Worthing West (UK Parliament constituency)
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.
Members of Parliament
- Constituency created (1997)
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1997 | Peter Bottomley | Conservative |
Elections
| 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 | 72.1 | ||||
Sources
- Election result, 2005 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1997 - 2005 (Guardian)
See also