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Hastings and Rye (UK Parliament constituency)

Hastings and Rye is a constituency[n 1] in East Sussex represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Sally-Ann Hart of the Conservative Party. From 2010 until 2019, it was represented by Amber Rudd, who served as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Minister for Women and Equalities, Secretary of State for the Home Department and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions under the governments of David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson.

Hastings and Rye
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Hastings and Rye in East Sussex
Outline map
Location of East Sussex within England
CountyEast Sussex
Electorate80,524 (December 2019)[1]
Major settlementsHastings, Ore, Rye, St Leonards-on-Sea, Winchelsea
Current constituency
Created1983
Member of ParliamentSally-Ann Hart (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromHastings, Rye

Since 2001 (inclusive) election campaigns have resulted in a minimum of 35.1% of votes at each election consistently for the same two parties' choice for candidate, the next-placed party's having fluctuated between 3.3% and 15.7% of the vote—such third-placed figures attained higher percentages in 1992 and 1997.

The result in 2017 was the 24th-closest nationally (of 650 seats), whereby 174 voters would have been capable of changing the outcome by their choice of candidate, the margin of votes being 346.[2]

Boundaries edit

  • 1983–2010: The Borough of Hastings, the District of Rother wards of Camber, Fairlight, Guestling and Pett, Rye, Winchelsea
  • 2010–present: The Borough of Hastings, the District of Rother wards of Brede Valley, Eastern Rother, Marsham, Rye

Proposed edit

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

  • The Borough of Hastings.
  • The District of Rother wards of: Eastern Rother; Rye & Winchelsea; Southern Rother.[3]

Minor changes to bring the electorate within the permitted range and align to new ward boundaries in the District of Rother.

Constituency profile edit

Map of current boundaries

As its name suggests, the main settlements in the constituency are the seaside resort of Hastings and smaller nearby tourist town of Rye. The constituency also includes the Cinque Port of Winchelsea and the villages of Fairlight, Winchelsea Beach, Three Oaks, Guestling, Icklesham, Playden, Iden, Rye Harbour, East Guldeford, Camber, and Pett.

The constituency is set in a relatively isolated part of the southeast from the railways perspective and so does not enjoy some of the more general affluence of this part of the country. In the 2000 index of multiple deprivation a majority of wards fell within the bottom half of rankings so it can arguably be considered a deprived area.[4] Hastings has some light industry, while Rye has a small port, which includes hire and repair activities for leisure vessels and fishing. Hastings is mostly Labour-voting, whereas Rye and the rest of the areas from Rother council are Conservative.

Property prices in the villages are however rising and are in affluent areas, unlike residential estates in the towns. Three Oaks does enjoy a nearby train station for its residents, which has services allowing connecting services to London.

History edit

The constituency was created in 1983 by combining most of Hastings with a small part of Rye. The Conservative MP for Hastings since 1970, Kenneth Warren, won the new seat.[n 2]. Warren held Hastings and Rye until he chose to retire in 1992; during this period its large majorities suggested it was a Conservative safe seat, with the Liberal Party (now the Liberal Democrats) regularly coming second. Jacqui Lait won the seat on Warren's retirement, but in 1997 the Labour candidate Michael Foster narrowly defeated Lait, becoming the second-least expected (on swing) Labour MP in the landslide of that year[citation needed] and since 2001 setting a pattern that suggests the seat is a two-way Labour-Conservative marginal. Foster held the seat, again with slim majorities over Conservatives, in 2001 and 2005, but lost it to Conservative Amber Rudd in 2010. Rudd was re-elected with an increased majority in 2015.

In the 2017 general election, the Green Party declined to contest the seat and instead called on its supporters to back the Labour candidate.[5] Rudd held the seat with a slim majority of 346.

Members of Parliament edit

ElectionMember[6]Party
1983Kenneth WarrenConservative
1992Jacqui LaitConservative
1997Michael FosterLabour
2010Amber RuddConservative
September 2019Independent
2019Sally-Ann HartConservative

Elections edit

Elections in the 2020s edit

Next general election: Hastings and Rye
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeSally-Ann Hart[7]
LabourHelena Dollimore[8]
GreenBecca Horn[9]
Reform UKLucian Fernando[10]
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Elections in the 2010s edit

2019 general election: Hastings and Rye [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeSally-Ann Hart 26,896 49.6 +2.7
LabourPeter Chowney22,85342.1-4.1
Liberal DemocratsNick Perry3,9607.3+3.9
IndependentPaul Crosland5651.0New
Majority4,0437.5+6.8
Turnout54,27467.4-4.2
Conservative holdSwing+3.4
2017 general election: Hastings and Rye
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeAmber Rudd 25,668 46.9 +2.4
LabourPeter Chowney25,32246.2+11.1
Liberal DemocratsNick Perry1,8853.4+0.2
UKIPMichael Phillips1,4792.7-10.6
IndependentNicholas Wilson4120.8New
Majority3460.7-8.7
Turnout54,76671.6+3.6
Conservative holdSwing-4.4
2015 general election: Hastings and Rye[12][13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeAmber Rudd 22,686 44.5 +3.4
LabourSarah Owen17,89035.1−2.0
UKIPAndrew Michael6,78613.3+10.5
GreenJake Bowers1,9513.8+3.8
Liberal DemocratsNick Perry1,6143.2−12.5
Majority4,7969.4+5.4
Turnout50,92768.0+4.1
Conservative holdSwing+2.7
2010 general election: Hastings and Rye[14][15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeAmber Rudd 20,468 41.1 +3.0
LabourMichael Foster18,47537.1−3.5
Liberal DemocratsNick Perry7,82515.7+0.6
UKIPAnthony Smith1,3972.8+0.1
BNPNick Prince1,3102.6+2.6
English DemocratRod Bridger3390.7+0.7
Majority1,9934.0N/A
Turnout49,81463.9+4.9
Conservative gain from LabourSwing+3.3

Elections in the 2000s edit

2005 general election: Hastings and Rye[16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourMichael Foster 18,107 42.1 −5.0
ConservativeMark Coote16,08137.4+0.8
Liberal DemocratsRichard Stevens6,47915.1+4.8
UKIPTerry Grant1,0982.6+0.4
GreenSally Phillips1,0322.4+0.7
Monster Raving LoonyViscount Clarkey of Rochdale Canal Ord-Clarke2070.50.0
Majority2,0264.7-5.8
Turnout43,00459.1+0.7
Labour holdSwing-2.9
2001 general election: Hastings and Rye[17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourMichael Foster 19,402 47.1 +12.7
ConservativeMark Coote15,09436.6+7.4
Liberal DemocratsGraem Peters4,26610.3−17.7
UKIPAlan Coomber9112.2+1.2
GreenSally Phillips7211.7New
IndependentGillian Bargery4861.2New
Monster Raving LoonyJohn Ord-Clarke1980.5+0.2
Rock 'n' Roll LoonyBrett McLean1400.3New
Majority4,30810.5+5.3
Turnout41,21858.4-11.3
Labour holdSwing+2.6

Elections in the 1990s edit

1997 general election: Hastings and Rye[18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourMichael Foster 16,867 34.4 +18.7
ConservativeJacqui Lait14,30729.2-18.4
Liberal DemocratsMonroe Palmer13,71728.0−7.2
ReferendumChristopher J.M. McGovern2,5115.1New
LiberalJane M.E. Amstad1,0462.1New
UKIPW.N. Andrews4721.0New
Monster Raving LoonyDerek Tiverton1490.30.0
Majority2,5605.2N/A
Turnout49,06969.7−5.2
Labour gain from ConservativeSwing+18.5
1992 general election: Hastings and Rye[19][20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJacqui Lait 25,573 47.6 −2.5
Liberal DemocratsMonroe Palmer18,93935.2−0.8
LabourRichard D. Stevens8,45815.7+2.6
GreenSally Philips6401.2New
Monster Raving LoonyLord of Howell Derek Tiverton1680.3−0.1
Majority6,63412.4-1.7
Turnout53,77874.9+3.1
Conservative holdSwing−0.9

Elections in the 1980s edit

1987 general election: Hastings and Rye[21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeKenneth Warren 26,163 50.1 −3.2
LiberalDavid Amies18,81636.0+5.5
LabourJoy Hurcombe6,82513.1−2.1
Monster Raving LoonyLord of Howell Derek Tiverton2420.4New
IndependentStanley Davies1940.4New
Majority7,34714.1-12.7
Turnout52,24071.8+2.9
Conservative holdSwing−4.4
1983 general election: Hastings and Rye[22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeKenneth Warren 25,626 53.3 N/A
LiberalDavid Amies14,64630.5N/A
LabourNigel Knowles7,30415.2N/A
IndependentG.L. McNally5031.0N/A
Majority10,98022.8N/A
Turnout48,07968.9N/A
Conservative win (new seat)

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ The Conservative MP for the abolished seat of Rye (since 1955) Bryant Godman Irvine retired

References edit

  1. ^ "Election history of Hastings and Rye". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  2. ^ "GE2017: Marginal seats and turnout". House of Commons Library. UK Parliament. 23 June 2017.
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
  4. ^ "Local statistics". Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 11 February 2003. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  5. ^ Khan, Shebab (2 July 2017). "Election 2017: Labour say they have 'every chance of winning' Home Secretary Amber Rudd's seat". The Independent. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022.
  6. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)
  7. ^ "Hastings MP re-selected as Tory candidate just weeks after she was deselected". Sussex World. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Hastings parliamentary candidate fires off letter to Southern Water on the day of the flooding". Sussex World. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Becca Horn selected as Greens' parliamentary candidate". Hastings Online Times. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Hastings and Rye Constituency". Reform UK. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  11. ^ Jane Hartnell - Acting Returning Officer (14 November 2019). "Election of a Member of Parliament - Hastings and Rye Constituency" (PDF). Hastings Borough Council.
  12. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  13. ^ "08 May 2015 Parliamentary Election – Results". Hastings Borough Council. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  14. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  15. ^ "06 May 2010 Parliamentary Election - Results". Hastings District Council. 16 June 2010. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011.
  16. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  17. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  18. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  19. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  20. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  21. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  22. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

Sources edit

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