General elections

General elections are held at least every five years. The last general election took place on 6 May 2010.

General election results in East Sussex – May 2010

The general election results for East Sussex are on the BBC website:

• Bexhill & Battle – Conservative hold
• Eastbourne – Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative
• Hastings & Rye – Conservative gain from Labour
• Lewes – Liberal Democrat hold
• Wealden – Conservative hold

Local MPs

To find out more about the Members of Parliament that represent the five constituencies in East Sussex, see our page:

• National government, MPs and MEPs