Worthing West (UK Parliament constituency)

Worthing West
Worthing West
Borough constituency; for the House of Commons
	Boundary of Worthing West in West Sussex
	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)

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

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

Election		Member^[1]	Party
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	1997	Sir 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 Democrats	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 Democrats	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 Democrats	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 Democrats	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 Democrats	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)

Notes and references

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)
^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001055
^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 26 July 2013 suggested (help)
^ "Worthing West". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-05-07. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ http://www.worthing.gov.uk/worthings-services/electionselectoralregisterandvoting/previouselectionresults/elections2005-parliamentarycountycouncil/
^ "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 (Election Demon)

[rayment-1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)

[electoralcalculus-2] "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[3] ttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001055

[electoralcalculus2010-4] "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 26 July 2013 suggested (help)

[hold-5] "Worthing West". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-05-07. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[electoralcalculus2005-6] "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[7] ttp://www.worthing.gov.uk/worthings-services/electionselectoralregisterandvoting/previouselectionresults/elections2005-parliamentarycountycouncil/

[electoralcalculus2001-8] "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus1997-9] "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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