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Revision as of 21:56, 20 February 2010
51°49′41″N 0°19′44″W / 51.828°N 0.329°W Template:UK constituency infobox Worthing West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Boundaries
The constituency covers the western portion of Worthing in West Sussex. Eastern parts of the town are in the East Worthing and Shoreham constituency. It also contains the towns of East Preston and Rustington in the district of Arun.
History
The constituency was created in 1997 when the previous constituency, Worthing was divided in two. Prior to 1945, the territory of this constituency had been contained in the Horsham and Worthing seat.
The MP since the seat's creation is the Conservative Peter Bottomley. He previously represented the Eltham area in south-east London from 1975 to 1997.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1997 | Peter Bottomley | Conservative |
Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Bottomley | ||||
| English Democrat | Clive Maltby | ||||
| Labour | Ian Ross | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Hazel Thorpe | ||||
| UKIP | John Wallace | ||||
| 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 | 550 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 9,379 | 20.9 | |||
| Turnout | 44,941 | 62.6 | +2.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Bottomley | 20,508 | 47.5 | +1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Walsh | 11,471 | 26.5 | −4.6 | |
| Labour | Alan Butcher | 9,270 | 21.5 | +5.2 | |
| UKIP | Tim Cross | 1,960 | 4.5 | +2.5 | |
| Majority | 9,037 | 21.0 | |||
| Turnout | 43,209 | 59.7 | −12.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | N. John | 2,313 | 4.5 | ||
| UKIP | Tim Cross | 1,029 | 2.0 | ||
| Majority | 7,713 | ||||
| Turnout | 51,442 | 72.1 | |||
Sources
- Election result, 2005 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1997 - 2005 (Guardian)