# Horsham and Worthing (UK Parliament constituency)

Horsham and Worthing was a county constituency in West Sussex, centred on the towns of Horsham and Worthing in West Sussex. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

## History

The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1945 general election. Its territory was then divided between the new constituencies of Worthing and Horsham.

## Boundaries

The Borough of Worthing, the Urban Districts of Horsham, Shoreham, and Southwick, and the Rural Districts of Horsham, Steyning West, and Thakeham.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1918 | Earl Winterton | Conservative |
| 1945 | 1945 | constituency abolished: see Horsham and Worthing | constituency abolished: see Horsham and Worthing |
Throughout its existence, the constituency elected the same MP, Edward Turnour, 6th Earl Winterton, who had previously been MP for Horsham. When the Horsham constituency was re-established in 1945, Turnour was re-elected there, and held that seat until he stepped down at the 1951 general election after 47 years in Parliament.

## Election results
### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Horsham and Worthing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Edward Turnour | 15,644 | 86.0 | |
| | Independent | Emmanuel Rodocanachi | 2,544 | 14.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,100 | 72.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,188 | 42.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 43,142 | | |
| | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Horsham and Worthing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Edward Turnour | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
General election 1923: Horsham and Worthing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Edward Turnour | 17,925 | 66.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Ernest Stanford | 8,892 | 33.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,033 | 33.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,817 | 59.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 46,438 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1924: Horsham and Worthing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Edward Turnour | 23,715 | 75.9 | +9.1 |
| | Labour | Ernest Stanford | 7,537 | 24.1 | −9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,178 | 51.8 | +18.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,252 | 65.7 | +6.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 47,557 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +9.1 | |
General election 1929: Horsham and Worthing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Edward Turnour | 27,872 | 60.1 | −15.8 |
| | Liberal | Percy Boyden | 10,905 | 23.5 | New |
| | Labour | Helen Keynes | 7,611 | 16.4 | −7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,967 | 36.6 | −15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,388 | 66.1 | +0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 70,220 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −4.1 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Horsham and Worthing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edward Turnour | 44,886 | 88.33 |
| | Labour | Helen Keynes | 5,932 | 11.67 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38,954 | 76.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,818 | 67.32 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1935: Horsham and Worthing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edward Turnour | 41,478 | 76.89 |
| | Labour | Harold William Paton | 12,466 | 23.11 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29,012 | 53.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,944 | 60.26 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General Election 1939–40:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
* Conservative: Edward Turnour
* Labour: A W Wright
* British Union: Jorian Jenks