List of parliamentary constituencies in West Sussex

The

is divided into 8 parliamentary constituencies - 2 and 6 .

Constituencies

  Conservative †   Labour ‡   Liberal Democrat ¤

Constituency[nb 1]	Electorate[1]	Majority[2][nb 2]	Member of Parliament[2]		Nearest opposition[2]		Electoral wards[3][4]	Map
Arundel and South Downs CC	81,726	22,521		Andrew Griffith †		Alison Bennett ¤	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	77,446	22,503		Nick Gibb †		Alan Butcher ‡	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	85,499	21,490		Gillian Keegan †		Kate O'Kelly ¤	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	74,207	8,360		Henry Smith †		Peter Lamb ‡	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	75,194	7,441		Tim Loughton †		Lavinia O'Connor ‡	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	86,730	21,127		Jeremy Quin †		Louise Potter ¤	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	85,146	19,197		Mims Davies †		Robert Eggleston ¤	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	78,585	14,823		Peter Bottomley †		Beccy Cooper ‡	Arun: East Preston with Kingston, Ferring, Rustington East, Rustington West Worthing: Castle, Central, Durrington, Goring, Heene, Marine, Northbrook, Salvington, Tarring

Historic list of constituencies in West Sussex

Used from 1950 to 1974

• Arundel and Shoreham
• Chichester
• Horsham
• Worthing

Used from 1974 to 1983

• Arundel
• Chichester
• Horsham and Crawley
• Shoreham
• Worthing

Used from 1983 to 1997

• Arundel
• Chichester
• Crawley
• Horsham
• Mid Sussex
• Shoreham
• Worthing

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

Under the

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–present
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

Proposed boundary changes

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Following the abandonment of the

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.[6]^[7]

The following constituencies are proposed:

Containing electoral wards from Adur

• East Worthing and Shoreham (part)

Containing electoral wards from Arun

• Arundel and South Downs (part)
• Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
• Chichester (part)
• Worthing West (part)

Containing electoral wards from Chichester

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

Containing electoral wards from Crawley

• Crawley

Containing electoral wards from Horsham

• Arundel and South Downs (part)

• Horsham

Containing electoral wards from Mid Sussex

• East Grinstead and Uckfield (also contains parts of Lewes and Wealden Districts in East Sussex)
• 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^[8]

2019

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%	0.6%	8	0
Labour	103,446	22.6%	6.2%	0	0
Liberal Democrats	75,512	16.5%	8.2%	0	0
Greens	17,239	3.8%	1.1%	0	0
Others	3,920	0.8%	2.5%	0	0
Total	457,580	100.0		8

Percentage votes

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

Election year	1983	1987	1992	1997	2001	2005	2010	2015	2017	2019
Conservative	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8
Labour	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Total	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

Maps

1885-1910

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  1885
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  1886
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  1892
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  1895
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  1900
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  1906
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  Jan 1910
• 
  Dec 1910

1918-1945

• 
  1918
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  1922
• 
  1923
• 
  1924
• 
  1929
• 
  1931
• 
  1935
• 
  1945

1950-1979

• 
  1950
• 
  1951
• 
  1955
• 
  1959
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  1964
• 
  1966
• 
  1970
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  Feb 1974
• 
  Oct 1974
• 
  1979

1983-present

• 
  1983
• 
  1987
• 
  1992
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  1997
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  2001
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  2005
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  2010
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  2015
• 
  2017
• 
  2019

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.

Since 1885 only two MPs have won elections who were not members of the Conservative Party: one Liberal MP in 1923 and one Labour MP in 1997, 2001 and 2005.

1885 to 1918

  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

  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

  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

  Conservative   Labour

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

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East (region)

Notes

References