Mid Sussex (UK Parliament constituency)
Coordinates: 51°01′59″N 0°06′54″W / 51.033°N 0.115°W
Mid Sussex | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Mid Sussex in West Sussex. | |
Location of West Sussex within England. | |
County | West Sussex |
Electorate | 77,044 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | East Grinstead, Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1974 |
Member of parliament | Nicholas Soames (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | East Grinstead and Lewes |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | South East England |
Mid Sussex is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Nicholas Soames, a Conservative.[n 2]
Constituency profile
The constituency is in the north east of West Sussex bordering East Sussex, containing relatively small villages and the towns of East Grinstead, Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill, all of which have green buffers preventing them from being contiguous and rail connections to Brighton, London Gatwick Airport and the City of London. The motorway network is also close by, the M23 providing access to this, west of the main towns.
Income levels are on average considerably higher than the national average[2] and levels of rented[3] and social housing[2] are below the national average, particularly levels seen in cities.
Boundaries
Latest boundary review
The Boundary Commission for England's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies has made alterations to all existing constituencies to deal with population changes. The modified Mid Sussex constituency has electoral wards:[4]
- Ashurst Wood, Bolney, Burgess Hill, Cuckfield, East Grinstead, Haywards Heath, High Weald and Lindfield.
History
The constituency was created in 1974 from parts of the seats of Lewes and East Grinstead, and has undergone significant boundary changes at every periodical review that it has been around for. Prior to 1983, the local government district had actually been a part of East Sussex, but as a result of delayed implementation of the Local Government Act 1972, it was almost wholly moved into West Sussex.
At the 1983 general election, it gained some of the wards previously contained in East Grinstead, and at the 1997 election, it gained many of the semi-rural wards with smaller communities between East Grinstead and Crawley.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[5] | Party | |
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Feb 1974 | Tim Renton | Conservative | |
1997 | Nicholas Soames | Conservative |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
General Election 2015: Mid Sussex[6] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Beki Adam[7] | ||||
UKIP | Toby Brothers | ||||
Liberal Democrat | Daisy Cooper[8] | ||||
Green | Miranda Diboll[9] | ||||
Labour | Greg Mountain | ||||
Conservative | Nicholas Soames | ||||
General Election 2010: Mid Sussex[10][11][12] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Nicholas Soames | 28,329 | 50.7 | +2.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Serena Tierney | 20,927 | 37.5 | +1.8 | |
Labour | David Boot | 3,689 | 6.6 | -6.2 | |
UKIP | Marc Montgomery | 1,423 | 2.5 | -0.7 | |
Green | Paul Brown | 645 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
BNP | Stuart Minihane | 583 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Monster Raving Loony | Baron von Thunderclap | 259 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 7, 402 | 13.3 | |||
Turnout | 55,855 | 72.4 | +3.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.3 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
General Election 2005: Mid Sussex | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Nicholas Soames | 23,765 | 48.0 | +1.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Serena Tierney | 17,875 | 36.1 | +5.0 | |
Labour | Robert Fromant | 6,280 | 12.7 | -6.3 | |
UKIP | Harold Piggott | 1,574 | 3.2 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 5,890 | 11.9 | |||
Turnout | 49,494 | 68.6 | 3.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.6 | |||
General Election 2001: Mid Sussex | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Nicholas Soames | 21,150 | 46.2 | +2.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Lesley Wilkins | 14,252 | 31.1 | +0.5 | |
Labour | Paul Mitchell | 8,693 | 19.0 | +0.3 | |
UKIP | Petrina Holdsworth | 1,126 | 2.5 | +1.3 | |
Monster Raving Loony | Baron Von Thunderclap Berry | 601 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,898 | 15.1 | |||
Turnout | 45,822 | 64.9 | -12.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
General Election 1997: Mid Sussex | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Nicholas Soames | 23,231 | 43.5 | -15.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Margaret Collins | 16,377 | 30.6 | +2.4 | |
Labour | Mervyn Hamilton | 9,969 | 18.6 | +8.0 | |
Referendum Party | Tam Large | 3,146 | 5.9 | N/A | |
UKIP | J V Barnett | 606 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Ernest Tudway | 134 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,854 | 12.8 | |||
Turnout | 53,463 | 77.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1992 and 1997 general elections and thus change in share of vote is based on a notional calculation.
General Election 1992: Mid Sussex[13] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Timothy Renton | 39,524 | 59.0 | -2.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Margaret Collins | 18,996 | 28.4 | -3.1 | |
Labour | L C Gregory | 6,951 | 10.4 | +3.0 | |
Green | H G Stevens | 772 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Monster Raving Loony | P B Berry | 392 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Independent | P D Hodkin | 246 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Natural Law | Dr A M A Hankey | 89 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 20,528 | 30.6 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 66,970 | 82.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.7 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
General Election 1987: Mid Sussex | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Timothy Renton | 37,781 | 61.1 | -0.3 | |
Liberal | N S E Westbrook | 19,489 | 31.5 | -0.8 | |
Labour | R S E Hughes | 4,573 | 7.4 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 18,292 | 29.6 | |||
Turnout | 61,843 | 77.2 | +2.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1983: Mid Sussex | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Timothy Renton | 35,310 | 61.4 | ||
Liberal | J M Campbell | 18,566 | 32.3 | ||
Labour | P A Hawkes | 3,470 | 6.0 | ||
Independent | J Bray | 196 | 0.3 | ||
Majority | 16,744 | 29.1 | |||
Turnout | 57,542 | 74.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1979 and 1983 general elections and thus calculation of the change in share of vote is not possible.
Elections in the 1970s
General Election 1979: Mid Sussex | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Timothy Renton | 32,548 | 61.2 | ||
Liberal | J M Campbell | 11,705 | 22.0 | ||
Labour | Des Turner | 8,260 | 15.5 | ||
Independent Conservative | S M H Haslett | 697 | 1.3 | ||
Majority | 20,843 | 39.2 | |||
Turnout | 53,210 | 78.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
General Election October 1974: Mid Sussex | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Timothy Renton | 25,126 | 53.9 | ||
Liberal | Robert Alexander Symes-Schutzman | 13,129 | 28.1 | ||
Labour | M R Fraser | 8,404 | 18.0 | ||
Majority | 11,997 | 25.7 | |||
Turnout | 46,659 | 76.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
General Election February 1974: Mid Sussex | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Timothy Renton | 27,317 | 54.1 | ||
Liberal | Robert Alexander Symes-Schutzman | 15,162 | 30.0 | ||
Labour | M R Fraser | 7,993 | 15.8 | ||
Majority | 12,155 | 24.1 | |||
Turnout | 50,472 | 83.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
See also
Notes and references
- Notes
- References
- ↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2001 Census
- ↑ 2011 census interactive maps
- ↑ 2010 post-revision map non-metropolitan areas and unitary authorities of England
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 6)
- ↑ http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/sussexmid/
- ↑ "Mid Sussex". YourNextMP. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ "Daisy Cooper PPC page". Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ http://midsussex.greenparty.org.uk/2013-08-08/local-party-elects-prospective-parliamentary-candidates-for-horsham-and-mid-sussex.html
- ↑ Mid Sussex
- ↑ "Official Monster Raving Loony Party". Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- ↑ "BBC News Election 2010 Constituency Sussex Mid". Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.
Sources
- Election result, 2005 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1983 - 1997 (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1992 - 2005 (Guardian)
- Election results, 1974 - 2001 (Political Science Resources)