Apr 2026
A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review. Won by Con in its first election in 2024. Covers Hailsham, Crowborough and Heathfield (Wealden). Population 90,873, notably older (median age 48 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 67% below the national average.
Nusrat Ghani's most visible recent activity has been pushing back on the government's use of Crowborough Army Camp in her constituency to house asylum seekers. She has secured scrutiny from the Chair of the Home Affairs Committee, publicly demanded "accurate and consistent answers" about the policy, and challenged official claims about its cost-effectiveness -- positioning herself as a vocal local opponent of Labour's asylum accommodation approach. This is the clearest signal of what is driving her work right now, with immigration dominating local news coverage around her constituency.
In parliament, Ghani's voting record is a striking outlier: she has participated in just 1 of 488 recorded votes since the 2024 general election, a participation rate of effectively 0% against a Commons average typically above 60%. That single vote was cast in support of a Conservative amendment to the King's Speech. She has registered no rebel votes and no deviations from Conservative party positions. Her speech activity tells a different story -- 2,278 contributions across 597 debates suggests substantial verbal engagement in the chamber, with economy and jobs, social care, defence, and local government among her most frequent topics.
Votes less often than 99% of MPs.
Current Member of Parliament
Nusrat Ghani
Conservative and Unionist PartyMs Nusrat Ghani is the Conservative MP for Sussex Weald, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. She is Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Ways and Means.
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A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review. Won by Con in its first election in 2024. Covers Hailsham, Crowborough and Heathfield (Wealden). Population 90,873, notably older (median age 48 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 67% below the national average.
2024 General Election
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Sign up freeLocal Economy
Median Income▼
£29,900
per year (HMRC 2022-23)
Mean Income▼
£46,200
per year (HMRC 2022-23)
Businesses▼
5,030
VAT/PAYE registered (ONS 2024)
Schools▼
42
29 primary, 3 secondary, 10 other
Income Tax Contribution
Total Income Tax▼
£479m
from 54,000 taxpayers
Median Tax▼
£3,080
per taxpayer / year
Mean Tax
£8,930
per taxpayer / year
Source: HMRC Survey of Personal Incomes, tax year 2022-23. Allocated by taxpayer residence. Covers income tax only — excludes NI, VAT, and capital gains. Sample-based estimate (~8% confidence interval).
Education Performance
Attainment 8▼
44.2
average score (DfE)
GCSE Pass Rate▼
64.5%
5+ GCSEs 9-4 (DfE)
Settlements
1 large town, 3 towns, 7 villages, rural areas — 90,521 total population
Source: ONS Built-Up Areas (Census 2021) + data.police.uk — crime rates are per 1,000 population (last 3 months)
Recorded Crime
Source: data.police.uk — street-level crime data aggregated from LSOA to constituency
Local Elections
25 councillors across 22 wards · Last elections: May 2023
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| Ward | Party | Councillor | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiddingly East Hoathly Waldron | Conservative and Unionist Party | Geoffrey Joseph Draper | May 2023 |
| Crowborough Central | Liberal Democrats | Carolyn Jane Huntington Clark | May 2023 |
| Crowborough Jarvis Brook | Liberal Democrats | Gareth Huw Owen-Williams | May 2023 |
| Crowborough North | Liberal Democrats | James Partridge | May 2023 |
| Crowborough South West | Liberal Democrats | Alison Clare Arthur | May 2023 |
| Crowborough St Johns | Liberal Democrats | Andrew James Ashton Wilson | May 2023 |
| Green Party of England and Wales | Martyn Douglas Everitt | May 2023 | |
| Framfield Cross In Hand | Conservative and Unionist Party | Ann Elizabeth Newton | May 2023 |
| Frant Wadhurst | Conservative and Unionist Party | Johanna Christina Dorothy Howell | May 2023 |
| Green Party of England and Wales | Sarah Glynn-Ives | May 2023 | |
| Hadlow Down Rotherfield | Conservative and Unionist Party | Phil Dixon | May 2019 |
| Hailsham Central | Liberal Democrats | Neil Andrew Cleaver | May 2023 |
| Hailsham East | Liberal Democrats | Gavin Michael Blake-Coggins | May 2023 |
| Hailsham North | Liberal Democrats | Paul Steven Holbrook | May 2023 |
| Hailsham North West | Liberal Democrats | Glynn Richard White | May 2023 |
| Hailsham South | Liberal Democrats | Anne Barbara Blake-Coggins | May 2023 |
| Hailsham West | Conservative and Unionist Party | Richard Grocock | May 2023 |
| Hartfield | Green Party of England and Wales | Rachel Millward | May 2023 |
| Heathfield North | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | Mike Gadd | May 2023 |
| Heathfield South | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | Kevin Owen Benton | May 2023 |
| Hellingly | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | David George White | May 2023 |
| Horam Punnetts Town | Green Party of England and Wales | Cornelie Usborne | May 2023 |
| Green Party of England and Wales | Greg Collins | May 2023 | |
| Mayfield Five Ashes | Conservative and Unionist Party | Brian Terence Redman | May 2023 |
| Withyham | Green Party of England and Wales | Jessika Simone Hulbert | May 2023 |
Source: DCLEAPIL v1.0 by Jason Leman, LEAP (Andrew Teale) & Democracy Club. CC BY-SA 4.0. Data last refreshed: 1 Apr 2026.
2024 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Con | 16,758 | 34.1% | |
| LD | 9,916 | 20.2% | |
| Ref | 8,920 | 18.1% | |
| Lab | 8,239 | 16.8% | |
| Green | 3,762 | 7.7% | |
| Ind | 953 | 1.9% | |
| Ind | 319 | 0.7% | |
| Ind | 156 | 0.3% | |
| Ind | 152 | 0.3% |
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Sign up freeGhani’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.
Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Ghani has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.
Issue volume
Notable votes
No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.
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