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Mid Sussex

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Apr 2026

Represented by LD since 2024. Covers Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill and Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint. Population 103,391. Recorded crime is 61% below the national average.

Mid Sussex's MP has been busy on several fronts in recent months. Alison Bennett presented a "Save the IB" petition at Downing Street in December 2025, fighting to protect the International Baccalaureate for students at Varndean College, and has used her role as the Liberal Democrats' spokesperson for care and carers to push a Respite and Support Bill and raise carer welfare at Prime Minister's Questions. In April 2026 she voted consistently alongside her Lib Dem colleagues to defend Lords amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill -- backing stronger fly-tipping enforcement for rural areas, supporting the proscription of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation, and opposing the government's removal of safeguards around youth diversion orders and terrorism glorification laws.

Bennett participates in 71% of Commons votes, somewhat below the typical MP average, and has not once broken from her party's line. Her voting record shows strong alignment with pro-climate action (88%), parliamentary scrutiny (94%), and -- notably -- she has voted in lockstep with every Lib Dem position on Lords scrutiny (100%) and against the employer National Insurance increase (100%). She speaks frequently, with 279 contributions across 216 debates, concentrating on economy and jobs, social care, health, and local government. She leans slightly more cautious than her party average on NHS funding and welfare positions.

346
Commons votes
This parliament
£34k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
76.0k
Electorate
2024 GE

LD took this seat from Con after 4 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

Alison Bennett

Alison Bennett

Liberal Democrats

Alison Bennett is the Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Sussex, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Care and Carers).

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Voting at a Glance

Represented by LD since 2024. Covers Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill and Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint. Population 103,391. Recorded crime is 61% below the national average.

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Bennett’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.362 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Bennett has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
75
Economy
66
Employment
39
Crime & Policing
35
Education
30
Welfare and Benefits
26
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 08The local picture.18 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Ardingly Balcombe Turners HillGary Marsh567Conserva
Ardingly Balcombe Turners HillJenny Edwards709Green Pa
Burgess Hill DunstallMike Kennedy648Liberal
Burgess Hill DunstallMustak Miah622Conserva
Burgess Hill FranklandsDavid Christopher Eggleton1,107Liberal
Burgess Hill FranklandsJanice Marie Henwood1,130Liberal
Burgess Hill LeylandsAnne Eves848Green Pa
Burgess Hill LeylandsSimon Hicks813Liberal
Burgess Hill Meeds HammondsRobert Eggleston1,208Liberal
Burgess Hill Meeds HammondsTofojjul Hussain1,046Liberal
Burgess Hill St AndrewsChristine Angela Cherry800Liberal
Burgess Hill St AndrewsMatthew Alan Cornish665Green Pa
Population (2021 Census)
103,391
Electorate 75,969 · 2024 register
Median income
£33,800
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
15.6%
England average 20.0%
Schools
38
23 primary · 5 secondary
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