Bexhill and Battle (UK Parliament constituency)
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Bexhill and Battle is a UK parliamentary constituency in East Sussex, represented in the House of Commons and centred on the towns of Bexhill-on-Sea and Battle.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | UK Parliament constituency ⓘ |
| borderingConstituency |
Hastings (historical constituency)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hastings and Rye (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lewes (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunbridge Wells (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ Wealden (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundaryReviewBody | Boundary Commission for England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1983
ⓘ
Parliamentary constituencies in East Sussex ⓘ Parliamentary constituencies in South East England ⓘ |
| classification | largely rural constituency ⓘ |
| containsTown |
Battle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bexhill-on-Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| created | 1983 ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| electorateIncludes |
Rother District (part)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wealden District (part) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electsHowMany | one Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| formerMP |
Charles Wardle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gregory Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerMPParty | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoastline | English Channel (via Bexhill-on-Sea) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSiteWithin | Battle Abbey (area) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorSettlement |
Battle
NERFINISHED
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Bexhill-on-Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Burwash NERFINISHED ⓘ Catsfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Hurst Green NERFINISHED ⓘ Ninfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Robertsbridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Sedlescombe NERFINISHED ⓘ Ticehurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | East Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityPartySinceCreation | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mapEntity | United Kingdom East Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MP | Huw Merriman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MPParty | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MPStartYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Battle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bexhill-on-Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliament | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousConstituency |
Battle (UK Parliament constituency)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bexhill (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South East England ⓘ |
| representedInPeriod | from 1983 to present ⓘ |
| typicalPoliticalControl | Conservative stronghold ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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