Hastings and Rye (UK Parliament constituency)
Hastings and Rye is a constituency in East Sussex represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Sally-Ann Hart of the Conservative Party. From 2010 until 2019, it was represented by Amber Rudd, who served as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Minister for Women and Equalities, Secretary of State for the Home Department and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions under the governments of David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson.
| Hastings and Rye | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Hastings and Rye in East Sussex | |
Location of East Sussex within England | |
| County | East Sussex |
| Electorate | 80,524 (December 2019) |
| Major settlements | Hastings, Ore, Rye, St Leonards-on-Sea, Winchelsea |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1983 |
| Member of Parliament | Sally-Ann Hart (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Hastings, Rye |
Since 2001 (inclusive) election campaigns have resulted in a minimum of 35.1% of votes at each election consistently for the same two parties' choice for candidate, the next-placed party's having fluctuated between 3.3% and 15.7% of the vote—such third-placed figures attained higher percentages in 1992 and 1997.
The result in 2017 was the 24th-closest nationally (of 650 seats), whereby 174 voters would have been capable of changing the outcome by their choice of candidate, the margin of votes being 346.