battle, Netherfield & Whatlington; Northern Rother; Robertsbridge; Sedlescombe & Westfield; South Battle & Telham.
- The District of Wealden wards of: Herstmonceux & Pevensey Levels; Pevensey Bay.[7]
- To bring the electorate within the permitted range, western areas, including the town of Heathfield, were transferred to Sussex Weald. Other minor changes.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Eastbourne and Rye prior to 1983
Election | Member[8] | Party | |
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1983 | Charles Wardle | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
2001 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | ||
2001 | Gregory Barker | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
2015 | Huw Merriman | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
2024 | Kieran Mullan | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. |
Elections
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Elections in the 2020s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
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The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Kieran Mullan | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | 33.9 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Christine Bayliss | 13,529 | 28.3 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Ian Gribbin | 7,929 | 16.6 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Becky Jones | 3,473 | 7.3 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Jonathan Kent | 2,972 | 6.2 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Abul Azad | 2,206 | 4.6 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Jeff Newnham | 769 | 1.6 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Julia Long | 332 | 0.7 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Nigel Jacklin | 210 | 0.4 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Colin Sullivan | 144 | 0.3 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
Majority | 2,657 | 5.6 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | ||
Turnout | 47,750 | 66.4 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | ||
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Elections in the 2010s
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Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 30,716 | 61.8 | |
Labour | 10,332 | 20.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 6,658 | 13.4 | |
Green | 2,031 | 4.1 | |
Turnout | 49,737 | 70.2 | |
Electorate | 70,869 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
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The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Huw Merriman | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | 63.6 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Christine Bayliss | 11,531 | 19.5 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Martin Saunders | 7,280 | 12.3 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Jonathan Kent | 2,692 | 4.6 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
Majority | 26,059 | 44.1 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | ||
Turnout | 59,093 | 72.1 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | ||
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. hold | Swing | +3.4 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
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The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Huw Merriman | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | 62.0 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Christine Bayliss | 14,689 | 24.7 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Joel Kemp | 4,485 | 7.5 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Geoffrey Bastin | 2,006 | 3.4 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Jonathan Kent | 1,438 | 2.4 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
Majority | 22,165 | 37.3 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | ||
Turnout | 59,472 | 73.1 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | ||
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. hold | Swing | −1.7 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
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The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Huw Merriman[13] | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | 54.8 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Geoffrey Bastin [14] | 10,170 | 18.4 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Michelle Thew [14] | 7,797 | 14.1 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Rachel Sadler [14] | 4,199 | 7.6 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Jonathan Kent | 2,807 | 5.1 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
Majority | 20,075 | 36.4 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | ||
Turnout | 55,218 | 70.1 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | ||
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This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 2005 and 2010 general elections and thus change in share of vote is based on a notional calculation.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
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The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Gregory Barker | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | 51.6 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Mary Varrall | 15,267 | 28.0 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | James Royston | 6,524 | 12.0 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Stuart Wheeler | 2,699 | 4.9 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Neil Jackson | 1,950 | 3.6 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
Majority | 12,880 | 23.6 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | ||
Turnout | 54,587 | 68.9 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | ||
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. hold | Swing | −4.0 |
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Elections in the 2000s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
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The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Gregory Barker | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | 52.6 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Mary Varrall | 11,180 | 23.9 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Michael Jones | 8,457 | 18.1 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Anthony Smith | 2,568 | 5.5 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
Majority | 13,449 | 28.7 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | ||
Turnout | 46,834 | 67.2 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | ||
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. hold | Swing | +2.7 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
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The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Gregory Barker | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | 48.1 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Stephen Hardy | 11,052 | 24.7 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Anne Moore-Williams | 8,702 | 19.4 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Nigel Farage | 3,474 | 7.8 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
Majority | 10,503 | 23.4 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | ||
Turnout | 44,783 | 64.9 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | ||
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. hold | Swing | +0.4 |
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Elections in the 1990s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
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The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Charles Wardle | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | 48.1 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Kathryn M. Field | 12,470 | 25.5 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Robert D. Beckwith | 8,866 | 18.1 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Vanessa Thompson | 3,302 | 6.7 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | John Pankhurst | 786 | 1.6 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
Majority | 11,100 | 22.6 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | ||
Turnout | 48,994 | 74.5 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | ||
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. hold | Swing | −4.4 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
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The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Charles Wardle | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | 60.3 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Susan M. Prochak | 15,023 | 28.9 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Frank W. Taylor | 4,883 | 9.4 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Jonathan L. Prus | 594 | 1.1 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Mary F. Smith | 190 | 0.4 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
Majority | 16,357 | 31.4 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | ||
Turnout | 52,070 | 79.1 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | ||
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. hold | Swing | −4.6 |
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Elections in the 1980s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
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The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Charles Wardle | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | 66.5 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Robert Kiernan | 13,051 | 25.8 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Derek Watts | 3,903 | 7.7 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
Majority | 20,519 | 40.7 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | ||
Turnout | 50,524 | 77.4 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | ||
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. hold | Swing | −1.6 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
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The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Charles Wardle | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | 67.3 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | |
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Paul Smith | 10,583 | 23.5 | ||
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Ian Pearson | 3,587 | 8.0 | ||
The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | Anne Rix | 538 | 1.2 | ||
Majority | 19,746 | 43.8 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | ||
Turnout | 45,037 | 72.9 | The time allocated for running scripts has expired. | ||
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See also
[edit]- List of parliamentary constituencies in East Sussex
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)
Notes
[edit]- ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
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Sources
[edit]- Election result, 2005 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 – 2001 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 – 2001 The time allocated for running scripts has expired. (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1983 – 1992 (Election Demon) (Result is incorrect for 1992)
- Election results, 1992 – 2005 (Guardian)
External links
[edit]- Bexhill and Battle UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Bexhill and Battle UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Bexhill and Battle UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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