East Grinstead and Uckfield: MP, 2024 result and local figures
East Grinstead and Uckfield is represented in the House of Commons by Mims Davies (Conservative). The 2024 count gave Mims Davies (Conservative) 19,319 votes and Benedict Dempsey (Liberal Democrat) 10,839, a majority of 8,480. 50,393 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 75,385, 66.8% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 82.0% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 6.9 points. 16.1% were economically inactive.
DWP figures count 2,888 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 15.8% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 7.6% in 2021/22 to 8.8% in 2024/25.
Residents of East Grinstead and Uckfield earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £35,398 for workplace jobs and £44,445 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £37,161. The residents' figure ranks 110th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The median price paid for a home was £435,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £342,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £460,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 109th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,219 sales were registered in the period, against 1,766 in the year to March 2025.
Workplaces in East Grinstead and Uckfield accounted for 38,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,720 local units for March 2026.
The ONS estimates 101,008 people lived in East Grinstead and Uckfield in mid-2024, up 7.5% on 2014. There were more residents aged 65 and over (23,456) than children under 16 (18,319).
Census 2021: 39,695 households, 251.1 people per square kilometre, 39.3% of workers based at home, 25.1% of adults retired.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 1,410, or 2.4% of the working-age population. A year earlier the count was 1,265.
MP
Mims Davies, Conservative
- MP for East Grinstead and Uckfield since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 7 May 2015
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Mims Davies on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Mims Davies's latest words in Parliament, from 7 September 2026 to 16 October 2026. Hansard search returns 200 spoken contributions by Mims Davies since 4 July 2024.
I had a delightful soggy drive in this morning, so hallelujah: it has rained a small amount in my constituency. However, as the Minister knows, we are now in severe drought because of the low rainfall, record-breaking temperatures this summer and the impact of El Niño.
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Let me make some progress. I have four main concerns: funding, the assessment process, the lack of institutional opt-outs and, crucially, the auto-commencement clause. Can we all look our local NHS teams in the eye, knowing that we are ultimately taking more resources from them?
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Absolutely; we are here to make good laws. Today’s vote, as we have heard, is not simply on the principle of the Bill, but on the detail—or, frankly, the lack of detail. Good intentions are not enough.
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I rise to present a petition on behalf of 563 constituents from East Grinstead, Uckfield and the surrounding villages, as well as a further 1,364 people who have signed online.
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I am the only MP in the House who represents constituents in both East Sussex and West Sussex and three district councils, including Lewes, which was previously potentially going to be split previously, along with West Sussex.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mims Davies | Conservative | 19,319 | 38.3% | −20.1 |
| Benedict Dempsey | Liberal Democrat | 10,839 | 21.5% | −1.5 |
| Ben Cox | Labour | 10,440 | 20.7% | +7.1 |
| Christina Coleman | Green Party | 5,277 | 10.5% | +5.5 |
| Ian Gibson | Independent | 2,482 | 4.9% | |
| William Highton | English Democrats | 2,036 | 4.0% |
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 38.3% | Liberal Democrat 21.5% | 8,480 | 66.9% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 58.5% | Liberal Democrat 23.0% | 20,291 | 79.1% |
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
East Grinstead and Uckfield covers wards in 3 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Mid Sussex E07000228
- Wealden E07000065
- Lewes E07000063
Who has power over East Grinstead and Uckfield
Every body that makes decisions for East Grinstead and Uckfield, 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 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- West Sussex County Council county council
- East Sussex County Council county council
- Sussex Police police force
- NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board NHS
- Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust NHS
- South East in official figures
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
- East Grinstead and Uckfield this page: Mims Davies (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 East Grinstead and Uckfield?
Mims Davies (Conservative), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in East Grinstead and Uckfield?
The House of Commons Library records 19,319 votes for Mims Davies of Conservative and a majority of 8,480; 66.8% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in East Grinstead and Uckfield?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,410, 2.4% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in East Grinstead and Uckfield?
£435,000: 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 East Grinstead and Uckfield?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £44,445 (April 2025).
How many children in East Grinstead and Uckfield live in low income families?
2,888 children under 16, 15.8%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of East Grinstead and Uckfield?
101,008 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.