National government and MPs
At a national level, the country is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. Voters in each area elect a member of parliament to sit in the House of Commons and represent them. Find out about how parliament works and the responsibilities of MPs:
You can find out more from the following websites:
- They Work For You. What an MP has said in Parliament.
- The Public Whip. MP’s voting records.
- Search for an MP by postcode
Local Members of Parliament
To find out more about the Members of Parliament that represent East Sussex constituencies visit their individual websites:
- Huw Merriman (Conservative, Bexhill and Battle)
- Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Labour, Brighton Kemptown (includes Peacehaven))
- Caroline Ansell (Conservative, Eastbourne)
- Sally-Ann Hart (Conservative, Hastings and Rye)
- Maria Caulfield (Conservative, Lewes)
- Nus Ghani (Conservative, Wealden)
2019 Election results in East Sussex
The general election results for East Sussex are on the BBC website:
- Bexhill and Battle – Conservative hold
- Brighton Kemptown (includes Peacehaven) – Labour hold
- Eastbourne – Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat
- Hastings and Rye – Conservative hold
- Lewes – Conservative hold
- Wealden – Conservative hold