Hastings and Rye (UK Parliament constituency)

Hastings and Rye is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Amber Rudd,[1] a Conservative.[n 2] Rudd has been Home Secretary in the Theresa May Cabinet since 2016.

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Election results

2019 general election: Hastings and Rye [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sally-Ann Hart 26,896 49.6 +2.7
Labour Peter Chowney 22,853 42.1 -4.1
Liberal Democrats Nick Perry 3,960 7.3 +3.9
Independent Paul Crosland 565 1.0 New
Majority 4,043 7.4 +6.8
Turnout 54,274 67.4 -4.2
Conservative hold Swing +3.4

Notes

  1. A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

  1. "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. Jane Hartnell - Acting Returning Officer (14 November 2019). "Election of a Member of Parliament - Hastings and Rye Constituency" (PDF). Hastings Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.