East Worthing and Shoreham: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Tom Rutland (Labour) is the MP for East Worthing and Shoreham, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Tom Rutland (Labour) won 22,120 votes, 45.1% of the valid vote; Leila Williams (Conservative) came second with 12,601. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 65.7% (49,078 of 74,738); the winning margin was 9,519 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, East Worthing and Shoreham has the 45th highest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (83.8%).
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 83.8% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 6.9 points. The economically inactive share was 16.2%.
About 100,100 people live in East Worthing and Shoreham: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 100,078. The estimate peaked at 100,084 in 2023. 22,682 were aged 65 or over and 17,303 were under 16.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £377,500 and half for less. That is up 42% on £265,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £390,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 150th highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,175 recorded sales.
In 2024/25, 20.1% of children under 16 in East Worthing and Shoreham (3,470) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 12.8% in 2024/25, from 11.6% in 2021/22.
Jobs based in East Worthing and Shoreham paid more than its residents earned in April 2025: median full-time pay was £40,608 for workplace jobs and £39,954 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £37,368. The residents' figure ranks 233rd highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
4,145 business sites were registered in East Worthing and Shoreham in March 2026 (4,110 a year before), and employed 33,000 people in 2024.
Census 2021: 42,533 households, 1,796.8 people per square kilometre, 31.6% of workers based at home, 25.6% of adults retired.
In September 2026, 3.1% of 16 to 64 year olds in East Worthing and Shoreham were claimants (1,835 people). A year earlier the count was 1,705.
MP
Tom Rutland, Labour
- MP for East Worthing and Shoreham since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Tom Rutland on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Tom Rutland in Hansard, from 13 October 2026 to 26 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 102 spoken contributions by Tom Rutland since 4 July 2024.
I have raised in the Chamber previously the appalling delays that my constituents are experiencing in gaining access to their civil service pensions. Those delays continue.
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Many of my constituents have raised the issue of antisocial behaviour and dangerous riding by people on e-bikes, particularly in Southwick, Shoreham and Lancing.
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T1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Over the summer, my constituents in East Worthing and Shoreham, like many across the country, endured unrelenting and scorching heat. For many years we have focused on cold homes in winter, and now we need to turn our attention to hot homes in the summer.
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4. What recent progress she has made on improving the UK’s resilience to the impacts of climate change.
Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Rutland | Labour | 22,120 | 45.1% | +8.1 |
| Leila Williams | Conservative | 12,601 | 25.7% | −25.3 |
| Lionel Harman | Reform UK | 7,169 | 14.6% | |
| Debbie Woudman | Green Party | 3,246 | 6.6% | +2.8 |
| David Batchelor | Liberal Democrat | 3,180 | 6.5% | −1.3 |
| Frank Ward | Independent | 320 | 0.7% | |
| John Greenshields | Independent | 273 | 0.6% | |
| Ivana Forman | Independent | 169 | 0.3% |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 45.1% | Conservative 25.7% | 9,519 | 65.7% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 51.0% | Labour 37.0% | 7,474 | 70.4% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
East Worthing and Shoreham covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
Who has power over East Worthing and Shoreham
Every body that makes decisions for East Worthing and Shoreham, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- East Worthing and Shoreham this page: Tom Rutland (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for East Worthing and Shoreham?
UK Parliament lists Tom Rutland, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for East Worthing and Shoreham since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in East Worthing and Shoreham?
Tom Rutland (Labour) won with 22,120 votes, a majority of 9,519, on a turnout of 65.7% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in East Worthing and Shoreham?
3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,835 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in East Worthing and Shoreham?
The median price paid was £377,500 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in East Worthing and Shoreham?
Median full-time pay of residents was £39,954 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in East Worthing and Shoreham live in low income families?
DWP counts 3,470 (20.1% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of East Worthing and Shoreham?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 100,078 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.