Bognor Regis and Littlehampton (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 50°47′56″N 0°35′56″W / 50.799°N 0.599°W / 50.799; -0.599

Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Bognor Regis and Littlehampton in West Sussex for the 2010 general election.
Location of West Sussex within England.
County	West Sussex
Population	98,433 (2011 census)^[1]
Electorate	70,535 (December 2010)^[2]
Major settlements	Bognor Regis, Felpham and Littlehampton
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of parliament	Nick Gibb (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Arundel
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	South East England

Bognor Regis and Littlehampton (Contemp. RP) /ˈbɒɡnə ɹʷiːd͡ʒɪs ænd lɪtl̩hæmptn̩/, /-æmtn̩/ is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its creation in 1997 by Nick Gibb of the Conservative Party.^{[n 2]}

Boundaries and constituency profile

1997-2010: The District of Arun wards of Aldwick East, Aldwick West, Bersted, Felpham East, Felpham West, Hotham, Littlehampton Beach, Littlehampton Central, Littlehampton Ham, Littlehampton River, Littlehampton Wick, Marine, Middleton on Sea, Orchard, Pagham, and Pevensey.

2010–present: The District of Arun wards of Aldwick East, Aldwick West, Beach, Bersted, Brookfield, Felpham East, Felpham West, Ham, Hotham, Marine, Middleton-on-Sea, Orchard, Pagham and Rose Green, Pevensey, River, Wick with Toddington, and Yapton.

The constituency is elongated along the south coast of England. It includes the towns of Bognor Regis and Littlehampton. Small scale manufacturing, trades, retail and commutable industrial parks form most of the economy supplemented by seasonal tourism. A larger than average proportion of the population are retired people who choose to live beside the settlements on the South Coast of England, supporting in the constituency sporting facilities, public services, golf courses and general domestic spending. The proportion of social housing is slightly lower than the UK average.^[3]

History

Immediately prior to this seat's creation in 1997, the two eponymous towns were part of the Arundel constituency. Prior to 1974, Bognor Regis was part of the Chichester constituency, while Littlehampton was part of the Arundel and Shoreham constituency.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member^[4]	Party
	1997	Nick Gibb	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2017: Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Nick Gibb	30,276	59.0	+7.6
	Labour	Alan Butcher	12,782	24.9	+11.1
	Liberal Democrat	Francis Oppler	3,352	6.5	-2.5
	Independent	Paul Sanderson	2,088	4.1	N/A
	UKIP	Patrick Lowe	1,861	3.6	-18.1
	Green	Andrew Bishop	993	1.9	-2.2
Majority			17,494	34.1	+4.5
Turnout			51,352	67.7	+3.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.75

General Election 2015: Bognor Regis and Littlehampton^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Nick Gibb	24,185	51.3	−0.1
	UKIP	Graham Jones	10,241	21.7	+15.3
	Labour	Alan Butcher	6,508	13.8	−0.2
	Liberal Democrat	Francis Oppler	4,240	9.0	−14.5
	Green	Simon McDougall	1,942	4.1	+4.1
Majority			13,944	29.6	+1.7
Turnout			47,116	64.5	-1.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 2010: Bognor Regis and Littlehampton^[6]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Nick Gibb	24,087	51.4	+6.8
	Liberal Democrat	Simon McDougall	11,024	23.5	+1.6
	Labour	Michael Jones	6,580	14.0	−11.4
	UKIP	Douglas Denny	3,036	6.5	−1.5
	BNP	Andrew Moffat	1,890	4.0	N/A
	Independent	Melissa Briggs	235	0.5	N/A
Majority			13,063	27.9
Turnout			46,852	66.2	+3.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Bognor Regis and Littlehampton^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Nick Gibb	18,183	44.6	−0.6
	Labour	George O'Neill	10,361	25.4	−5.3
	Liberal Democrat	Simon McDougall	8,927	21.9	+4.3
	UKIP	Adrian Lithgow	3,276	8.0	+3.4
Majority			7,822	19.2
Turnout			40,747	62.1	+3.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.3

General Election 2001: Bognor Regis and Littlehampton^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Nick Gibb	17,602	45.2	+1.0
	Labour	George O’Neill	11,959	30.7	+2.2
	Liberal Democrat	Pamela Peskett	6,846	17.6	−6.4
	UKIP	George Stride	1,779	4.6	+1.3
	Green	Lilius Cheyne	782	2.0	N/A
Majority			5,643	14.5
Turnout			38,968	58.2	−11.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	−0.6

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Bognor Regis and Littlehampton^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Nick Gibb	20,537	44.2	−12.6
	Labour	Roger A. Nash	13,216	28.5	+15.0
	Liberal Democrat	James M.M. Walsh	11,153	24.0	−2.7
	UKIP	George Stride	1,537	3.3	N/A
Majority			7,321	15.8
Turnout			46,443	69.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	−13.8

Notes and references

Notes

↑ A county 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

↑ "Bognor Regis and Littlehampton: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
↑ 2001 Census
↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 4)
↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
↑ Arun District Council Archived August 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "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.

Sources

Election result, 2005 (BBC)
Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
Election results, 1997 - 2001 (Election Demon)
Election results, 1997 - 2005 (Guardian)

External links

nomis Constituency Profile for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.

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Liberal Democrats (2)	Eastbourne Oxford West and Abingdon
Green (1)	Brighton Pavilion
Speaker (1)	Buckingham
South East England European constituency: UKIP (4) Conservative (3) Green (1) Labour (1) Liberal Democrats (1)

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