| Worthing West | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Worthing West in West Sussex | |
 Location of West Sussex within England | |
| County | West Sussex |
| Electorate | 74,468 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Durrington, Goring-by-Sea, Worthing |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1997 |
| Member of Parliament | Sir Peter Bottomley (Conservative) |
Worthing West is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 1997 creation by Sir Peter Bottomley, a Conservative, who is the Father of the House of Commons. [n 2]
Boundaries[edit]
Map of current boundaries
- Worthing wards: Castle, Central, Durrington, Goring, Heene, Marine, Northbrook, Salvington, and Tarring.
- Arun wards: East Preston, Ferring, Rustington West and Rustington East.
The constituency covers the central and western two-thirds portion of Worthing, plus the villages of Ferring, East Preston and Rustington in the district of Arun. The eastern parts of the town are in the East Worthing and Shoreham constituency.
Proposed[edit]
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The District of Arun wards of: Angmering & Findon; East Preston; Ferring.
- The Borough of Worthing wards of: Castle; Central; Durrington; Goring; Heene; Marine; Northbrook; Salvington; Tarring.[1]
The 2023 Boundary Review proposes to expand the area of the constituency to include the ward of Angmering & Findon while losing the wards of Rustington East and Rustington West.[2]
History[edit]
The seat was created in 1997 as Worthing and Shoreham were re-divided.
Before 1945, this exact land was in the Horsham and Worthing seat.
The MP since 1997 is the Conservative Sir Peter Bottomley. He represented the Woolwich West and related Eltham in south-east London from 1975 to 1997.
In the timing of the 2019 results this seat gave the Conservatives a majority, being the 326th counted up.
Members of Parliament[edit]
| Election | Member[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Peter Bottomley | Conservative | |
Elections[edit]
Elections in the 2020s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Bottomley[4] | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Morag Chugg[5] | ||||
| Labour | Rebecca Cooper[6] | ||||
| Reform UK | Edmund Rooke[7] | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Swing | |||||
Elections in the 2010s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Bottomley | 30,475 | 55.8 | +0.4 | |
| Labour | Rebecca Cooper | 15,652 | 28.6 | -4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jamie Bennett | 6,024 | 11.0 | +5.5 | |
| Green | Joanne Paul | 2,008 | 3.7 | +0.7 | |
| Independent | David Aherne | 489 | 0.9 | New | |
| Majority | 14,823 | 27.2 | +5.0 | ||
| Turnout | 54,648 | 69.5 | -0.7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Bottomley | 30,181 | 55.4 | +3.9 | |
| Labour | Rebecca Cooper | 18,091 | 33.2 | +17.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Hazel Thorpe | 2,982 | 5.5 | -3.3 | |
| UKIP | Mark Withers | 1,635 | 3.0 | -15.3 | |
| Green | Benjamin Cornish | 1,614 | 3.0 | -2.8 | |
| Majority | 12,090 | 22.2 | -11.0 | ||
| Turnout | 54,614 | 70.2 | +3.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -6.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Bottomley | 26,124 | 51.5 | −0.2 | |
| UKIP | Timothy Cross | 9,269 | 18.3 | +12.3 | |
| Labour | Jim Deen | 7,955 | 15.7 | +3.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Hazel Thorpe | 4,477 | 8.8 | −19.1 | |
| Green | David Aherne | 2,938 | 5.8 | +3.8 | |
| Majority | 16,855 | 33.2 | +9.4 | ||
| Turnout | 50,763 | 67.1 | +2.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -6.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Bottomley | 25,416 | 51.7 | +4.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Hazel Thorpe | 13,687 | 27.9 | +1.2 | |
| Labour | Ian Ross | 5,800 | 11.8 | −7.4 | |
| UKIP | John Wallace | 2,924 | 6.0 | +0.7 | |
| Green | David Aherne | 996 | 2.0 | New | |
| Christian | Stuart Dearsley | 300 | 0.6 | New | |
| Majority | 11,729 | 23.8 | +2.9 | ||
| Turnout | 49,123 | 64.7 | +2.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.5 | |||
Elections in the 2000s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Bottomley | 21,383 | 47.6 | +0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Claire Potter | 12,004 | 26.7 | +0.2 | |
| Labour | Antony Bignell | 8,630 | 19.2 | −2.3 | |
| UKIP | Timothy Cross | 2,374 | 5.3 | +0.8 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Chris Baldwin | 515 | 1.2 | New | |
| Majority | 9,379 | 20.9 | -0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 44,906 | 62.6 | +2.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -0.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Bottomley | 20,508 | 47.5 | +1.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Walsh | 11,471 | 26.5 | −4.6 | |
| Labour | Alan Butcher | 9,270 | 21.5 | +5.3 | |
| UKIP | Timothy Cross | 1,960 | 4.5 | +2.5 | |
| Majority | 9,037 | 21.0 | +6.0 | ||
| Turnout | 43,209 | 59.7 | −12.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.0 | |||
Elections in the 1990s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Bottomley | 23,733 | 46.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Hare | 16,020 | 31.1 | ||
| Labour | John Adams | 8,347 | 16.2 | ||
| Referendum | Nick John | 2,313 | 4.5 | ||
| UKIP | Timothy Cross | 1,029 | 2.0 | ||
| Majority | 7,713 | 15.0 | |||
| Turnout | 51,442 | 71.8 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References[edit]
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
- ^ SE_90_Worthing West CC.pdf, 2023 Proposed boundaries for Worthing West by the Boundary Commission for England.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)
- ^ "Worthing MP Sir Peter Bottomley to stand at next general election". The Argus. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Labour selections: parliamentary candidates selected so far for the general election". LabourList. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Worthing West Constituency". Reform UK. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Worthing West Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Worthing West parliamentary constituency - Election 2017" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Worthing West". BBC News Online. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Worthing Borough Council - Elections 2005 - Parliamentary & County Council". Archived from the original on 3 February 2011.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
External links[edit]
- Election result, 2015 (BBC)
- Election result, 2010 (BBC)
- Election result, 2005 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 Archived 2015-06-18 at the Wayback Machine (Election Demon)
