Worthing (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Worthing
Type = Borough
Year = 1945
Abolition = 1997
members = one

Worthing was a parliamentary constituency in West Sussex, centred on the town of Worthing in West Sussex. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

History

The constituency was created for the 1945 general election by dividing Horsham and Worthing, and abolished for the 1997 general election. Its territory was then divided between the new constituencies of Worthing West and East Worthing and Shoreham.

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

Election Results

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title=General Election 1992: WorthingElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Terence Higgins
votes = 34,198
percentage = 57.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = S Bucknall
votes = 17,665
percentage = 29.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J Deen
votes = 6,679
percentage = 11.1
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party (UK)
candidate = P Beever
votes = 806
percentage = 1.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = N Goble
votes = 679
percentage = 1.1
change =Election box majority
votes = 16,533
percentage = 27.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 60,027
percentage = 77.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1987: WorthingElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Terence Higgins
votes = 34,579
percentage = 61.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
candidate = BA Clare
votes = 16,072
percentage = 28.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J Deen
votes = 5,387
percentage = 9.6
change =Election box majority
votes = 18,501
percentage = 33.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 56,032
percentage = 72.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box begin
title=General Election 1983: WorthingElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Terence Higgins
votes = 32,807
percentage = 60.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
candidate = A Clare
votes = 17,554
percentage = 32.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = A Minto
votes = 3,158
percentage = 5.7
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = National Front (UK)
candidate = M Wingfield
votes = 292
percentage = 0.5
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = D Monks
votes = 103
percentage = 0.2
change =Election box majority
votes = 15,253
percentage = 28.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 53,914
percentage = 71.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

References

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