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Coordinates:50°55′N0°42′E / 50.92°N 0.7°E /50.92; 0.7

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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983 onwards

Hastings and Rye
County constituency for theHouse of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries since 2024
Boundary within South East England
County	East Sussex
Electorate	75,581 (2023)^[1]
Major settlements	Hastings Rye St Leonards-on-Sea Winchelsea
Current constituency
Created	1983
Member of Parliament	Helena Dollimore (Labour Co-op)
Seats	One
Created from	Hastings Rye

Hastings and Rye is aconstituency^{[n 1]} inEast Sussex represented in theHouse of Commons of theUK Parliament since2024 byHelena Dollimore of theLabour and Co-operative Party.

Constituency profile

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As its name suggests, the main settlements in the constituency are the seaside resort ofHastings and smaller nearby tourist town ofRye. The constituency also includes theCinque Port ofWinchelsea and the villages ofFairlight,Winchelsea Beach, Three Oaks,Guestling,Icklesham,Playden,Iden,Rye Harbour,East Guldeford,Camber, andPett.

The constituency is set in a relatively isolated part of the southeast from the railways perspective and so does not enjoy some of the more general affluence of this part of the country. In the 2000 index of multiple deprivation a majority of wards fell within the bottom half of rankings so it can arguably be considered a deprived area.^[2] Hastings has some light industry, while Rye has a small port, which includes hire and repair activities for leisure vessels and fishing. Hastings is mostly Labour-voting, whereas Rye and the rest of the areas from Rother council are Conservative.

Property prices in the villages are however rising and are in affluent areas, unlike residential estates in the towns. Three Oaks does enjoy a nearby train station for its residents, which has services allowing connecting services to London.

History

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The constituency was created in 1983 by combining most ofHastings with a small part ofRye. TheConservative MP for Hastings since 1970,Kenneth Warren, won the new seat.^{[n 2]}. Warren held Hastings and Rye until he chose to retire in 1992; during this period its large majorities suggested it was a Conservativesafe seat, with theLiberal Party (now theLiberal Democrats) regularly coming second.Jacqui Lait won the seat on Warren's retirement, but in 1997 theLabour candidateMichael Foster narrowly defeated Lait, becoming the second-least expected (onswing) Labour MP in the landslide of that year^{[citation needed]} and since 2001 setting a pattern that suggests the seat is a two-way Labour-Conservativemarginal.

Foster held the seat, again with slim majorities over Conservatives, in 2001 and 2005, but lost it toConservative Amber Rudd in 2010. Rudd was re-elected with an increased majority in 2015, but in the2017 general election, theGreen Party declined to contest the seat and instead called on its supporters to back theLabour candidate.^[3] Rudd held the seat with a slim majority of 346, making it the 24th-closest nationally (of 650 seats).^[4] From 2010 until 2019, Rudd served asSecretary of State for Energy and Climate Change,Minister for Women and Equalities,Secretary of State for the Home Department andSecretary of State for Work and Pensions under the governments ofDavid Cameron,Theresa May andBoris Johnson.

After losing the Conservativewhip, Rudd did not stand at the2019 general election, which was won for the Conservatives bySally-Ann Hart. In2024,Helena Dollimore recaptured the seat for Labour with a majority of 18.8%.

Boundaries

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Map of boundaries 2010–2024

1983–2010: The Borough of Hastings, and the District of Rother wards of Camber, Fairlight, Guestling and Pett, Rye, and Winchelsea.

2010–2024: The Borough of Hastings, and the District of Rother wards of Brede Valley, Eastern Rother, Marsham, and Rye.

2024–present: The Borough of Hastings, and the District of Rother wards of Eastern Rother, Rye & Winchelsea, and Southern Rother.^[5]

Minor changes to bring the electorate within the permitted range and align to new ward boundaries in the District of Rother.

Members of Parliament

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Hastings prior to 1983

Election	Member^[6]
1983	Kenneth Warren	Conservative
1992	Jacqui Lait	Conservative
1997	Michael Foster	Labour
2010	Amber Rudd	Conservative
September 2019	Amber Rudd	Independent
2019	Sally-Ann Hart	Conservative
2024	Helena Dollimore	Labour Co-op

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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2024 general election: Hastings and Rye^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Helena Dollimore	19,134	41.6	−0.8
	Conservative	Sally-Ann Hart	10,481	22.8	−26.3
	Reform	Lucian Fernando	7,401	16.1	N/A
	Green	Becca Horn	5,761	12.5	+12.4
	Liberal Democrats	Guy Harris	2,586	5.6	−1.8
	Workers Party	Philip Colle	362	0.8	N/A
	Communist	Nicholas Davies	136	0.3	N/A
	Independent	Paul Crosland	129	0.3	−0.8
Majority			8,653	18.8	N/A
Turnout			45,990	60.6	−8.9
Registered electors			75,939
	Labour Co-opgain fromConservative		Swing	12.8

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result^[8]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	25,804	49.1
	Labour	22,272	42.4
	Liberal Democrats	3,892	7.4
	Others	565	1.1
	Green	33	0.1

Turnout		52,566	69.5
Electorate		75,581

2019 general election: Hastings and Rye^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sally-Ann Hart	26,896	49.6	+2.7
	Labour	Peter Chowney	22,853	42.1	−4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Perry	3,960	7.3	+3.9
	Independent	Paul Crosland	565	1.0	N/A
Majority			4,043	7.5	+6.8
Turnout			54,274	67.4	−4.2
	Conservativehold		Swing	+3.4

2017 general election: Hastings and Rye
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Amber Rudd	25,668	46.9	+2.4
	Labour	Peter Chowney	25,322	46.2	+11.1
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Perry	1,885	3.4	+0.2
	UKIP	Michael Phillips	1,479	2.7	−10.6
	Independent	Nicholas Wilson	412	0.8	N/A
Majority			346	0.7	−8.7
Turnout			54,766	71.6	+3.6
	Conservativehold		Swing	-4.4

2015 general election: Hastings and Rye^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Amber Rudd	22,686	44.5	+3.4
	Labour	Sarah Owen	17,890	35.1	−2.0
	UKIP	Andrew Michael	6,786	13.3	+10.5
	Green	Jake Bowers	1,951	3.8	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Perry	1,614	3.2	−12.5
Majority			4,796	9.4	+5.4
Turnout			50,927	68.0	+4.1
	Conservativehold		Swing	+2.7

2010 general election: Hastings and Rye^[12]^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Amber Rudd	20,468	41.1	+3.0
	Labour	Michael Foster	18,475	37.1	−3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Perry	7,825	15.7	+0.6
	UKIP	Anthony Smith	1,397	2.8	+0.1
	BNP	Nick Prince	1,310	2.6	+2.6
	English Democrat	Rod Bridger	339	0.7	+0.7
Majority			1,993	4.0	N/A
Turnout			49,814	63.9	+4.9
	Conservativegain fromLabour		Swing	+3.3

Elections in the 2000s

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2005 general election: Hastings and Rye^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Foster	18,107	42.1	−5.0
	Conservative	Mark Coote	16,081	37.4	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Stevens	6,479	15.1	+4.8
	UKIP	Terry Grant	1,098	2.6	+0.4
	Green	Sally Phillips	1,032	2.4	+0.7
	Monster Raving Loony	Viscount Clarkey of Rochdale Canal Ord-Clarke	207	0.5	0.0
Majority			2,026	4.7	−5.8
Turnout			43,004	59.1	+0.7
	Labourhold		Swing	-2.9

2001 general election: Hastings and Rye^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Foster	19,402	47.1	+12.7
	Conservative	Mark Coote	15,094	36.6	+7.4
	Liberal Democrats	Graem Peters	4,266	10.3	−17.7
	UKIP	Alan Coomber	911	2.2	+1.2
	Green	Sally Phillips	721	1.7	N/A
	Independent	Gillian Bargery	486	1.2	N/A
	Monster Raving Loony	John Ord-Clarke	198	0.5	+0.2
	Rock 'n' Roll Loony	Brett McLean	140	0.3	N/A
Majority			4,308	10.5	+5.3
Turnout			41,218	58.4	−11.3
	Labourhold		Swing	+2.6

Elections in the 1990s

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1997 general election: Hastings and Rye^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Foster	16,867	34.4	+18.7
	Conservative	Jacqui Lait	14,307	29.2	−18.4
	Liberal Democrats	Monroe Palmer	13,717	28.0	−7.2
	Referendum	Christopher J.M. McGovern	2,511	5.1	N/A
	Liberal	Jane M.E. Amstad	1,046	2.1	N/A
	UKIP	W.N. Andrews	472	1.0	N/A
	Monster Raving Loony	Derek Tiverton	149	0.3	0.0
Majority			2,560	5.2	N/A
Turnout			49,069	69.7	−5.2
	Labourgain fromConservative		Swing	+18.5

1992 general election: Hastings and Rye^[17]^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jacqui Lait	25,573	47.6	−2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Monroe Palmer	18,939	35.2	−0.8
	Labour	Richard D. Stevens	8,458	15.7	+2.6
	Green	Sally Philips	640	1.2	N/A
	Monster Raving Loony	Lord of Howell Derek Tiverton	168	0.3	−0.1
Majority			6,634	12.4	−1.7
Turnout			53,778	74.9	+3.1
	Conservativehold		Swing	−0.9

Elections in the 1980s

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1987 general election: Hastings and Rye^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kenneth Warren	26,163	50.1	−3.2
	Liberal	David Amies	18,816	36.0	+5.5
	Labour	Joy Hurcombe	6,825	13.1	−2.1
	Monster Raving Loony	Lord of Howell Derek Tiverton	242	0.4	N/A
	Independent	Stanley Davies	194	0.4	N/A
Majority			7,347	14.1	−12.7
Turnout			52,240	71.8	+2.9
	Conservativehold		Swing	−4.4

1983 general election: Hastings and Rye^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kenneth Warren	25,626	53.3	*N/A*
	Liberal	David Amies	14,646	30.5	N/A
	Labour	Nigel Knowles	7,304	15.2	N/A
	Independent	G.L. McNally	503	1.0	N/A
Majority			10,980	22.8	N/A
Turnout			48,079	68.9	N/A
	Conservativewin (new seat)

Notes

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^Acounty constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
^The Conservative MP for the abolished seat of Rye (since 1955)Bryant Godman Irvine retired

References

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^"The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved25 June 2024.
^"Local statistics". Office for National Statistics. Archived fromthe original on 11 February 2003. Retrieved30 March 2022.
^Khan, Shebab (2 July 2017)."Election 2017: Labour say they have 'every chance of winning' Home Secretary Amber Rudd's seat".The Independent.Archived from the original on 9 May 2022.
^"GE2017: Marginal seats and turnout".House of Commons Library. UK Parliament. 23 June 2017.
^"The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
^Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)
^"Hastings and Rye - General election results 2024".BBC News. Retrieved8 December 2024.
^"Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019".Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News.UK Parliament. Retrieved11 July 2024.
^Jane Hartnell – Acting Returning Officer (14 November 2019)."Election of a Member of Parliament – Hastings and Rye Constituency"(PDF). Hastings Borough Council. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 10 August 2023. Retrieved17 November 2019.
^"Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived fromthe original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved17 October 2015.
^"08 May 2015 Parliamentary Election – Results". Hastings Borough Council. Archived fromthe original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved8 May 2015.
^"Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived fromthe original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved17 October 2015.
^"06 May 2010 Parliamentary Election – Results". Hastings District Council. 16 June 2010. Archived fromthe original on 10 June 2011.
^"Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived fromthe original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved18 October 2015.
^"Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived fromthe original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved18 October 2015.
^"Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived fromthe original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved18 October 2015.
^"Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived fromthe original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved18 October 2015.
^"Politics Resources".Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived fromthe original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved6 December 2010.
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Sources

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Election 2005 Result: Hastings & Rye BBC News, 23 May 2005
Vote 2001 – Hastings & Rye BBC News, 8 June 2001
Election results, 1997 – 2001 Archived 2020-01-21 at theWayback Machine Election Demon
Election results, 1983 – 1992 Archived 2000-08-19 at theWayback Machine Election Demon

External links

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Hastings and Rye UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) atMapIt UK
Hastings and Rye UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) atMapIt UK
Hastings and Rye UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) atMapIt UK

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