Constituency Boundaries in East Sussex
2018 Boundary Review.
The Boundary Commission for England (BCE) is an independent and impartial non-departmental public body, which is responsible for reviewing Parliamentary constituency boundaries in England. It has the task of periodically reviewing all the Parliamentary constituencies in England.
It is currently conducting a review on the basis of rules most recently updated by Parliament in 2011. These latest rules involve a significant reduction in the number of constituencies in England and require constituencies to comply with new parameters, so far as the number of electors in each constituency is concerned.
The BCE is required to make a formal report to the Government during September 2018, recommending any changes that it believes are appropriate to the distribution, size, shape, name or designation of constituencies in England. This review is therefore referred to as 'the 2018 Review'.
The Government will turn the recommendations of the BCE into draft legislation, which is then presented to Parliament. If Parliament approves the legislation, the recommended changes will be implemented for the next General Election after the date on which the legislation is passed.
East Sussex County Council Divisions in Bexhill & Battle
These Boundaries took effect at the 2016 County Council Elections.
There are 7 Divisions within the Rother District Area of Bexhill & Battle
BATTLE & CROWHURST
BEXHILL EAST
BEXHILL NORTH
BEXHILL SOUTH
BEXHILL WEST
NORTHERN ROTHER
ROTHER NORTH WEST
There are 3 Divisions within the Wealden District Area of Bexhill & Battle
HEATHFIELD & MAYFIELD
PEVENSEY & STONE CROSS
WEALDEN EAST
District Council Wards
These were published in 2016. They are due to take effect at the next Local Elections (2019)
It has been stated that these elections will take place within the framework of the existing constituencies.
In Bexhill & Battle we shall be responsible for:
16 Rother District Wards (of which 3 are single councillor wards)
7 Wealden District Wards (of which 5 are single councillor wards
Wards in Rother District
1.BEXHILL CENTRAL
2.BEXHILL COLLINGTON
3.BEXHILLKEWHURST
4.BEXHILL OLD TOWN & WORSHAM
5.BEXHILL PEBSHAM & ST MICHAELS
6 BEXHILL SACKVILLE
7.BEXHILL ST MARKS
8.BEXHILL ST STEPHENS
9.BEXHILL SIDLEY
10 BURWASH & THE WEALD
11 CATSFIELD & CROWHURST (1)
12. HURST GREEN & TICEHURST
13. NORTH BATTLE, NETHERFIELOD & WHATLINGTON
14. NORTHERN ROTHER
15. ROBERTSBRIDGE (1)
16. SOUTH BATTLE & TELHAM (1)
29 SEATS.
Part of the Hastings & Rye Ward of "Sedlescombe & Westfield" now lies within Bexhill & Battle.
The extreme eastern end of Bexhill & Battle (Peasmarsh & Rye Foreign) is now within the Hastings & Rye "Eastern Rother" Ward.
Wealden Wards in B&B
1.HEATHFIELD NORTH (1)
2. HEATHFIELD SOUTH (1)
3. HERSTMONCEUX & PEVENSEY LEVELS
4. HORAM & PUNNETTS TOWN
5. MAYFIELD & FIVE ASHES (1)
6. PEVENSEY BAY (1)
7. STONE CROSS (1)
9 SEATS
The western end of Cross-in-Hand, which is part of Bexhill & Battle Constituency is now part of the Wealden Ward of Framfield.
Horam, which is in Wealden Constituency, has been moved into the B&B ward of Horam and Punnetts Town.
