Worthing West is a
constituency represented in the
House of Commons
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of the
UK Parliament
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since its
1997
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creation by Sir
Peter Bottomley
Sir Peter James Bottomley (born 30 July 1944) is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as a Member of Parliament (MP) since 1975 when elected for Woolwich West, serving until it was abolished before the 1983 general election. ...
, a
Conservative
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, who is the
Father of the House of Commons
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.
Boundaries
*Worthing wards: Castle, Central, Durrington, Goring, Heene, Marine, Northbrook, Salvington, and Tarring.
*Arun wards: East Preston, Ferring, Rustington West and Rustington East.
The constituency covers the central and western two-thirds portion of
Worthing
Worthing () is a seaside town in West Sussex, England, at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of Chichester. With a population of 111,400 and an area of , the borough is the second largest component of the Brighton and Ho ...
, plus the villages of
Ferring
Ferring is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. It is part of the built-up area of Worthing and is accessed along the A259 road west of the town - comprising North Down Farm and Highdown Hi ...
, East Preston and
Rustington
Rustington is a small town and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex. Rustington is approximately at the midpoint of the West Sussex coast and midway between the county town of Chichester and Brighton. The A259 runs along the nor ...
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
Worthing () is a seaside town in West Sussex, England, at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of Chichester. With a population of 111,400 and an area of , the borough is the second largest component of the Brighton and Ho ...
and Shoreham were re-divided.
Before 1945, this exact land was in the
Horsham and Worthing seat.
The MP since 1997 is the Conservative
Sir Peter Bottomley
Sir Peter James Bottomley (born 30 July 1944) is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as a Member of Parliament (MP) since 1975 when elected for Woolwich West, serving until it was abolished before the 1983 general election. ...
. He represented the
Woolwich West and related
Eltham
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in south-east London from 1975 to 1997.
In the timing of the 2019 results this seat gave the Conservatives a majority, being the 326th counted up.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
See also
*
List of parliamentary constituencies in West Sussex
Notes
References
External links
Election result, 2015(BBC)
Election result, 2010(BBC)
Election result, 2005(BBC)
Election results, 1997 - 2001(BBC)
(Election Demon)
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Parliamentary constituencies in South East England
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1997
Politics of West Sussex
Arun District
Politics of Worthing