The placeConstituency · South East · Electorate 72,885 · 2023 boundaries

Sussex Weald.

Conservative and Unionist Party MP Nusrat Ghani holds the seat on 34.1% of the vote.

Member of ParliamentNusrat Ghani · Conservative and Unionist Party
CouncilWealden
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001533
Electorate · 2024
72.9k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
34.1%
Conservative and Unionist Party · +13.9pp over LD
Settlements
11
Largest: Rural & dispersed
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
8.0
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
3 Jun 2026

Nusrat Ghani has been most visible recently over the Crowborough Army Camp -- a military site in her Sussex Weald constituency that has been converted to house asylum seekers. She secured scrutiny from the Chair of the Home Affairs Committee, pushing for "accurate and consistent answers" from the government and challenging its claims about cost-effectiveness. That campaign sits within a broader pattern of local immigration coverage, though much of the wider news around the issue in her area has focused on Reform UK activity rather than her own work, suggesting competitive political pressure on her right flank.

Her parliamentary participation rate is effectively zero -- just one vote recorded from 515 opportunities -- which is far below the Commons average and warrants explanation. That single vote was in July 2024, supporting a Conservative amendment to the King's Speech criticising the incoming Labour government's legislative programme, and she has not deviated from Conservative party positions when she has voted. Her 2,349 speech contributions across 614 debates suggest she remains active on the floor of the House; her most frequent topics are the economy and jobs, local government, defence, and social care -- a broad portfolio with no single dominant specialism.

Her committee roles are primarily procedural: she chairs several private bill committees (covering a cemetery, a livestock market, and the Royal Albert Hall) and sits on the Finance Committee and the Panel of Chairs. Her Muslim background and previous ministerial experience -- she alleged in 2022 that a whip used her faith against her -- have previously made her a nationally notable figure, though recent coverage is almost entirely constituency-focused. Voting data from the current parliament is very sparse, limiting conclusions about her legislative priorities.

34.1%
Con vote · 2024 GE
1
Council overlapping the seat
22
Wards · 25 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.22 wards · 25 councillors

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Chiddingly East Hoathly Waldron Geoffrey Joseph Draper578Wealden LDMay 2023
Crowborough Central Carolyn Jane Huntington Clark576Wealden LDMay 2023
Crowborough Jarvis Brook Gareth Huw Owen-Williams648Wealden LDMay 2023
Crowborough North James Partridge605Wealden LDMay 2023
Crowborough South West Alison Clare Arthur454Wealden LDMay 2023
Crowborough St Johns(2 seats)Wilson · Everitt1,304Wealden LDMay 2023
Framfield Cross In Hand Ann Elizabeth Newton571Wealden LDMay 2023
Frant Wadhurst(2 seats)Howell · Glynn-Ives1,747Wealden LDMay 2023
Hadlow Down Rotherfield Phil Dixon581Wealden LDMay 2019
Hailsham Central Neil Andrew Cleaver432Wealden LDMay 2023
Hailsham East Gavin Michael Blake-Coggins520Wealden LDMay 2023
Hailsham North Paul Steven Holbrook583Wealden LDMay 2023
Hailsham North West Glynn Richard White412Wealden LDMay 2023
Hailsham South Anne Barbara Blake-Coggins381Wealden LDMay 2023
Hailsham West Richard Grocock293Wealden LDMay 2023
Hartfield Rachel Millward774Wealden LDMay 2023
Heathfield North Mike Gadd523Wealden LDMay 2023
Heathfield South Kevin Owen Benton716Wealden LDMay 2023
Hellingly David George White690Wealden LDMay 2023
Horam Punnetts Town(2 seats)Usborne · Collins3,417Wealden LDMay 2023
Mayfield Five Ashes Brian Terence Redman716Wealden LDMay 2023
Withyham Jessika Simone Hulbert850Wealden LDMay 2023

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

§ 02Settlements.11 named places

The seat’s population is concentrated in Rural & dispersed (27,453), with Hailsham (20,719) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 90,521.

large-town 27,453town 49,024village 14,044

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Rural & dispersed27,453large town
Hailsham20,719town
Crowborough20,225town
Heathfield (Wealden)8,080town
Horam3,120village
Mayfield (Wealden)2,800village
Showing 6 of 11·All 11 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate55.8%57.1%-2%
Owner-occupied77.3%63.1%+23%
Private rented13.3%20.0%-34%
Social rented9.4%16.8%-44%

Ethnicity.

White96.1%
Asian1.4%
Black0.4%
Mixed1.6%
Other0.4%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 48.3% Female 51.7% 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
£29,900
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£46,200
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
5,030
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
42
29 primary · 3 secondary
GCSE pass
64.5%
Attainment 8: 44.2

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£479m
Taxpayers54,000
Median per taxpayer£3,080
Mean per taxpayer£8,930

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

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

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
8.0
-61% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
2.7
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
32% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences2.6
Anti-social behaviour1.9
Criminal damage & arson0.9
Public order0.6
Other theft0.5
Shoplifting0.4
Burglary0.3

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%
Nus GhaniWONCon16,75834.1
Danielle NewsonLD9,91620.2
David MorganRef8,92018.1
Dipesh PatelLab8,23916.8
Austin HendersonGrn3,7627.7
Shaun BowlerInd9531.9
Stephen GanderInd3190.7
Dominie StempInd1560.3
Chris MagnessInd1520.3

Turnout 49,175

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