Editing Uckfield (section)

==Governance==
{{see also|Uckfield Town Council}}
The town council consists of 15 councillors, representing five wards: West ward (2 councillors); New Town (4); North (3); East (3); and Ridgewood (3). Mayoral elections take place every year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uckfieldtc.gov.uk/default.aspx|title=Welcome to Uckfield Town Council|work=uckfieldtc.gov.uk|access-date=5 January 2015|archive-date=24 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224051256/http://uckfieldtc.gov.uk/default.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

Uckfield was previously represented at Westminster by Charles Hendry, Member of Parliament for the constituency of Wealden<ref name="parliament.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/charles-hendry/1220|title=Rt Hon Charles Hendry|work=UK Parliament|access-date=29 December 2014|archive-date=29 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229040720/http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/charles-hendry/1220|url-status=live}}</ref> from 2001 until he stood down at the 2015 general election.<ref name="parliament.uk"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.courier.co.uk/MP-Charles-Hendry-set-retire-losing-minister-role/story-18354237-detail/story.html|title=MP Charles Hendry set to retire after losing minister role|work=Kent and Sussex Courier|access-date=29 December 2014|archive-date=29 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229033923/http://www.courier.co.uk/MP-Charles-Hendry-set-retire-losing-minister-role/story-18354237-detail/story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 7 May 2015, [[Nus Ghani]] was elected as the MP for Wealden with a majority of 22,967.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.courier.co.uk/RESULT-Conservative-Nus-Ghani-wins-Wealden-seat/story-26463037-detail/story.html|title=RESULT: Conservative Nus Ghani wins Wealden seat|work=Kent and Sussex Courier|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923210920/http://www.courier.co.uk/RESULT-Conservative-Nus-Ghani-wins-Wealden-seat/story-26463037-detail/story.html|archive-date=23 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 snap general election]], Ghani was re-elected with a slightly increased majority of 23,268.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001023 |title=Wealden parliamentary constituency - Election 2017 - BBC News |access-date=23 January 2021 |archive-date=11 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411103043/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001023 |url-status=live }}</ref>