| Implied MP at 2017: | Maria Caulfield (CON) |
| County/Area: | East Sussex (South East) |
| Electorate: | 81,342 |
| Turnout: | 75.4% |
| Party | Implied 2017 Votes | Implied 2017 Share |
|---|---|---|
| CON | 33,001 | 53.8% |
| LIB | 15,882 | 25.9% |
| LAB | 10,684 | 17.4% |
| UKIP | 1,018 | 1.7% |
| Green | 719 | 1.2% |
| CON Majority | 17,119 | 27.9% |
See overview of other seats in South East.
This page shows the detail of the calculations performed to estimate the general election result for 2017 had the new boundaries for Lewes and West Wealden been in force at that time. The basic idea of the calculation is to look at the district council wards which make up the new seat, and estimate how they voted in 2017. This estimate is based on the recent local election results in those wards, with adjustments made to allow for different turnouts and different voting patterns for local and general elections.
In many cases, wards are divided between several old constituencies or between new constituencies. So the same ward may be shown more than once, but the electorate shown will reflect that ward sub-section.
Election results from a recent local election are given. This is usually the local election closest to 2015 from the period 2012-2015. For multiple-member wards, the votes shown are the sum of the votes cast for all candidates of each party. A negative number indicates candidate(s) elected unopposed.
There are two problems with using the raw (actual) local election results to imply general election results ward-by-ward. Firstly, turnout can be different between local and general elections, which means that the total number of local votes cast does not equal the number of votes cast in each old seat at the general election. To correct for this, we adjust the local votes to match the general election turnout. Each ward's result is scaled, whilst keeping constant the percentage support for each party, so that the total turnout adds up to the old seat's general election turnout. All wards in the old seat are assumed to have the same percentage turnout.
Secondly, even though we now have the correct number of votes in the old seat, the party totals will not match the general election result. Some parties do better at the local election than the general election, and others do vice versa. We call these strong and weak parties respectively. The next step is to transfer votes from strong parties to weak parties. This is done by taking votes proportionally away from strong parties and putting them in a transfer pool. For instance if a party got 12,500 local votes, but only 10,000 general election votes, it will lose 20% over all the wards. These votes in each ward will be put in the ward's transfer pool and allocated to the weak parties. Weak parties will get votes transferred to them in proportion to the votes they need over the old seat. For instance, if two weak parties need 4,000 and 1,000 votes respectively, the first party will get 80% of each ward's transfer pool and the second party will get 20% of each ward's transfer pool. The transfer of votes between parties is done using the Electoral Calculus Transition Model.
More details of the calculation formulas are available.
The old seat(s) needed are:
The table shows the transfer-adjusted results for each ward in the old seat of Bexhill and Battle, as well as showing which new seat each ward is in.
| Old seat: Bexhill and Battle | Transfer-adjusted Results | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Ward | Electorate 2017 | New Seat | CON Votes | LAB Votes | LIB Votes | UKIP Votes | Green Votes | NAT Votes | MIN Votes | OTH Votes | Total Votes |
| Rother | Battle Town | 3,912 | Bexhill and Battle | 1,751 | 745 | 507 | 59 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,120 |
| Rother | Central | 3,872 | Bexhill and Battle | 1,550 | 1,319 | 216 | 139 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,289 |
| Rother | Collington | 3,679 | Bexhill and Battle | 1,584 | 607 | 138 | 114 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,557 |
| Rother | Crowhurst | 2,024 | Bexhill and Battle | 966 | 369 | 160 | 51 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,568 |
| Rother | Darwell | 3,920 | Bexhill and Battle | 2,015 | 621 | 238 | 106 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,102 |
| Rother | Ewhurst and Sedlescombe | 2,036 | Bexhill and Battle | 1,046 | 279 | 150 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,527 |
| Rother | Kewhurst | 3,884 | Bexhill and Battle | 1,821 | 641 | 143 | 109 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,757 |
| Rother | Old Town | 2,984 | Bexhill and Battle | 1,167 | 632 | 318 | 95 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,316 |
| Rother | Rother Levels | 3,752 | Bexhill and Battle | 1,800 | 563 | 253 | 92 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,746 |
| Rother | Sackville | 3,653 | Bexhill and Battle | 1,513 | 787 | 158 | 131 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,638 |
| Rother | Salehurst | 3,417 | Bexhill and Battle | 1,674 | 584 | 377 | 50 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,727 |
| Rother | Sidley | 3,937 | Bexhill and Battle | 1,573 | 1,517 | 148 | 135 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,425 |
| Rother | St Marks | 3,779 | Bexhill and Battle | 1,754 | 619 | 132 | 130 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,677 |
| Rother | St Michaels | 3,707 | Bexhill and Battle | 1,645 | 886 | 176 | 145 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,903 |
| Rother | St Stephens | 3,693 | Bexhill and Battle | 1,613 | 848 | 251 | 124 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,884 |
| Rother | Ticehurst and Etchingham | 3,410 | Bexhill and Battle | 1,921 | 470 | 213 | 46 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,750 |
| Wealden | Cross in Hand / Five Ashes | 1,975 | Bexhill and Battle | 1,155 | 202 | 60 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,459 |
| Wealden | Heathfield East | 1,933 | Bexhill and Battle | 1,159 | 210 | 51 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,461 |
| Wealden | Heathfield North and Central | 6,091 | Bexhill and Battle | 3,424 | 868 | 226 | 90 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,793 |
| Wealden | Herstmonceux | 2,209 | Bexhill and Battle | 1,199 | 328 | 84 | 60 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,699 |
| Wealden | Ninfield and Hooe with Wartling | 1,914 | Bexhill and Battle | 1,117 | 238 | 61 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,464 |
| Wealden | Pevensey and Westham | 7,437 | Bexhill and Battle | 3,407 | 1,356 | 423 | 230 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,608 |
| Wealden | Polegate North | 3 | Lewes and West Wealden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 77,221 | 36,855 | 14,690 | 4,483 | 2,004 | 1,440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59,472 | ||
The full details of these calculations are given on the Bexhill and Battle seat details page. Click on "Show workings".
The table shows the transfer-adjusted results for each ward in the old seat of Lewes, as well as showing which new seat each ward is in.
| Old seat: Lewes | Transfer-adjusted Results | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Ward | Electorate 2017 | New Seat | CON Votes | LAB Votes | LIB Votes | UKIP Votes | Green Votes | NAT Votes | MIN Votes | OTH Votes | Total Votes |
| Lewes | Barcombe and Hamsey | 1,510 | Lewes and West Wealden | 699 | 73 | 537 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,309 |
| Lewes | Chailey and Wivelsfield | 3,802 | Lewes and West Wealden | 1,997 | 147 | 998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,142 |
| Lewes | Ditchling and Westmeston | 1,891 | Lewes and West Wealden | 1,029 | 56 | 383 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,468 |
| Lewes | Kingston | 1,542 | Lewes and West Wealden | 648 | 53 | 581 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,282 |
| Lewes | Lewes Bridge | 3,356 | Lewes and West Wealden | 1,079 | 600 | 1,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,914 |
| Lewes | Lewes Castle | 3,283 | Lewes and West Wealden | 1,085 | 660 | 1,239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,984 |
| Lewes | Lewes Priory | 5,067 | Lewes and West Wealden | 2,014 | 922 | 1,809 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,745 |
| Lewes | Newhaven Denton and Meeching | 5,532 | Brighton Kemptown and Seahaven | 2,010 | 842 | 2,185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,037 |
| Lewes | Newhaven Valley | 2,554 | Brighton Kemptown and Seahaven | 949 | 332 | 1,194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,475 |
| Lewes | Newick | 1,922 | Lewes and West Wealden | 961 | 59 | 457 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,477 |
| Lewes | Ouse Valley and Ringmer | 4,829 | Lewes and West Wealden | 2,020 | 285 | 1,653 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,958 |
| Lewes | Plumpton, Streat, East Chiltington and St John (Without) | 1,678 | Lewes and West Wealden | 746 | 61 | 598 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,405 |
| Lewes | Seaford Central | 3,500 | Brighton Kemptown and Seahaven | 1,395 | 377 | 1,205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,977 |
| Lewes | Seaford East | 3,792 | Brighton Kemptown and Seahaven | 1,538 | 240 | 1,116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,894 |
| Lewes | Seaford North | 3,913 | Brighton Kemptown and Seahaven | 1,544 | 342 | 1,318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,204 |
| Lewes | Seaford South | 3,480 | Brighton Kemptown and Seahaven | 1,361 | 180 | 1,049 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,590 |
| Lewes | Seaford West | 3,743 | Brighton Kemptown and Seahaven | 1,635 | 156 | 1,030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,821 |
| Wealden | Alfriston | 1,942 | Lewes and West Wealden | 824 | 60 | 531 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,415 |
| Wealden | East Dean | 1,876 | Lewes and West Wealden | 903 | 52 | 436 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,391 |
| Wealden | Polegate North | 4,507 | Lewes and West Wealden | 1,619 | 388 | 1,199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,206 |
| Wealden | Polegate South | 1,988 | Lewes and West Wealden | 763 | 177 | 559 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,499 |
| Total | 65,707 | 26,819 | 6,062 | 21,312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54,193 | ||
The full details of these calculations are given on the Lewes seat details page. Click on "Show workings".
The table shows the transfer-adjusted results for each ward in the old seat of Wealden, as well as showing which new seat each ward is in.
| Old seat: Wealden | Transfer-adjusted Results | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Ward | Electorate 2017 | New Seat | CON Votes | LAB Votes | LIB Votes | UKIP Votes | Green Votes | NAT Votes | MIN Votes | OTH Votes | Total Votes |
| Wealden | Buxted and Maresfield | 4,723 | Tunbridge Wells and Crowborough | 2,408 | 549 | 182 | 55 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,260 |
| Wealden | Chiddingly and East Hoathly | 2,421 | Lewes and West Wealden | 1,238 | 468 | 112 | 78 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,937 |
| Wealden | Crowborough East | 3,830 | Tunbridge Wells and Crowborough | 1,912 | 727 | 419 | 57 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,184 |
| Wealden | Crowborough Jarvis Brook | 1,883 | Tunbridge Wells and Crowborough | 785 | 452 | 273 | 35 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,586 |
| Wealden | Crowborough North | 4,430 | Tunbridge Wells and Crowborough | 2,279 | 768 | 243 | 68 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,431 |
| Wealden | Crowborough St Johns | 2,021 | Tunbridge Wells and Crowborough | 1,019 | 209 | 76 | 23 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,353 |
| Wealden | Crowborough West | 3,842 | Tunbridge Wells and Crowborough | 1,816 | 600 | 210 | 139 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,960 |
| Wealden | Danehill / Fletching / Nutley | 3,946 | Lewes and West Wealden | 2,128 | 591 | 292 | 125 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,200 |
| Wealden | Forest Row | 3,722 | Tunbridge Wells and Crowborough | 1,884 | 627 | 318 | 51 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,119 |
| Wealden | Framfield | 2,147 | Tunbridge Wells and Crowborough | 1,151 | 341 | 89 | 26 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,638 |
| Wealden | Frant / Withyham | 3,933 | Tunbridge Wells and Crowborough | 2,039 | 584 | 193 | 128 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,151 |
| Wealden | Hailsham Central and North | 4,729 | Lewes and West Wealden | 1,840 | 786 | 584 | 70 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,356 |
| Wealden | Hailsham East | 1,894 | Lewes and West Wealden | 1,028 | 505 | 119 | 33 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,723 |
| Wealden | Hailsham South and West | 6,168 | Lewes and West Wealden | 2,943 | 1,367 | 387 | 250 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,065 |
| Wealden | Hartfield | 2,039 | Tunbridge Wells and Crowborough | 1,026 | 276 | 224 | 24 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,582 |
| Wealden | Hellingly | 5,555 | Lewes and West Wealden | 1,975 | 815 | 642 | 73 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,588 |
| Wealden | Horam | 2,064 | Lewes and West Wealden | 1,130 | 290 | 107 | 28 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,589 |
| Wealden | Mayfield | 2,122 | Tunbridge Wells and Crowborough | 1,056 | 330 | 97 | 26 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,543 |
| Wealden | Rotherfield | 1,924 | Tunbridge Wells and Crowborough | 1,052 | 240 | 90 | 23 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,436 |
| Wealden | Uckfield Central | 2,272 | Lewes and West Wealden | 982 | 407 | 317 | 36 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,783 |
| Wealden | Uckfield New Town | 2,006 | Lewes and West Wealden | 753 | 455 | 268 | 75 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,658 |
| Wealden | Uckfield North | 4,212 | Lewes and West Wealden | 1,521 | 918 | 621 | 157 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,292 |
| Wealden | Uckfield Ridgewood | 2,743 | Lewes and West Wealden | 1,075 | 488 | 218 | 93 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,916 |
| Wealden | Wadhurst | 3,918 | Tunbridge Wells and Crowborough | 1,989 | 607 | 199 | 126 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,117 |
| Total | 78,544 | 37,029 | 13,400 | 6,280 | 1,799 | 1,959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60,467 | ||
The full details of these calculations are given on the Wealden seat details page. Click on "Show workings".
| New seat: Lewes and West Wealden | ||||||||||||
| District | Ward | Electorate 2017 | Old Seat | CON Votes | LAB Votes | LIB Votes | UKIP Votes | Green Votes | NAT Votes | MIN Votes | OTH Votes | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewes | Barcombe and Hamsey | 1,712 | Lewes | 699 | 73 | 537 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,309 |
| Lewes | Chailey and Wivelsfield | 4,113 | Lewes | 1,997 | 147 | 998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,142 |
| Lewes | Ditchling and Westmeston | 1,923 | Lewes | 1,029 | 56 | 383 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,468 |
| Lewes | Kingston | 1,679 | Lewes | 648 | 53 | 581 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,282 |
| Lewes | Lewes Bridge | 3,813 | Lewes | 1,079 | 600 | 1,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,914 |
| Lewes | Lewes Castle | 3,906 | Lewes | 1,085 | 660 | 1,239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,984 |
| Lewes | Lewes Priory | 6,212 | Lewes | 2,014 | 922 | 1,809 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,745 |
| Lewes | Newick | 1,934 | Lewes | 961 | 59 | 457 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,477 |
| Lewes | Ouse Valley and Ringmer | 5,182 | Lewes | 2,020 | 285 | 1,653 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,958 |
| Lewes | Plumpton, Streat, East Chiltington and St John (Without) | 1,839 | Lewes | 746 | 61 | 598 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,405 |
| Wealden | Alfriston | 1,852 | Lewes | 824 | 60 | 531 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,415 |
| Wealden | Chiddingly and East Hoathly | 2,608 | Wealden | 1,238 | 468 | 112 | 78 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,937 |
| Wealden | Danehill / Fletching / Nutley | 4,309 | Wealden | 2,128 | 591 | 292 | 125 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,200 |
| Wealden | East Dean | 1,821 | Lewes | 903 | 52 | 436 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,391 |
| Wealden | Hailsham Central and North | 4,518 | Wealden | 1,840 | 786 | 584 | 70 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,356 |
| Wealden | Hailsham East | 2,320 | Wealden | 1,028 | 505 | 119 | 33 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,723 |
| Wealden | Hailsham South and West | 6,820 | Wealden | 2,943 | 1,367 | 387 | 250 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,065 |
| Wealden | Hellingly | 4,832 | Wealden | 1,975 | 815 | 642 | 73 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,588 |
| Wealden | Horam | 2,139 | Wealden | 1,130 | 290 | 107 | 28 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,589 |
| Wealden | Polegate North | 3 | Bexhill and Battle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wealden | Polegate North | 4,197 | Lewes | 1,619 | 388 | 1,199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,206 |
| Wealden | Polegate South | 1,963 | Lewes | 763 | 177 | 559 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,499 |
| Wealden | Uckfield Central | 2,401 | Wealden | 982 | 407 | 317 | 36 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,783 |
| Wealden | Uckfield New Town | 2,233 | Wealden | 753 | 455 | 268 | 75 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,658 |
| Wealden | Uckfield North | 4,432 | Wealden | 1,521 | 918 | 621 | 157 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,292 |
| Wealden | Uckfield Ridgewood | 2,581 | Wealden | 1,075 | 488 | 218 | 93 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,916 |
| Total | 81,342 | 33,001 | 10,684 | 15,882 | 1,018 | 719 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61,304 | ||
And these are the implied results for 2017 for the new seat of Lewes and West Wealden. Please note that the wards used are those of 2015 in order to be consistent with those used by the Boundary Commissions.
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