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Worthing West (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 50°50′N 0°26′W / 50.84°N 0.44°W / 50.84; -0.44
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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

Map
Map of 1997–2024 boundaries

1997–2024

  • Worthing wards of: Castle, Central, Durrington, Goring, Heene, Marine, Northbrook, Salvington, and Tarring.
  • Arun wards of: 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.

2024–present

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the constituency 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 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.[3]

History

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 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. The current MP since 2024 is the Labour member Beccy Cooper.

In the timing of the 2019 results this seat gave the Conservatives a majority, being the 326th counted up.

Members of Parliament

Worthing prior to 1997

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

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

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

Elections in the 2010s

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

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

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

Notes

  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

  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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