List of parliamentary constituencies in West Sussex
The county of West Sussex
is divided into 9 parliamentary constituencies
- 2 borough constituencies
and 7 county constituencies , one of which crosses the county border with East Sussex.
Constituencies
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, PetworthHorsham : 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, PaghamChichester : 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 Grinstead and Uckfield CC (part)
75,385
8,480
Mims Davies †
Benedict Dempsey ¤
Lewes : Chailey, Barcombe and Hamsey, Newick, WivelsfieldMid Sussex : Ardingly and Balcombe, Ashurst Wood, Copthorne and Worth, Crawley Down and Turners Hill, East Grinstead Ashplats, East Grinstead Baldwins, East Grinstead Herontye, East Grinstead Imberhorne, East Grinstead Town, High WealdWealden : Buxted, Danehill and Fletching, Forest Row, Maresfield, Uckfield East, Uckfield New Town, Uckfield North, Uckfield Ridgewood and Little Horsted
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, WidewaterWorthing : 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, FerringWorthing : Castle, Central, Durrington, Goring, Heene, Marine, Northbrook, Salvington, Tarring
Historic list of constituencies in West Sussex
Used from 1950 to 1974
Used from 1974 to 1983
Used from 1983 to 1997
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.
Boundary changes
2010
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.
2024
See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.
For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies , which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election , the Boundary Commission for England opted to combine West Sussex 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 .[ 2] [ 3]
The following constituencies were 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
Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019[ 4]
2024
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 2019
Seats
Change from 2019
Conservative
126,025
30.8%
25.5%
2
8
Labour
102,338
25.0%
2.4%
3
3
Liberal Democrats
91,349
22.3%
5.8%
3
3
Reform
60,727
14.8%
New
0
0
Greens
22,841
5.6%
1.8%
0
0
Others
5,778
1.4%
1.6%
0
0
Total
409,058
100.0
8
Percentage votes
Election year
1983
1987
1992
1997
2001
2005
2010
2015
2017
2019
2024
Conservative
59.9
60.0
57.3
44.7
46.0
46.7
51.8
54.2
56.8
56.3
30.8
Labour
9.8
11.8
14.6
24.3
25.9
21.3
13.1
16.1
28.8
22.6
25.0
Liberal Democrat 1
29.3
27.6
25.7
25.6
23.0
26.1
27.4
8.4
8.3
16.5
22.3
Reform
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14.8
Green Party
-
*
*
*
*
*
0.9
4.9
2.6
3.8
5.6
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
1.4
1 1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance
* Included in Other
Seats
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
1885-1910
1885
1886
1892
1895
1900
1906
Jan 1910
Dec 1910
1918-1945
1918
1922
1923
1924
1929
1931
1935
1945
1950-1979
1950
1951
1955
1959
1964
1966
1970
Feb 1974
Oct 1974
1979
1983-present
1983
1987
1992
1997
2001
2005
2010
2015
2017
2019
2024
Historical representation by party
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
Conservative
1918 to 1950
Conservative
Liberal
1950 to 1983
Conservative
1983 to present
Conservative
Labour
See also
Notes
^ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
^ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.
References
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