Worthing West
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.
Constituency profile
The seat covers the west part of Worthing, Goring and Angmering along the Sussex coast. House prices and incomes are slightly above national averages. Despite being categorised as a "Strong Right" seat by Electoral Calculus, it elected a Labour MP in 2024.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
- 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 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. Labour did not finish second in the seat until 2017 after a substantial increase in their vote, but the seat still had a majority of over 12,000 for the Conservatives, which increased in 2019, but in 2024, Bottomley was defeated by Labour member Beccy Cooper on a large swing.