Worthing West (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Worthing West Borough constituency |
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| Worthing West shown within West Sussex, and West Sussex shown within England | |
| Created: | 1997 |
| MP: | Peter Bottomley |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | West Sussex |
| EP constituency: | South East England |
Worthing West is a 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.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency covers the western portion of Worthing in West Sussex. Eastern parts of the town are in the Worthing East and Shoreham constituency. It also contains the towns of East Preston and Rustington in the district of Arun.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- Constituency created (1997)
- 1997 — present: Peter Bottomley, Conservative
[edit] Elections
| General Election 2005: Worthing West | |||||
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| 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 | |
| UK Independence | Timothy Cross | 2,374 | 5.3 | +0.8 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Chris Baldwin | 550 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 9,379 | 20.9 | |||
| Turnout | 44,941 | 62.6 | +2.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.1 | |||
| General Election 2001: Worthing West | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Peter Bottomley | 20,508 | 47.5 | +1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | James Walsh | 11,471 | 26.5 | −4.6 | |
| Labour | Alan Butcher | 9,270 | 21.5 | +5.2 | |
| UK Independence | Tim Cross | 1,960 | 4.5 | +2.5 | |
| Majority | 9,037 | 21.0 | |||
| Turnout | 43,209 | 59.7 | −12.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: Worthing West | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Peter Bottomley | 23,733 | 46.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Christopher Hare | 16,020 | 31.1 | ||
| Labour | John Adams | 8,347 | 16.2 | ||
| Referendum Party | N. John | 2,313 | 4.5 | ||
| UK Independence | Tim Cross | 1,029 | 2.0 | ||
| Majority | 7,713 | ||||
| Turnout | 72.1 | ||||
[edit] Sources
- Election result, 2005 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1997 - 2005 (Guardian)
