Hastings and Rye (UK Parliament constituency)
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Hastings and Rye in East Sussex.
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Location of East Sussex within England.
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| County | East Sussex |
| Electorate | 76,422 (December 2010) |
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| Created | 1983 |
| Member of parliament | Amber Rudd (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Hastings and Rye |
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| European Parliament constituency | South East England |
Coordinates: 50°54′36″N 0°39′25″E / 50.910°N 0.657°E
Hastings and Rye is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Amber Rudd, a Conservative. Rudd has been Home Secretary in the Theresa May Cabinet since 2016.
1983-2010: The Borough of Hastings, and the District of Rother wards of Camber, Fairlight, Guestling and Pett, Rye, and Winchelsea.
2010-present: The Borough of Hastings, and the District of Rother wards of Brede Valley, Eastern Rother, Marsham, and Rye.
As its name suggests, the main settlements in the constituency are the seaside resort of Hastings and smaller nearby tourist town of Rye. The constituency also includes the Cinque Port of Winchelsea and the villages of Fairlight, Winchelsea Beach, Three Oaks, Guestling, Icklesham, Playden, Iden, Rye Harbour, East Guldeford, Camber, and Pett.
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