Worthing West (UK Parliament Constituency)
Worthing West is a constituency 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.
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.
The constituency was expanded to include the ward of Angmering & Findon, while losing the two Rustington wards to Bognor Regis and Littlehampton.
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 | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Peter Bottomley | Conservative | |
| 2024 | Beccy Cooper | Labour | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| 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 | +17.1 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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
| 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 | |||
| 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
| 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
- List of parliamentary constituencies in West Sussex
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)
Notes
- ^ 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.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
- ^ SE_90_Worthing West CC.pdf, 2023 Proposed boundaries for Worthing West by the Boundary Commission for England.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)
- ^ Worthing West
- ^ "Worthing West Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Worthing West parliamentary constituency - Election 2017" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Worthing West". BBC News Online. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Worthing Borough Council - Elections 2005 - Parliamentary & County Council". Archived from the original on 3 February 2011.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
External links
- Election result, 2015 (BBC)
- Election result, 2010 (BBC)
- Election result, 2005 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 Archived 2015-06-18 at the Wayback Machine (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
