Sussex Weald: Seat Details

Sussex Weald: Overview

Prediction: CON hold

MP at 2024:Nus Ghani  (CON)
County/Area:East Sussex (South East)
Electorate:72,897
Turnout:67.5%

Party2024
Votes
2024
Share
Pred
Votes
CON16,75834.1%29.1%
LIB9,91620.2%18.7%
Reform8,92018.1%27.7%
LAB8,23916.8%13.4%
Green3,7627.7%9.6%
OTH1,5803.2%1.5%
CON Majority6,84213.9%1.4%
Pred Maj
Chance of winning
CON
50%
LIB
8%
Reform
39%
LAB
3%
Green
0%
OTH
0%

Sussex Weald : Political and Demographic indicators

The table below shows some political and demographic numerical indicators for the Sussex Weald constituency, the 'South East' area and nation.

The political measures include the three axes: Economic (Left/Right), National (Global/National) and Social (Liberal/Conservative). (what does this mean).

The demographic measures are from the 2021 Census and include categories relating to national identity, economic activity, health and education. These categories are those which have the most relevance to political attitudes.

Indicator Seat South EastAll GB
Party Winner 2024CONCONLAB
Party Winner 2019CONCONCON
Party Winner 2017CONCONCON
Economic Position16° Right11° Right
National Position10° Nat3° Nat
Social Position5° Con1° Con
TribeStrong Right
EU Leave %54%52%52%
Average Age54.250.449.6
Good Education51%53%51%
Employed57%59%57%
Homeowner78%68%64%
Car owner90%84%77%
Married53%48%45%
Ethnic White96%86%83%
Christian52%50%48%
ABC1 Class62%62%56%
Gross Household Income£49,926£50,167£42,397
Deprivation46%48%52%
Average House Price£427,551£409,816£313,667

Sussex Weald ranks #300 for "Leave", #35 for "Economic Right Position", #162 for "National Position" and #196 for "Social Conservative Position" out of 650 seats.

Indicators: Legend and Descriptions
View descriptions and colour schemes of the table

The colour scheme used in the table above is explained in the legend table below. The eight census indicators (British Identity, Good Health, UK Born, Good Education Good Job, High SEC, Average Age and AB1 Class), 'Gross Household Income', 'Individual Disposable Income' and 'Average House Price' all use the same 'Census' colour scheme indicating whether the area's level is above or below the national average.

TopicCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
Economic Position Very Left Left Centrist Right Very Right
National Position Very Global Global Centrist National Very Nat
Social Position Very Lib Liberal Moderate Conservative Very Cons
EU Leave % Very Remain Remain Balanced Leave Very Leave
Census Very Low Low Medium High Very High

Indicator definitions are given in terms of political data definitions or census categories:

IndicatorCensus
Question
Definition / Included Census Categories
Party WinnerArea party winner : actual election result or projected by Electoral Calculus
Economic PositionEconomic position between 100° Left and 100° Right, estimated by Electoral Calculus from political and demographic data.
National PositionNational position between 100° Global and 100° National, estimated by Electoral Calculus from political and demographic data.
Social PositionSocial position between 100° Liberal and 100° Conservative, estimated by Electoral Calculus from political and demographic data.
TribeTribe group dominant in the area. Can be: Strong Left, Traditionalists, Progressives, Centrists, Somewheres, Kind Young Capitalists, or Strong Right. See details.
EU Leave %EU Referendum vote share for 'Leave' : actual result or estimate
Average AgeAge (TS007A)Average age of adults (18 years and above)
Good EducationHighest level of qualification (TS067)Level 3 (A-level equivalent) or Level 4+ (degree equivalent)
EmployedEconomic activity status (TS066)Part-time, full-time employed or self-employed
HomeownerTenure (TS054)Own a property with or without a mortgage, or with shared ownership
Car ownerCar or van availability (TS045)In a household with at least one car or van
MarriedLegal partnership status (TS002)Married or civil partnership
Ethnic WhiteEthnic group (TS021)White British, Irish, Gypsy, Roma or other
ChristianReligion (TS030)Christian or Christian denomination (NI)
ABC1 ClassApproximated Social Grade (SG002)Approximated social grades A, B and C1
Gross Household IncomeMedian gross household income, including cash benefits, but before tax. Values as at 2018. Source: ONS Small area estimates (E&W), Scottish Government (Scotland), plus additional Electoral Calculus modelling.
DeprivationHouseholds by deprivation dimensions (TS011)Fraction of households which are classed as deprived on one or more of the following four indicators: employment (unemployed or long-term sick); education (no good GCSE); health and disability (bad health or long-term problem); and housing (overcrowded, shared or no central heating).
Average House PriceAverage residential property price (including flats and houses) around 2019. Sources: Land Registry, Statistics Scotland, NI Department of Finance

Sussex Weald: Map

Boundary Lines courtesy of Ordnance Survey OpenData © Crown copyright 2022, Map © OpenStreetMap contributors


Predicted ward-by-ward votes for Sussex Weald

This table shows the recent and predicted future general election results broken down over each ward in the seat of Sussex Weald. These are not local election results, which will be different.

Sussex WealdActualPredicted
DistrictWardElectorate
2024
GE24
Winner
Pred GE
Winner
WealdenChiddingly, East Hoathly and Waldron2,713CONCON
WealdenCrowborough Central3,075CONCON
WealdenCrowborough Jarvis Brook3,022LIBLIB
WealdenCrowborough North2,822LIBLIB
WealdenCrowborough South East3,113LIBLIB
WealdenCrowborough South West2,504LIBCON
WealdenCrowborough St Johns2,763CONCON
WealdenFramfield and Cross-in-Hand2,700CONCON
WealdenFrant and Wadhurst5,503CONCON
WealdenHadlow Down and Rotherfield2,678CONCON
WealdenHailsham Central2,561LIBCON
WealdenHailsham East3,375LIBReform
WealdenHailsham North2,624LIBReform
WealdenHailsham North West2,730CONCON
WealdenHailsham South2,915CONReform
WealdenHailsham West2,973CONReform
WealdenHartfield2,876CONCON
WealdenHeathfield North3,383CONReform
WealdenHeathfield South3,036CONReform
WealdenHellingly4,241CONReform
WealdenHoram and Punnetts Town6,059CONReform
WealdenMayfield and Five Ashes2,743CONCON
WealdenWithyham2,487CONReform
 Total72,896CONCON

Please note that general election results and electorates are not officially made available ward-by-ward. The numbers shown are our best estimates for these figures, but are not official. The wards used are those of 2025.


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