Wealden (UK Parliament constituency)
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Wealden (UK Parliament constituency) is a UK parliamentary seat in East Sussex, represented in the House of Commons and largely covering the rural and small-town areas of the Wealden district.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | UK Parliament constituency ⓘ |
| borderingConstituency |
Bexhill and Battle (UK Parliament constituency)
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Brighton Kemptown (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastbourne (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lewes (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mid Sussex (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunbridge Wells (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundaryReviewBody | Boundary Commission for England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
includes small towns
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largely rural ⓘ |
| containsSettlement |
Crowborough
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Forest Row NERFINISHED ⓘ Hailsham NERFINISHED ⓘ Heathfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Mayfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Polegate NERFINISHED ⓘ Uckfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Wadhurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| county | East Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| created | 1983 ⓘ |
| electorate | approximately 70,000–80,000 voters ⓘ |
| electorateCharacteristic | predominantly commuter and rural communities ⓘ |
| elects | one Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| firstElectionContested | 1983 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConsistentWinningPartySinceCreation | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasElectionSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| hasRuralMajority | true ⓘ |
| hasType | county constituency ⓘ |
| includesArea | High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOfHistoricCounty | Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
East Sussex
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Wealden District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | South East England ⓘ |
| mapLocation | east of Eastbourne and north of the South Downs ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Weald region of South East England
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Wealden District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousMP |
Charles Hendry
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Nusrat Ghani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | England ⓘ |
| replaces |
East Grinstead (UK Parliament constituency)
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Lewes (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedInParliamentFrom | 1983 ⓘ |
| safeSeatFor | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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