Worthing West (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 51°49′41″N 0°19′44″W / 51.828°N 0.329°W / 51.828; -0.329

Worthing West
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons

Outline map

Boundary of Worthing West in West Sussex.

Outline map

Location of West Sussex within England.
County West Sussex
Electorate 74,468 (December 2010)
Current constituency
Created 1997
Member of parliament Sir Peter Bottomley (Conservative)
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency South East England

Worthing West is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Boundaries

The constituency covers the western portion of Worthing in West Sussex. Eastern parts of the town are in the East Worthing and Shoreham constituency. It also contains the towns of East Preston and Rustington in the district of Arun.

History

The constituency was created in 1997 when the previous constituency, Worthing was divided in two. Prior to 1945, the territory of this constituency had been contained in the Horsham and Worthing seat.

The MP since the seat's creation is the Conservative Peter Bottomley. He previously represented the Eltham area in south-east London from 1975 to 1997.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember[1] Party
1997 Peter Bottomley Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Worthing West[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir Peter Bottomley 26,124 51.5 0.3
UKIP Timothy Philip Cross 9,269 18.3 +12.3
Labour Jim Deen 7,955 15.7 +3.9
Liberal Democrat Hazel Thorpe 4,477 8.8 19.0
Green David Aherne 2,938 5.8 +3.8
Majority 16,855 33.2
Turnout 50,763 67.1 +2.4
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 2010: Worthing West[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Bottomley 25,416 51.7 +4.1
Liberal Democrat Hazel Thorpe 13,687 27.9 +1.1
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 23.9
Turnout 49,123 64.7 +2.7
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Worthing West[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Bottomley 21,383 47.6 +0.1
Liberal Democrat Claire Potter 12,004 26.7 +0.2
Labour Antony Bignell 8,630 19.2 2.3
UKIP Timothy Philip Cross 2,374 5.3 +0.8
Legalise Cannabis Chris Baldwin 515 1.2 N/A
Majority 9,379 20.9
Turnout 44,906 62.6 +2.1
Conservative hold Swing +0.1
General Election 2001: Worthing West[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Bottomley 20,508 47.5 +1.3
Liberal Democrat Dr. James Michael Meade Walsh 11,471 26.5 4.6
Labour Alan Terence Butcher 9,270 21.5 +5.2
UKIP Timothy Philip Cross 1,960 4.5 +2.5
Majority 9,037 21.0
Turnout 43,209 59.7 12.1
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Worthing West[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Bottomley 23,733 46.1 N/A
Liberal Democrat Christopher A. Hare 16,020 31.1 N/A
Labour John P. Adams 8,347 16.2 N/A
Referendum Nick John 2,313 4.5 N/A
UKIP Timothy Philip Cross 1,029 2.0 N/A
Majority 7,713 15.0 N/A
Turnout 51,442 71.8 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

Notes and references

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)
  2. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001055
  4. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  5. "Worthing West". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
  6. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  7. http://www.worthing.gov.uk/worthings-services/electionselectoralregisterandvoting/previouselectionresults/elections2005-parliamentarycountycouncil/
  8. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  9. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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