Sussex’s constituencies have been shaken up ahead of the next general election.

The Boundary Commission for England has redrawn the political map of the county as part of a review, with Sussex gaining a new MP to represent East Grinstead and Uckfield.

The changes include renaming the current Hove constituency to include Portslade.

Peter Kyle, the current MP for the area, already describes himself as the MP for Hove and Portslade on his website and social channels.

Part of Hanover and Elm Grove will shift from Brighton Pavilion to the renamed Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, with homes along Pankhurst Avenue, Freshfield Road and Hallett Road moving constituency.

Outside of Brighton and Hove, the changes will see the seat of Worthing West, currently represented by Sir Peter Bottomley, incorporate the nearby villages of Angmering, Hammerpot and Findon.

Heathfield will also move to the newly named Sussex Weald constituency, while Poynings and Pyecombe will be represented by the MP for Mid Sussex.

The new East Grinstead and Uckfield constituency also incorporates a range of other villages, including North Chailey, Wiveslfield, Offham and Barcombe.

Current Mid Sussex MP Mims Davies has been selected as the Conservative candidate to represent the constituency at the next election.

According to Electoral Calculus, if a general election was held tomorrow with the new boundaries, Labour would gain several seats, including both Worthing constituencies, Crawley and Hastings.

The Liberal Democrats are also forecast to win Lewes and Eastbourne from the Conservatives.

“We have taken into account over 60,000 public comments, travelled the country, and heard many passionate views about how best to reflect local community ties in our recommendations.

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Secretary to the Commission Tim Bowden said: “The recommendations we have published mark the end of a thorough and consultative process to build the new map of Parliamentary constituencies.

“We are confident that our final recommendations are the best reflection of the statutory rules Parliament has set us.

“We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has participated in the 2023 Boundary Review.”

The government now has four months to bring forward an order to implement the changes in time for the next general election.