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.
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.
Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line. Each ward links to the council that runs it.
| Ward | Latest winner | Votes | Council | Last cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashurst Wood East Grinstead South | John Edward Belsey | 535 | Mid Sussex Con | May 2023 |
| Buxted | Graham Shaw | 671 | Wealden LD | May 2023 |
| Chailey Barcombe Hamsey(2 seats) | Saunders · Slater | 1,904 | Lewes Grn | May 2023 |
| Copthorne Worth(2 seats) | Phillips · Casella | 1,117 | Mid Sussex Con | May 2023 |
| Crawley Down(2 seats) | Gibson · Hitchcock | 2,060 | Mid Sussex Con | May 2023 |
| Danehill Fletching | Christina Nanna Mary Coleman | 1,107 | Wealden LD | May 2023 |
| East Grinstead Ashplats(2 seats) | Peacock · Belsey | 1,257 | Mid Sussex Con | May 2023 |
| East Grinstead Baldwins | Julie Anne Mockford | 340 | Mid Sussex Con | May 2023 |
| East Grinstead Herontye | Dick Sweatman | 429 | Mid Sussex Con | May 2023 |
| East Grinstead Imberhorne(2 seats) | Farren · Whittaker | 1,196 | Mid Sussex Con | May 2023 |
| East Grinstead Town(2 seats) | Russell · Dabell | 1,043 | Mid Sussex Con | May 2023 |
| Forest Row | Patricia Patterson-Vanegas | 937 | Wealden LD | May 2023 |
| Handcross Pease Pottage | Eric Andrew Prescott | 270 | Mid Sussex Con | May 2023 |
| Maresfield | Ian Michael Tysh | 950 | Wealden LD | May 2023 |
| Newick | Charlotte Keenan | 533 | Lewes Grn | May 2023 |
| Uckfield East | Kelvin John Williams | 429 | Wealden LD | May 2023 |
| Uckfield New Town | Donna Rachel French | 582 | Wealden LD | Apr 2024 |
| Uckfield North | Daniel James Keith Manvell | 444 | Wealden LD | May 2023 |
| Uckfield Ridgewood Little Horsted | Ben Reed | 306 | Wealden LD | May 2023 |
| Wivelsfield | Sue Morris | 315 | Lewes Grn | Oct 2024 |
Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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.
Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021
| Settlement | Pop. | Class |
|---|---|---|
| East Grinstead | 26,829 | large town |
| Uckfield | 15,036 | town |
| Rural & dispersed | 14,680 | town |
| Copthorne | 5,011 | town |
| Crawley Down | 4,711 | village |
| Forest Row | 3,954 | village |
Headline indicators.
| Indicator | Local | National | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 60.0% | 57.1% | +5% |
| Owner-occupied | 76.3% | 63.1% | +21% |
| Private rented | 14.5% | 20.0% | -27% |
| Social rented | 9.1% | 16.8% | -46% |
Ethnicity.
Source · Census 2021
Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band
Income tax contribution.
| Total income tax | £568m |
| Taxpayers | 55,000 |
| Median per taxpayer | £3,410 |
| Mean per taxpayer | £10,300 |
Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence
Where the money flows back in.
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.
Move the income slider on My place to see income tax, NI, VAT and council tax against your earnings — the household lens.
Headline rate.
By category.
Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop
2024 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mims DaviesWON | Con | 19,319 | 38.3 |
| Benedict Dempsey | LD | 10,839 | 21.5 |
| Ben Cox | Lab | 10,440 | 20.7 |
| Christina Coleman | Grn | 5,277 | 10.5 |
| Ian Gibson | Ind | 2,482 | 4.9 |
| William Highton | Ind | 2,036 | 4.0 |
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
2023 boundary review
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
±8% confidence
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo