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List of parliamentary constituencies in West Sussex

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The county of West Sussex is divided into 8 parliamentary constituencies - 2 borough constituencies and 6 county constituencies.

Constituencies

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  Conservative   Labour   Liberal Democrat ¤

Constituency[nb 1] Electorate Majority[nb 2] Member of Parliament Nearest opposition Electoral wards[1] Map
Arundel and South Downs CC 77,969 12,134   Andrew Griffith   Richard Allen ¤ Arun: Arundel and Walberton, Barnham, Felpham East (polling district BHOE)
Chichester: Easebourne, Fernhurst, Fittleworth, Goodwood (polling districts GWBX, GWEA, GWED, GWSI and GWUP), Harting, Loxwood, Midhurst, Petworth
Horsham: Bramber, Upper Beeding and Woodmancote, Henfield, Pulborough, Coldwaltham and Amberley, Steyning and Ashurst, Storrington and Washington, West Chiltington, Thakeham and Ashington
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton CC 77,565 3,651   Alison Griffiths   Clare Walsh ‡ Arun: Aldwick East, Aldwick West, Beach, Brookfield, Courtwick with Toddington, Felpham East (polling districts BFELE1, BFELE2, BFELE3 and BFELE4), Felpham West, Hotham, Marine, Middleton-on-Sea, Orchard, Pevensey, River, Rustington East, Rustington West, Yapton
Chichester CC 78,374 12,178   Jess Brown-Fuller ¤   Gillian Keegan Arun: Bersted, Pagham
Chichester: Chichester Central, Chichester East, Chichester North, Chichester South, Chichester West, Goodwood (polling districts GWWD and GWWH), Harbour Villages, Lavant, North Mundham and Tangmere, Selsey South, Sidlesham with Selsey North, Southbourne, The Witterings, Westbourne
Crawley BC 76,575 5,235   Peter Lamb   Zack Ali † Crawley: Bewbush and North Broadfield, Broadfield, Gossops Green and North East Broadfield, Ifield, Langley Green and Tushmore, Maidenbower, Northgate and West Green, Pound Hill North and Forge Wood, Pound Hill South and Worth, Southgate, Three Bridges, Tilgate
East Worthing and Shoreham CC 74,738 9,519   Tom Rutland   Leila Williams † Adur: Buckingham, Churchill, Cokeham, Eastbrook, Hillside, Manor, Marine, Mash Barn, Peverel, Southlands, Southwick Green, St Mary's, St Nicolas, Widewater
Worthing: Broadwater, Gaisford, Offington, Selden
Horsham CC 79,150 2,517   John Milne ¤   Jeremy Quin Horsham: Billingshurst, Broadbridge Heath, Colgate and Rusper, Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead, Denne, Forest, Holbrook East, Holbrook West, Itchingfield, Slinfold and Warnham, Nuthurst and Lower Beeding, Roffey North, Roffey South, Rudgwick, Southwater North, Southwater South and Shipley, Trafalgar
Mid Sussex CC 75,969 6,662   Alison Bennett ¤   Kristy Adams † Mid Sussex: Bolney, Burgess Hill Dunstall, Burgess Hill Franklands, Burgess Hill Leylands, Burgess Hill Meeds, Burgess Hill St. Andrews, Burgess Hill Victoria, Cuckfield, Hassocks, Haywards Heath Ashenground, Haywards Heath Bentswood, Haywards Heath Franklands, Haywards Heath Heath, Haywards Heath Lucastes, Hurstpierpoint and Downs, Lindfield
Worthing West BC 77,038 3,949   Beccy Cooper   Peter Bottomley Arun: Angmering and Findon, East Preston, Ferring
Worthing: Castle, Central, Durrington, Goring, Heene, Marine, Northbrook, Salvington, Tarring

Historic list of constituencies in West Sussex

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Used from 1950 to 1974

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Used from 1974 to 1983

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Used from 1983 to 1997

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The Local Government Act 1972 moved the District of Mid Sussex into West Sussex from East Sussex. This change was put into effect in the Parliamentary constituency boundaries for the 1983 boundary changes.

2010 boundary changes

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Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to retain the existing 8 constituencies in West Sussex, with minor changes to realign constituency boundaries with those of current local government wards, and to reduce the electoral disparity between constituencies.

Name Boundaries 1997-2010 Boundaries 2010–2024
  1. Arundel and South Downs CC
  2. Bognor Regis and Littlehampton CC
  3. Chichester CC
  4. Crawley BC
  5. East Worthing and Shoreham CC
  6. Horsham CC
  7. Mid Sussex CC
  8. Worthing West BC
Boundaries 1997-2010
Boundaries 1997-2010
Boundaries 2010–2024
Boundaries 2010–2024

Proposed boundary changes

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See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021.[2] Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final proposals were published on 28 June 2023.

The commission has proposed that West Sussex be combined with East Sussex as a sub-region of the South East Region, resulting in the creation of a new cross-county boundary constituency named East Grinstead and Uckfield.[3][4]

The following constituencies are proposed:

Containing electoral wards from Adur

Containing electoral wards from Arun

Containing electoral wards from Chichester

  • Arundel and South Downs (part)
  • Chichester (part)

Containing electoral wards from Crawley

Containing electoral wards from Horsham

  • Arundel and South Downs (part)

Containing electoral wards from Mid Sussex

Containing electoral wards from Worthing

  • East Worthing and Shoreham (part)
  • Worthing West (part)

Results history

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Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019[5]

2019

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The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising West Sussex in the 2019 general election were as follows:

Party Votes % Change from 2017 Seats Change from 2017
Conservative 257,463 56.3% Decrease0.6% 8 0
Labour 103,446 22.6% Decrease6.2% 0 0
Liberal Democrats 75,512 16.5% Increase8.2% 0 0
Greens 17,239 3.8% Increase1.1% 0 0
Others 3,920 0.8% Decrease2.5% 0 0
Total 457,580 100.0 8

Percentage votes

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Election year 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019
Conservative 59.9 60.0 57.3 44.7 46.0 46.7 51.8 54.2 56.8 56.3
Labour 9.8 11.8 14.6 24.3 25.9 21.3 13.1 16.1 28.8 22.6
Liberal Democrat1 29.3 27.6 25.7 25.6 23.0 26.1 27.4 8.4 8.3 16.5
Green Party - * * * * * 0.9 4.9 2.6 3.8
UKIP - - - * * * 5.2 15.6 2.4 *
Other 1.0 0.6 2.3 5.5 5.1 6.0 1.6 0.9 0.9 0.9

11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

Seats

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Election year 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024
Conservative 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 2
Labour 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3
Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Total 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Maps

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1885-1910

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1918-1945

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1950-1979

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1983-present

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Historical representation by party

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A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.

The Local Government Act 1972 moved the District of Mid Sussex into West Sussex from East Sussex. This change was put into effect in the Parliamentary constituency boundaries for the 1983 boundary changes.

From 1885 to 2019, only two MPs had won elections who were not members of the Conservative Party: one Liberal MP in 1923 and one Labour MP in 1997, 2001 and 2005. This changed in 2024, with 3 Labour MPs and 3 Liberal Democrat MPs being elected.

1885 to 1918

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  Conservative

Constituency 1885 1886 88 1892 93 94 1895 1900 04 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910
Chichester C. Gordon-Lennox W. Gordon-Lennox Talbot
Horsham Barttelot Johnstone Turnour

1918 to 1950

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  Conservative   Liberal

Constituency 1918 21 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 42 1945
Chichester Talbot Bird Rudkin Courtauld Joynson-Hicks
Horsham and Worthing / Horsham (1945) Turnour
Worthing Prior-Palmer

1950 to 1983

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  Conservative

Constituency 1950 1951 54 1955 58 1959 1964 1966 69 1970 71 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979
Arundel and Shoreham / Shoreham (1974) Cuthbert Kerby Luce
Chichester Joynson-Hicks Loveys Chataway Nelson
Horsham / Horsham and Crawley (1974) Turnour Gough Hordern
Worthing Prior-Palmer Higgins
Arundel Marshall

1983 to present

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  Conservative   Labour

Constituency 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024
Arundel / Arundel and South Downs (1997) Marshall Flight Herbert Griffith
Chichester Nelson Tyrie Keegan Brown-Fuller
Crawley Soames Moffatt Smith Lamb
Horsham Hordern Maude Quin Milne
Shoreham / East Worthing and Shoreham (1997) Luce Stephen Loughton Rutland
Mid Sussex Renton Soames Davies Bennett
Worthing / Worthing West (1997) Higgins Bottomley Cooper
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton Gibb Griffiths

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. ^ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

References

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  1. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2023/1230, retrieved 13 July 2024
  2. ^ "2023 Review | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Tim's thoughts on the Boundary Commission's revised proposals". Tim Loughton MP. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  4. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. paras 990-1012. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  5. ^ Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)