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UK Parliamentary general election

Hastings and Rye constituency

This election will be held on Thursday 4 July 2024.

There are 650 constituencies in the UK, and each elects one Member of Parliament (MP). Learn more about MPs on the UK Parliament website.

A new set of constituency boundaries will be used for the 2024 UK general election. This means that your constituency may have changed. Learn more about the 2024 boundary changes.

You will have one vote, and can choose from eight candidates.

  • How to vote

    This election uses First-past-the-post.

    Mark an X in the box for your preferred candidate.

    You can mark up to one candidate.

    Read the instructions at the top of your ballot paper carefully.

    For more information, visit The Electoral Commission's website or ask an official at your polling station.

Your constituency is changing

Your constituency, Hastings and Rye, has changed shape since the last parliamentary election.

A new set of constituencies will be used for the 2024 UK general election. This is happening to take account of changes in population. Learn more about these changes on the UK Parliament website.

Key: Previous constituency (grey) new constituency (pink)

Wikipedia

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.

Read more on Wikipedia

Election events

You can meet candidates and question them at events (often known as 'hustings'). Here are some events that are taking place:

Saturday 29 June 2024 18:00 : Election Hustings , St Mary's Church, Rye, TN31 7HF

  • Your polling station is:

    Amherst Tennis Club
    Amherst Gardens
    Hastings

    It will be open from 7am to 10pm. on Thursday 4 July 2024

    You don't need to take your poll card with you.

    If you have a postal vote, you can hand it in at this polling station on election day up to 10pm. When handing in postal votes, you will need to complete a form, giving your name, address, how many postal votes you are handing in, and why you are handing in those postal votes.

    Learn more about voting by post.

    Read more about how to vote.

  • ️ You will need to take photo ID to vote at a polling station in this election

    You do not need your poll card to vote. You must vote at your assigned polling station.

  • Register to vote

    You need to be registered in order to vote. If you aren't registered to vote visit https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

    Register before midnight on 18 June 2024 to vote on 4 July 2024.

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