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{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1997 onwards}}
{{UK constituency infobox|
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
|Name = Worthing West
{{Infobox UK constituency
|Map1 = WorthingWest
|name = Worthing West
|Map2 = WestSussex
|parliament = uk
|Type = Borough
|image = {{maplink|frame=yes|frame-align=center|plain=yes|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Worthing West (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame-height=200|frame-width=250}}
|Year = [[1997]]
|caption = Boundaries since 2024
|Entity = West Sussex
|image2 = [[File:South East England - Worthing West constituency.svg|255px|alt=Map of constituency]]
|County = West Sussex
|EP = South East England
|caption2 = Boundary of Worthing West in South East England
|year = 1997
|MP = [[Peter Bottomley]]
|abolished =
|Party = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|type = Borough
|previous = {{ubl|[[Worthing (UK Parliament constituency)|Worthing]]|[[Shoreham (UK Parliament constituency)|Shoreham]]}}
|next =
|electorate = 76,293 (2023) <ref>{{cite web |url= https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition-south-east/#lg_worthing-west-cc-76293
|title= The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East
|publisher=Boundary Commission for England
|access-date=25 June 2024
|df=dmy
}}</ref>
|mp = [[Beccy Cooper]]
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|towns = {{ubl|[[Worthing]]|[[Salvington]]|[[Angmering]]|[[Durrington, West Sussex|Durrington]]|[[Goring-by-Sea]]}}
|region = England
|county = West Sussex
}}
}}
'''Worthing West''' is a [[constituency]] represented in the [[House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]. It elects one [[Member of Parliament|Member of Parliament (MP)]] by the [[first past the post]] system of election.
'''Worthing West''' is a [[List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies|constituency]]{{#tag:ref|A [[borough constituency]] (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)|group= n}} represented in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]] since [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024]] by [[Beccy Cooper]] of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]. She defeated the long serving incumbent Sir [[Peter Bottomley]], a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] who was the [[Father of the House (United Kingdom)|Father of the House of Commons]] from 2019.{{#tag:ref|As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) by the [[first past the post]] system of election at least every five years.|group= n}}


==Boundaries==
==Boundaries==
{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Worthing West (UK Parliament constituency) 1997}}|frame=yes|frame-align=left|frame-height=250|text=Map of 1997–2024 boundaries}}
The constituency covers the western portion of [[Worthing]] in [[West Sussex]]. Eastern parts of the town are in the [[Worthing East and Shoreham]] constituency.
=== 1997–2024 ===
*Worthing wards of: Castle, Central, Durrington, Goring, Heene, Marine, Northbrook, Salvington, and Tarring.
*Arun wards of: East Preston, Ferring, Rustington East and Rustington West.

=== 2024–present ===
Further to the [[2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies]] which came into effect for the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]], the constituency is 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |at=Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region}}</ref>

''The constituency was expanded to include the ward of [[Angmering & Findon (electoral division)|Angmering & Findon]], while losing the two [[Rustington]] wards to [[Bognor Regis and Littlehampton (UK Parliament constituency)|Bognor Regis and Littlehampton]].<ref>[https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/review2023/b65f7782-658b-4c4a-9cba-59c16c807f77/a3-maps/SE_90_Worthing%20West%20CC.pdf SE_90_Worthing West CC.pdf], 2023 Proposed boundaries for Worthing West by the Boundary Commission for England.</ref>''

The constituency covers the central and western two-thirds portion of [[Worthing]], plus the villages of [[Ferring]], [[East_Preston,_West_Sussex|East Preston]], [[Angmering]] and [[Findon, West Sussex|Findon]] in the district of [[Arun District|Arun]]. The eastern parts of the town are in the [[East Worthing and Shoreham (UK Parliament constituency)|East Worthing and Shoreham]] constituency.


==History==
==History==
The constituency was created in [[1997]] when the previous constituency, [[Worthing (UK Parliament constituency)|Worthing]] was divided in two. Prior to 1945, the territory of this constituency had been contained in the [[Horsham and Worthing (UK Parliament constituency)|Horsham and Worthing]] seat.
The seat was created in 1997 as [[Worthing (UK Parliament constituency)|Worthing]] and [[Shoreham (UK Parliament constituency)|Shoreham]] were re-divided into '''Worthing West''', and [[East Worthing and Shoreham (UK Parliament constituency)|East Worthing and Shoreham]].

Before 1945, the area was part of the [[Horsham and Worthing (UK Parliament constituency)|Horsham and Worthing]] seat.

The MP from 1997 to 2024 was the Conservative [[Sir Peter Bottomley]]. He represented the [[Woolwich West (UK Parliament constituency)|Woolwich West]] and related [[Eltham (UK Parliament constituency)|Eltham]] in south-east London from 1975 to 1997. In 2024, Bottomley was defeated by Labour member [[Beccy Cooper]].


==Members of Parliament==
==Members of Parliament==

* ''Constituency created'' ([[1997]])
''[[Worthing (UK Parliament constituency)|Worthing]] prior to 1997''
* [[1997]] &mdash; ''present'': [[Peter Bottomley]], [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Election!!Member<ref name="rayment">{{Rayment-hc|w|5|date=March 2012}}</ref>
!Party
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]]
| [[Peter Bottomley]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024]]
| [[Beccy Cooper]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|}


==Elections==
==Elections==
=== Elections in the 2020s ===
{{Template:Election box begin |
{{See also|2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies#Notional 2019 general election results|}}
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 2005|General Election 2005]]: Worthing West
{{Election box begin|title=[[2024 United Kingdom general election|General election 2024]]: Worthing West<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001599 Worthing West]</ref>
}}
}}
{{Template:Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Beccy Cooper]]
|votes = 20,519
|percentage = 40.2
|change = +10.7

}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Peter Bottomley]]
|votes = 16,570
|percentage = 32.5
|change = -23.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Reform UK
|candidate = Edmund Rooke
|votes = 7,562
|percentage = 14.8
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Sonya Mallin
|votes = 3,274
|percentage = 6.4
|change = +2.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Morag Chugg
|votes = 2,708
|percentage = 5.3
|change = -4.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Kathryn Attwood
|votes = 364
|percentage = 0.7
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 3,949
|percentage = 7.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 50,997
|percentage = 66.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser= Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =+17.1
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in the 2010s===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2019 United Kingdom general election|General election 2019]]: Worthing West<ref>{{cite news |title=Worthing West Parliamentary constituency |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001055 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=27 November 2019}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Peter Bottomley]]
|votes = 30,475
|percentage = 55.8
|change = +0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Beccy Cooper]]
|votes = 15,652
|percentage = 28.6
|change = -4.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jamie Bennett
|votes = 6,024
|percentage = 11.0
|change = +5.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Joanne Paul
|votes = 2,008
|percentage = 3.7
|change = +0.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = David Aherne
|votes = 489
|percentage = 0.9
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 14,823
|percentage = 27.2
|change = +5.0
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 54,648
|percentage = 69.5
|change = -0.7
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +2.5
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=[[2017 United Kingdom general election|General election 2017]]: Worthing West}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Peter Bottomley]]
|votes = 30,181
|percentage = 55.4
|change = +3.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Beccy Cooper]]
|votes = 18,091
|percentage = 33.2
|change = +17.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Hazel Thorpe
|votes = 2,982
|percentage = 5.5
|change = -3.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Mark Withers
|votes = 1,635
|percentage = 3.0
|change = -15.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Benjamin Cornish
|votes = 1,614
|percentage = 3.0
|change = -2.8
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 12,090
|percentage = 22.2
|change = -11.0
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 54,614
|percentage = 70.2
|change = +3.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = -6.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |title=[[2015 United Kingdom general election|General election 2015]]: Worthing West<ref name=electoralcalculus>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001055|title=Worthing West parliamentary constituency - Election 2017|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Peter Bottomley]]
|votes = 26,124
|percentage = 51.5
|change = &minus;0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Timothy Cross
|votes = 9,269
|percentage = 18.3
|change = +12.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jim Deen
|votes = 7,955
|percentage = 15.7
|change = +3.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Hazel Thorpe
|votes = 4,477
|percentage = 8.8
|change = -19.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = David Aherne
|votes = 2,938
|percentage = 5.8
|change = +3.8
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 16,855
|percentage = 33.2
|change = +9.4
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 50,763
|percentage = 67.1
|change = +2.4
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = -6.3
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |
|title=[[2010 United Kingdom general election|General election 2010]]: Worthing West<ref name=electoralcalculus2010>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013}}</ref><ref name=hold>{{cite news| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/f31.stm | title = Worthing West | access-date = 2010-05-07 | work = [[BBC News Online]]}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Peter Bottomley]]
|votes = 25,416
|percentage = 51.7
|change = +4.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Hazel Thorpe
|votes = 13,687
|percentage = 27.9
|change = +1.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ian Ross
|votes = 5,800
|percentage = 11.8
|change = &minus;7.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = John Wallace
|votes = 2,924
|percentage = 6.0
|change = +0.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = David Aherne
|votes = 996
|percentage = 2.0
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Christian Party (UK)
|candidate = Stuart Dearsley
|votes = 300
|percentage = 0.6
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 11,729
|percentage = 23.8
|change = +2.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 49,123
|percentage = 64.7
|change = +2.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +1.5
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in the 2000s===
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[2005 United Kingdom general election|General election 2005]]: Worthing West<ref name=electoralcalculus2005>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worthing.gov.uk/worthings-services/electionselectoralregisterandvoting/previouselectionresults/elections2005-parliamentarycountycouncil/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110203033602/http://www.worthing.gov.uk/worthings-services/electionselectoralregisterandvoting/previouselectionresults/elections2005-parliamentarycountycouncil/ |archive-date=2011-02-03 |title=Worthing Borough Council - Elections 2005 - Parliamentary & County Council}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Peter Bottomley]]
|candidate = [[Peter Bottomley]]
|votes = 21,383
|votes = 21,383
|percentage = 47.6
|percentage = 47.6
|change = + 0.1
|change = +0.1
}}
}}
{{Template:Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Claire Potter
|candidate = Claire Potter
|votes = 12,004
|votes = 12,004
|percentage = 26.7
|percentage = 26.7
|change = + 0.2
|change = +0.2
}}
}}
{{Template:Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Antony Bignell
|candidate = Antony Bignell
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|change = &minus;2.3
|change = &minus;2.3
}}
}}
{{Template:Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = United Kingdom Independence Party
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Timothy Cross
|candidate = Timothy Cross
|votes = 2374
|votes = 2,374
|percentage = 5.3
|percentage = 5.3
|change = + 0.8
|change = +0.8
}}
}}
{{Template:Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Legalise Cannabis Alliance
|party = Legalise Cannabis Alliance
|candidate = Chris Baldwin
|candidate = Chris Baldwin
|votes = 550
|votes = 515
|percentage = 1.2
|percentage = 1.2
|change = + 1.2
|change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Template:Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,379
|votes = 9,379
|percentage = 20.9
|percentage = 20.9
|change =
|change = -0.1
}}
}}
{{Template:Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 44,941
|votes = 44,906
|percentage = 62.6
|percentage = 62.6
|change = +2.1
|change = +2.9
}}
}}
{{Template:Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +0.1
|swing = -0.1
}}
}}
{{Template:Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |

|title=[[2001 United Kingdom general election|General election 2001]]: Worthing West<ref name=electoralcalculus2001>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref>}}
{{Template:Election box begin |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 2001|General Election 2001]]: Worthing West
}}
{{Template:Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Peter Bottomley]]
|candidate = [[Peter Bottomley]]
|votes = 20,508
|votes = 20,508
|percentage = 47.5
|percentage = 47.5
|change = +1.3
|change = +1.4
}}
}}
{{Template:Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = James Walsh
|candidate = James Walsh
|votes = 11,471
|votes = 11,471
|percentage = 26.5
|percentage = 26.5
|change = &minus;4.6
|change = -4.6
}}
}}
{{Template:Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Alan Butcher
|candidate = Alan Butcher
|votes = 9,270
|votes = 9,270
|percentage = 21.5
|percentage = 21.5
|change = +5.2
|change = +5.3
}}
}}
{{Template:Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = United Kingdom Independence Party
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Tim Cross
|candidate = Timothy Cross
|votes = 1,960
|votes = 1,960
|percentage = 4.5
|percentage = 4.5
|change = +2.5
|change = +2.5
}}
}}
{{Template:Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,037
|votes = 9,037
|percentage = 21.0
|percentage = 21.0
|change =
|change = +6.0
}}
}}
{{Template:Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 43,209
|votes = 43,209
|percentage = 59.7
|percentage = 59.7
|change = &minus;12.1
|change = -12.1
}}
}}
{{Template:Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
|swing = +3.0
}}
}}
{{Template:Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


===Elections in the 1990s===
{{Template:Election box begin |
{{Election box begin no change|
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1997|General Election 1997]]: Worthing West
|title=[[1997 United Kingdom general election|General election 1997]]: Worthing West<ref name=electoralcalculus1997>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref>}}
}}
{{Template:Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Peter Bottomley]]
|candidate = [[Peter Bottomley]]
|votes = 23,733
|votes = 23,733
|percentage = 46.1
|percentage = 46.1
|change =
}}
}}
{{Template:Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Hare
|candidate = Christopher Hare
|votes = 16,020
|votes = 16,020
|percentage = 31.1
|percentage = 31.1
|change =
}}
}}
{{Template:Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Adams
|candidate = John Adams
|votes = 8,347
|votes = 8,347
|percentage = 16.2
|percentage = 16.2
|change =
}}
}}
{{Template:Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Referendum Party
|party = Referendum Party
|candidate = N. John
|candidate = Nick John
|votes = 2,313
|votes = 2,313
|percentage = 4.5
|percentage = 4.5
|change =
}}
}}
{{Template:Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = United Kingdom Independence Party
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Tim Cross
|candidate = Timothy Cross
|votes = 1,029
|votes = 1,029
|percentage = 2.0
|percentage = 2.0
|change =
}}
}}
{{Template:Election box majority|
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 7,713
|votes = 7,713
|percentage =
|percentage = 15.0
|change =
}}
}}
{{Template:Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes =
|votes = 51,442
|percentage = 72.1
|percentage = 71.8
|change =
}}
}}
{{Template:Election box end}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}


==Sources==
==See also==
*[[List of parliamentary constituencies in West Sussex]]
*[[Parliamentary constituencies in South East England|List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)]]

==Notes==
{{Reflist|group=n}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001055 Election result, 2015] (BBC)
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/f31.stm Election result, 2010] (BBC)
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/650.stm Election result, 2005] (BBC)
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/650.stm Election result, 2005] (BBC)
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/enwiki/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/650.stm Election results, 1997 - 2001] (BBC)
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/enwiki/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/650.stm Election results, 1997 - 2001] (BBC)
*[http://www.election.demon.co.uk/1997EB2.html Election results, 1997 - 2001] (Election Demon)
*[http://www.election.demon.co.uk/1997EB2.html Election results, 1997 - 2001] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618041842/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/1997EB2.html |date=2015-06-18 }} (Election Demon)
*[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/13480.html Worthing West UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at ''MapIt UK''
*[http://politics.guardian.co.uk/hoc/constituency/0,9338,-1456,00.html Election results, 1997 - 2005] (Guardian)
*[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/65562.html Worthing West UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at ''MapIt UK''
*[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168736.html Worthing West UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at ''MapIt UK''


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==See also==
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*[[List of Parliamentary constituencies in West Sussex]]
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==External links==
*[http://www.mvcwestsussex.org.uk Make Votes Count in West Sussex]
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[[Category:Arun District]]
[[Category:Politics of Worthing]]

Latest revision as of 16:13, 13 November 2024

Worthing West
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Worthing West in South East England
CountyWest Sussex
Electorate76,293 (2023) [1]
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created1997
Member of ParliamentBeccy Cooper (Labour)
Created from

Worthing West is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Beccy Cooper of the Labour Party. She defeated the long serving incumbent Sir Peter Bottomley, a Conservative who was the Father of the House of Commons from 2019.[n 2]

Boundaries

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Map
Map of 1997–2024 boundaries

1997–2024

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  • Worthing wards of: Castle, Central, Durrington, Goring, Heene, Marine, Northbrook, Salvington, and Tarring.
  • Arun wards of: East Preston, Ferring, Rustington East and Rustington West.

2024–present

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Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is 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.[2]

The constituency was expanded to include the ward of Angmering & Findon, while losing the two Rustington wards to Bognor Regis and Littlehampton.[3]

The constituency covers the central and western two-thirds portion of Worthing, plus the villages of Ferring, East Preston, Angmering and Findon in the district of Arun. The eastern parts of the town are in the East Worthing and Shoreham constituency.

History

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The seat was created in 1997 as Worthing and Shoreham were re-divided into Worthing West, and East Worthing and Shoreham.

Before 1945, the area was part of the Horsham and Worthing seat.

The MP from 1997 to 2024 was the Conservative Sir Peter Bottomley. He represented the Woolwich West and related Eltham in south-east London from 1975 to 1997. In 2024, Bottomley was defeated by Labour member Beccy Cooper.

Members of Parliament

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Worthing prior to 1997

Election Member[4] Party
1997 Peter Bottomley Conservative
2024 Beccy Cooper Labour

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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See also: 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies § Notional 2019 general election results
General election 2024: Worthing West[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Beccy Cooper 20,519 40.2 +10.7
Conservative Peter Bottomley 16,570 32.5 −23.5
Reform UK Edmund Rooke 7,562 14.8 N/A
Green Sonya Mallin 3,274 6.4 +2.8
Liberal Democrats Morag Chugg 2,708 5.3 −4.6
Independent Kathryn Attwood 364 0.7 N/A
Majority 3,949 7.7
Turnout 50,997 66.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +17.1

Elections in the 2010s

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General election 2019: Worthing West[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Bottomley 30,475 55.8 +0.4
Labour Beccy 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 N/A
Majority 14,823 27.2 +5.0
Turnout 54,648 69.5 −0.7
Conservative hold Swing +2.5
General election 2017: Worthing West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Bottomley 30,181 55.4 +3.9
Labour Beccy 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
General election 2015: Worthing West[7][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
General election 2010: Worthing West[9][10]
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 N/A
Christian Stuart Dearsley 300 0.6 N/A
Majority 11,729 23.8 +2.9
Turnout 49,123 64.7 +2.1
Conservative hold Swing +1.5

Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: Worthing West[11][12]
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 N/A
Majority 9,379 20.9 −0.1
Turnout 44,906 62.6 +2.9
Conservative hold Swing -0.1
General election 2001: Worthing West[13]
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

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General election 1997: Worthing West[14]
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

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Notes

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  1. ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
  3. ^ SE_90_Worthing West CC.pdf, 2023 Proposed boundaries for Worthing West by the Boundary Commission for England.
  4. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)
  5. ^ Worthing West
  6. ^ "Worthing West Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Worthing West parliamentary constituency - Election 2017" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Worthing West". BBC News Online. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  11. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Worthing Borough Council - Elections 2005 - Parliamentary & County Council". Archived from the original on 3 February 2011.
  13. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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