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

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 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

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s