# Worthing West

The south of the South East. About 102,809 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 75 square kilometres.

Dr Beccy Cooper has been the Labour MP for Worthing West since July 2024. They won by 3,949 votes on a 66.2% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001599. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)

## MP and the 2024 result

Dr Beccy Cooper has been the Labour MP for Worthing West since July 2024.
They won by 3,949 votes on a 66.2% turnout.

MP: [Dr Beccy Cooper](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5307) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Worthing West

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Beccy Cooper (elected) | Labour | 20,519 | 40.2% |
| Peter Bottomley | Conservative | 16,570 | 32.5% |
| Edmund Rooke | Reform UK | 7,562 | 14.8% |
| Sonya Mallin | Green Party | 3,274 | 6.4% |
| Morag Chugg | Liberal Democrat | 2,708 | 5.3% |
| Kathryn Attwood | Independent | 364 | 0.7% |

Electorate 77,039. Turnout 66.2%. Majority 3,949 (7.7%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3892

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 7.7%** (July 2024). The winner in Worthing West had a majority of 7.7% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 167th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/worthing-west#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 66.2%** (July 2024). Turnout in Worthing West at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 66.2% (House of Commons Library). Joint 121st highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/worthing-west#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 99,740** (2021). Worthing West had 99,740 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 290th least populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/worthing-west#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Worthing West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/worthing-west#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001599) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Worthing West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001599) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Arun, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Worthing West.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001599) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Arun, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Worthing West.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001599) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Worthing West had 99,740 usual residents at the census.

## How Worthing West compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Worthing West | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 7.7% | joint 167th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 66.2% | joint 121st highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 99,740 | 290th least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Worthing West?

Worthing West had 99,740 usual residents at the census.
Worthing West is the 290th least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Arun

Most of Worthing West lies in Arun. These figures are published for the whole of Arun, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Worthing West itself. [See Arun](https://openindex.co.uk/arun)

- **Average house price: £321,460** (July 2026). Arun’s average house price was £321,460 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,546** (2025). Full-time workers living in Arun earned a median of £34,546 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 44th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.3×** (2025). A home in Arun costs 9.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 73rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 19.4** (2025). Arun has a deprivation score of 19.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 141st most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Worthing West in brief

The winner in Worthing West had a majority of 7.7% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Worthing West at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 66.2%.
Worthing West had 99,740 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Worthing West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001599
- Council: [Arun †](https://openindex.co.uk/arun)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 74.56 km²
- People, mid-2024: 102,809*
- Wards: 12
- Middle areas: 12
- Neighbourhoods: 61
- Output areas: 338

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[Arundel and South Downs](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/arundel-and-south-downs), [East Worthing and Shoreham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-worthing-and-shoreham), [Bognor Regis and Littlehampton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bognor-regis-and-littlehampton)

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## Latest updates for Worthing West

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001599

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/worthing-west, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/worthing-west#f-ge2024-majority.

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