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词条 Wealden (UK Parliament constituency)
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  1. History

  2. Boundaries

  3. Constituency profile

  4. Members of Parliament

  5. Elections

     Elections in the 2010s  Elections in the 2000s  Elections in the 1990s  Elections in the 1980s 

  6. See also

  7. Notes and references

  8. Sources

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|map_entity = East Sussex
|map_year =
|year = 1983
|abolished =
|type = County
|previous = East Grinstead, Lewes and Rye[1]
|next =
|electorate = 77,536 (December 2010)
|mp = Nus Ghani
|party = Conservative
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Wealden is a constituency{{#tag:ref|A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)|group= n}} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Nus Ghani, a Conservative. Ghani was the first Muslim woman to be elected as a Conservative member of Parliament.

History

This seat was created in the third periodic review of constituencies in 1983, from a mixture of the previous Mid and Northern divisions of the county (also known as Lewes and East Grinstead).

Political history

The seat's history is that of a safe Conservative seat. Before the 2015 election, the Liberal Democrats including their two predecessor parties have so far always presented the main opposition candidate, but they then fell to fourth place. The best result for the Labour Party was in 2017, however was 39% below the share of the vote taken by the winner. Closest in percentage majority was the election of 1997 with a majority of 24% of the vote, still more than a marginal gap separated the two main local parties.

Prominent frontbenchers

Locally born Charles Hendry served as a Minister of State in the Department of Energy and Climate Change from 2010-2012 following two years in the shadow role in opposition.

Boundaries

1983-1997: The District of Wealden wards of Buxted, Chiddingly and East Hoathly, Crowborough East, Crowborough North, Crowborough West, Danehill, Fletching, Forest Row, Framfield, Frant, Hailsham Central and North, Hailsham East, Hailsham South and West, Hartfield, Heathfield, Hellingly, Horam, Maresfield, Mayfield, Rotherfield, Uckfield, Wadhurst, Waldron, and Withyam.

1997-2010: The District of Wealden wards of Buxted, Chiddingly and East Hoathly, Crowborough East, Crowborough North, Crowborough St John's, Crowborough West, Danehill, Fletching, Forest Row, Framfield, Frant, Hailsham Central and North, Hailsham East, Hailsham South and West, Hartfield, Heathfield, Hellingly, Horam, Maresfield, Mayfield, Rotherfield, Uckfield, Wadhurst, Waldron, and Withyam.

2010-present: The District of Wealden wards of Buxted and Maresfield, Chiddingly and East Hoathly, Crowborough East, Crowborough Jarvis Brook, Crowborough North, Crowborough St John's, Crowborough West, Danehill/Fletching/Nutley, Forest Row, Framfield, Frant/Withyham, Hailsham Central and North, Hailsham East, Hailsham South and West, Hartfield, Hellingly, Horam, Mayfield, Rotherfield, Uckfield Central, Uckfield New Town, Uckfield North, Uckfield Ridgewood, and Wadhurst.

Approximately half of the population in the constituency lives in the area’s three main towns: Crowborough, Hailsham and Uckfield. The rest of the seat is predominantly rural and has many small towns, villages and hamlets. The Wealden landscape is varied, ranging from the Ashdown Forest in the north to the South Downs and the coastal part is included in seats to the south.

The constituency covers much of the Wealden district of East Sussex. However, some of the district in the south falls into the constituencies of Lewes, Bexhill and Battle and Eastbourne.

Constituency profile

A considerable portion of the population is retired or work in London, Brighton or other regional employment bases at a managerial or advanced professional level. Workless claimants who were registered jobseekers were in November 2012 significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 1.5% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.[2]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember[3]Party
1983 Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith Conservative
2001 Charles Hendry Conservative
2015 Nus Ghani Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

{{Election box begin|title=General Election 2017: Wealden[4]}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Nus Ghani
|votes = 37,027
|percentage = 61.2
|change = +4.2
}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Angela Smith
|votes = 13,399
|percentage = 22.2
|change = +11.4
}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Chris Bowers
|votes = 6,281
|percentage = 10.4
|change = +1.3
}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Colin Stocks
|votes = 1,959
|percentage = 3.2
|change = -3.1
}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Nicola Burton
|votes = 1,798
|percentage = 3.0
|change = -13.8
}}{{Election box majority
|votes = 23,268
|percentage = 39.0
|change = -1.3
}}{{Election box turnout
|votes = 60,464
|percentage = 74.3
|change = +3.3
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = -3.6
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin |title=General Election 2015: Wealden[5]}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Nus Ghani
|votes = 32,508
|percentage = 57.0
|change = +0.5
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Peter Griffiths[6]
|votes = 9,541
|percentage = 16.7
|change = +10.7
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Solomon Curtis[7]
|votes = 6,165
|percentage = 10.8
|change = +1.2
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Giles Goodall
|votes = 5,180
|percentage = 9.1
|change = −16.5
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Mark Smith [8]
|votes = 3,623
|percentage = 6.4
|change = +3.8
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 22,967
|percentage = 40.3
|change =
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 57,017
|percentage = 71.0
|change =
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = −5.8
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2010: Wealden[9]}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Hendry
|votes = 31,090
|percentage = 56.6
|change = +6.1
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Chris Bowers
|votes = 13,911
|percentage = 25.3
|change = +0.6
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Lorna Blackmore
|votes = 5,266
|percentage = 9.6
|change = −7.1
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Dan Docker
|votes = 3,319
|percentage = 6.0
|change = +2.2
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = David Jonas
|votes = 1,383
|percentage = 2.5
|change = -1.8
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 17,179
|percentage = 31.3
|change =
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 54,969
|percentage = 71.8
|change = +5.5
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +2.8%
}}{{Election box end}}

Elections in the 2000s

{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 2005: Wealden}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Hendry
|votes = 28,975
|percentage = 52.1
|change = +2.3
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Wigley
|votes = 13,054
|percentage = 23.5
|change = −0.2
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Dudley Rose
|votes = 9,360
|percentage = 16.8
|change = −3.5
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Julian Salmon
|votes = 2,150
|percentage = 3.9
|change = +1.5
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Keith Riddle
|votes = 2,114
|percentage = 3.8
|change = +0.9
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 15,921
|percentage = 28.6
|change =
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 55,653
|percentage = 67.7
|change = 4.2
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +1.3
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2001: Wealden}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Hendry
|votes = 26,279
|percentage = 49.8
|change = +0.0
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Steve Murphy
|votes = 12,507
|percentage = 23.7
|change = −2.0
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Kathy Fordham
|votes = 10,705
|percentage = 20.3
|change = +3.1
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Keith Riddle
|votes = 1,538
|percentage = 2.9
|change = +2.0
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Julian Salmon
|votes = 1,273
|percentage = 2.4
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box candidate|
|party = Pensioner Coalition
|candidate = Cyril Thornton
|votes = 453
|percentage = 0.9
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 13,772
|percentage = 26.1
|change =
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 52,756
|percentage = 63.5
|change = 10.2
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}

Elections in the 1990s

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1997: Wealden}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Johnson Smith
|votes = 29,417
|percentage = 49.8
|change = −12.0
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Michael Skinner
|votes = 15,213
|percentage = 25.7
|change = −1.3
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Nicholas Levine
|votes = 10,185
|percentage = 17.2
|change = +8.0
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Referendum Party
|candidate = Barry Taplin
|votes = 3,527
|percentage = 6.0
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Margaret English
|votes = 569
|percentage = 0.9
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Natural Law Party
|candidate = Paul Cragg
|votes = 188
|percentage = 0.3
|change = +0.0
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 14,204
|percentage = 24.0
|change =
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 59,099
|percentage = 73.7
|change =
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}

This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1992 and 1997 general elections and thus change in share of vote is based on a notional calculation.

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1992: Wealden[10]}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Johnson Smith
|votes = 37,263
|percentage = 61.7
|change = −2.5
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Michael Skinner
|votes = 16,332
|percentage = 27.1
|change = −0.4
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Steve Billcliffe
|votes = 5,579
|percentage = 9.2
|change = +0.9
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Ian Guy-Moore
|votes = 1,002
|percentage = 1.7
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Natural Law Party
|candidate = Roger Graham
|votes = 182
|percentage = 0.3
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 20,931
|percentage = 34.6
|change = −2.1
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 60,358
|percentage = 81.0
|change = +6.0
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = −1.1
}}{{Election box end}}

Elections in the 1980s

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1987: Wealden}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Johnson Smith
|votes = 35,154
|percentage = 64.2
|change = 0.0
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
|candidate = David Sinclair
|votes = 15,044
|percentage = 27.5
|change = −2.1
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Ward
|votes = 4,563
|percentage = 8.3
|change = +2.1
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 20,110
|percentage = 36.7
|change =
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 54,761
|percentage = 75.0
|change = +3.2
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1983: Wealden}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Johnson Smith
|votes = 31,926
|percentage = 64.2
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
|candidate = David Pace
|votes = 14,741
|percentage = 29.6
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Patricia Knight
|votes = 3,060
|percentage = 6.2
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 17,185
|percentage = 34.6
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 49,727
|percentage = 71.8
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}{{Election box end}}

See also

  • List of Parliamentary constituencies in East Sussex

Notes and references

Notes
1. ^{{cite web|title='Wealden', June 1983 up to May 1997|url=http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P83610.htm|website=ElectionWeb Project|publisher=Cognitive Computing Limited|accessdate=14 March 2016}}
2. ^[https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/nov/17/unemployment-and-employment-statistics-economics Unemployment claimants by constituency] The Guardian
3. ^{{Rayment-hc|w|2|date=March 2012}}
4. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001023 |title=Wealden parliamentary constituency |work=BBC News}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=17 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archivedate=17 October 2015}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/Wealden/|title=UK Polling Report|website=ukpollingreport.co.uk}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://crowboroughlife.com/labour-party-selects-teenager-hastings-candidate-mp-7106/|title=Labour party selects teenager from Hastings as their candidate for MP - Crowborough Life|date=23 December 2014|publisher=}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://wealden.greenparty.org.uk/|title=Wealden Green Party - Home|website=wealden.greenparty.org.uk}}
9. ^{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=17 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archivedate=17 October 2015}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|accessdate=2010-12-06}}
References
{{Reflist|3}}

Sources

  • [https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/E14001023 Election result, 2017] (BBC)
  • Election result, 2010 (BBC)
  • Election result, 2005 (BBC)
  • Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
  • Election results, 1997 - 2001 (Election Demon)
  • Election results, 1983 - 1992 (Election Demon)
  • Election results, 1992 - 2005 (Guardian)
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