The placeConstituency · South East · Electorate 75,385 · 2023 boundaries

East Grinstead and Uckfield.

Conservative and Unionist Party MP Mims Davies holds the seat on 38.3% of the vote — a split-council geography across 3 councils.

Member of ParliamentMims Davies · Conservative and Unionist Party
CouncilsMid Sussex · Wealden · Lewes
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001212
Electorate · 2024
75.4k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
38.3%
Conservative and Unionist Party · +16.8pp over LD
Settlements
20
Largest: East Grinstead
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
8.9
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
3 Jun 2026

Mims Davies broke with her party once in the current Parliament, voting for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill's Second Reading in November 2024 despite Conservative opposition -- a single deviation in an otherwise near-perfect voting record. Her recent local work has been more visible: she secured a temporary banking hub in East Grinstead, challenged South East Water's leadership in writing during a supply crisis, and led a parliamentary debate over the closure of Uckfield Hospital's day surgery unit. That last campaign, despite her sustained effort, did not prevent the closure.

At 78% voting participation -- below the Commons average -- Davies is a 99.8% party-line voter, making that tobacco vote her only meaningful rebellion. Her voting profile is consistently pro-business (91%), tough on crime (88%), and opposed to tax increases (88%), while sitting well below her party on workers' rights and progressive taxation. She consistently backs Lords scrutiny (100% aligned) and parliamentary accountability, and is notably more resistant than the average Conservative to overriding Lords amendments -- voting against the government on the English Devolution and Pension Schemes Bills in April 2026. Her 167 contributions span economy and jobs, social care, health, and local government.

Davies holds no committee seat, so her parliamentary influence runs through chamber speeches and local casework rather than formal scrutiny roles. Her news coverage -- heavy on community, health, and utilities issues -- reflects a constituency-focused operation, and her highest-profile stories all involve direct advocacy on local services. Voting and speech data are available; news sentiment scores suggest broadly neutral coverage across a wide volume of local stories.

38.3%
Con vote · 2024 GE
3
Councils overlapping the seat
20
Wards · 26 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.20 wards · 26 councillors · 3 councils

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line. Each ward links to the council that runs it.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Ashurst Wood East Grinstead South John Edward Belsey535Mid Sussex ConMay 2023
Buxted Graham Shaw671Wealden LDMay 2023
Chailey Barcombe Hamsey(2 seats)Saunders · Slater1,904Lewes GrnMay 2023
Copthorne Worth(2 seats)Phillips · Casella1,117Mid Sussex ConMay 2023
Crawley Down(2 seats)Gibson · Hitchcock2,060Mid Sussex ConMay 2023
Danehill Fletching Christina Nanna Mary Coleman1,107Wealden LDMay 2023
East Grinstead Ashplats(2 seats)Peacock · Belsey1,257Mid Sussex ConMay 2023
East Grinstead Baldwins Julie Anne Mockford340Mid Sussex ConMay 2023
East Grinstead Herontye Dick Sweatman429Mid Sussex ConMay 2023
East Grinstead Imberhorne(2 seats)Farren · Whittaker1,196Mid Sussex ConMay 2023
East Grinstead Town(2 seats)Russell · Dabell1,043Mid Sussex ConMay 2023
Forest Row Patricia Patterson-Vanegas937Wealden LDMay 2023
Handcross Pease Pottage Eric Andrew Prescott270Mid Sussex ConMay 2023
Maresfield Ian Michael Tysh950Wealden LDMay 2023
Newick Charlotte Keenan533Lewes GrnMay 2023
Uckfield East Kelvin John Williams429Wealden LDMay 2023
Uckfield New Town Donna Rachel French582Wealden LDApr 2024
Uckfield North Daniel James Keith Manvell444Wealden LDMay 2023
Uckfield Ridgewood Little Horsted Ben Reed306Wealden LDMay 2023
Wivelsfield Sue Morris315Lewes GrnOct 2024

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 02Settlements.20 named places

The seat’s population is concentrated in East Grinstead (26,829), with Uckfield (15,036) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 96,579.

large-town 26,829town 34,727village 35,023

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
East Grinstead26,829large town
Uckfield15,036town
Rural & dispersed14,680town
Copthorne5,011town
Crawley Down4,711village
Forest Row3,954village
Showing 6 of 20·All 20 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate60.0%57.1%+5%
Owner-occupied76.3%63.1%+21%
Private rented14.5%20.0%-27%
Social rented9.1%16.8%-46%

Ethnicity.

White94.4%
Asian2.2%
Black0.7%
Mixed2.2%
Other0.6%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 48.6% Female 51.4% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£31,800
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£49,600
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
5,045
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
51
36 primary · 4 secondary
GCSE pass
67.9%
Attainment 8: 47.4

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£568m
Taxpayers55,000
Median per taxpayer£3,410
Mean per taxpayer£10,300

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

This constituency is served by Mid Sussex, Wealden and Lewes. Each council’s service spend, peer rank and supplier list lives on its own page — open from the meta block above or the compass strip below.

For household tax breakdown

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§ 05Recorded crime.data.police.uk · 12-month rolling

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
8.9
-57% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
3.0
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
35% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences3.1
Anti-social behaviour1.7
Shoplifting0.9
Other theft0.7
Criminal damage & arson0.6
Public order0.6
Vehicle crime0.4

Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop

Showing 7 of 15·All 15 categories — full monthly trend & settlement breakdown
§ 06Election history.1 contest · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Mims DaviesWONCon19,31938.3
Benedict DempseyLD10,83921.5
Ben CoxLab10,44020.7
Christina ColemanGrn5,27710.5
Ian GibsonInd2,4824.9
William HightonInd2,0364.0

Turnout 50,393

Prior contests.

Created on the 2023 boundary review. 2024 General Election was the first contest on these boundaries.

Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission