List of parliamentary constituencies in West Sussex

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The county of West Sussex is divided into 9 parliamentary constituencies - 2 borough constituencies and 7 county constituencies, one of which crosses the county border with East Sussex.

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Constituencies

   Conservative †   Labour ‡   Liberal Democrat ¤

Constituency [nb 1] ElectorateMajority [nb 2] Member of Parliament Nearest oppositionElectoral wards [1] Map
Arundel and South Downs CC 77,96912,134  Andrew Griffith † Richard Allen ¤ Arun: Arundel and Walberton, Barnham, Felpham East (polling district BHOE)
Chichester: Easebourne, Fernhurst, Fittleworth, Goodwood (polling districts GWBX, GWEA, GWED, GWSI and GWUP), Harting, Loxwood, Midhurst, Petworth
Horsham: Bramber, Upper Beeding and Woodmancote, Henfield, Pulborough, Coldwaltham and Amberley, Steyning and Ashurst, Storrington and Washington, West Chiltington, Thakeham and Ashington
Arundel and South Downs Constituency 2023.svg
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton CC 77,5653,651  Alison Griffiths † Clare Walsh ‡ Arun: Aldwick East, Aldwick West, Beach, Brookfield, Courtwick with Toddington, Felpham East (polling districts BFELE1, BFELE2, BFELE3 and BFELE4), Felpham West, Hotham, Marine, Middleton-on-Sea, Orchard, Pevensey, River, Rustington East, Rustington West, Yapton
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Chichester CC 78,37412,178  Jess Brown-Fuller ¤  Gillian Keegan † Arun: Bersted, Pagham
Chichester: Chichester Central, Chichester East, Chichester North, Chichester South, Chichester West, Goodwood (polling districts GWWD and GWWH), Harbour Villages, Lavant, North Mundham and Tangmere, Selsey South, Sidlesham with Selsey North, Southbourne, The Witterings, Westbourne
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Crawley BC 76,5755,235  Peter Lamb ‡ Zack Ali † Crawley: Bewbush and North Broadfield, Broadfield, Gossops Green and North East Broadfield, Ifield, Langley Green and Tushmore, Maidenbower, Northgate and West Green, Pound Hill North and Forge Wood, Pound Hill South and Worth, Southgate, Three Bridges, Tilgate
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East Grinstead and Uckfield CC (part)75,3858,480  Mims Davies † Benedict Dempsey ¤ Lewes: Chailey, Barcombe and Hamsey, Newick, Wivelsfield
Mid Sussex: Ardingly and Balcombe, Ashurst Wood, Copthorne and Worth, Crawley Down and Turners Hill, East Grinstead Ashplats, East Grinstead Baldwins, East Grinstead Herontye, East Grinstead Imberhorne, East Grinstead Town, High Weald
Wealden: Buxted, Danehill and Fletching, Forest Row, Maresfield, Uckfield East, Uckfield New Town, Uckfield North, Uckfield Ridgewood and Little Horsted
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East Worthing and Shoreham CC 74,7389,519  Tom Rutland ‡ Leila Williams † Adur: Buckingham, Churchill, Cokeham, Eastbrook, Hillside, Manor, Marine, Mash Barn, Peverel, Southlands, Southwick Green, St Mary's, St Nicolas, Widewater
Worthing: Broadwater, Gaisford, Offington, Selden
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Horsham CC 79,1502,517  John Milne ¤  Jeremy Quin † Horsham: Billingshurst, Broadbridge Heath, Colgate and Rusper, Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead, Denne, Forest, Holbrook East, Holbrook West, Itchingfield, Slinfold and Warnham, Nuthurst and Lower Beeding, Roffey North, Roffey South, Rudgwick, Southwater North, Southwater South and Shipley, Trafalgar
Horsham Constituency 2023.svg
Mid Sussex CC 75,9696,662  Alison Bennett ¤ Kristy Adams † Mid Sussex: Bolney, Burgess Hill Dunstall, Burgess Hill Franklands, Burgess Hill Leylands, Burgess Hill Meeds, Burgess Hill St. Andrews, Burgess Hill Victoria, Cuckfield, Hassocks, Haywards Heath Ashenground, Haywards Heath Bentswood, Haywards Heath Franklands, Haywards Heath Heath, Haywards Heath Lucastes, Hurstpierpoint and Downs, Lindfield
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Worthing West BC 77,0383,949  Beccy Cooper ‡  Peter Bottomley † Arun: Angmering and Findon, East Preston, Ferring
Worthing: Castle, Central, Durrington, Goring, Heene, Marine, Northbrook, Salvington, Tarring
Worthing West Constituency 2023.svg


Historic list of constituencies in West Sussex

Used from 1950 to 1974

Used from 1974 to 1983

Used from 1983 to 1997

The Local Government Act 1972 moved the District of Mid Sussex into West Sussex from East Sussex. This change was put into effect in the Parliamentary constituency boundaries for the 1983 boundary changes.

Boundary changes

2010

Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to retain the existing 8 constituencies in West Sussex, with minor changes to realign constituency boundaries with those of current local government wards, and to reduce the electoral disparity between constituencies.

NameBoundaries 1997-2010Boundaries 2010–2024
  1. Arundel and South Downs CC
  2. Bognor Regis and Littlehampton CC
  3. Chichester CC
  4. Crawley BC
  5. East Worthing and Shoreham CC
  6. Horsham CC
  7. Mid Sussex CC
  8. Worthing West BC
Boundaries 1997-2010 WestSussexParliamentaryConstituenciesNumbered.svg
Boundaries 1997-2010
Boundaries 2010-2024 WestSussexParliamentaryConstituencies2007.svg
Boundaries 2010–2024

2024

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

NameBoundaries 2010–2024Boundaries 2024–present
  1. Arundel and South Downs CC
  2. Bognor Regis and Littlehampton CC
  3. Chichester CC
  4. Crawley BC
  5. East Worthing and Shoreham CC
  6. Horsham CC
  7. Mid Sussex CC
  8. Worthing West BC
  9. East Grinstead and Uckfield CC (2024–present)
Boundaries 2010-2024 WestSussexParliamentaryConstituencies2007.svg
Boundaries 2010–2024
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For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England opted to combine West Sussex with East Sussex as a sub-region of the South East Region, resulting in the creation of a new cross-county boundary constituency named East Grinstead and Uckfield. [2] [3]

The following constituencies were proposed:

Containing electoral wards from Adur

Containing electoral wards from Arun

Containing electoral wards from Chichester

Containing electoral wards from Crawley

Containing electoral wards from Horsham

Containing electoral wards from Mid Sussex

Containing electoral wards from Worthing

Results history

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019 [4]

2024

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising West Sussex in the 2019 general election were as follows:

PartyVotes%Change from 2019SeatsChange from 2019
Conservative 126,02530.8%Decrease2.svg25.5%2Decrease2.svg8
Labour 102,33825.0%Increase2.svg2.4%3Increase2.svg3
Liberal Democrats 91,34922.3%Decrease2.svg5.8%3Increase2.svg3
Reform 60,72714.8%New00
Greens 22,8415.6%Increase2.svg1.8%00
Others5,7781.4%Increase2.svg1.6%00
Total409,058100.08

Percentage votes

Election year19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024
Conservative 59.960.057.344.746.046.751.854.256.856.330.8
Labour 9.811.814.624.325.921.313.116.128.822.625.0
Liberal Democrat 129.327.625.725.623.026.127.48.48.316.522.3
Reform ----------14.8
Green Party -*****0.94.92.63.85.6
UKIP ---***5.215.62.4*-
Other1.00.62.35.55.16.01.60.90.90.91.4

11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

Seats

Election year19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024
Conservative 77777788882
Labour 00011100003
Liberal Democrats 00000000003
Total77788888888

Maps

1885-1910

1918-1945

1950-1979

1983-present

Historical representation by party

A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.

The Local Government Act 1972 moved the District of Mid Sussex into West Sussex from East Sussex. This change was put into effect in the Parliamentary constituency boundaries for the 1983 boundary changes.

From 1885 to 2019, only two MPs had won elections who were not members of the Conservative Party: one Liberal MP in 1923 and one Labour MP in 1997, 2001 and 2005. This changed in 2024, with 3 Labour MPs and 3 Liberal Democrat MPs being elected.

1885 to 1918

   Conservative

Constituency18851886881892939418951900041906Jan 1910Dec 1910
Chichester C. Gordon-Lennox W. Gordon-Lennox Talbot
Horsham Barttelot Johnstone Turnour

1918 to 1950

   Conservative    Liberal

Constituency191821192219231924192919311935421945
Chichester Talbot Bird Rudkin Courtauld Joynson-Hicks
Horsham and Worthing / Horsham (1945) Turnour
Worthing Prior-Palmer

1950 to 1983

   Conservative

Constituency195019515419555819591964196669197071Feb 1974Oct 19741979
Arundel and Shoreham / Shoreham (1974) Cuthbert Kerby Luce
Chichester Joynson-Hicks Loveys Chataway Nelson
Horsham / Horsham and Crawley (1974) Turnour Gough Hordern
Worthing Prior-Palmer Higgins
Arundel Marshall

1983 to present

   Conservative    Labour

Constituency19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024
Arundel / Arundel and South Downs (1997) Marshall Flight Herbert Griffith
Chichester Nelson Tyrie Keegan Brown-Fuller
Crawley Soames Moffatt Smith Lamb
Horsham Hordern Maude Quin Milne
Shoreham / East Worthing and Shoreham (1997) Luce Stephen Loughton Rutland
Mid Sussex Renton Soames Davies Bennett
Worthing / Worthing West (1997) Higgins Bottomley Cooper
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton Gibb Griffiths

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. ↑ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

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References

  1. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2023/1230, retrieved 13 July 2024
  2. ↑ "Tim's thoughts on the Boundary Commission's revised proposals". Tim Loughton MP. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. paras 990-1012. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  4. ↑ Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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