Mid Sussex: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Alison Bennett (Liberal Democrat) is the MP for Mid Sussex, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Alison Bennett (Liberal Democrat) 21,136 votes and Kristy Adams (Conservative) 14,474, a majority of 6,662. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 70.2% (53,328 of 75,969).
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Mid Sussex has the 49th lowest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (13.6%).
DWP figures count 2,777 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 13.6% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 7.2% in 2024/25, from 6.2% in 2021/22.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £440,000 and half for less. That is up 35% on £325,000 ten years before. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 103rd highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,310 recorded sales.
Full-time employees living in Mid Sussex had median pay of £43,486 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £41,026. A year before, the residents' median was £42,256. The residents' figure ranks 134th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Census 2021: 40,897 households, 592.9 people per square kilometre, 41.9% of workers based at home, 23.6% of adults retired.
5,280 business sites were registered in Mid Sussex in March 2026 (5,170 a year before), and employed 39,000 people in 2024.
About 103,800 people live in Mid Sussex: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 103,756. 20,924 were aged 65 or over and 20,467 were under 16.
75.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±9.5 points). The economically inactive share was 22.3%.
In September 2026, 1.9% of 16 to 64 year olds in Mid Sussex were claimants (1,205 people). That is up from 1,105 twelve months before.
MP
Alison Bennett, Liberal Democrat
- MP for Mid Sussex since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Alison Bennett on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Alison Bennett's latest words in Parliament, from 26 October 2026 to 27 October 2026. Hansard search returns 334 spoken contributions by Alison Bennett since 4 July 2024.
Has the Minister considered the role of parent-carers and the assessment of their needs? Access to mental health services is worse in rural areas. Siobhan O’Dwyer said that 41% of parent-carers have had suicidal thoughts, which will be more acute in a rural area.
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What I found talking to people in places like Pyecombe and Warninglid is that this issue has a wider implication for parents’ capacity to get into work and stay in work. There are certainly parents in my constituency who have had to step back from the workforce. Did the hon.
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I really recognise the Minister’s description of councils jumping through hoops to access a patchwork of funding pots.
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I have many constituents who are caught up in this hell—this limbo. Some of them have been waiting for more than a year. However, I also have teachers writing to me concerned about the transfer of the teachers’ pension scheme from Capita to Tata that is now under way.
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I would like to add to what the right hon. Member just said about car cruising. Along the A2300 approaching Burgess Hill, car cruising is causing misery to residents, with noise waking people up through the night.
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Read from the Hansard API on 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alison Bennett | Liberal Democrat | 21,136 | 39.6% | +14.2 |
| Kristy Adams | Conservative | 14,474 | 27.1% | −24.1 |
| David Rowntree | Labour | 9,397 | 17.6% | −0.4 |
| Gary Johnson | Reform UK | 5,921 | 11.1% | |
| Deanna Nicholson | Green Party | 2,048 | 3.8% | −0.3 |
| Baron Von Thunderclap | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 352 | 0.7% | −0.4 |
Result summary as published: LD gain from Con. 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 | Liberal Democrat 39.6% | Conservative 27.1% | 6,662 | 70.2% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 51.3% | Liberal Democrat 25.5% | 13,665 | 73.3% |
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
Mid Sussex lies within Mid Sussex.
- Mid Sussex E07000228
Who has power over Mid Sussex
Every body that makes decisions for Mid Sussex, 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 3: Local councils
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
- Mid Sussex this page: Alison Bennett (Liberal Democrat) 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 Mid Sussex?
UK Parliament lists Alison Bennett, Liberal Democrat, as the Member of Parliament for Mid Sussex since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Mid Sussex?
Alison Bennett (Liberal Democrat) won with 21,136 votes, a majority of 6,662, on a turnout of 70.2% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Mid Sussex?
1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,205 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Mid Sussex?
The median price paid was £440,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Mid Sussex?
Median full-time pay of residents was £43,486 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Mid Sussex live in low income families?
DWP counts 2,777 (13.6% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Mid Sussex?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 103,756 residents.
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.