List of parliamentary constituencies in West Sussex
The county of West Sussex is divided into 8 Parliamentary constituencies - 2 Borough constituencies and 6 County constituencies.
Constituencies
Conservative † Labour ‡ Liberal Democrat ¤
| Constituency[nb 1] | Electorate[1] | Majority[2][nb 2] | Member of Parliament[2] | Nearest opposition[2] | Electoral wards[3][4] | Map | ||
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| Arundel and South Downs CC | 81,726 | 22,521 | bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Andrew Griffith † | bgcolor="Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | | Alison Bennett ¤ | Arun: Angmering, Arundel, Barnham, Findon, Walberton Chichester: Bury, Petworth, Wisborough Green Horsham: Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote, Chanctonbury, Chantry, Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead, Henfield, Pulborough & Coldwaltham, Steyning Mid Sussex: Hassocks, Hurstpierpoint & Downs |
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| Bognor Regis and Littlehampton CC | 77,446 | 22,503 | bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Nick Gibb † | bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Alan Butcher ‡ | Arun: Aldwick East, Aldwick West, Beach, Bersted, Brookfield, Felpham East, Felpham West, Ham, Hotham, Marine, Middleton-on-Sea, Orchard, Pagham & Rose Green, Pevensey, River, Wick with Toddington, Yapton |  |
| Chichester CC | 85,499 | 21,490 | bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Gillian Keegan † | bgcolor="Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | | Kate O'Kelly ¤ | Chichester: Bosham, Boxgrove, Chichester East, Chichester North, Chichester South, Chichester West, Donnington, Easebourne, East Wittering, Fernhurst, Fishbourne, Funtington, Harting, Lavant, Midhurst, North Mundham, Plaistow, Rogate, Selsey North, Selsey South, Sidlesham, Southbourne, Stedham, Tangmere, West Wittering, Westbourne |  |
| Crawley BC | 74,207 | 8,360 | bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Henry Smith † | bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Peter Lamb ‡ | Crawley: Bewbush, Broadfield North, Broadfield South, Furnace Green, Gossops Green, Ifield, Langley Green, Maidenbower, Northgate, Pound Hill North, Pound Hill South & Worth, Southgate, Three Bridges, Tilgate, West Green |  |
| East Worthing and Shoreham CC | 75,194 | 7,441 | bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Tim Loughton † | bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Lavinia O'Connor ‡ | Adur: Buckingham, Churchill, Cokeland, Eastbrook, Hillside, Manor, Marine, Mash Barn, Peverel, St Mary's, St Nicolas, Southlands, Southwick Green, Widewater Worthing: Broadwater, Gaisford, Offington, Selden |
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| Horsham CC | 86,730 | 21,127 | bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Jeremy Quin † | bgcolor="Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | | Louise Potter ¤ | Horsham: Billingshurst & Shipley, Broadbridge Heath, Denne, Forest, Holbrook East, Holbrook West, Horsham Park, Itchingfield, Slinfold & Warnham, Nuthurst, Roffey North, Roffey South, Rudgwick, Rusper & Colgate, Southwater, Trafalgar Mid Sussex: Ardingly & Balcombe, Copthorne & Worth, Crawley Down & Turners Hill |
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| Mid Sussex CC | 85,146 | 19,197 | bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Mims Davies † | bgcolor="Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | | Robert Eggleston ¤ | Mid Sussex: Ashurst Wood, Bolney, Burgess Hill Dunstall, Burgess Hill Franklands, Burgess Hill Leylands, Burgess Hill Meeds, Burgess Hill St Andrews, Burgess Hill Victoria, Cuckfield, East Grinstead Ashplats, East Grinstead Baldwins, East Grinstead Herontye, East Grinstead Imberhorne, East Grinstead Town, Haywards Heath Ashenground, Haywards Heath Bentswood, Hayward Heath Franklands, Haywards Heath Heath, Haywards Heath Lucastes, High Weald, Lindfield |  |
| Worthing West BC | 78,585 | 14,823 | bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Peter Bottomley † | bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Beccy Cooper ‡ | Arun: East Preston with Kingston, Ferring, Rustington East, Rustington West Worthing: Castle, Central, Durrington, Goring, Heene, Marine, Northbrook, Salvington, Tarring |
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Historic List of Constituencies in West Sussex
Used from 1950 to 1974
Used from 1974 to 1983
Used from 1983 to 1997
The Local Government Act 1972 moved the District of Mid Sussex into West Sussex from East Sussex. This change was put into effect in the Parliamentary constituency boundaries for the 1983 boundary changes.
Boundary changes
| Name | Previous boundaries | Current boundaries |
|---|---|---|
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Proposed boundary changes
The Boundary Commission for England submitted their final proposals in respect of the Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster Constituencies (the 2018 review) in September 2018. Although the proposals were immediately laid before Parliament they were not brought forward by the Government for approval. Accordingly, they did not come into effect for the 2019 election which took place on 12 December 2019, and which was contested using the constituency boundaries in place since 2010.
Under the terms of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011, the Sixth Review was based on reducing the total number of MPs from 650 to 600 and a strict electoral parity requirement that the electorate of all constituencies should be within a range of 5% either side of the electoral quota.
On 24 March 2020, the Minister of State for the Cabinet Office, Chloe Smith, issued a written statement to Parliament setting out the Government's thinking with regard to parliamentary boundaries. They propose to bring forward primary legislation to remove the statutory obligation to implement the 2018 Boundary Review recommendations, as well as set the framework for future boundary reviews in time for the next review which is due to begin in early 2021 and report no later than October 2023. It is proposed that the number of constituencies now remains at the current level of 650, rather than being reduced to 600, while retaining the requirement that the electorate should be no more than +/- 5% from the electoral quota.[5]
Results history
Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019[6]
2019
The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising West Sussex in the 2019 general election were as follows:
| Party | Votes | % | Change from 2017 | Seats | Change from 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 257,463 | 56.3% |  0.6%
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8 | 0 |
| Labour | 103,446 | 22.6% | 6.2%
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0 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 75,512 | 16.5% |  8.2%
|
0 | 0 |
| Greens | 17,239 | 3.8% | 1.1%
|
0 | 0 |
| Others | 3,920 | 0.8% | 2.5%
|
0 | 0 |
| Total | 457,580 | 100.0 | 8 |
Percentage votes
| Election year | 1983 | 1987 | 1992 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 59.9 | 60.0 | 57.3 | 44.7 | 46.0 | 46.7 | 51.8 | 54.2 | 56.8 | 56.3 |
| Labour | 9.8 | 11.8 | 14.6 | 24.3 | 25.9 | 21.3 | 13.1 | 16.1 | 28.8 | 22.6 |
| Liberal Democrat1 | 29.3 | 27.6 | 25.7 | 25.6 | 23.0 | 26.1 | 27.4 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 16.5 |
| Green Party | - | * | * | * | * | * | 0.9 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 3.8 |
| UKIP | - | - | - | * | * | * | 5.2 | 15.6 | 2.4 | * |
| Other | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance
* Included in Other
Seats
| Election year | 1983 | 1987 | 1992 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Maps
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Historical representation by party (whole of Sussex)
A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.
1885 to 1918
1918 to 1950
1950 to 1983
1983 to present
Conservative Green Independent Labour Liberal Democrats
See also
Notes
References
- ^ Baker, Carl; Uberoi, Elise; Cracknell, Richard (2020-01-28). "General Election 2019: full results and analysis".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b c "Constituencies A-Z - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007, page 4". Office of Public Sector Information. Crown copyright. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- ^ Boundary Commission for England pp. 1004–1007
- ^ "Update: Strengthening Democracy:Written statement - HCWS183". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (2020-04-17). "General election results from 1918 to 2019".
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