Chichester constituency is centred on the cathedral city of Chichester and extends south and west across the coastal plain to the Manhood Peninsula and communities close to Chichester Harbour. It includes places such as Selsey, East and West Wittering, Bosham, Fishbourne and Tangmere, together with smaller villages and rural settlements. Chichester is the principal urban and service centre, while much of the remainder of the seat is lower-density countryside and coastal land. The constituency therefore combines a compact historic city with villages, farmland, harbour landscapes and seaside communities. Its southern edge reaches the English Channel, while the South Downs rise beyond the northern side of the city.
Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.
People and place
A population and household snapshot for Chichester, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population109,427
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationSouth East
Age profile
0 to 1717.6% · 19,228 people
18 to 247.8% · 8,560 people
25 to 3411.1% · 12,190 people
35 to 4916.7% · 18,321 people
50 to 6419.7% · 21,544 people
65 and over27.0% · 29,584 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
45,526 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners66.1% · 30,094 households
Private renters18.0% · 8,182 households
Social renters14.2% · 6,465 households
Other tenure1.7% · 785 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
45,525 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households31.6% · 14,406 households
Families with dependent children23.0% · 10,460 households
Other single-family households40.6% · 18,489 households
Other household types4.8% · 2,170 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
104,146 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot6.9% · 7,152 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little11.0% · 11,425 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act82.2% · 85,569 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
This constituency in Parliament
A high-confidence subset of current-session parliamentary records from this constituency's current MP where the full constituency name is stated explicitly in the written question, debate title or recorded section.
This is not a complete record of every local issue raised in Parliament. Project Open Gov does not currently infer a constituency connection from the MP relationship alone, speech text, nearby place names or other local entities.
Written question6 July 2026
Paramedical Staff
Raised by Jess Brown-Fuller MP
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase employment opportunities for newly qualified paramedics a) nationally and b) in Chichester constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the resilience of critical hospital infrastructure against extreme heat events a) nationally and b) in Chichester constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the proposed A27 Chichester improvements were removed from the Road Investment Strategy 3.
Department for Work and Pensions: Women against State Pension Inequality
Raised by Jess Brown-Fuller MP
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions (a) Ministers and (b) officials from his Department have met representatives of the Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign from (a) Chichester constituency, (b) West Susse
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of rail services that have been returned to state ownership on service levels in Chichester constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the resilience of railway infrastructure in extreme weather in Chichester constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve accessibility at railway stations in Chichester constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many premises in Chichester constituency were included in the original Project Gigabit contract awarded to CityFibre for East and West Sussex; and how many premises are now out of s
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to continence care services for residents in Chichester constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to miscarriage investigation and support services for patients in the Chichester constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to accelerate the rollout of Project Gigabit in Chichester constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of i) service charges, ii) daily standard charges for electricity, and iii) ground rent on retirement home sales in Chichester
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of support available to children with situational mutism in Chichester constituency.
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026
Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership
Signatures in this constituency504
Signatures nationally196,369
Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded54
Total awarded£2,691,106
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 18 June 2026
The Care Pod Nature & Wellbeing Programme
Buddies pathways
£12,500
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Buddies pathways - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 7 May 2026
Nature Therapy
Life Centre
£19,755
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Life Centre - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 23 April 2026
Chichester Gets Rowing!
Chichester Harbour and Selsey Unit of the Sea Cadet Corps
£14,936
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will allow the Afloat programme to be run at the Sea Cadets Unit through the purchase of two rowing boats and accessories. Funding will cover the cost of the boats, spare oars, covers and a road trailer.
National Lottery grantAwarded 9 April 2026
Respect and Protect Wildlife
Brent Lodge Wildlife Hospital
£10,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Brent Lodge Wildlife Hospital - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 7 April 2026
Op Endex Veterans Outreach Hub
Crimsham Farm CIC
£19,505
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Crimsham Farm CIC - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
49 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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