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| Mid Sussex District | |
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Shown within West Sussex | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | District |
| Region: | South East England |
| Admin. County: | West Sussex |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 146th 334.02 kmē |
| Admin. HQ: | Haywards Heath |
| ONS code: | 45UG |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total ( 2002 est.) - Density | Ranked 143rd 127,192 381 / kmē |
| Ethnicity: | 97.4% White |
| Politics | |
| Mid Sussex District Council http://www.midsussex.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPsThis is a list of MPs elected to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Third Parliament of the United Kingdom at the UK general election, 2001, arranged by constituency. New MPs elected since the general election and changes in party allegiance are noted at: | Howard FlightHoward Emerson Flight (born 1948) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. He has been member of Parliament for Arundel and South Downs since 1997, and is now Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury. External link Flight, Howard Flight, Howard., Francis MaudeThe Right Honourable Francis Anthony Aylmer Maude (born July 4, 1953) is an British politician and Tory member of Parliament for Horsham, and a member of the Privy Council. He was MP for North Warwickshire from 1983 to 1992, serving as a junior minister,, Nicholas SoamesThe Honourable Sir Nicholas Soames (born 12 February 1948) is a British Conservative politician. He is Member of Parliament for Mid Sussex and Shadow Secretary of State for Defence. His main political interests are defence, international relations, rural |
Mid Sussex is a local government districtThe Districts of England are the lowest level of local government in England except for civil parishes. England is first divided into governmental regions, then administrative counties. Counties are then subdivided into districts. Status Most districts ca in South East EnglandEngland is the largest, the most populous, and the most densely populated of the four " Home Nations" which make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Occupying the south-eastern portion of the island of Great Britain, England - part of the county of West Sussex. It contains the towns of East GrinsteadEast Grinstead is an historic town in north-east West Sussex in the UK near the East Sussex, Surrey and Kent borders, and only a few miles from Ashdown Forest. The town is within commuting distance of London and the shopping centres of Crawley and Tunbrid, Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill.
The district was created on April 1, 1974, and replaced the urban districts of Cuckfield, Burgess Hill, East Grinstead and Cuckfield Rural District . These districts had previously been under East Sussex.