Worthing West
2010 Results:
Conservative: 25416 (51.74%)
Labour: 5800 (11.81%)
Liberal Democrat: 13687 (27.86%)
UKIP: 2924 (5.95%)
Green: 996 (2.03%)
Others: 300 (0.61%)
Majority: 11729 (23.88%)
Notional 2005 Results:
Conservative: 21383 (47.6%)
Liberal Democrat: 12004 (26.7%)
Labour: 8630 (19.2%)
Other: 2924 (6.5%)
Majority: 9379 (20.9%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 21383 (47.6%)
Labour: 8630 (19.2%)
Liberal Democrat: 12004 (26.7%)
UKIP: 2374 (5.3%)
Other: 550 (1.2%)
Majority: 9379 (20.9%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 20508 (47.5%)
Labour: 9270 (21.5%)
Liberal Democrat: 11471 (26.5%)
UKIP: 1960 (4.5%)
Majority: 9037 (20.9%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 23733 (46.1%)
Labour: 8347 (16.2%)
Liberal Democrat: 16020 (31.1%)
Referendum: 2313 (4.5%)
Other: 1029 (2%)
Majority: 7713 (15%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Current MP: Peter Bottomley(Conservative) (more information at They work for you)
Peter Bottomley(Conservative) (more information at They work for you)Ian Ross (Labour) Educated at Swansea University. Policy officer for a childcare charity. Hazel Thorpe (Liberal Democrat) born in Essex. Educated at McEntee Technical School and the Open University. Special Education Needs teacher. Worthing borough councillor. Contested Brighton Pavilion in 2005.David Aherne (Green) John Wallace (UKIP) Stuary Dearsley (Christian Party) 2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 89539
Male: 46.2%
Female: 53.8%
Under 18: 18.4%
Over 60: 33.5%
Born outside UK: 5.9%
White: 97.7%
Black: 0.3%
Asian: 0.8%
Mixed: 0.8%
Other: 0.5%
Christian: 74%
Muslim: 0.6%
Full time students: 2.2%
Graduates 16-74: 17.1%
No Qualifications 16-74: 26.5%
Owner-Occupied: 78.1%
Social Housing: 9.9% (Council: 3.4%, Housing Ass.: 6.5%)
Privately Rented: 9.7%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 7.2%