Bexhill and Battle: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Bexhill and Battle is represented in the House of Commons by Dr Kieran Mullan (Conservative). The 2024 count gave Kieran Mullan (Conservative) 16,186 votes and Christine Bayliss (Labour) 13,529, a majority of 2,657. 47,750 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 72,198, 66.1% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Bexhill and Battle has the 5th highest share of adults retired (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (35.9%), and the 20th lowest population of the 575 constituencies with this figure (92,284).
The ONS estimates 92,284 people lived in Bexhill and Battle in mid-2024, up 5.9% on 2014. There were more residents aged 65 and over (29,725) than children under 16 (13,597).
The median price paid for a home was £346,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £248,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £360,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 193rd highest of 575 constituencies. 1,130 sales were registered in the period, against 1,605 in the year to March 2025.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 78.5% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 8.5 points. 20.6% were economically inactive.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £32,183 for jobs in Bexhill and Battle and £37,189 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £38,387. The residents' figure ranks 253rd lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
DWP figures count 3,504 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 25.8% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 15.3% in 2021/22 to 17.3% in 2024/25.
At the 2021 Census there were 40,145 households and 192.0 residents per square kilometre; 32.1% of workers mainly worked from home and 35.9% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 1,540, or 3.1% of the working-age population. September 2025 had 1,450.
Workplaces in Bexhill and Battle accounted for 28,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,465 local units for March 2026.
MP
Dr Kieran Mullan, Conservative
- MP for Bexhill and Battle since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 12 December 2019
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Dr Kieran Mullan on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Dr Kieran Mullan's latest words in Parliament, from 14 October 2026 to 21 October 2026. Hansard search returns 914 spoken contributions by Dr Kieran Mullan since 4 July 2024.
We all want to secure the future employment prospects of those working in our world-leading oil and gas sector, and one of the richest possible opportunities for that is transitioning them into working in deep geothermal in constituencies such as mine across the country.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
It seems that the Minister has moved on from responding to my questions, one of which was whether coercive and controlling behaviour is excluded from the early release programme.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I thank the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for opening the debate on behalf of the Petitions Committee.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
Does the Minister think that, in any circumstances, a rapist should not be deported from this country because of access to healthcare?
Will the Minister give way on that point?
Read from the Hansard API on 26 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kieran Mullan | Conservative | 16,186 | 33.9% | −27.9 |
| Christine Bayliss | Labour | 13,529 | 28.3% | +7.6 |
| Ian Gribbin | Reform UK | 7,929 | 16.6% | |
| Becky Jones | Liberal Democrat | 3,473 | 7.3% | −6.1 |
| Jonathan Kent | Green Party | 2,972 | 6.2% | +2.1 |
| Abul Azad | Independent | 2,206 | 4.6% | |
| Jeff Newnham | Independent | 769 | 1.6% | |
| Julia Long | Party of Women | 332 | 0.7% | |
| Nigel Jacklin | Independent Network | 210 | 0.4% | |
| Colin Sullivan | UK Independence Party | 144 | 0.3% |
Result summary as published: Con hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Conservative 33.9% | Labour 28.3% | 2,657 | 66.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 61.8% | Labour 20.8% | 20,384 | 70.2% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Bexhill and Battle covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
Who has power over Bexhill and Battle
Every body that makes decisions for Bexhill and Battle, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Bexhill and Battle this page: Dr Kieran Mullan (Conservative) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Bexhill and Battle?
Dr Kieran Mullan (Conservative), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Bexhill and Battle?
The House of Commons Library records 16,186 votes for Kieran Mullan of Conservative and a majority of 2,657; 66.1% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Bexhill and Battle?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,540, 3.1% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Bexhill and Battle?
£346,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Bexhill and Battle?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £37,189 (April 2025).
How many children in Bexhill and Battle live in low income families?
3,504 children under 16, 25.8%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Bexhill and Battle?
92,284 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.