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Constituency view

Mid Sussex

South East, England

LD gain from Con
Current MP

Current representation

Alison Bennett

Liberal Democrats

Female

Majority6,662
Turnout70.2%
Electorate75,969
Valid votes53,328
2024 Results

Party breakdown

Lib Dem21,136 - 39.6%
Conservative14,474 - 27.1%
Labour9,397 - 17.6%
Reform5,921 - 11.1%
Green2,048 - 3.8%
Other352 - 0.7%
Benefits bill · 2025/26

£140,327,371

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

£1,352 total benefits bill per resident · 40% below average

Mid Sussex
£1,352
England and Wales average
£2,259

Ranked 523 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill£140,327,371511/575
Change over 2 years+26.6%
Median local wage (2025)£41,026+13.9%
  • Universal Credit£80,895,859

    £780 per resident · 5,875 households claiming

    Assessed LCWRA: 1,919 · 1 in 32 working-age adults

  • Personal Independence Payment£27,730,804

    £267 per resident · 3,674 claimants (+22.1% since Jul 2024)

    Psychiatric conditions: 1,578 · 43% of claimants

    Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 1,899

  • Disability Living Allowance£11,939,016

    £115 per resident · 2,049 claimants

  • Housing Benefit£11,011,123

    £106 per resident · 1,245 claimants

  • Employment Support Allowance£4,871,512

    £47 per resident · 792 claimants

  • Carer's Allowance£3,879,056

    £37 per resident · 895 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 91.8%White British 85.5%Asian 4.0%Black, African or Caribbean 0.9%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.6%Other 0.8%
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 94.7%White British 90.2%Asian 3.0%Black, African or Caribbean 0.6%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.4%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 97.3%White British 93.8%Asian 1.2%Black, African or Caribbean 0.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.9%Other 0.3%
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
White 98.4%White British N/AAsian 1.0%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.4%
England & Wales (1991)
White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

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.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Mid Sussex (2021)
UK 88.0%Other EU 4.5%Other countries 7.6%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
Mid Sussex (2011)
UK 90.5%Other EU 2.6%Other countries 7.0%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
Mid Sussex (2001)
UK 93.0%Other EU 1.6%Other countries 5.4%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%
Mid Sussex (1991)
UK 93.8%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 3.7%
England & Wales (1991)
UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Mid Sussex

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.