County West Sussex Electorate 74,468 (December 2010) | Created 1997 European Parliament constituency South East England | |
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Worthing West is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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The constituency covers the western portion of Worthing in West Sussex. Eastern parts of the town are in the East Worthing and Shoreham constituency. It also contains the villages of Ferring, East Preston and Rustington in the district of Arun.
History
The constituency was created in 1997 when the previous constituency, Worthing was divided in two. Prior to 1945, the territory of this constituency had been contained in the Horsham and Worthing seat.
The MP since the seat's creation is the Conservative Peter Bottomley. He previously represented the Woolwich West/Eltham constituency in south-east London from 1975 to 1997.