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East Grinstead and Uckfield

South East, England

Con hold
Current MP

Current representation

Mims Davies

Conservative

Female

Majority8,480
Turnout66.8%
Electorate75,385
Valid votes50,393
2024 Results

Party breakdown

Conservative19,319 - 38.3%
Lib Dem10,839 - 21.5%
Labour10,440 - 20.7%
Green5,277 - 10.5%
Other4,518 - 9.0%
Benefits bill · 2025/26

£130,206,537

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£1,289 total benefits bill per resident · 43% below average

East Grinstead and Uckfield
£1,289
England and Wales average
£2,259

Ranked 538 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill£130,206,537533/575
Change over 2 years+20.9%
Median local wage (2025)£35,398+4.2%
  • Universal Credit£74,315,068

    £736 per resident · 5,657 households claiming

    Assessed LCWRA: 1,752 · 1 in 34 working-age adults

  • Personal Independence Payment£26,821,992

    £266 per resident · 3,571 claimants (+20.9% since Jul 2024)

    Psychiatric conditions: 1,443 · 40% of claimants

    Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 1,848

  • Disability Living Allowance£11,292,841

    £112 per resident · 1,908 claimants

  • Housing Benefit£9,915,836

    £98 per resident · 1,153 claimants

  • Employment Support Allowance£4,500,386

    £45 per resident · 722 claimants

  • Carer's Allowance£3,360,414

    £33 per resident · 776 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021
White 94.1%White British 88.2%Asian 2.3%Black, African or Caribbean 0.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.3%Other 0.6%
England & Wales (2021)
White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%
2011
White 96.5%White British 91.5%Asian 1.7%Black, African or Caribbean 0.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.2%Other 0.2%
England & Wales (2011)
White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%
2001
White 97.8%White British 93.8%Asian 0.9%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.8%Other 0.2%
England & Wales (2001)
White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%

1991 data not available for this constituency.

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

East Grinstead and Uckfield (2021)
UK 89.7%Other EU 4.4%Other countries 5.9%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
East Grinstead and Uckfield (2011)
UK 91.0%Other EU 3.1%Other countries 5.9%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
East Grinstead and Uckfield (2001)
UK 92.5%Other EU 2.0%Other countries 5.5%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

1991 data not available for this topic.

Nearby seats

Constituencies around East Grinstead and Uckfield

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.