# Bexhill and Battle

The south east of the South East. About 92,364 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 466 square kilometres.

Dr Kieran Mullan has been the Conservative MP for Bexhill and Battle since July 2024. They won by 2,657 votes on a 66.1% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001088. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)

## MP and the 2024 result

Dr Kieran Mullan has been the Conservative MP for Bexhill and Battle since July 2024.
They won by 2,657 votes on a 66.1% turnout.

MP: [Dr Kieran Mullan](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4860) (Conservative).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Bexhill and Battle

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kieran Mullan (elected) | Conservative | 16,186 | 33.9% |
| Christine Bayliss | Labour | 13,529 | 28.3% |
| Ian Gribbin | Reform UK | 7,929 | 16.6% |
| Becky Jones | Liberal Democrat | 3,473 | 7.3% |
| Jonathan Kent | Green Party | 2,972 | 6.2% |
| Abul Azad | Independent | 2,206 | 4.6% |
| Jeff Newnham | Independent | 769 | 1.6% |
| Julia Long | Party of Women | 332 | 0.7% |
| Nigel Jacklin | Independent Network | 210 | 0.4% |
| Colin Sullivan | UK Independence Party | 144 | 0.3% |

Electorate 72,198. Turnout 66.1%. Majority 2,657 (5.6%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3294

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 5.6%** (July 2024). The winner in Bexhill and Battle had a majority of 5.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 124th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bexhill-and-battle#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 66.1%** (July 2024). Turnout in Bexhill and Battle at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 66.1% (House of Commons Library). Joint 126th highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bexhill-and-battle#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 89,104** (2021). Bexhill and Battle had 89,104 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 20th least populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bexhill-and-battle#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Bexhill and Battle live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bexhill-and-battle#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001088) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Bexhill and Battle live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001088) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Rother, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Bexhill and Battle.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001088) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Rother, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Bexhill and Battle.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001088) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Bexhill and Battle had 89,104 usual residents at the census.

## How Bexhill and Battle compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Bexhill and Battle | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 5.6% | joint 124th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 66.1% | joint 126th highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 89,104 | 20th least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Bexhill and Battle?

Bexhill and Battle had 89,104 usual residents at the census.
Bexhill and Battle is the 20th least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Rother

Most of Bexhill and Battle lies in Rother. These figures are published for the whole of Rother, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Bexhill and Battle itself. [See Rother](https://openindex.co.uk/rother)

- **Average house price: £335,680** (August 2026). Rother’s average house price was £335,680 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,197** (2025). Full-time workers living in Rother earned a median of £36,197 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 100th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.3×** (2025). A home in Rother costs 9.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 72nd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 22.5** (2025). Rother has a deprivation score of 22.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 108th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Bexhill and Battle in brief

The winner in Bexhill and Battle had a majority of 5.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Bexhill and Battle at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 66.1%.
Bexhill and Battle had 89,104 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Bexhill and Battle live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001088
- Council: [Rother †](https://openindex.co.uk/rother)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 466 km²
- People, mid-2024: 92,364*
- Wards: 20
- Middle areas: 11
- Neighbourhoods: 55
- Output areas: 295

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[Sussex Weald](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sussex-weald), [Hastings and Rye](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hastings-and-rye), [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tunbridge-wells), [Weald of Kent](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/weald-of-kent), [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lewes), [Eastbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/eastbourne)

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## Latest updates for Bexhill and Battle

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001088

## How to cite

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