Wealden: Seat Details

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Wealden: Overview

Prediction: CON hold

MP at 2019:Nus Ghani  (CON)
County/Area:East Sussex (South East)
Electorate:82,992
Turnout:73.4%

Party2019
Votes
2019
Share
Pred
Votes
CON37,04360.8%33.6%
LIB11,38818.7%17.5%
LAB9,37715.4%24.9%
Green3,0995.1%8.8%
Reform00.0%14.7%
OTH00.0%0.4%
CON Majority25,65542.1%8.7%
Pred Maj
Chance of winning
CON
68%
LIB
5%
LAB
24%
Green
0%
Reform
3%
OTH
0%

Wealden : Political and Demographic indicators

The table below shows some political and demographic numerical indicators for the Wealden 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 2019CONCONCON
Party Winner 2017CONCONCON
Party Winner 2015CONCONCON
Economic Position15° Right11° Right
National Position8° Nat3° Nat
Social Position4° Con1° Con
TribeStrong Right
EU Leave %53%52%52%
Average Age54.050.449.5
Good Education52%53%49%
Employed57%59%58%
Homeowner78%68%63%
Car owner90%84%77%
Married53%48%45%
Ethnic White96%86%83%
Christian52%50%50%
ABC1 Class63%62%56%
Gross Household Income£50,678£50,167£42,397
Deprivation46%48%52%
Average House Price£450,031£409,816£313,528

Wealden ranks #328 for "Leave", #50 for "Economic Right Position", #192 for "National Position" and #246 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

Wealden: Map

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Predicted ward-by-ward votes for Wealden

This table shows the predicted future general election result broken down over each ward in the seat of Wealden.

WealdenActualPredicted
DistrictWardElectorate
2019
GE19
Winner
Pred
Winner
WealdenArlington1,050CONCON
WealdenBuxted2,795CONCON
WealdenChiddingly, East Hoathly and Waldron2,754CONCON
WealdenCrowborough Central2,895CONCON
WealdenCrowborough Jarvis Brook2,960CONLAB
WealdenCrowborough North2,866CONCON
WealdenCrowborough South East2,686CONCON
WealdenCrowborough South West2,484CONCON
WealdenCrowborough St Johns2,741CONCON
WealdenDanehill and Fletching3,209CONCON
WealdenForest Row2,771CONCON
WealdenFramfield and Cross-in-Hand1,628CONCON
WealdenFrant and Wadhurst5,326CONCON
WealdenHadlow Down and Rotherfield2,623CONCON
WealdenHailsham Central2,485CONCON
WealdenHailsham East3,116CONLAB
WealdenHailsham North2,579CONCON
WealdenHailsham North West2,625CONCON
WealdenHailsham South2,868CONLAB
WealdenHailsham West2,962CONLAB
WealdenHartfield2,855CONCON
WealdenHellingly3,001CONCON
WealdenHoram and Punnetts Town2,230CONCON
WealdenMaresfield2,990CONCON
WealdenMayfield and Five Ashes2,148CONCON
WealdenUckfield East2,672CONCON
WealdenUckfield New Town4,910CONCON
WealdenUckfield North2,407CONLAB
WealdenUckfield Ridgewood and Little Horsted1,896CONCON
WealdenWithyham2,460CONCON
 Total82,992CONCON

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 2023.


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