WEALDEN
The Wealden Parliamentary constituency is situated in the South East of England in the County of East Sussex and has an adult population of around 84,000 people. Half of the population lives in the area’s four main towns: Crowborough, Hailsham, Heathfield and Uckfield.
Around 90% of Wealden businesses employ less than 10 people and 56% of residents work locally. Employment opportunities continue to grow with unemployment standing at around 1.2%, compared to a County-wide rate of 2.6% (not including Brighton and Hove).
The rest of the District is predominantly rural and has many small towns, villages and hamlets. Over its 323 square miles, the Wealden landscape is varied, ranging from the Ashdown Forest in the north to the South Downs and the coast to the south. Two thirds of the District is designated as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty: national recognition of its landscape quality.
The following parishes fall within my parliamentary constituency.
(parishes of Buxted, Chiddingly, Crowborough, Cuckmere Valley, Danehill, East Hoathly, Fletching, Forest Row, Framfield, Frant, Hadlow Down, Hailsham, Hartfield, Heathfield + Waldron, Hellingly, Horam, Isfield, Little Horsted, Maresfield, Mayfield + Five Ashes, Rotherfield, Uckfield, Wadhurst and Withyham)