Boundaries
1885–1918: The Sessional Divisions of Cuckfield (except the parish of Crawley), East Grinstead, and Uckfield (except the parishes of East Heathley and Waldron). 1918–1950: The Urban Districts of Burgess Hill, Cuckfield, East Grinstead, Hayward's Heath, and Uckfield, and the Rural Districts of Cuckfield, East Grinstead, and Uckfield. 1950–1955: The Urban Districts of Cuckfield and East Grinstead, the Rural District of Uckfield, in the Rural District of Cuckfield the parishes of Ardingly, Balcombe, Bolney, Cuckfield Rural, Horsted Keynes, Lindfield Rural, Slaugham, West Hoathly, and Worth, and in the Rural District of Battle the parishes of Burwash, Etchingham, and Ticehurst. 1955–1974: As 1950 less the Battle RD parishes. 1974–1983: The Urban District of East Grinstead, and the Rural District of Uckfield.Members of Parliament
MPs 1307–1660
MPs 1660–1832
*''Constituency abolished (1832)''MPs 1885–1983
*''Constituency revived'' (1885)Elections
Elections in the 1880s
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
General Election 1914–15: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; *Unionist: Henry Cautley *Liberal: Richard Arthur Austen-LeighElections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1930s
*Liberal candidate Lewis R. Jones withdrew at the last minute. General Election 1939–40: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected; *Conservative: Ralph Clarke *Liberal: William Cavendish SearleThe Liberal Magazine, 1939Elections in the 1940s
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
References
*Further reading
*{{cite book , title=The History of East Grinstead: The rise and progress of the town and the history of its institutions & People , chapter=The Borough of East Grinstead and its Members of Parliament , last=Hills , first=Wallace Henry , publisher=Farncombe , date=c. 1906 , url=http://www.sussexhistory.co.uk/history-east-grinstead/east-grinstead-history%20-%200122.htm , access-date=29 October 2010 Parliamentary constituencies in South East England (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1307 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1832 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1983 Rotten boroughs East Grinstead