Worthing West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Worthing West
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Worthing West (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 2024
South East England - Worthing West constituency.svg
Boundary of Worthing West in South East England
County West Sussex
Electorate 76,293 (2023) [1]
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created 1997
Member of Parliament Beccy Cooper (Labour)
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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]

Contents

Boundaries

Worthing West (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of 1997–2024 boundaries

1997–2024

2024–present

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 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

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

Worthing prior to 1997

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

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Worthing West [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Beccy Cooper 20,519 40.2 +10.7
Conservative Peter Bottomley 16,57032.5−23.5
Reform UK Edmund Rooke7,56214.8N/A
Green Sonya Mallin3,2746.4+2.8
Liberal Democrats Morag Chugg2,7085.3−4.6
Independent Kathryn Attwood3640.7N/A
Majority 3,9497.7
Turnout 50,99766.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +17.1

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Worthing West [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Bottomley 30,475 55.8 +0.4
Labour Beccy Cooper 15,65228.6−4.6
Liberal Democrats Jamie Bennett6,02411.0+5.5
Green Joanne Paul2,0083.7+0.7
Independent David Aherne4890.9N/A
Majority 14,82327.2+5.0
Turnout 54,64869.5−0.7
Conservative hold Swing +2.5
General election 2017: Worthing West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Bottomley 30,181 55.4 +3.9
Labour Beccy Cooper 18,09133.2+17.5
Liberal Democrats Hazel Thorpe2,9825.5−3.3
UKIP Mark Withers1,6353.0−15.3
Green Benjamin Cornish1,6143.0−2.8
Majority 12,09022.2−11.0
Turnout 54,61470.2+3.1
Conservative hold Swing -6.8
General election 2015: Worthing West [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Bottomley 26,124 51.5 −0.2
UKIP Timothy Cross9,26918.3+12.3
Labour Jim Deen7,95515.7+3.9
Liberal Democrats Hazel Thorpe4,4778.8−19.1
Green David Aherne2,9385.8+3.8
Majority 16,85533.2+9.4
Turnout 50,76367.1+2.4
Conservative hold Swing -6.3
General election 2010: Worthing West [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Bottomley 25,416 51.7 +4.1
Liberal Democrats Hazel Thorpe13,68727.9+1.2
Labour Ian Ross5,80011.8−7.4
UKIP John Wallace2,9246.0+0.7
Green David Aherne9962.0N/A
Christian Stuart Dearsley3000.6N/A
Majority 11,72923.8+2.9
Turnout 49,12364.7+2.1
Conservative hold Swing +1.5

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Worthing West [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Bottomley 21,383 47.6 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Claire Potter12,00426.7+0.2
Labour Antony Bignell8,63019.2−2.3
UKIP Timothy Cross2,3745.3+0.8
Legalise Cannabis Chris Baldwin5151.2N/A
Majority 9,37920.9−0.1
Turnout 44,90662.6+2.9
Conservative hold Swing -0.1
General election 2001: Worthing West [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Bottomley 20,508 47.5 +1.4
Liberal Democrats James Walsh11,47126.5−4.6
Labour Alan Butcher9,27021.5+5.3
UKIP Timothy Cross1,9604.5+2.5
Majority 9,03721.0+6.0
Turnout 43,20959.7−12.1
Conservative hold Swing +3.0

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Worthing West [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Bottomley 23,733 46.1
Liberal Democrats Christopher Hare16,02031.1
Labour John Adams8,34716.2
Referendum Nick John2,3134.5
UKIP Timothy Cross1,0292.0
Majority 7,71315.0
Turnout 51,44271.8
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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