Worthing West (UK Parliament constituency)
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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox UK constituency 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
1997–2024
- Worthing wards of: Castle, Central, Durrington, Goring, Heene, Marine, Northbrook, Salvington, and Tarring.
- Arun wards of: East Preston, Ferring, Rustington East and Rustington West.
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 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.[1]
The constituency was expanded to include the ward of Angmering & Findon, while losing the two Rustington wards to Bognor Regis and Littlehampton.[2]
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
| Election | Member[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1997 | Peter Bottomley | Conservative |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2024 | Beccy Cooper | Labour |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Peter Bottomley | 16,570 | 32.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Edmund Rooke | 7,562 | 14.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Sonya Mallin | 3,274 | 6.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Morag Chugg | 2,708 | 5.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Kathryn Attwood | 364 | 0.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 3,949 | 7.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 50,997 | 66.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Template:Yesno | Swing | +17.1 | |||
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Elections in the 2010s
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Beccy Cooper | 15,652 | 28.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Jamie Bennett | 6,024 | 11.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Joanne Paul | 2,008 | 3.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | David Aherne | 489 | 0.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 14,823 | 27.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 54,648 | 69.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +2.5 | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Beccy Cooper | 18,091 | 33.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Hazel Thorpe | 2,982 | 5.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Mark Withers | 1,635 | 3.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Benjamin Cornish | 1,614 | 3.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 12,090 | 22.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 54,614 | 70.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | -6.8 | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Timothy Cross | 9,269 | 18.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Jim Deen | 7,955 | 15.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Hazel Thorpe | 4,477 | 8.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | David Aherne | 2,938 | 5.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 16,855 | 33.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 50,763 | 67.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | -6.3 | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Hazel Thorpe | 13,687 | 27.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ian Ross | 5,800 | 11.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John Wallace | 2,924 | 6.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | David Aherne | 996 | 2.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Stuart Dearsley | 300 | 0.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 11,729 | 23.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 49,123 | 64.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +1.5 | |||
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Elections in the 2000s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Claire Potter | 12,004 | 26.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Antony Bignell | 8,630 | 19.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Timothy Cross | 2,374 | 5.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Chris Baldwin | 515 | 1.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 9,379 | 20.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 44,906 | 62.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | -0.1 | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | James Walsh | 11,471 | 26.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Alan Butcher | 9,270 | 21.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Timothy Cross | 1,960 | 4.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 9,037 | 21.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 43,209 | 59.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +3.0 | |||
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Elections in the 1990s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Peter Bottomley | Script error: No such module "string". | 46.1 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Christopher Hare | Script error: No such module "string". | 31.1 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John Adams | Script error: No such module "string". | 16.2 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Nick John | Script error: No such module "string". | 4.5 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Timothy Cross | Script error: No such module "string". | 2.0 | ||
| Turnout | 51,442 | 71.8 | |||
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See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in West Sussex
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)
Notes
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- ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ↑ 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.
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References
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External links
- Election result, 2015 (BBC)
- Election result, 2010 (BBC)
- Election result, 2005 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 Template:Webarchive (Election Demon)
- Worthing West UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Worthing West UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Worthing West UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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