# Worthing West (UK Parliament constituency)

Worthing West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Beccy Cooper of the Labour Party. She defeated the long serving incumbent Sir Peter Bottomley, a Conservative who was the Father of the House of Commons from 2019.

## Boundaries
### 1997–2024

* Worthing wards of: Castle, Central, Durrington, Goring, Heene, Marine, Northbrook, Salvington, and Tarring.
* Arun wards of: East Preston, Ferring, Rustington East and Rustington West.

### 2024–present

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
* The District of Arun wards of: Angmering & Findon; East Preston; Ferring.
* The Borough of Worthing wards of: Castle; Central; Durrington; Goring; Heene; Marine; Northbrook; Salvington; Tarring.
The constituency was expanded to include the ward of Angmering & Findon, while losing the two Rustington wards to Bognor Regis and Littlehampton.
The constituency covers the central and western two-thirds portion of Worthing, plus the villages of Ferring, East Preston, Angmering and Findon 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 and Shoreham were re-divided into Worthing West, and East Worthing and Shoreham.
Before 1945, the area was part of the Horsham and Worthing seat.
The MP from 1997 to 2024 was the Conservative Sir Peter Bottomley. He represented the Woolwich West and related Eltham in south-east London from 1975 to 1997. In 2024, Bottomley was defeated by Labour member Beccy Cooper.

## Members of Parliament

Worthing prior to 1997
| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1997 | Peter Bottomley | Conservative |
| | 2024 | Beccy Cooper | Labour |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Worthing West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Beccy Cooper | 20,519 | 40.2 | +10.7 |
| | Conservative | Peter Bottomley | 16,570 | 32.5 | −23.5 |
| | Reform UK | Edmund Rooke | 7,562 | 14.8 | N/A |
| | Green | Sonya Mallin | 3,274 | 6.4 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Morag Chugg | 2,708 | 5.3 | −4.6 |
| | Independent | Kathryn Attwood | 364 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,949 | 7.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,997 | 66.2 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +17.1 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Worthing West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Bottomley | 30,475 | 55.8 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | Beccy Cooper | 15,652 | 28.6 | −4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jamie Bennett | 6,024 | 11.0 | +5.5 |
| | Green | Joanne Paul | 2,008 | 3.7 | +0.7 |
| | Independent | David Aherne | 489 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,823 | 27.2 | +5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,648 | 69.5 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.5 | |
General election 2017: Worthing West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Bottomley | 30,181 | 55.4 | +3.9 |
| | Labour | Beccy Cooper | 18,091 | 33.2 | +17.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hazel Thorpe | 2,982 | 5.5 | −3.3 |
| | UKIP | Mark Withers | 1,635 | 3.0 | −15.3 |
| | Green | Benjamin Cornish | 1,614 | 3.0 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,090 | 22.2 | −11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,614 | 70.2 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -6.8 | |
General election 2015: Worthing West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Bottomley | 26,124 | 51.5 | −0.2 |
| | UKIP | Timothy Cross | 9,269 | 18.3 | +12.3 |
| | Labour | Jim Deen | 7,955 | 15.7 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hazel Thorpe | 4,477 | 8.8 | −19.1 |
| | Green | David Aherne | 2,938 | 5.8 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,855 | 33.2 | +9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,763 | 67.1 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -6.3 | |
General election 2010: Worthing West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Bottomley | 25,416 | 51.7 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hazel Thorpe | 13,687 | 27.9 | +1.2 |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 11,729 | 23.8 | +2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,123 | 64.7 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.5 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Worthing West :
| Party | 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 Cross | 2,374 | 5.3 | +0.8 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Chris Baldwin | 515 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,379 | 20.9 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,906 | 62.6 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -0.1 | |
General election 2001: Worthing West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Bottomley | 20,508 | 47.5 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Walsh | 11,471 | 26.5 | −4.6 |
| | Labour | Alan Butcher | 9,270 | 21.5 | +5.3 |
| | UKIP | Timothy Cross | 1,960 | 4.5 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,037 | 21.0 | +6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,209 | 59.7 | −12.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.0 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Worthing West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Bottomley | 23,733 | 46.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Hare | 16,020 | 31.1 |
| | Labour | John Adams | 8,347 | 16.2 |
| | Referendum | Nick John | 2,313 | 4.5 |
| | UKIP | Timothy Cross | 1,029 | 2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,713 | 15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,442 | 71.8 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |