List of Parliamentary constituencies in West Sussex

The county of West Sussex is divided into 8 Parliamentary constituencies - 2 Borough constituencies and 6 County constituencies.

Constituencies

† Conservative ‡ Labour ¤ Liberal Democrat UKIP

Constituency^{[nb 1]}	Electorate	Majority^{[nb 2]}			Electoral wards^[1]^[2]
Arundel and South Downs CC	77,242	26,177	Nick Herbert†	Peter Grace	Arun: Angmering, Arundel, Barnham, Findon, Walberton Chichester: Bury, Petworth, Wisborough Green Horsham: Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote, Chanctonbury, Chantry, Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead, Henfield, Pulborough & Coldwaltham, Steyning Mid Sussex: Hassocks, Hurstpierpoint & Downs
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton CC	72,985	13,944	Nick Gibb†	Graham Jones	Arun: Aldwick East, Aldwick West, Beach, Bersted, Brookfield, Felpham East, Felpham West, Ham, Hotham, Marine, Middleton-on-Sea, Orchard, Pagham & Rose Green, Pevensey, River, Wick with Toddington, Yapton
Chichester CC	83,396	24,413	Andrew Tyrie†	Andrew Moncrieff	Chichester: Bosham, Boxgrove, Chichester East, Chichester North, Chichester South, Chichester West, Donnington, Easebourne, East Wittering, Fernhurst, Fishbourne, Funtington, Harting, Lavant, Midhurst, North Mundham, Plaistow, Rogate, Selsey North, Selsey South, Sidlesham, Southbourne, Stedham, Tangmere, West Wittering, Westbourne
Crawley BC	73,936	6,526	Henry Smith†	Chris Oxlade‡	Crawley: Bewbush, Broadfield North, Broadfield South, Furnace Green, Gossops Green, Ifield, Langley Green, Maidenbower, Northgate, Pound Hill North, Pound Hill South & Worth, Southgate, Three Bridges, Tilgate, West Green
East Worthing and Shoreham CC	74,775	14,949	Tim Loughton†	Tim McPherson‡	Adur: Buckingham, Churchill, Cokeland, Eastbrook, Hillside, Manor, Marine, Mash Barn, Peverel, St Mary's, St Nicolas, Southlands, Southwick Green, Widewater Worthing: Broadwater, Gaisford, Offington, Selden
Horsham CC	79,085	24,658	Jeremy Quin†	Roger Arthur	Horsham: Billingshurst & Shipley, Broadbridge Heath, Denne, Forest, Holbrook East, Holbrook West, Horsham Park, Itchingfield, Slinfold & Warnham, Nuthurst, Roffey North, Roffey South, Rudgwick, Rusper & Colgate, Southwater, Trafalgar Mid Sussex: Ardingly & Balcombe, Copthorne & Worth, Crawley Down & Turners Hill
Mid Sussex CC	81,034	24,286	Nicholas Soames†	Greg Mountain‡	Mid Sussex: Ashurst Wood, Bolney, Burgess Hill Dunstall, Burgess Hill Franklands, Burgess Hill Leylands, Burgess Hill Meeds, Burgess Hill St Andrews, Burgess Hill Victoria, Cuckfield, East Grinstead Ashplats, East Grinstead Baldwins, East Grinstead Herontye, East Grinstead Imberhorne, East Grinstead Town, Haywards Heath Ashenground, Haywards Heath Bentswood, Hayward Heath Franklands, Haywards Heath Heath, Haywards Heath Lucastes, High Weald, Lindfield
Worthing West BC	75,617	16,855	Peter Bottomley†	Tim Cross	Arun: East Preston with Kingston, Ferring, Rustington East, Rustington West Worthing: Castle, Central, Durrington, Goring, Heene, Marine, Northbrook, Salvington, Tarring

Boundary changes

Name	Previous boundaries	Current boundaries
Arundel and South Downs CC Bognor Regis and Littlehampton CC Chichester CC Crawley BC East Worthing and Shoreham CC Horsham CC Mid Sussex CC Worthing West BC

Historic List of Constituencies in West Sussex

Used from 1983 to 1997

Used from 1974 to 1983

Used from 1950 to 1974

Notes

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.

Results

2005	2010	2015

Historical representation by party (whole of Sussex)

1885 to 1918

Constituency	1885	1886	88	89	93	94	1895	1900	03	04	05	1906	08	Jan 1910	10	11	14
Brighton (Two members)	Smith	Robertson		Loder							Villiers			Tryon
Brighton (Two members)	Marriott				Vernon-Wentworth							Ridsdale		Rice		Gordon	Thomas-Stanford
Chichester	C. Gordon-Lennox		W. Gordon-Lennox			Talbot
East Grinstead	Gregory	Gathorne-Hardy					Goschen					Corbett		Cautley
Eastbourne	Field							Hogg				Beaumont		Gwynne
Hastings	Brassey	Noble					Lucas-Shadwell	Freeman-Thomas				H. du Cros	A. du Cros
Horsham	Barttelot				Johnstone					Turnour
Lewes	Aubrey-Fletcher														Campion
Rye	Brookfield								Hutchinson			Courthope

1918 to 1950

Constituency	1918	21	1922	1923	24	1924	25	1929	1931	32	1935	36	37	40	41	42	44	1945
Brighton (Two members)	Tryon													Erskine	Marlowe
Brighton (Two members)	Thomas-Stanford		Rawson														Teeling
Chichester	Talbot	Bird		Rudkin		Courtauld										Joynson-Hicks
East Grinstead	Cautley											Clarke
Eastbourne	Gwynne					Lloyd	Hall	Marjoribanks		Slater	Taylor
Hastings	Lyon	Percy											Hely-Hutchinson					Cooper-Key
Horsham and Worthing / Horsham (1945)	Turnour
Worthing																		Prior-Palmer
Lewes	Campion				T. P. Beamish				Loder			T. P. Beamish						T. V. Beamish
Rye	Courthope																	Cuthbert

1950 to 1983

Constituency	1950	1951	54	1955	58	1959	1964	65	69	1970	71	73	Feb 1974	Oct 1974
Arundel and Shoreham / Shoreham (1974)	Cuthbert		Kerby								Luce
Brighton Kemptown	Johnson					James	Hobden			Bowden
Brighton Pavilion	Teeling								Amery
Chichester	Joynson-Hicks				Loveys				Chataway					Nelson
East Grinstead	Clarke			Emmet				Johnson Smith
Eastbourne	Taylor												Gow
Hastings	Cooper-Key									Warren
Horsham / Horsham and Crawley (1974)	Turnour	Gough					Hordern
Hove	Marlowe							Maddan				Sainsbury
Lewes	Beamish												Rathbone
Rye				Irvine
Arundel													Marshall
Sussex Mid													Renton
Worthing	Prior-Palmer						Higgins

1983 to present

Constituency	1983	90	1992	1997	01	2001	2005	2010	2015
Arundel / Arundel and South Downs (1997)	Marshall			Flight			Herbert
Bexhill and Battle	Wardle				-->	Barker			Merriman
Brighton Kemptown	Bowden			Turner				Kirby
Brighton Pavilion	Amery		Spencer	Lepper				Lucas
Chichester	Nelson			Tyrie
Crawley	Soames			Moffatt				Smith
Eastbourne	Gow	Bellotti	Waterson					Lloyd	Ansell
Hastings and Rye	Warren		Lait	Foster				Rudd
Horsham	Hordern			Maude					Quin
Hove	Sainsbury			Caplin			Barlow	Weatherley	Kyle
Lewes	Rathbone			Baker					Caulfield
Shoreham / East Worthing and Shoreham (1997)	Luce		Stephen	Loughton
Mid Sussex	Renton			Soames
Wealden	Johnson Smith					Hendry			Ghani
Worthing / Worthing West (1997)	Higgins			Bottomley
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton				Gibb

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

↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007, page 4". Office of Public Sector Information. Crown copyright. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
↑ Boundary Commission for England pp. 1004–1007

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