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Worthing West

Current MP, latest election result, geographic context and official constituency information.

At a glance

Current MP
Dr Beccy Cooper
Party
Labour
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
77,039
Turnout
66.2%
Majority
3,949

Where is Worthing West?

The map shows this constituency alongside neighbouring parliamentary constituencies for geographic context.

Worthing West East Worthing and Shoreham Bognor Regis and Littlehampton Horsham Arundel and South Downs Hove and Portslade Brighton Pavilion Mid Sussex Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven Chichester East Grinstead and Uckfield Lewes England
Worthing West

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

Worthing West is a constituency in the South East region of England. The seat has been held by Dr Beccy Cooper (Labour) since July 2024.

Current MP

Dr Beccy Cooper MP

Labour

Represents Worthing West in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Labour
Majority
3,949
Turnout
66.2%
Full candidate result (6 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Beccy CooperElectedLabour20,51940.2%10.7%
Peter BottomleyConservative16,57032.5%-23.5%
Edmund RookeReform UK7,56214.8%
Sonya MallinGreen Party3,2746.4%2.8%
Morag ChuggLiberal Democrat2,7085.3%-4.6%
Kathryn AttwoodIndependent3640.7%

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 Worthing West, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population102,846
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationSouth East

Age profile

0 to 1717.4% · 17,846 people
18 to 245.7% · 5,819 people
25 to 3411.1% · 11,427 people
35 to 4918.2% · 18,698 people
50 to 6420.5% · 21,049 people
65 and over27.2% · 28,007 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.

45,327 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners69.2% · 31,345 households
Private renters20.0% · 9,048 households
Social renters10.0% · 4,554 households
Other tenure0.8% · 380 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.

45,327 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households34.0% · 15,412 households
Families with dependent children23.5% · 10,657 households
Other single-family households38.5% · 17,467 households
Other household types4.0% · 1,791 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.

99,730 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot8.2% · 8,218 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little11.7% · 11,625 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act80.1% · 79,887 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 ↗

Petitions

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 constituency483
Signatures nationally196,369

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Signatures in this constituency446
Signatures nationally244,689

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

Open petitionCloses 6 September 2026

Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office

Signatures in this constituency319
Signatures nationally206,593

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency310
Signatures nationally105,312

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 2026

Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance

Signatures in this constituency280
Signatures nationally129,565

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

View 74 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency274
Signatures nationally118,715

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Open petitionCloses 10 October 2026

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth

Signatures in this constituency214
Signatures nationally112,993

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency142
Signatures nationally110,856

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 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 recorded46
Total awarded£1,558,341

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 26 May 2026

The Little Stars Project

Oscar's Wish Foundation

£19,000

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Oscar's Wish Foundation - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 18 May 2026

The Bakery Project - Cooking Connecting & Creating Futures

Tommys Community Kitchen and Bakery CIC

£20,000

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Tommys Community Kitchen and Bakery CIC - Children & Young People - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 14 May 2026

R&D developing safe inclusive practices in dance

Grant to individual

£11,957

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

R&D developing safe inclusive practices in dance - Not discipline specific - National Lottery Project Grants

National Lottery grantAwarded 8 May 2026

Site-specific eco film developer research and development

Grant to individual

£5,574

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

Site-specific eco film developer research and development - Not discipline specific - National Lottery Project Grants

National Lottery grantAwarded 30 April 2026

Sensory Storytelling in Sussex

Bertie and Bow Entertainment CIC

£17,495

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Bertie and Bow Entertainment CIC - Children & Young People - National Lottery Awards for All England

41 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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